Manuscripts

1815-1824

Description: Includes John Quincy Adams, Ealing, England, autograph letter signed to Thomas Aspinall, London, 1816 November 18 (HR 2).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1732-1915.
Call number: mssHR
Creator: Harbeck, Charles T (1850 or 1851-1929)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Charles T. Harbeck, through the agency of George D. Smith, 1917.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

1732-1799

Manuscripts

Includes John Adams, Philadelphia, commission of letters of marque and reprisal to the ship Sphinx, 1799 November 7. Document signed; printed form, filled in. Also signed by Timothy Pickering. (HR 1)

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1800-1814

Manuscripts

Includes James Monroe, Department of State, letter signed to the U.S. Marshall at Baltimore, 1812 September 17 (HR 252).

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Includes Martin Van Buren, Washington, D.C., appointment of Daniel Ammen as Midshipman in U.S. Navy, 1839 January 2. Document signed; printed form, filled in. Also signed by James Kirke Paulding (HR 448).

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Harry and Celia Cassman collection

Manuscripts

Collection contains three John Quincy Adams autograph letters or notes signed to: Benjamin Waterhouse, 1817 February 9 (HM 52212); John Adams, 1817 December 26 (HM 52213); and Mrs. W.D. Lewis, 1832 April 8 (HM 52215). Also present is one Marquis de Lafayette, New York, autograph letter signed to Joseph Lewis and James Kilmer, Philadelphia, 1824 September 22 (HM 52214).John Quincy Adams' letter to Benjamin Waterhouse is written from Ealing, London, and discusses British politics and an attack on the Prince Regent George IV's coach in London; his note to John Adams concerns finances and the bankruptcy of Robert Bird. Lafayette's letter relates to his upcoming visit to Philadelphia.

mssHM 52212-52215

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Harry and Celia Cassman collection

Manuscripts

Collection contains three John Quincy Adams autograph letters or notes signed to: Benjamin Waterhouse, 1817 February 9 (HM 52212); John Adams, 1817 December 26 (HM 52213); and Mrs. W.D. Lewis, 1832 April 8 (HM 52215). Also present is one Marquis de Lafayette, New York, autograph letter signed to Joseph Lewis and James Kilmer, Philadelphia, 1824 September 22 (HM 52214). John Quincy Adams' letter to Benjamin Waterhouse is written from Ealing, London, and discusses British politics and an attack on the Prince Regent George IV's coach in London; his note to John Adams concerns finances and the bankruptcy of Robert Bird. Lafayette's letter relates to his upcoming visit to Philadelphia.

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HR 492

Manuscripts

Volume of manuscript U.S. Naval Chronicles Volume 1 by Charles Washington Goldsborough, 1824.

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1815-1824

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