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4 May 1796
Blount, William (1749-1800)
to Gov. Sevier, Tennessee, introducing Col. Benjamin Lowell
Lowell wanted to emigrate to Tennesse to join the rest of his family. (Signers of the Constitution.)
GLC00297.04
31 May 1803
Walton, George (1749 or 50-1804)
[Endorsement of John Neilson]
Petition of Neilson to become a citizen of the United States approved by Walton. The endorsement certifies that Neilson is a native of Ireland and has lived in the United States since 1795. Includes signed affidavits by William Scott and James...
GLC00378
1682
Various
Collection of 5 letters relating to Elizabeth Woodhouse. [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC00391
29 March 1682
Penn, William
to Dr. Woodhouse
Penn gives advice to the father of Elizabeth Woodhouse, who had the choice of going to America or staying with her lover. This letter mentions her wish to come to America, and Penn does not discourage the idea, mentioning that he will be going this...
GLC00391.01
11 May 1682
Woodhouse, Elizabeth (fl. 1682)
to John Harvey, Jr.
Love letter. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.
GLC00391.02
5 June 1682
GLC00391.03
11 July 1682
Harvey, John, Jr. (fl. 1682)
to Elizabeth Woodhouse
Love letter. He is devoted to her. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.
GLC00391.04
circa 1682
A love letter. Harvey apologizes for his "bouldness." Addressed to "My Dear friend E.W."
GLC00391.05
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Valiant men "Dat Fite Mit Siegel"
Depicts a house being plundered and burned while a woman kneels, begging Federal officers to spare her children from the flames. The officers appear haughty and indifferent to her pleas. The threat of sexual violation is implicit as an officer with a...
GLC00493.14
17 September 1790
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von (1730-1794)
to William North [in French]
Written by von Steuben as a retired Revolution officer to North as a gentleman farmer in upstate New York. North was von Steuben's aide-de-camp during the Revolution. Translation is in the collateral file. Apologizes for tardy response. Discusses his...
GLC00496.086
16 March 1835
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
To the Cherokee Tribe of Indians East of the Mississippi [circular] [removal]
Printed circular letter. "I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you...circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have...
GLC07377
2 June 1818
to John C. Calhoun
The war against the Seminole Indians. "I have deemed it advisable to call into service... two companies of rangers ...with instructions to scour the country... exterminating every hostile party who dare... not surrender & remove their families above...
GLC07378
circa 1845
American Republican Party of Kingston
American Republican Town Nominations. "Beware of Foreign Influence"
Nativist Election broadside, with large eagle, by the American Republican Party of Kingston attacking Roman Catholic immigrants. "Beware of Foreign Influence" is attributed to Washington's Farewell Address. Prints the address of John Young as...
GLC07450
1879/05/19
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
The Exodus [oppression of blacks in the South and their leaving for the North]
Apparently a sentiment or quotation written on blue lined paper, removed from a notebook or autograph album. This may be unrhymed verse. "If they were generally and systematically whipt starved and shot to death and if there were no rational ground...
GLC07563
1839/09/04
Knight, F. (fl. 1839)
to clerk of Southampton, Va. re: possibility of blacks being sent to Liberia
GLC07773
4 April 1836
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
to Solomon Lincoln Esq.
Pontificating on the history and intentions of the Pilgrims and the Founding Fathers, and on the important principles to be learned from America's collective history. Also giving his views on freedom of religion and freedom of speech and the limits...
GLC07868
13 February 1833
Unknown
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Appalachicola Tribe of Indians
Concerns the cession and removal from the Appalachicola Indians' Florida land and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by James Gadsen, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and John...
GLC08055.02
5 December 1861
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians of the Upper Arkansas River
Concerns the cession of Arapahoe and Cheyenne land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty arranged by Albert G. Boone and F.B. Culver, Commissioners on the part of the United States...
GLC08055.03
20 May 1836
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chiefs of the Swan Creek and Black River Bands of the Chippewa Nation
Concerns the cession of Chippewa land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by Henry R. Schoolcraft, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Chippewa leaders...
GLC08055.04
2 July 1838
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chippewa Nation of Indians
Concerns the cession Michigan land owned by the Saganaw tribe of the Chippewa nation, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Martin Van Buren. Treaty arranged by Henry R. Schoolcraft, Commissioner on the...
GLC08055.05
7 April 1848
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior
Concerns the cession of Chippewa land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President James K. Polk. Treaty arranged by Isaac A. Verplank and Henry M. Rice, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and the...
GLC08055.07
7 April 1855
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Mississippi Chippewa Indians
Concerns the cession of Chippewa land in Minnesota, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Franklin Pierce. Treaty arranged by George W. Manypenny, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the...
GLC08055.08
2 August 1855
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chippewa Indians
Concerns the cession of Chippewa fishing rights at the Falls of St. Mary's and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Franklin Pierce. Treaty arranged by George W. Manypenny and Henry C. Gilbert, Commissioners on the part of...
GLC08055.09
19 March 1863
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chippewas of the Mississippi and the Pillage and Lake Winibigoshish Bands of Chipewa Indians in Minnesota
Concerns the cession of reservation land in Minnesota, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty arranged by William P. Dole, Commissioner on the part of the United States, Clark W...
GLC08055.10
5 May 1864
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Red Lake and Pembina Bands of Chippewas
Concerns the cession of Chippewa land in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty arranged by Alexander Ramsey and Ashley C. Morrill, Commissioner...
GLC08055.11
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