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. Zilpha C. Burtt ALS to Newil Gerry; Hickory Corners, [Michigan]., 1884 January 6
2 pages
Box 3
Discusses how a woman lost her 40 acres of land because she lived with a man who would not work and so lost her 40 acres of her land. Notes the woman's use of morphine and the situation of her children.
. W. P. [Mockridge] ALS to Mrs. W. P. Mockridge; Newark, New Jersey., 1882 September 3
10 pages
Box 3
Highly sexual content from a husband to his wife, whom he has not seen in quite some time due to business reasons. He details the importance of staying at his present locale for sake of financial stability.
. Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly; New York, [New York]., 1872 November 2
16 pages
Folder : Oversize Manuscripts
November 2, 1872 copy of Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin's newspaper, Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly (Vol. 5, No. 7). Includes articles on the importance of spirtualism and women's rights.
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. Zibast. Potter ALS to Louis P[hilippe] d'Orleans; Washington, D.C., 1884 June 12
8 pages
Box 9
Discusses the presidential election of 1884 and the Democratic, Republican, and "Greenback" candidates. "Since the Union Veterans of the Civil War have united with the Confederate veterans of that war in raising funds for the erection & support of a House at Richmond Virginia for the disabled Confederate Veterans the fires of discord & animosity engendered by the War have been entirely smothered. I am pleased to assure you on the Authority of distinguished representative men of the South, that there is no feeling now existing between the North & South on war questions." Mentions disagreements over tariffs and free trade, d'Orleans work on the history of the Civil War, celebrating "Decoration day," monuments to Garfield, including a hospital in his honor. Notes the system of examination for the hire of government employees. Believes that the Presidential term limit will be extended to six years. Mentions political reform and foreign naturalization.
. [Zachary Taylor] AL fragment to T. Allison; s.l., ca. 1847-1848
1 page
Box 6
Fragment of a letter. Mentions his Presidential nomination and his military service. Comments briefly on the Battle of Buena Vista, "all other affaires of the kind I was ever engaged in being mere children play when compared with it."
. Zach[ariah] Walker and Tench Ringgold DS (copy); Washington, [D.C.], 1822 September 2
2 pages
Box 3
Seizure of Zachariah Walker's property, including "negroes," Joe Smart, James Brown, and Milly, by Marshal Tench Ringgold in virtue of a writ of fieri facias. Walker certifies that he waived his right for an appraisal.
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. Zeph[aniel] Willis AMS to Committee for Arrangements for the Ordination in Kepton; Kempton, [West Virginia], 1829 February 17
2 pages
Box 3
Cook's list of items procured for an ordination. Includes vendors' names, price.
. William White AMs. Sermon Notes; [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?], [ca. 1785]
8 pages
Box 2
Notes for sermons on "Profaneness" and "Early Piety," with attached tabs identifying them as "Sermon of Bishop White in his handwriting."
. W[illiam] P[atterson] Alexander; Geo[rge] W[ashington] Boggs; W[illia]m A. Thomson ALS to Rufus Anderson; Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, 1831 August 8
3 pages
Box 3
Writing about their negative impressions of [Robert Hervey] Lilly, believing him to have "an unhappy, jealous disposition." "We believed he had talents, a good memory, particular fondness for languages, & hopeful piety, & therefore thought he might be useful in some field of missionary labour. Each of us, however, thought that a connection with us would render us unhappy." Provide examples of his jealous and uncooperative nature, including their dispute over an address to Princeton Theological Seminary professors about establishing a new missionary board. See also R[ufus] Anderson ALS to Archibald Alexander and Samuel Miller, August 17, 1831.
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. Zeph[aniah] Platt ALS to C. P. Rogers & Co.; Bordeaux, [France]., 1795 January 8
4 pages
Box 1
Writes regarding his travels, commerce, the French market, and ship insurance. Considering purchasing a ship and chartering it for the Isle of France. Mentions other ships and commercial marine concerns.
. W[oodbur]y Langdon DS to John Taylor Gilman; New Hampshire. , 1785 February 17
1 page
Box 1
Gilman is to pay John Robinson five pounds in lieu of the money "promised him when he enlisted in 1781."
. Willis Hall ALS to E[lias] W[arner] Leavenworth; Albany, [New York]., 1842 May 31
3 pages
Box 2
Sent an article from the Daily Advertiser "containing a call for the formation of a Clay Club signed by some 300 of our staunchest Whigs." Many clubs forming and party spirit is up. Some Locofocos have joined. "We take around our paper like the temperance pledge & ask all to sign." Notes the influence of tariffs on opinion. Encourages political organizing and agitation. Underscores the impact of voters refusing to go to the polls.
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. Zenas Steebins DS; Blechertown, [Massachusetts]., 1814 September 21
1 page
Box 4
Provision return for company of artillery; includes table of the number of men per rank, number of days, and number of rations.
. Zenas Stebbins DS; Blechertown, [Massachusetts]., 1814 September 18
1 page
Box 4
Provision return for company of artillery; includes table of the number of men per rank, number of days, and number of rations.
. Zenas Stebbins ALS to John T. Apthorp., [1813]
2 pages
Box 3
Requesting pay; "Please to pay…the money that is dew to me for transporting my Pieces to [Amherst]…" Includes list of 59 soldiers in Stebbins' company of Massachusetts Artillery.
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. Zeb[ulo]n Pike DS to John Wilkins, Jr.; [Mississippi Territory]., 1801 February 14
2 pages
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Order to pay William Bergo, agent for Valentine Layssard, for feeding and conveying American deserters. Will[ia]m Bergo signs the verso, attesting to having received the payment.
. W[inthrop] Sargent ALS to Samuel Hodgdon; Cincinnati, [Ohio]., 1797 June 10
2 pages
Box 1
Has received information about a "vacancy in this government," possibly to be filled by Mr. Sedgwick, and that Mr. Ross had previously declined the position. Quotes from a letter from Ross suggesting the governor's health is declining and that Sargent will be in a position to make the "final decision" about his successor. Hopes to gain a better sense of the situation, noting "how embarassing has been my situation for very many years in this Country." Marked "very private."
. William Vousdan ALS to Winthrop Sargent; St. Catherine's Township, [Mississippi Territory]., 1800 April 11
2 pages
Box 1
Requesting advice regarding the near-fatal beating of a Native American by Reubin Jones. Notes that the party of Native Americans was reported to have been drunk and trespassed into a white family's home where the victim reportedly try to kill the owner with an ax. Vousdan tried to arrest Jones, but he has fled. Fearful of Native American retaliation, especially as a large party is nearby and has been illegally supplied with liquor. Requesting an interpreter to help interrogate the Native Americans to discover more about the incident. (Original in Native American Collection)