Manuscripts

Samuel Foot and Charles R. Train letter to Simon Cameron

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Description: Contemporary copy of a letter stating that the House Committees on Public Buildings and Grounds recommend the continuance of the construction of the Capitol Dome. The letter is written to Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, by Samuel Foot and Charles R. Train. On the verso it states that this was "approved by the President Augt 8th, 1861." There is also a copy of a note: "I approve A. Lincoln Augt. 8th 1861."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1861 August 2.
Call number: mssHM 84062
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of 2018.
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Samuel Petrie letter to Edmund Burke

Manuscripts

Handwritten copy of a letter to Edmund Burke from Samuel Petrie in Paris, France (autograph letter unsigned). The letter describes a meeting between Petrie and Benjamin Franklin and their discussion of English and American relations. Page 1 marked "copy." Endorsed on verso: "Copy of my letter to Edmd. Burke Esqr. Jany. 4th. 1778."

mssHM 23309

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Wm. R. (William R.) Drinkard letter to Messrs. Samuel & Allen

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Letter from Acting Secretary of War William R. Drinkard to Samuel & Allen of St. Louis, Missouri. Drinkard writes of a contract with Russell, Majors, and Waddell for transporting military supplies to Utah during the Utah War.

mssHM 74759

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Franklin Hichborn letter to Andrae Nordskog

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In a previous letter, Andrae Nordskog asks Franklin Hichborn to follow and garner support for a measure to amend the California constitution following a failed ballot proposition to enable cities the right to grant franchises for privately owned public utilities and to collect taxes without having to fix the rates. In this response, Hichborn denies the request citing that he has been retired for many years and is now out of touch with the present order at the state capitol, nor does he have any time to study the measure. He closes the letter trusting that Nordkog was able to locate a copy if Hichborn's book, The system.

mssHM 66235

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Unknown author letter to unidentified recipient

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An incomplete letter, addressed to "Dear James," written from Providence, Rhode Island, and dated "July 22." The author writes about family affairs and war news. The letter is written on Patriotic letterhead showing a Union soldier holding a bayonet, in a camp with tents, three American flags, and the United States Capitol Building in the back.

mssHM 68426

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Charles Reade letter

Manuscripts

Letter is a contemporary copy, signed by Charles Reade, addressed to "Gentlemen."

mssHM 63179

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Samuel Hopkins Willey letter to Miss Lord

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Letter from Samuel Hopkins Willey to a Miss Lord, sent from San Francisco. In the hastily written letter Willey writes that he has put up "articles of my soliciting" and that he has mislaid a prospectus and would like to be sent another copy. He also writes that "it is very hard for me in the press of care to do work for this school."

mssHM 73058

Samuel Foot and Charles R. Train letter to Simon Cameron

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