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1860
Dall, Caroline H. (fl. 1860)
"Woman's right to labor," or, Low wages and hard work : in three lectures, delivered in Boston, November, 1859.
First edition. Published by Walker, Wise and Company.
GLC06220
17 January 1837
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
[Appointment of John Wheeler, Superintendent of the Branch Mint at Charlotte]
Appointment of John Wheeler as the Superintendent of the Branch Mint in Charlotte, South Carolina. Signed by Andrew Jackson as President of the United States. Cosigned by John Forsyth as Secretary of State. Orange tinted seal on bottom left corner of...
GLC01991
10 July 1822
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
[Authorization for transfer of funds]
Authorizes the transfer "from the Appropriation for the Pay of Subsistence of the Marine Corps to the Appropriation for Clothing the Marine Corps, The sum of Ten Thousand Dollars." Permitted by virtue of the May 1, 1820 "Act further to amend the...
GLC00496.072
8 January 1835
[Bank of the Metropolis check for twenty dollars]
Made out to his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. A hard-currency supporter, the President specifies "wanted in gold, eagles or half eagles." This check was written on the same day that he paid off the national debt.
GLC01994.01
6 March 1832
Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844)
[Bank of the United States third exchange draft to Treasurer of the United States Mint William Findlay].
Issued by Baring Brothers, the bank's English agent. Endorsed on verso by Findlay payable to Mathew R. Boulton. Biddle was President of the Second Bank of the United States from 1822 until 1834. Boulton is possibly Matthew R. Boulton, a partner...
GLC03138
20 October 1837
Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849)
[Call for a convention of bankers in order to effect resumption of specie payments].
Also signed by George Newbold and Cornelius W. Lawrence. This circular letter addressing the Panic of 1837, invites bankers "in the several states" to meet on 27 November in New York City "for the purpose of conferring on the time when specie...
GLC03805.01
1794
[Collection of 2 items concerning James Monroe as Minister to France] [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC00496.065
circa 1840-1842
[Constitution for the "Westfield Free Produce association of friends"]
The constitution for the "Westfield Free Produce association of friends," to boycott slave- produced goods for three years. Begins: "We believe that slaveholding is diametrically opposite to the whole spirit and tenor of the christian religion; and...
GLC09382.02
12 October 1826
[Copy of a letter from Col. James Lewis to Col. James Monroe].
Lewis, Monroe's attorney, describes the circumstances under which he sold Monroe's land above Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1806; the land on which the University of Virginia was later established. A need to settle Monroe's debts compelled the sale...
GLC00496.064
circa 1832-1844
[Hard Times tokens].
Tokens satirizing President Andrew Jackson. Issued after Jackson opposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States, resulting in a depression.
GLC01994.03
circa 1850-1855
English, John G. (fl. 1827-1869)
[Mississippi cotton plantation diary and journal]
Signed in inner front cover in August 1850, where English notes that his father, James English, moved from Kingsport, Tennessee to Madison County, Alabama in 1818. Records that James took him, and left his sister in Salem, North Carolina, and his...
GLC05496
1858 - circa 1897
Wright, Miller A.
[Personal and military correspondence and documents related to August or Miller Wright] [decimalized]
More than half of these items, to, from, or relating to Augustus or Miller Wright, are Civil War-period. Includes an 9 February 1864 autograph letter signed from Walter Herron Taylor, aide to Robert E. Lee, regarding General Lee's refusal to approve...
GLC02691.11
circa January 1825
[Report defending actions as Minister to France]
Draft. Defense of actions taken and request for reimbursement of debts incurred while Minister to France. Monroe was Minister to France from 1794-1796. Proof of innocence regarding government-subsidized housing is found in GLC00496.065.02.
GLC00496.065.01
12 May 1846
Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864)
[Speech of Hon. Joshua R. Giddings...on the bill to raise a company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers]
Giddings attacks Polk's declaration of war against Mexico, the frivolous spending of the public treasury, and the dubious means by which soldiers are enlisted. Giddings believes in the defense of America and the support of its military, but does not...
GLC00267.116
12 January 1836
Austin, Stephen F. (1793-1836)
[Stephen Austin's Securing a loan from Louisiana]
Printed document signed on page 3 by Austin with possible later notations, for the Republic of Texas. Signed by William Christy, public notary, and lenders, including William Triplett and others. The first Texas loan. Reference information:...
GLC01121
August 1897
Brainerd, Cephas Jr. (fl. 1897)
A Broader Philosophy of Protection
Article removed from the August issue of Gunton's Magazine, pages 109-121. Responds to an article titled, "Philosophy of Protection," printed in the July issue of Gunton's Magazine. Discusses the differing philosophies of free trade and...
GLC04471.08
1833
Gouge, William M.
A Short history of paper money and banking in the United States, including an account of provincial and continental paper-money.
Title continues: "To which is prefixed an inquiry into the principles of the system, with considerations of its effects on morals and happiness. The whole intended as a plain exposition of the way in which paper money and money corporations, affect...
GLC05953
1832
Say, Jean-Baptiste
A Treatise on Political Economy [edited and signed by Clement C. Biddle]
Fuller title: "A Treatise on Political Economy; or the Production, Distribution and Consumption of Wealth. Translated from the Fourth edition of the French by C. R. Prinsep, with notes by the Translator...containing a Translation of the Introduction...
GLC06988
1817 [i.e., 1818]
Tracy, Destutt
A Treatise on Political Economy [edited by Jefferson]
First American edition of this important economic work. Translation of French work. Ownership signature of Archibald Austin, a Virginia lawyer who was retained sometimes by Jefferson. The translation from the original French was gone over and...
GLC06987
1816
Unknown
Account [in French]
GLC03107.04519
1816/07/01&06
GLC03107.04522
1816/08/04&11
GLC03107.04527
1816/07/16
Campbell (fl. 1816)
Account of Mr. Patterson
GLC03107.04523
1816/08/02
GLC03107.04526
1816/07/19
Account of Mr. Patterson [in French]
GLC03107.04517
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