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circa 24 August 1803
Gleason, John (fl. 1796-1811)
[Note]
Note related to business with surveys and David Melvin's duties. Includes a note of receipt dated 24 August 1803.
GLC02437.08790
03 February 1816
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to Thomas W. Maury re: the census, map-making, a mineralogical survey
GLC03321
July 17, 1816
Madison, James (1751-1836)
[Check for $50 to William A. Colman drawn on the Bank of Columbia]
Signed by President Madison. Verso signed by Colman noting his receipt of the payment. One bust engraving of James Madison included.
GLC03338.01
circa 1815
Gault, Andrew (fl. 1815)
[Receipt of payment for army service]
Partially printed document. Gault receives payment for his service as a musician in Captain Edward Fuller's Company of the New Hampshire Militia.
GLC03436.08
Chase, Calvin (fl. 1815)
Partially printed document. Chase receives payment for his service as a private in Captain Oliver Warren's Company of the New Hampshire Detached Militia.
GLC03436.09
23 July 1815
Foster, Ephraim H. (1794-1854)
to William Graham
In this long, personal letter, Foster, a newly minted lawyer and former secretary to Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812, gets reacquainted with Graham, a childhood friend. Reflects nostalgically at the "halcyon days" of their youth and looks...
GLC02800
4 July 1816
Tanner, Benjamin (1775-1848)
MacDonough's victory on Lake Champlain, and Defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by Genl. Macomb, Sept. 11th. 1814.
Engraved and published by Tanner and printed by Rosner & Eskr. The defeat of the British at the Battle of Plattsburg thwarted Sir George Prevost's planned invasion of the United States through the Hudson Valley and strengthened the American...
GLC02810
circa 1816-1827
Foscolo, Ugo (1778-1827)
to unknown
Asks to borrow a copy of the volume containing his essay on the Lyrics of Tasso.
GLC00496.156
17 December 1816
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
[Endorsement securing naval commission]
Initial letter was written by Francis Taliaferro Brooke, a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court to Monroe as Secretary of State requesting a recommendation for a naval position for Dr. Benjamin D. Russel. Brooke said Russel's health was damaged...
GLC00496.195
23 March 1816
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
to William H. Crawford
Reports to Secretary of War Crawford on examining forts in the south. Sends a letter from General Smith (not included) "communicating the probability of an Indian War, and the previous arrangements necessary to meet such disturbances. Discusses...
GLC00523
1815
Campbell, George W. (1769-1848)
Letter from... causes and particulars of the invasion of the city of Washington
Congressional report printed by Roger C. Weightman. Campbell had been late Sec. of Treasury. Report 38.
GLC05207.03
21 December 1816 - 3 February 1817
To the Senate & House of Reps of the U. S.
Fragments of two messages to the House of Representatives of the United States. The first concerns an "act to authorize payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy while in the military service of the U. S. & for other purposes...
GLC05279
1815/09/14
to: Unknown.
Discusses his ill health, Napoleon's demise and a treaty with Algiers
GLC05281
31 January 1815
to Isaac Shelby
Secretary of State Monroe sends a circular letter to the governor of Kentucky transmitting an act (not included) authorizing the raising of troops and requesting men from Shelby's state. Written a few weeks after the Battle of New Orleans and a few...
GLC05323
1816
Demoulin, Jean Francis (fl. 1816)
An Essay on Naturalization & Allegiance
Printed by Daniel Rapine in Washington, D.C. Inscribed to James Madison in the author's hand but without signature: "To his Excellency James Madison, President of the United States, respectfully presented, by the Author --." Dedicated to James...
GLC05515
25 December 1816
Adams, John (1735-1826)
to Richard Rush
Adams in retirement to Rush as Attorney General. Written from "Montezillo," a playful reference to Adams' own home in Quincy, Massachusetts. References Rush's letter of 29 September 1816. In that letter Rush related a story about a horseback...
GLC05573
9 December 1815
Gazette and American---Extra.
This document is a newspaper extra dated Saturday morning, 9 December 1815. It includes a transcript of the Presidential State of the Union Address by James Madison. The speech was originally given in Washington, D.C. on 5 December 1815. Docketed on...
GLC05784
24 October 1816
Adams, Abigail (1744-1818)
to Dolley Madison
Responds to an earlier letter from Madison and remarks that receiving it was an unexpected pleasure but mentions a mistake (not specified) regarding it. Comments that a friend did not have the power to comply with the circumstances communicated by...
GLC01104
23 October 1815
to William Stephens Smith
Thanks him for his letter, which included a letter from William Cobbett to Niles. He loves clergymen "because they are often sociable and sensible men," but "the priesthood seems to have something militant and belligerent in its nature." Remarks...
GLC02295
1815/04/08
to Samuel Harrison Smith re: costs of moving Jefferson's library to Congress
Written as President. Jefferson sold his library to the nation (for what became the institution known as the Library of Congress) after the British burned the capitol. "Jos: D." is Jefferson's coachman, Joseph Dougherty. The Madison papers...
GLC02793.011
1816/02/25
to his mother Nelly Conway Madison re: money for her and Dolley's health
Sending $400. Written as President. Signed "Yr affe. son." The Madison Papers reports that this letter is one of three surviving letters of Madison to his mother. Normally Dolley Madison would write to his mother, but apparently she had been quite...
GLC02793.012
1815/09/01
Lear, Tobias (1762-1816)
Certified copy of bond agreement between Calder and Tobias Lear
Lear's agreement to the bond mentioned in GLC 2794.168. Countersigned by W.S. Nicholls.
GLC02794.168
Calder, James (fl. 1815)
Marked "Copy" on p. 1. This is Calder's agreement to the bond mentioned in GLC 2794.169. Notation on verso: "Certified Copy," and in a different hand: "Delivered original to Mr. Calder & Recd from him a Deed dated 31 Decr. 1817."
GLC02794.169
Message from the President... transmitting a Treaty of Peace...[with] Algiers
Printing a the treaty of peace between the U.S. and the Dey of Algiers with the statements of American peace commissioners Stephen Decatur and William Shaler. Printed by William A. Davis.
GLC02822
10 December 1816
New-Hampshire patriot - Extra
James Madison's presidential address given in Washington D.C. on December 10, 1816. Discusses navigation laws, the treasury, relations with Native Americans. "263" written on top section.
GLC02884
Message of the President re: American seamen imprisoned at Dartmoor Prison
Printed by William A. Davis. List over 2000 naval POWs by name and rank, how and where they were captured, where confined and when exchanged.
GLC02885
Halliday, Thomas (fl. 1797)
[Bronze medal commemorating George Washington's resignation from the Presidency at the end of his second term]
Depicts Washington in profile, with the title "George Washington President of the United States." The opposite side portrays an altar crossed by a sword and ax, with a verse stating "Commission resigned: Presidency relinquished."
GLC03222
circa 15 March 1816
Rush, Richard (1780-1859)
[Certificate authorizing Robert Brent as Justice of the Peace for Washington, D.C.]
Serving as Secretary of the State Department, Rush certifies that Robert Brent is Justice of the Peace for Washington, D.C. Includes a United States Secretary of State Office seal.
GLC03436.12
28 February 1815
Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams (1772-1851)
to David Porter
Written in secretarial hand and signed by Secretary of Navy Crowninshield to Captain Porter. Says that Porter was appointed to the board of the Naval Commission (a post he held 1815-1822) by the President and that he is to report to the department at...
GLC03479.04
26 April 1815
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
to John Lovett
Serving as New Hampshire State Representative, Webster discusses possible future political appointments with New York Representative Lovett. Discusses a dinner with Richard Stockton, a New Jersey Representative. Referring to the New York election...
GLC02204
1815/02/30
U.S. President
Message from the President [transmitting Treaty of Peace]
Printed by Roger C. Weightman
GLC08455
26 June 1815
Dallas, Alexander James (1759-1817)
The Collector of the Customs Marblehead
Printed circular letter from the Treasury Department, signed by Alexander Dallas. Lists the acts and notices involving the payment of interest on Treasury Notes.
GLC08568
Report... respecting the valuation of lands... in Pennsylvania
Printed by William A. Davis. Report written as Secretary of Treasury.
GLC08614
1815-1817
Reports of State, Treasury and War Departments re: War of 1812
GLC08636
15 May 1815
to Jedidiah Morse
Adams thanks Morse for his pamphlet "American Unitarianism" (Review of American Unitarianism, published in 1815), but comments that he heard the doctrines maintained 65 years ago by a number of ministers. Adams resists what he perceives as Morse's...
GLC05508.016
August 13, 1815
Ellery, William (1727-1820)
to his grandson
Congratulates his grandson's wife's safe delivery of a baby boy. Advises that the child be taught piety and virtue from a very young age, so it will stay with him always. He also urges the mother to nurse the baby and "not suffer any silly ideas of...
GLC05508.097
1816/12/13
Unknown
to [?] re: iron business [incomplete]
GLC03107.04788
1815/04/17
Federal Republican members of the Legislature
Address to the people of the state of New York
The address states that the objects of the recent war with Great Britain have not been accomplished.
GLC03107.05305
1816/03
van Alstyne, Adam
Statements on the amounts of internal duties imposed by the United States . . ..
GLC03107.05306
1816/06/15
Letter [fragment]
GLC03107.05308
1815/02/02
The Society of People
A Declaration of the Society of People (Commonly called Shakers)
"Shewing their reasons for refusing to aid or abet the cause of war and bloodshed by wearing arms, paying fines, hiring substitutes, or rendering any equivalent for military service." The pamphlet was printed by E. & E. Hosford.
GLC03107.05326
1816/08/06
Hudson, Joseph (fl. 1816)
Receipt of payment from W.D. Patterson
GLC03107.04060
1816/08/07
Wilson, Joseph (fl. 1816)
Receipt of payment from W.D. Patterson for passage of a pony on the Liberty
GLC03107.04061
1816/10/29
Livingston, Henry (1753-1823)
Sale of land in Unadilla to Henry Ogden
On p.3 Henry Ogden signed a statement agreeing to transfer to John Hough the land he purchased from Henry Livingston; dated 15 May 1817.
GLC03107.04062
1816/07/19
Account of Mr. Patterson [in French]
GLC03107.04517
1816/05/25
GLC03107.04518
Account [in French]
GLC03107.04519
1816/04/23
Document [in French]
GLC03107.04520
1816/05
GLC03107.04521
1816/07/01&06
GLC03107.04522
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