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British Foreign Secretary George Canning continues the negotiations toward a joint declaration with the United States regarding the Spanish colonies in America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1823-08-31
U.S. minister to Great Britain Rush updates Secretary of State Adams on the possibility of a joint declaration regarding the Spanish colonies in America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1823-09-03
U.S. Minister to Britain Richard Rush updates Secretary of State John Adams on the possibility of a joint declaration regarding the Spanish colonies in America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1823-10-02
Admiral Robley D. Evans is set to retire on his 62nd birthday because of his bout with rheumatism.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-10
The New York State Infantry 45th Brigade commissions Samuel Heath as a Sergeant in the 5th Company, under the command of Nicholas Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1825-10-05
Excerpt of a letter in which James Hamilton describes the inauguration celebration of President Andrew Jackson as a “regular Saturnalia.” Hamilton mocks abolition and colonization advocates in his comments on the African American attendees of the party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1829-03-05
William Chapline Swearingen writes his brother Lemuel a detailed account of the troop movements leading up to and the events of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1836-04-25
Secretary of State Forsyth encourages the U.S. Consul at Alexandria, Egypt, to employ “good offices and efforts” to end the persecution of the Jews of Damascus.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1840-08-14
Appeal to President Martin Van Buren to use his influence with the Pasha of Egypt to obtain just treatment for the Jews of Damascus.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1840-08-24
Kursheedt, Israel B. (Israel Baer), 1766-1852; Seixas, Theodore J., 1803-1882
Response to appeal for President Martin Van Buren to exert influence to ensure just treatment of the Jews of Damascus.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1840-08-26
The USS Des Moines and USS Tacoma or another vessel of that class are at Norfolk and will start as soon as they can be operated, probably 24 to 36 hours. If other force is needed, the USS Minneapolis, USS Cleveland, or USS Denver can be added immediately or the coast defense monitors all are ready.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-08
Deposition in the case of William Jagger, plaintiff, and Samuel Phillips, defendant. The central character in the case is Thomas Hart Benton. The deposee testifies that Benton stole money from him and his companions when they were students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1842-09-16
Excerpt from the Second War between the United States of America and Great Britain, regarding the court-martial and later acquittal of Lieutenant William S. Cox in the loss of the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1846
A trace copy of the marriage record for Theodore Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch. They married December 18, 1853.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1853-12-18
Description of the passage by Congress and the text of reciprocity treaties with Canada (1854), Hawaii (1876), and Mexico (1884), excerpted from the Congressional Globe and the Congressional Record.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1854-1884
Reprint of an address delivered at Columbus, Ohio, on April 11 and April 17, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War, by the Adjutant-General of Ohio. Originally printed by Harris & Hurd, Columbus, OH, 1861.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911
Transcript copy of a letter acknowledging receipt of the Congressional Pamphlet laws, and inquiring about members of his former Cabinet, particularly Secretary of War Joseph Holt and Attorneys General Jeremiah Black and Edwin M. Stanton. Buchanan expresses confidence that his administration can stand any test, despite a supposition that there may be an investigation regarding Fort Sumter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1861-04-30
William H. Bulloch forwards three lists for Chatham County and $121 sent by express. He requests a receipt for both the lists and the money.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1863-01-13
A plan of compromise with the South which became known as “The Chicago Platform,” it promised an immediate cessation of hostilities and a restoration of the Union.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1864
President Lincoln sends condolences to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of five sons who fought in the Civil War. This copy of the letter was sent by Berry Brothers, Ltd., Varnish Manufacturers, Detroit, “with the feeling that every home, where it hangs upon the wall, will, in some way, be bettered.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1864-11-21