Historical Letters and Correspondence

A collection of 18th-century letters addressing various topics and individuals, capturing linguistic styles and historical insights from early American history.

Letter to Joseph Clay, Savannah, Ga., 1790-04-14, New York, A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter to Richard Waldron, Secretary of the Province of New Hampshire., October 9, 1738, Boston, Massachusetts, L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter to Gen. Edward Hand, 1781-01-23, New Windsor, N.Y., L. S. In the handwriting of David Humphreys. 1 page

Letter to Nathaniel Peabody Morristown, September 11, 1780, Philadelphia, Pa., A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo

Letter from Philip Schuyler to the inhabitants of Kings district, 1783-04-04

Letter to Joseph Clay, Savannah, Ga., 1790-04-14, New York, A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter to Anonymous, Willem Frederik Wehmeyer, 1851 letter Amsterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen the graphic arts

Letter to Col. Moore Furman, Pitts Town., November 3, 1779., Springfield, N.J. A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pages, 8vo

Letter to Domine Van Bright, July 26, 1755

Letter to Caesar Rodney, dated November 20, 1773, from Wye, Maryland. Autograph Letter Signed, 1 page, quarto size

Letter to Jos. Sharpe, 1774-07-16, Wakefield Lodge, A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Pitcher, Nathaniel. Salem, N.Y. To Jabez D. Hammond., September 19, 1826., 2 pages

Letter to an unidentified correspondent, 1801-11-18

Washington, George. Headquarters, Morristown. To Lt. Col. DeHaart., 1780-01-18., 1 page

With regards to the sample of flax prepared by Mr Journeaux's process, June 1870, by Sir James Hector.

Andrew Jackson to William B. Lewis, 1827-06-13

October 26, 1813, James Madison (1751-1836), 4 pages

Document acknowledging Alexander Hamiltons representation as Hugh Setons attorney., 1784-06-16

Brewster, Samuel, Addressed to Abraham Yates Junr., Esquire, Albany, 1776-01-02, 1 p, folio

Letter to Henry Laurens, February 1, 1785, Camden, S.C., A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter to Col. McMinn, Knoxville, August 17, 1804, Marble Springs, Tennessee, A. L. S. 2 pages, quarto

1774 May 24, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Eliza Wolcott to Oliver Wolcott, Litchfield, 1798-08-06

Smith, William. Headquarters. To Colonel Dayton., 1781-07-20., 2 pages

Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, mother, ALS to SAPH and MTPM. Dec. 23, 1834., 1834-12-23., Salem, MA. Letters, 1 leaf, 1 written side, 1 for address

1773 May 26, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

1776 February 4, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Letter, 10 October 1857, Auckland, by Private George Tatler. Gift of Gerald Ellott, 2002.

Letter to Elbridge Gerry and James Lovell, 1779-12-20

Letter from Alexander McDougall, 1774-09-03

bake Ignacy Count for the Staroste of Chcząd; Zeski, Ignacy (Fl. Ca 1775); 1775 (1775-00-00-1775-00-00);

Outward Letter: Stanford, E.; Page 275: letter description currently not available, 05 August 1871, by Sir James Hector.

Letter to Louis Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, 1781-06-15, Newport, R.I., A. L. S. 4 pp. 4o

Yates, Christopher P., addressed to Abraham Yates Esq. and in his absence to Matthew Visscher Esq. in Albany., 1776-06-08., 1 p, folio

Letter from Peter Oliver to Thomas Hutchinson, 1766-02-25

Letter in answer to summons of 27 June from Committee of the Congress of New York., 1776-07-04

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, The Wayside Concord, 3 August 1868 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877, Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926

Yates, Peter W., addressed to Abraham Yates Junr., Leonard Gansevoort, and John D. P. Ten Eyck, Esquires, Poughkeepsie., January 21, 1788., 2 pages, folio

Letter from James Lovell, 1780-03-09

Josiah Little to George Coffin, 17 May 1823 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Phillips, W. Colonel Carter's House Virginia. To Colonel Bland., 1779-09-12., 2 pages

The Tammany Society, 1838 - 1876

Outward Letter: Hood and Co; Page 154: Hood and Co Melbourne - tubes, 29 December 1870, by Sir James Hector.

Letter to President John Tyler, dated May 22, 1842, from Washington, D.C. The document is an autograph letter signed (A. L. S.) consisting of 2 pages in quarto format

1785 November 24, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Outward letter: Robinson, Mr. , Page 493: letter description currently not available, 24 February 1875, by Sir James Hector.

A letter dated May 30, 1756, addressed to Thomas Hancock in Boston. The document is an autograph letter signed (A.L.S.), endorsed, and consists of four pages in quarto format. The letter originates from Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; April 2 Monday morning 7 am 1849; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Teodora Matejkowa's letter to Jan's husband. Wiśnicz 5/9 869 Rp. Dear my and dear Janek for me! I am sad, God, I repeat with Kornel. () Let Tomasz burn in the bedroom for the evening. Matejko, Teodora (1846 1896)

Lamarquisie, B., 1775 - 1779

Letter to Peter Van Brugh Livingston, New York., August 8, 1775., New Haven, Conn. A.L.S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o

Samuel Cook to George Coffin, 19 July 1851 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

September 20, 1782, Madison, James, 1751-1836, 2 pages

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; May 7 Tuesday morning 11 a.m. 1850; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Document, 1670-06-29, Whitehall, D. S., Charles II. R., Countersigned Arlington, 2 pp. Fo

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; March 26 Wednesday noon 1851; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

A portrait of Wyndham Robertson, created in 1861

Deed of property in Orleans sold to Samuel Higgins of Orleans by Timothy Doane and Je--ah Doane of Orleans ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Letter to Joseph Hubley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, dated January 29, 1789, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document is an autograph letter signed (A. L. S.), consisting of 2 pages in quarto format (4o)

Letter to Col. James Wood, 1780-05-17, Richmond, Va., A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 3 November 1862 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence

Letter to Robert Hunter Morris, 1756-05-17, Whitehall, L. S., H. Fox. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo

Letter to Gen. Horatio Gates, 1783-10-18, Virginia, A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o

Letter from George Morgan, May 1, 1791

Auzoux, Charles (1870-1910), autograph letter signed by Charles Auzoux, collector and testamentary executor of Dalou, in Amédée Bertault, June 16, 1902 (dummy title), 1902-06-16. Ink on paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Ten Eyck, Jacob C. Judge, 1765-05-25, 1 p, folio

Henry Bouquet to General Monckton, 1760-06-10

Kospoth, von. Jamaica, Long Island., December 10, 1780., 2 pages

Letter to Thomas Sim Lee, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, 1781-04-23, Charles County, Md., United States. Declaration of Independence, A. L. S. Endorsed, 1 page

Franklin, Benjamin. Paris. To Arthur Lee., 1777-03-02., 4 pages

Hope, Henry. Montreal. To Lieut. Governor Hamilton., 1785-10-04., 2 pages

bake Civil and Military Commission Krzemieniecki; Civilian military commission; 1792 (1792-00-00-1792-00-00);

1808-1809, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Incomplete letters, without dates or signatures ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Letter by Magdalena (Nina) Łuszczewska to husband and daughter. Łuszczewska, Magdalena (Nina) (1806-1869), author

Letter, 15 November 1854, Jersey, by Private George Tatler. Gift of Gerald Ellott, 2002.

Letter to Christiaan Kramm, Alexander Ver Huell, 1866 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life). printed matter. the graphic arts

Odgden, Aaron. New Jersey Supreme Court., 1794-05-10., 1 page

Van Cortland's lots in Bayard Farm, 1770 - 1800

Correspondence from John Waterman in Newbury to Arthur Fenner in Providence, dated December 1, 1761. The document is one page in length

Letter to sister Isabel from sister Maria, n.d. ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Letter to 'Belica' from Joseph Carret, her father, in San Pablo, December 10, 1850 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Letter to Gen. Gates, dated October 15, 1777, 1 page

Statement concerning pay of common soldiers and officers., 1782 - 1783

Salmon Stocks.Laxå Brukskensology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.

Outward letter: Agent General London. , Page 449: Auckland cases, 16 January 1875, by Sir James Hector.

Outward Letter: Baker, I. J; Page 608: Flax/harakeke machinery, 24 October 1872, by Sir James Hector.

Beckley, John. In the House of Delegates., 1781-06-02., 1 page

1776 August 7, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Deed of property in Orleans sold to Timothy Doane of Orleans by Abiel Crosby of Orleans ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Letter from Friedrich Teck to August Wilhelm Schlegel, back and front

1795 July 7, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

W. Whitehead, West Chester, PA., autograph letter signed to George R. Graham, 15 September 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Anonymous, Charles van Beveren, 1819 - 1850 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen Amsterdam

Document Virginia divided and subdivided into districts for recruiting, 1775, 1 page

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; July 19 Friday morning 7 am 1850; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Edward Hand, dated January 15, 1784, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document is an autograph letter signed (A. L. S.), consisting of 2 pages in folio format

1776 October 25, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Letter letters

Letter to 'Bella' from E.R., n.d. ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

1769 January 16, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

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