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30 September 1865
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
"I have concluded to issue a pardon in the case of Percy Walker" (Former U.S. Congressman from Alabama, and brother of Confederate Secretary of War.)
GLC08287
December 1755-1 July 1756
Papers of British Secretary of War Henry Fox relating to Braddock's defeat near Fort Duquesne and the recall of William Shirley due to the "Intercepted Letters Scandal" [Decimalized .01-.22]
Official papers relating to the conduct of Major-General William Shirley (1694-1771), who served briefly as Commander-in-Chief until he was dismissed and nearly court-martialled. The most serious charge against him was that he was the source of...
GLC09054
1 May 1745
Yonge, William, Sir (d. 1755)
[Document in the name of George II re: authorization to recruit soldiers for a British regiment]
A true copy signed by John Campbell, Earl of Loudon, sent to William Yonge who was the British secretary of state for war. Campbell was a colonel in the British army in the American colonies.
GLC01450.288
1703
Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, Baron de
Compilation of 16 engravings taken from : Nouveaux Voyages de Mr. Le Baron de Lahontan, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale
The plates depict American Indians in various scenes. In upper left a small map of Canada's East cost and a profile view of Quebec.
GLC09517
1751/05/01
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Promissary notes no. 15, no. 16 to raise funds for Pennsylvania hospital
First American incorporated public hospital; no. 16 is signed in by Franklin; subscribers signatures excised as cancellation.
GLC06877
1704/11/23
Livingston, Robert (1654-1728)
Memorial to Sidney Godolphin re: repayment of Livingston's salary
Petition addressed to Lord Treasurer, Sidney Godolphin in which Livingston explains that his post as Secretary of Indian Affairs is a military and not a civil post, thus making it legally sound to pay his salary out of the military fund.
GLC03107.00727
02 July 1703
Dudley, Joseph (1647-1720)
to Secretary Addington
Re: The Indian Conference at Casco, seeking allies in Queen Anne's War
GLC08121
1867
Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887)
Landing of Roger Williams.
One engraving entitled "Landing of Roger Williams" dated 1867. Depicts the landing of Roger Williams in Rhode Island in 1636. Native American Indians greet him. From a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co.
GLC08878.0006
1686/09/30
Council of Albany
Order to Johannes Roseboom & co. regarding the Ottowas
The Council orders Johannes Rosenboom and his company of traders to be kind and civil to the Indians at Ottowa, and to try to persuade them to trade and correspond with the people of Albany. They also request that Rosenboom make an alliance with the...
GLC03107.01970
circa 1860
Oertel, Johannes Adam Simon, (1823-1909)
Elliot, the First Missionary Among the Indians.
One engraving entitled "Elliot, The First Missionary Among the Indians" circa 1860. Depicts John Eliot (mispelled as Elliot), a Puritan missionary, holding a bible and preaching to a group of Native American men, women, and children. From a painting...
GLC08878.0007
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