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Transcript of Benjamin Franklin’s letter to his sister Jane Mecom on the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin thanks her for the soap and explains that “bad spelling” is not her fault.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1786-07-04
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-03-31
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-10
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Receipt for Cornelius C. Roosevelt’s payment on Interest Certificate No. 3037; 1 pound, 16 shillings, 9 pence to fulfill 1/4 payment of the certificate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1790-09-30
Transcript of a letter by George Washington on the principles that should guide the United States in foreign politics and other matters. Washington also references a “Plan of a New City,” referring to Washington, D.C. A fragment of the original handwritten letter is included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1793-04-22
Volume I, Number 6 of the newspaper, “a National Journal devoted to Politics, Literature and Finance.” This issue includes a portion of an address on federalism by Alexander Del Mar given before the Liberal Club of New York City, as well as details of the debate that followed Del Mar’s remarks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1873-02-22
In a portion of a letter, excerpted in Worthing Chauncey Ford’s Writings of George Washington, George Washington tells John Adams that he had read about a sword from an unknown Dutch maker that was intended for him, but pawned in Alexandria. He asks Adams, who is serving as a minister in Holland, to find out what he can about the sword. An annotation from Ford says that the sword was made by Theophilus Alte. Alte sent his son to give the sword to Washington, but the son sold it at a tavern and disappeared. The sword is currently in the possession of Alice Lawrason Riggs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-18
Gouverneur Morris entreats George Washington to consider running for the presidency again at the end of President Adams’s term, as Adams is unfit to hold the office and the country is in peril. The letter did not reach Washington before his death on December 14, 1799.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1799-12-09
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-08-30
Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-09-04
Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914
Transfer of 349 acres, called “Newry,” to Henry Toland, Philadelphia merchant and capitalist who was associated with the founding of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1806-05-03
Transcript of a letter in which Thomas Jefferson explains that he supports the abolition of slavery but protests that he is not the one to lead the effort.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1814-08-25
James Buchanan’s petitions for acceptance into the Masons in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This printed facsimile includes information on his service and on those who recommended him for membership.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1816-11-13
“This ticket will entitle the Bearer to such prize as may be drawn to its number, if demanded within twelve months after the drawing is finished; subject to a deduction of fifteen per cent. PAYABLE in sixty days after the completion of the drawing.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1820-06
British Foreign Secretary Canning writes U.S. Minister to Great Britain Rush regarding the possibility of their countries coming to an understanding on the Spanish colonies in America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1823-08-20
British Foreign Secretary George Canning urges U.S. Minister to Great Britain Richard Rush to come to an understanding on the Spanish colonies in America, as developments in Spain make this more necessary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1823-08-23
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