Correspondents include: Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) to Hannah Flagg Gould (1789-1865), 1824 February 5; Thomas B. Abell to [F.A.] Mateer, 1858 January 25; Sir Robert Abercrombry (1740-1827) concerning accounts of expenses for troops in Ireland and Gibralter, 1798, 1800; Samuel Adams, handwriting only, fragment of address leaf, "The Honorable Major General Gates," undated; Robina Armistead (1826-1897) to her aunt, 1855 January 29; Tintal Atkinson to "Watkins," 1867 October 6; and [?] Aubert to his son, in French, circa 1828 September.

Correspondents include: Dr. William Bache (1773-1814) to Edward Burd (1749-1833), 1806 June 16; A.C. Barnes (incomplete, pages 3-4 only), describing his military service through 1876; William D'Oyly Bayley [d.1905?] to James Dafforne (d. 1880), 1866 October 3; [Marshal Francois Achille Bazaine] (1811-1888) to Emperor Maximilian, in French,[1865?] May 17; B. Behrend to A. Pollack, in German,1856 January 17; David Belasco (1853-1931), 1917 and undated; Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800-1873), undated; Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale (1783-1851), 1825 April 21; Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844), 1831 February 24; and [Lillie Devereaux] Blake, suffragist, to L. Bradford Prince (1840-1922), handwritten on a telegraph form, 1873 February 25.

Additional correspondents include: ; [Bradford ?] to "Dear Mary," 1887 June 4; Judge George William Wilshere Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell (1808-1892), 1877 November 10; William H. Brewster to Mr. Greeley, 1873 July 19; William M. Brisben to [Simon Peter?] Wolverton, six letters, 1884-1887; Louis Philogene Brulart, Marquis de Puisieulx (1702-1770), in French, 1750 January 16; Henry Bry (1781-1858) to the Mayor of New Orleans, [Denis Prieur], in French, 1832 October 15; [Maxwell] Struthers Burt (1882-1954), American novelist, agrees to autograph his books, 1940 May 14; and Charles Butler (1750-1832), 1802 December 22, discussing books.

Correspondents include: Julius Caesar (1558-1636), Master of the Rolls to Queen Elizabeth, 1633 September 21; Lord John Jeffreys Pratt Camden, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis Camden, 1804 July 6; Deputy Michel Cantrelle (1750-1814), Deputy Register of county of Acadia, Louisiana [1809?]; Edward F. Carrington to his brother, George M. Carrington, 1851 December 30; Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice, quote and autograph, 1865 January 5; John M. Chilton to William H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, 1849 February 27; Frances Cleveland (1864-1947), First Lady, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, 1886 August 13; N.H. Cobb to cousin, 1854 August 22; Augustin Cochin (1823-1872), 1863 June 22; Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1802-1880), Lord Chief Justice, to Mrs. Robinson, no year February 22; and Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853), High Beech, to Miss Davenport, 1853 January 18. Additional correspondents include: Nathaniel Coffin (1725-1780), Paymaster of the Customs at the Port of Boston, to John Swift, Collector of his Majesty's Customs, Philadelphia, 1769 October 25; James Coleman, New York, 1803 August 3; Ernest Hartley Coleridge (1846-1920), 1916 December 13; John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron (1820-1894), 1873 March 26, 1887 June 11, and one envelope with a wax seal of the Lord Chief Justice of England, 1892; Colonel William Congreve (1772-1828) to Miss Everett Walker, address leaf with red seal, 1822 August 7; R. Squire Cotrell, San Juan del Norte to George H. Rozet, 1856 March 14; William H. Crawford, Treasury Department, to William Jones, Acting Commissioner of Loans, Philadelphia, 1817 September 23; and Harry Crosby (1898-1929), American poet, heir, and founder of Black Sun Press, to [Charles] Lahr, 1929 June 15 and November 11.

Correspondents include: R. Davies to Wilson Walker, [date portion missing on page], undated; Augustine Davis (1752 or 1753-1825), prominent Virginia printer during Revolutionary War, 1794 October 1; Ewin L. Davis to Christian S. Hutter, Jr., 1945 November 1; G[eorge?] Davis, Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Colonel J. Fitzgerald, [1785] August 29; Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Secretary of War, brief reply to request submitted by Robert J. Atkinson, Auditor Treasury Department, copy, 1856 February 25; Lt. Jefferson C. Davis (1828-1879), 1st Artillery, voucher, 1852 April 1; Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783-1851), Collector of the Port of Boston, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Secretary of the Navy, B.W. Crowninshield, 1818 August 13; and David Menachem Deinard, Jaffa, Palestine, to Ephraim Deinard (1846-1920), discusses the ideas in the book given to him by Ephraim Deinard, concerning "The Secret Scroll," the Zionist movement, and publication of Hebrew books, with a typed summary provided by Joseph Azizi, 1929 June 18. Additional correspondents include: Charles Scott Dickson (1850-1922), Solicitor General for Scotland, to the Rev. John Oliver, 1898 July [23]; M.R. St. [John?] Dillon to his mother, Mrs. Reverend M.M. Dillon, 1855 December 6; James Dinsmoor (1818-1903) to Robert Moir (1824-1904)?, 1888 December 25; J.C. Doane to William D. Sohier, concerning the burial of Susan Mears, 1860 January 30; Joseph T. Druyea to his brother, while convalescing in the White Mountains, 1894 December 27; Richard Dublin to Thomas Spring Rice, Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866), undated; Joseph Dudley (1647-1720), Governor of Massachusetts, autograph only [ante 1720]; Mary T. Duke to her sister, Mrs. Mildred McLaughlin, about family news, 1840 September 1; John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), undated; and J. Dutilh to H. Dutilh, Germantown, in French, [August?] 8, 1798.

Correspondents include: Sir John Scott Eldon, 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor (1751-1838), to the Duke [George] Gordon (1770-1836) and Duchess of Gordon, apologizing at missing their invitation, undated; Thomas Erskine, theologian (1788-1870), compares the religious experience of the English to the German and mentions several [recent?] converts and fellow believers in Germany, a partial letter, undated; Francois de Fenelon (1651-1715), French Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian, to [Marie-Louise?] Madame La Marquise de Laval, in French, [1695] March 4; Captain Larkin Ferrell of the 7th Brigade Militia, Fort Strother, provision return, 1814 January 5 and letters to John Kingston Fineran, New Orleans, Louisiana, from United States Senators, all acknowledging the gift of "The Career of a Tinpot Napoleon A Political Biography of Huey P. Long" by Fineran, 1932. Additional correspondents include: John Finlaison (1783-1860), Scottish civil servant and government actuary, beginning his career in the Admiralty and moving to the Treasury in 1822, to Mrs. Ballard, 1836 July 11; Julia Kean Fish (1816-1887) to Henry L. Vanderbilt, 1872 September 27; Alcee Fortier (1856-1914) to Mr. Bouchercon, provides a translation of a slip into Spanish, 1903 April 16; Edward Foss (1787-1870), English lawyer and biographer, to John Yonge Ackerman (1806-1873), 1856 February 27; and J. Fox-Strangways, Lord Ilchester, 6th Earl (1874-1959), to Sir, seeks to gain the "Table des Maréchaux" as advertised in the "Globe," undated.

Correspondents include: King George III, two partial documents, including an order for payment to a list of persons not present, 1760 and an order directing that John Durand be paid for victualling forces in the ceded islands for provisions shipped from Grenada to Saint Vincent [1774?]; King George IV, to "My dear Duchess," assuring her that his attendance will be regulated by her plans, 1810; Hardinge Goulburn Giffard, 2nd Earl of Halsbury (1880-1943), letter accepting an appointment, 1895 June 28, and signature on an undated admit to bearer note, on House of Commons paper; and Robert Gifford, 1st Baron (1779-1826), 1824 August 4 and undated, includes engraving as Attorney General. Other correspondents include: N.P. Gilman, editor of "The Literary World" to Mr. Titus, concerning the title for a review of an universalist book and the death of his mother, 1890 January 11; John L. Glaser, owner of a furnace in Butler County, Pennsylvania, to his brother in law, Doctor James Agnew, concerning Agnew's decision to settle in Pennsylvania and notes for some property, 1813 August 1, 1817 January 13; Adam Gordon (1750-1831)? to Peter Earnshaw, about re-scheduling a social engagement, 1815 February 20; [Judge Graham ?] to Charles Phillips concerning the trial of Francois Courvoisier before the Lord Chief Justice Sir Nicholas Tindal and Mr. Baron James Parke, 1849 November 26; R.R. Graham, Camargo, Mexico, to his sister, Isabella Graham, New York, concerning the Mexican War,1847 September 24; Earl Charles Grey (1764-1845) to "My dear Lord," mentions the American question and Pinckney, 1809; and James Guthrie (1792-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to George H. Rozet, San Juan de Sud, Nicaragua, appointing him as Special Inspector of the Customs, 1856 February 21.

This is an oversize parchment document in two pieces, commanding the design and production of uniforms and equipment for the yeoman of the guard and warders of the Tower of London, signed by John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester (1680-1737) and Charles Townshend.

Correspondents include: Sir E. Marshall Hall (1790-1857), English physician and physiologist, undated notes; A.H. Handy to William H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, concerning two lawsuits, 1849 April 17; Sir W.G. Hayter (1792?-1879) to Charles Cowan, answers Cowan's unjust note about his bill that did not pass, 1851 June 28; Major T.R. Heard, Louisiana, Quartermaster's Department, to Captain N.A. Birge, Texas, Assistant Quartermaster, both Provisional Confederate Army, concerning a dispute about payment of the board for a sick Negro teamster left behind in Shreveport, Louisiana, by the wagon master, 1863 January 3; and Henry Hobhouse (1776-1854) to the Lord Chief Justice [Charles Abbott] (1762-1832), reviewing the law concerning the Cornish assizes and the charter held by Launceston, 1825 March 3. Additional correspondents include: Prince von Hohenlohe document, in German, 1856 April 27; W.D. Holden, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, to Charles H. Rogers, discussing various legal cases, 1840 February 7, 1849 February 19; Heinrich Julius Holtzmann (1832-1910), German Protestant theologian, letter in German, 1903 December 31; John Hooker to General Elisha Porter (1742-1796), sheriff of the County of Hampshire, enclosing writs, 1793 November 21 and 30; B. Howard to William D. Sohier, concerning Grace Church, undated; and William Henry Hudson (1841-1922), author, naturalist and ornithologist, to Mrs. Massingham, artist, discussing her work and the work of [Edward Julius] Detmold shown to Hudson by the publisher, J.M. Dent, 1918 August 9. Other correspondents include: Cordell Hull (1871-1955), Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Secretary of State, to Andrew J. McShane (1865-1936), requesting money for the political campaign,1922 October 24; Joseph Hume (1777-1855), Scottish doctor and Radical MP, to D.T. Gregory, requesting that Gregory accept his son as a pupil, 1838 June [18?]; Thomas W. Hunt, urging his uncle to meet him at Kansas City after the St. Louis fair and learn about various parts of the West, 1868 August 29;William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), English painter and founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, to Mr. Gambart concerning William Henry Simmon's engraving of his painting "The Light of the World," 1860 June 27; [William ?] Hunter (1805-1886), C.C., Department of State, to Colonel William Hickey, requests a copy of President Polk's message to the Senate accompanying the 1846 treaty with New Granada, 1860 April 3; [Rev. Cyrus] Huntington, Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, to [Peter?] Cooper, urging the employment of John Thompson as the agent of the Thistle Factory, 1860 January 18; Eppa Hunton (1822-1908), U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and Confederate Army brigadier general, to Joseph J. Halsey (1823-1907), concerning the settling of an estate and an errant check, 1852 June 25 and December 7; and "Eugenie" letter to Miss Frances Hutchinson, Utica, New York, no year January 18.

Correspondents include: George Barton Ide (1804-1872), American writer and clergyman, sermon, 1857 January 4; Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862), American lawyer and Democratic member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, court document, 1807 May 15, and letter to William [Raude], concerning papers from the Department of State, 1817 June 9; Lord Francis Jeffrey (1773-1850), Scottish judge, editor of the "Edinburgh Review" and literary critic, brief note and autograph, undated; Sir Francis Henry Jeune (1843-1905) to W.H. Heaton, declining an invitation, 1891 June 26; Antoine Jacques Louis Jourdan (1788-1848), French surgeon, note in French, undated. Other correspondents include: John Burgess Karslake (1821-1881) to J.S. Graves, concerning his appointment as Queen's Counsel, 1861 February 6; Alice Kauser, letters from "Jack," Edward S. Butler, and an envelope with the name "John Barrymore" 1919 and undated; Sir Fitzroy Kelly (1796-1880), English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge, undated note concerning an election and autograph; John Kerr to William Couper, memorandum concerning the Thistle Company, undated; and Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian (1833-1900), 1866 November 5.

Correspondents include: La Vauguyon, Paul-Francois de Quelen de Stuer de Caussade (1746-1828) to [Louis Phelypeaux], Comte de Saint-Florentin (1705-1777), in French, 1766 [October ?] 24; W.B. Laurens, New York, to William L. Marcy (1786-1857), Washington, D.C., concerning his help with a sketch of Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth's life, 1848 October 31; Mr. Lichon, Philadelphia, to Mr. Biddle, as a letter of introduction for Biddle to the brother-in-law of the letter writer, 1804 August 20; and Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, printed 1864 campaign corner card cover with "Union Party Platform" text on reverse published by William P. Lyon and Whittemore, mailed by G.W. Simmons, to Ingham and Dunham, William County, Pennsylvania, on December 4, 1866. Other correspondents include: Captain Charles A. Lindbergh photograph and commemorative airmail stamp folder, circa 1927; E.E. Lindsay to her mother, Mrs. A.B. Taylor, Cedar Grove, North Carolina, concerning her extreme loneliness and isolation, 1860 February 25; Frederick Low (1856-1917), K.C. (fragment) to Mr. Foord, asking to bring their daughter with them, undated; Sir Robert Lush (1807-1881), Judge of Queen's Bench from 1865-1877, to Judge Archibald, agreeing that he could take all the time he wanted at chambers, undated; Stephen Lushington (1782-1873) to "Dear Sir," concerning a bill where all the powers given by any act for the benefit of Greenwich Hospital or Chelsea Hospital shall be conferred upon the East India Company, 1821 March 23 and his promise to see Lord Melbourne on behalf of his correspondent, 1839 December 21; and Lord John Singleton Copley Lyndhurst (1772-1863), 2 brief notes with his signature, undated.

Correspondents, listed in order of first appearance, include: Ann McFarlan letters to Maria Wagner Lintner (1797-1830); Maria Abeel Webster; the Reverend George Ames Lintner (1796-1871); the Reverend Augustus Wackerhagen (1774-1865); Amelia Lintner Danforth; Joseph Albert Lintner (1822-1898); Church Council of St. Matthews Church, Philadelphia; and Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) Lintner. Most of the letters are between Joseph Albert Lintner and his parents, the Reverend George Ames Lintner and Mary E. Lintner, and sister, Amelia Lintner Danforth.

Correspondents in addition to the Reverend George Ames Lintner family include: Joshua Webster; Johnny Whitaker; and Peter G. Webster.

T.M.M., partial letter giving instructions for his hen house, pony, stable, hiring hands, etc. to Mr. C. Gerard, undated; Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), letter of introduction for Mr. Taylor of Norwich, 1826 August 29 and warns William Lynch that he has sent him a separate earlier letter with only Dublin as the address [1829?] December 1; [W. Maguire?] promises a cabinet next Saturday, undated; W. Manahan to L.H. Hebden, Sr.?, concerning the Hull and Selby Railway conveyance, 1836 March 15; Sir Henry Manisty (1808-1890), judge, brief note and autograph, 1878 November 20; and Leonard Mann to D. Abbott, includes a long quote from a letter of Sir Charles Lyell concerning the [geological?] collection of D. Abbott, about which the decision to purchase rests entirely with Owen Jones, no year August 7. Other correspondents include: Mason and Burwell, Vicksburg, Mississippi to Willian H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, concerning court costs, 1849 November 17; Francis Charles Massingberd (1800-1872), to "Dear Sir" asking that a copy of his "English Reformation" be sent to Mr. Hunt, 1854 November 7; William J. Masterton, lawyer, to "Joe," furnishing local and national news with his personal commentary, 1846 July 7; John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679) to Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem, (1596-1687), 1669 October 2, possibly written in Dutch; J.A. Maybin and W.A. Scott, letter of introduction for Mr. Reynolds, January 9, 1864;Thomas Mercer to F.A. Mateer, concerning his land tax, 1858; Cornelius Mersereau (1777-1856) to his brother, Joshua Mersereau (1759-1857), concerning the opinion of the Richmond County, New York voters on the bill for the emancipation of slaves, 1785 February 10; and [George] Lord Viscount Midleton (1730-1765) to G[eorge] Kearsly (1739-1790) at the Golden Lion, Ludgate Street, requesting a standing order for anything by two authors identified by initials only, [1762]. Additional correspondents include: Algernon Bertram Freeman Mitford (1837-1916) to Mr. Bell, thanking him for locating a print he had been searching for, 1877 April 7; Baron James Moncreiff (1811-1895) to Lord John Russell (1792-1878), about an [annuity?] 1853 June 7; Franklin Moore and Alfred R. Moore to Daniel Agnew, Franklin plans to remain and study the compass and level and Alfred is getting instruments to start [surveying?], 1838 July 27; Robert Moore to Doctor James Agnew, Princeton, New Jersey, discussing arrangements for legal cases, 1816 February 22; Henrietta Morfet to her son, Henry Mason Morfet (?-1865), discusses family news, 1822 September 5; Sir George Osborne Morgan (1826-1897) to ["My dear Parker"?], discussing Stanhope's Church Patronage Bill, 1881 November 29; Johann Friedrich Gottwerth Muller (1744-1828), German novelist?, to [Dorothy Peters?], in German, [1772] September [16]; David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727-1796), also known as the Viscount Stormont from 1748-1793, serving as the British Ambassador to Vienna from 1763-1772, and as Lord Justice General [Scotland] 1778-1794, to [Sir William] Hamilton, 1768 November 30 and March 1778; Lord John A. Murray, Scottish judge, to "My Dear Craig," discussing the abilities and character of George Deas (1804-1887), undated; and Samuel T. Myers, postponing his visit to Nottingham due to illness, 1767 December 11.

Correspondents include: Major General E. Napier, author of "Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles J. Napier," to the "Distributor" of "The Naval and Military Gazette," 1868 January 12, with two printed engravings, one of the admiral and the other of General W.F.P. Napier; William Napier to Captain Lieutenant Bolton concerning subsistence supplies for Michael Hefford, 1757 October 9; R.S. Newbold, Mexico, to Charles W. Thomson, describing the circumstances that led him to working as a tutor in Mexico and details of his life there, 1831 July 7; Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1705-1774), partial document concerning a bounty for service in the army and directed to Henry Fox, Paymaster General, 1761 March 13; Edward A. Newton (1785-1862) to William D. Sohier (1787-1868), sending him a sermon by the late bishop, 1843 March 6; and Marshal of France, Michel Ney (1769-1815), in French, military document. Others include: Henry G. Nichols to Messrs. Fisher Morgan Company, concerning the collection of notes and other business, 1849 December 13; P.M. Nightingale to Messrs. Nisbet, concerning the lease of Mr. Epping on "Denis' Folly," 1866 February 20; [Frederick] Lord North, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer to Lord Henry, Duke of Newcastle, requesting payment to Thomas Alderton, 1773 February 3; Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) to J. Darlington, referring to a paper sent to him and read with interest, 1859 June 24; Warren Norton to "Friend Aufderheide," concerning Chicago and religion in the city, 1861 October 19; and Captain Ezra Nye (1798-1866), steamship captain, letter and documents, some in French, 1857.

Correspondents include: Governor John M. Parker (1863-1939), Governor of Louisiana, to Andrew J. McShane (1865-1936), Mayor of New Orleans, 1921 January 15; John Humphreys Parry, barrister (1816-1880) to T. Coggins, sending his autograph, 1850 June 3; Sir J. Patterson, British judge, referring to a check, picture, and engraving, 1833 April 9 and a copy of [George] Nobb's account of the Pitcairners, 1857 July 26; H.E. Pease, Des Moines, to S.D. Whitney, about local news, 1863 February 19; and Captain Sir Edward Pellow (1757-1833), Viscount Exmouth, HMS "Indefatigable," [Hamoaze], to J. Harrison, requesting him to present the enclosures (not present) to Lord Spencer, 1797 February 2. Other correspondents include: Spencer Perceval (1762-1812), British Attorney General, to W. Hill, Surry County, concerning a copy of the indictment and record of acquittal for Thomas Turner, 1802 December 2; [H.B.] Phillips to "Dear Sir" asking if he and his wife would join the provincial tour of "The Octoroon" by Dion Boucicault, 1861 December [10]; Humphrey Pike (1780-1808) to John Dunham, concerning the death of his sister, Mary Dunham Pike (1784-1806), Saco, Maine, 1806 March 29; Sir Frederick Pollock (1845-1937) to "My dear Charles" concerning an engraving, 1869 March 2; Arthur J. Powell, K.C., to Thomas H.E. Foord, asking him to accept his regrets, incomplete, undated; John J. Powell to J.H. Fleming, concerning a donation to his musical festival, 1880 October 14; and Josiah Phillips Quincy (1829-1910), 1860.

Correspondents include: George Read to John M. Read, his questions about his uncle Richard's will, no year April 20; Charles Reade (1814-1884), incomplete, undated; Baron John Mitford Redesdale (1748-1830), concerning a patent on candle making, 1796, and agreement to some home improvements if his house is not leased soon, 1809; Sir Robert Reid, Baron Loreburn of Dumfries, stating that he was unable to attend the Carlisle Church Congress in the autumn, 1884, and asks to borrow the two books on war mentioned by his correspondent, 1905 October 23, and letter thanking the Reverend A. Chapman, 1905 December 21; Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) to Miss Sanborn, on a notecard, 1881 March 19; and Charles Reighley (1807-1862?), President of Jefferson College, Mississippi, to Ed. Turner, contesting charges deducted from his salary for damages, 1856 July 29. Others include: Thomas Rodney (1744-1811) to Joshua Fisher & Sons, concerning a shipment of wheat, 1775 March 14; [Sir Robert Rolfe], Lord Cranworth (1790-1868), to Thomas J. Farley, confirming the correctness of the reports of his comments,1867 August 27; John Romilly, 1st Baron (1802-1874) to John Paget, July 25 and 29, 1851; and to C.C. Atkinson, 1853 April 19; Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) to unknown correspondent, asking him to come to his home on the morrow, 1816 October 6; Major Rookby to Lord Thomas Fairfax, either from or concerning Rookby, 1645 May 23; George Ross (1730-1779) to William Lewis, concerning the settlement of his father's estate, 1788 September 7; Sir A. de Rutger, London Police Magistrate, about a check for a letter of credit to Dresden to Dr. [Carl Gustav] Carns, no year July 27; and Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Advocate of Scotland, to Lady McNeill, answering for his ill wife, 18[49?] November 19.

Correspondents include: Sir Jeremy Sambrooke to Madame, welcoming her to the country and sending her a dozen bottles of "Hock" sparkling wine from Rotterdam, undated; William Saurin (1757-1839), autograph, 1828 August 13; William Petty Shelburne, 2nd Earl (1737-1805) to Mr. [Astle?] assuring him that the register of Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Surrey, will be ready for his inspection on the morrow, undated; G. Sherman, to his aunt, Anne Bradley, describing his visit to New Orleans in detail, 1853 March 28; John Sherman (1823-1900), autograph on an Executive Mansion, Washington, card, undated but signed as Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-1881; letter from a nephew to Hugh Shoard (1741-1817), Innholder, Red Lion, Kilmington, Somerset, concerning a repayment of a debt, 1817 July 6; and Major Charles E. Smith to L.G.B. Cannon, President of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Company, about ordering various kinds of equipment and products,1847 May 18. Other correspondents include: [T.?] Allen Smith to Robert Gilmer, sending Lord Castlereagh's writing, undated; the Reverend William T. Smithett, Rector of Christ Church, Boston, to William D. Sohier, on the difficulty of raising funds in the parish, 1854 October 10; Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883), Governor of Georgia, autograph, undated; Alexander Stewart, New York, to Joshua Mersereau, referring to the business of Broome and Platt in New York City, who assigned lands for their creditors in the Ohio Company, 1798 May 2; Civil War soldier, T.R. [Strangl?], James M. Carrington's Battery, to his brother, asking for him to find a healthy substitute, 1863 January 14; Edward B. Sugden (1781-1875), 1st Baron St. Leonard's to John [Levan ?], plans to visit him after Friday, undated; and a frank of Charles Sumner (1811-1874), a Massachusetts Senator, on an envelope addressed to Isaac L. Lyon, undated.

Correspondents include: H.S. Taylor to Joseph W. Carroll, discusses the sale of some Negroes to pay a debt, 1840 May 9; Tazewell Taylor to Henry Mason Morfet (?-1865), expressing concern over the delay in paying the claims of his clients, 1831 June 23; H.B. Thompson to her aunt, Harriet Hudson, with news of her illness, family concerns, and mention of the gold fever in the nation, 1849 April 14; John Reuben Thompson (1823-1873) to Alexander H. H. Stuart, agreeing to speak at the commencement of his alma mater, 1869 May 7; Sir Edward Thornton (1766-1852), Britain's charge d'affairs to the United States, to commanders of any of His Majesty's ships of war, to allow James Monroe to proceed to France and offer him all protection and assistance, 1803 February 8; Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal (1776-1846), autograph, [circa 1829]; John Tinder to Benjamin Walker, asking him to register his lands, 1849 September 17; Charles Trudeau or Don Carlos Trudeau, surveyor general of the province of Louisiana, copy of document mentioning Nicolas Verret, in French, 1780; Tucker to Messrs. Taggard and Thompson, a summary of the condition of the school book question in Connecticut, 1865 August 23; and John Turner, John Elliott, and Edward Wallington to the President and Board of Commissioners of the District of Southwark, Philadelphia, concerning the new location of the engine house, 1816 October 10.

Correspondents include: Alexander Ure, Solicitor General for Scotland (1853-1928), later Lord Strathclyde, to my dear Sir, stating that he has nothing to do with the appointment of the Chaplain of [King's College London?] 1907 January 28; Sir [James] Vaughan (1814-1906), Police Court, Bow Street, to G. Pritchard, writing about a contribution check that he will send, 1889 January 1 and undated; [Don Luis ?] Venzaga, Governor of New Orleans, in Spanish, 1770 September 17; [I?] D. Waddy to the Reverend Mrs. Thomas Evans, postal card, declining an invitation, 1890 May 12; C.H. Warren to Honorable T.C. Grattan, declining an invitation due to a fall, undated; Joshua Webster to Holmes Hutchinson, concerning a payment by John G. Edwards on his bond to Hutchinson,, 1843 November 8, and the paper cover of Joshua Webster's Daybook given by Charles H. Webster to Charles W. Hutchinson, 1888 March 2; Richard Webster (1842-1915), Attorney General, autograph, 1890 May 6; and Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), English composer and organist, to Knight Spencer, Surrey Institution, with woodcut portrait of Wesley as a child, making arrangements for his performance accompanied by Mr. Paolo Spagnoletti on the violin, April 1, [1811?]. Additional correspondents include: C.E. Whitney, New Orleans, to unidentified woman, in French, 1865 July 1; Sir Charles Whitworth (circa 1714-1778) to Monsieur [Wickin?], in French, undated; Joseph B[idle]Wilkinson (1785-1865), Natchez, Mississippi, to Judge Joshua Lewis (1772-1833), New Orleans, discusses the slave girl Eliza, which he claims is his property, 1815 December 16; Judge J. Shiress Will (1840-1910) to a Harley Street doctor concerning an appointment, 1909 October 7; [Sir J.S. Willes], a judge, to Achille Vogue, concerning his request for an autograph, 1867 July 24; Montague Williams, barrister (1835-1892) autograph, undated; Henry Wilson, Vice-President of the United States (1812-1875), undated; [James Wood] to Chris, inviting him to Mary Hatham's birthday party, 1884 June 13; S. Wood, assistant photographer to S.W. Cooper, to Brigadier General Getty with an approval form for transportation of several articles to Washington, D.C. on the verso signed by M. Beckwith, 1864 April 12; and Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwick ? (1799-1873), to R.A. Mould, sending an impression of the seal of his arms on his letter, 1828 March 17.

Documents include a legal document involving Anthuenis De Backere, [1638] February; a document conferring the title of Marquis of Villa Puente upon the Duke of Albuquerque (1666-1724), 1710 October 31; and Battalion and Campague du 82 Regiment d'Infanterie, 1793 January 8.

Documents include: Document signed by Thomas Duddeley and William Lambarde (1536-1601), [ante 1602?]; Document signed by Henry King (1592-1669), bishop of Chichester, Thomas [Wynne?], John Montfort, and Thomas Turner (1591-1672), Dean of Canterbury, requesting information about all the tenants of the manor and parsonage of [Loybridge], including the demesne lands and the glebe lands belonging to the parsonage before the next general court, St. Paul's, 1640 April 23; Bond of Joseph Einham to Robert Hall, New Sarum, Great Britain, 1706 July 25; Summons for Francis Borland issued by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Savage, Suffolk County1720/1 March 21; Warrant for the pay of Henry Earl of Deloraine's Regiment of Foot, signed by William Strickland and R. Worthington, 1729 June 25-December 24; and a warrant to provide and deliver to the drum major and each of the five drummers of His Majesty's household a livery with His Majesty's cypher and embroidery as was customary, signed by [Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of] Grafton, [Horace] Walpole, George Dodington, George Oxender and Thomas Dummer, 1736/7 February 8. Other documents include: a claim against the estate of Sir John Lambert Middleton, a bankrupt, by Sir William Saint Quintin, Newtown, Southampton County, 1766 July 31; Payment to John Durand for provisions shipped to the island of St. Vincent, signed by Charles Townshend, Francis Viscount Beauchamp, and Charles Wolfram Cornwall, undated fragment, but possibly circa 1776-1782; a complaint of John Bruce against James Dundass for two hundred and seventy-two pounds, 1779 August 6; Power of Attorney of George Rome, London, to William Tilghman, Maryland, 1787 May 3; Booth and Leggatt, Solicitors for the Affairs of Taxes, Craven Street, London, Tax Office memorandum concerning them, 1810-1813; Receipt signed by Sir Charles Wetherell (1770-1846), Attorney General for England and Wales, to George Maule (1776-1851), Solicitor to the Treasury, 1826 December 30; and London and Glasgow booksellers accounts with Miss Morris, chiefly for religious texts, 1843-1849.

Letters and documents concerning the Newton estate, Lancashire, England, involving George Orred (died 1828), solicitor, Liverpool; Colonel Thomas Plumbe, Thomas Claughton, and G.O. Bulmer.

Printed document concerning the bill for disbanding and paying off the military and naval forces of the realm, filled in for James Berry, innholder, and signed by Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (1642-1711) and two others.

Order of payment from His Majesty's treasury to John Lord Churchill (1650-1722) signed by [Laurence Hyde] 1st Earl of Rochester (1642-1711) and Mr. Villiors.

[Indenture ?] for the sale of land to John Percivall of New Sarum, Wiltshire County, signed by Robert Abner, on parchment.

Documents include: receipts, accounts, arrest warrant, certificates of redemption, indentures, various embossing seals of public notaries and other officials, court summons, bankruptcy documents, promissory note, check, and an order to constable to call a town meeting on the verso of a history of mills at Farmington Mills, Maine. Items come from the United States government, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington City, District of Columbia, and several unidentified. Notable items include a South Carolina summons from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), to answer a complaint by Susannah Wilkinson, 1791 August 31; an annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States on the state of the finances by [Richard Rush (1780-1859)], 1827 January 1; and signature of A.G. Semmes, Notary Public, Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, 1839 January 17.

Various documents include an 1861 voucher; Confederate bonds for four dollars, forty dollars and one hundred dollars, 1862-1863; news clipping concerning the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 July 7; Brigadier-General E.C. Mauran, Adjutant-General State of Rhode Island, to Bernice D. Ames, about confusion over his assignment,1863 August 15; and several 1864 Confederate documents, including a receipt for payment of a Confederate bond, receipt for 14 bales of cotton, payment of expenses on behalf of the Cotton Bureau, and one undated special requisition form for 50,000 pounds of iron which could not be filled.

Documents include: New Orleans reports, in French, concerning slaves, 1831 April 30 and October 1; an agreement signed by James Peter Freret (1800-1869), Livie Darensbourg Freret (1812-1876), Charles Barcantel, Phi. Lacoste, and witnessed by notary Louis La Caire, 1833 May; claim on behalf of the Chitimacha Indians for land on both sides of the Teche River in Attakapas County and Parish of St. Mary, 1835 April 24; cargo manifests, 1842; terms of an agreement between Henry M. Hyams (1806-1875) and Eleazar Levy Hyams (1810-1860) to establish a plantation at a place called Plaisance in the Red River Parish for a period of five years, which contains an extensive list of 57 slave names, with age, price and known relationships indicated, 1851-1855; and Office of the U.S Marshal, Louisiana District, vouchers, 1879.

Miscellaneous oversize documents relating to Louisiana, including an account of C.S. Farrar to the Louisiana Cotton Press, undated; blank vouchers for the U.S. Marshals in New Orleans, undated; F. Wintz, President of the New Orleans City Railroad Company, 1877 August 8, to the city surveyor; and acknowledgement of the receipt of cotton to James E. Saunders, 1841 October 23.

Includes one slave appraisal, August 31, 1786.

Documents include: Virginia James River Bank five pound note, 1773; Treasury of Virginia Three Hundred Dollar bill issued for the clothing of Virginia troops, 1780 October 16; Mitchell and Gaironen, Richmond, Virginia, to Francis Jerdone concerning his tobacco crop, 1799 June 7; and memorandum of land warrants for Callohill Mennis (1797-1829) and Robert Means of Richmond, Virginia, undated.

These documents chiefly concern his ministry, but also include one letter from William Willson, Eire, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1855.

Autographs include: William S. Andrews, Unitarian author; Daniel Noyes Haskell, editor of the Boston Transcript; Charles Coffin Jewett (1816-1868), Librarian of the Smithsonian; Walter R. Johnson; Fred A. Packard; Elizabeth Sanders; and T.H. Stafford, Jr.. A separate list of [signatures ?] of English nobility include the following names: Lord Salisbury, Lord Beverley, Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Northumberland, Lord Craven, Lord Harrington, Lord Clifford, Marquis of Stafford, Lord Spencer, Lord Northampton, Lord Courtney, and Lord Greenwich.

Items are chiefly engravings, including Charles II, William IV Proroguing Parliament (1831), General Abercrombie (1807), Theberton House the seat of Thomas Gibson; and colored engraved maps of the city of Bruges, [medieval European cities], and the Nile delta region, removed from books.

These include poems, one in French; an undated essay comparing John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) written from the first person perspective; an undated article "The Evolution of a Successful Treatment for the Complicated Cases of Influenza" by Dr. Points; and "A Short Account of the Principal Changes Which Have Happened in the French Government Since the Year 1788" written post 1792.

Also contains recipes, quotations, and financial transactions.