The St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Company
To Augustus A. Blumenthal Dr.
1864 October 1st
To have my --- Time, thru there carelessness demolished and to totaly destroyed and my driver killd. ----- $200.00
To Dr. Karnsby ---- attendens on the man runnet over $10.00
To Dr. Starkloff for the same $10.00
$220.00
my Attorney John N. Stra-t is hereby authorized to recipt this Bill in my name Aug. A. Blumenthal
Letter from Joseph Browne to Colonel Thomas Hunt in March of 1807 on the subject of distributing provisions to Indians at Fort Belle Fontaine.
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St Louis March 17th. 1807 Dr Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 16th inst. and beg leave to observe, that I know of no Law or regulation for the distribution of provisions to Indians at the Cantonment at Bellfontaine. except under particular circumstances; I know of no orders for the giving of Provisions to Indians who may be disposed to trade with any Show moreSt Louis March 17th. 1807 Dr Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 16th inst. and beg leave to observe, that I know of no Law or regulation for the distribution of provisions to Indians at the Cantonment at Bellfontaine. except under particular circumstances; I know of no orders for the giving of Provisions to Indians who may be disposed to trade with any Show less
One letter, dated May 2, 1828, to the Honorable James Barbour, regarding the recommendation of Thomas McNight for the appointment of superintendent of the Upper Lead Mines.
1 letter, January 30, 1793. Text of the letter in the handwriting of Tobias Lear.
To the Rev.nd Thornton Fleming, Valantine Cooke and William McLenaham.
[Authenticated by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association]
This retained manuscript copy of an autograph letter by Thomas Neill to the sisters Sophia and Catherine German, was an attempt to secure their release from Cheyenne Indians that had captured the girls.
1 letter, February 27, 1786. A.L.S.
To Mr. [William] hunter, integral address cover docketed by Hunter.
[Authenticated by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association]
This letter, by former President John Quincy Adams,
is in response to a request by the Mechanical Library Association of Baltimore for
Adam’s to speak at their facility at some future date. This association was connected
to and an outgrowth of the Baltimore volunteer Mechanical Fire Company, formed
by the company for member’s self education. Adams is informing them that he will not
be able to
Letter from Zebulon Pike to Daniel Bissell in June of 1806 discussing military affairs and the maintaining of Pike's home.
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No 5 Bell Foutain. 11 June 1806. Dr. Sir Yours of the 28th June & 2� July was handed me by W. Nughz and shall be noticed in rotation, as in the first you are more than commonly complementary, but work me up after by the notice of my omission in not sending you a return of the Detachment but see here a plain tale will put you down. I was informed on my return, that all my Detachment with mys... Show moreNo 5 Bell Foutain. 11 June 1806. Dr. Sir Yours of the 28th June & 2� July was handed me by W. Nughz and shall be noticed in rotation, as in the first you are more than commonly complementary, but work me up after by the notice of my omission in not sending you a return of the Detachment but see here a plain tale will put you down. I was informed on my return, that all my Detachment with myself belonged to Russell- this information came from the Maj. if our Regt. And the Aid De Camp to the Commander in Chief- who, should know the transfers which had taken place if they did not?-as for the affair of the two men it was partly forced on me, and I am sure more qauling to my feelings at that time; then it can be to yours now. Lt. James Wilkinson (who accompanies me) had two favorite men in Lockwood Company whose times were nearly oute and after much Show less
Copy of a letter to the Secretary of War Henry Dearborn in January of 1806. A scrap of paper bound with the letter suggests that it was written by a Colonel Armstrong in 1803.
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No 3 Bell Fontain Jany 22. 1806 Myself and Mr Connor the agent for Mr Smith examined the voucher for September 1805 and found them to agree and I signed the abstracts on this day. But Mr Connor putting the voucher in his pocket I without having the voucher in my possession signed the abstract that the commander might get his money that he has been laid out by Mr Cendrick of his agent Mr Connor