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Alexander Macomb Letter, ., 1837

Title: Alexander Macomb Letter, . 1837

Alexander Macomb was a Major General in the United States Army. The collection is a letter, 23 August 1837, from Major General Macomb, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D.C., to Governor R. K. Call of Florida about military operations against the Seminoles by Florida volunteers.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, 1837 Apr. 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, 1837 Apr. 28.

Concerning discharging troops after the Creek War.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270607831 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. [Saint Mary's River].

Title: [Saint Mary's River]. [1819]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col. ; 52 x 43.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166641056 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. Alexander Macomb letters, 1813.

Title: Alexander Macomb letters, 1813.

Three letters from Colonel Alexander Macomb, all dated Sackets Harbor, May 3, May 13, and June 10, 1813. The May letters are unaddresssed; the June letter is addressed to a Maj. Gen. Dearborn, commander-in-chief at Niagara.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (3 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713567317 View

Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1814-1835.

Officer, U.S. Army. Official correspondence including: note to Lt. Griswold informing him that the first class is to report at 9:00 am to make musket cartridges, letter, 7 Dec. 1825 to A. Macomb requesting an appointment to the Military Academy for his brother, request for new knapsacks for USCC, 3 Nov. 1828; mezzotint of W.J. Worth; newsclipping.

ArchivalResource: 12 items. : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8394663 View

William Constable papers, 1790-1805.

Title: William Constable papers, 1790-1805.

Survey records, field books, survey maps, and deeds pertaining to the Constable Purchase, under the direction of Benjamin Wright; deeds for Constable and Alexander Macomb in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, and Franklin Counties, New York.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM00608.xml View

Swift, J. G. (Joseph Gardner), 1783-1865. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1800-1865.

General, U.S. Army. Correspondence, 1804-1865, including correspondence with Sylvanus Thayer, Jonathan Williams, Winfield Scott, Charles Gratiot, Joseph G. Totten, Alexander Macomb, and James Monroe; typed transcripts of correspondence received by Swift, 1804-1865; undated correspondence; "Sketch of plan for the conducting of a military academy", Jan. 1808; notes on St. Germain and Fontainebleau military schools; maps from War of 1812; Sodus canal papers; papers regarding presidential visit, 1817; military correspondence; cadet appointment, 1800; newspaper clippings; degrees; honorary titles; personal correspondence; family correspondence; family wills; papers concerning personal finances; tax returns; photos of the family home.

ArchivalResource: 13 boxes : ill. + photos.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8798817 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. Letter of Alexander Macomb, 1831.

Title: Letter of Alexander Macomb, 1831.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79454178 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1828-1829.

General, U.S. Army. Letter, 29 March 1828, discussing location of documents pertaining to the French & Indian War; commentary on congressional bill regulating the award of brevet commissions, 1829.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7624267 View

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Alexander Macomb, Washington, D.C., 1833 Apr. 26.

Title: Letter : Washington, D.C., to Alexander Macomb, Washington, D.C., 1833 Apr. 26.

Letter signed.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154328600 View

Barnard, Isaac Dutton, 1791-1834. Isaac Dutton Barnard papers, 1812-1831.

Title: Isaac Dutton Barnard papers, 1812-1831.

Correspondence from John Henry Eaton, Richard Rush, and others relating chiefly to social engagements. Also includes a military order (1812 June 19) addressed to Barnard and signed by Alexander Macomb.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70984119 View

William L. Marcy Collection, 1821-1857

Title: William L. Marcy Collection 1821-1857

Papers of the U.S. Senator (1831-1833); New York State Governor (1833-1838); U.S. Secretary of War under James K. Polk (1845-1849); U.S. Secretary of State under Franklin Pierce (1853-1857). Incoming and outgoing letters concerning a wide variety of subjects such as the establishment of the State Geological Survey (G. W. Boyd, T. A. Conrad, John Delafield, Lardner Vanuxem); the use of volunteers for military service during the 1845-1848 war with Mexico (Silas Wright), the settlement of the New York-New Jersey boundary dispute (Andrew Jackson), the appropriation of public funds (Levi Woodbury, William C. Bouck), and the establishment of a State institution for the mentally handicapped (James B. Richards).

ArchivalResource: 42 letters (SC)

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Constable-Pierrepont papers

Title: Constable-Pierrepont papers

Collection consists of correspondence, business records, personal papers, and other materials of the Constable, Pierrepont and Clarkson families and of William Bell. The larger part of the Pierrepont papers is composed of the personal and business letters, 1795-1838, of Hezekiah Pierrepont; letters and papers relating to French Spoilation Claims; some correspondence of his wife, Anna Maria Constable; the accounts of Leffingwell & Pierrepont; papers relating to Hezekiah Pierrepont's speculation in land; notes on the trade with China, India, Pulco Pinang, and the Malay Settlements; the account books of his father, John Pierpont; and correspondence, accounts, land papers, field and plat books of his sons, William C. Pierrepont and Henry Evelyn Pierrepont. This section also includes some letters, accounts and legal papers of later members of the Pierrepont family. The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of the Clarkson Family, the papers, 1806-1856, of William Bell who was a friend and business colleague of Hezekiah Pierrepont, and some accounts of Pfister & Macomb and Wells & Wagenen. The William Bell Papers include letters, account books compiled on trading journeys to the Orient, land papers, accounts, letters and legal papers relating to his estate, poems and other writings, and newsclippings.

ArchivalResource: 52 linear feet (44 boxes, 81 v.)

https://archives.nypl.org/mss/646 View

Bibb, George M. (George Minos), 1776-1859. Bibb, George M. (George Minos) 1829 letter.

Title: Bibb, George M. (George Minos) 1829 letter.

In a letter of 11 March 1829, written from the Senate Chamber, Bibb writes to Gen. Macomb at Ft. Monroe (Fortress Monroe) asking Macomb to extend the furlough of Bibb's son, Lucien.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. Alexander Macomb letter, 1837 [manuscript].

Title: Alexander Macomb letter, 1837 [manuscript].

The collection is a letter, 23 August 1837, from Major General Macomb, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D.C., to Governor R. K. Call of Florida about military operations against the Seminoles by Florida volunteers.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23229074 View

Correspondence, 1830-1866.

Title: Correspondence, 1830-1866.

Letters of Major-General John E. Wool to Major-General Alexander Macomb, Benson J. Lossing, John W. Eaton, and others discussing the erection of fortifications on the northern frontiers, his part in the Battle of Plattsburgh, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and his removal from the New York command; and three letters to Wool from Elisha H. Allen, James B. Murray, and J.M. Washington commenting on Wool's part in the Mexican War.

ArchivalResource: 16 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155465501 View

Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

Title: Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

The Lewis Cass papers contain the political and governmental letters and writings of Lewis Cass, American army officer in the War of 1812, governor and senator from Michigan, American diplomat to France, secretary of war in the Andrew Jackson administration, secretary of state under James Buchanan, and Democratic candidate for President. These papers span Cass' entire career and include letters, speeches, financial documents, memoranda, literary manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and a travel diary. In addition to documenting his political and governmental career, the collection contains material concerning relations between the United States and Native Americans, and Cass' role in presidential politics.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-372cas?rgn=main;view=text View

William Edgar papers, 1750-1870

Title: William Edgar papers 1750-1870

William Edgar (1736-1820) was an Irish-born merchant of Detroit, Michigan, where he was a financial agent for the British Army post. He moved to New York City in 1780 or 1781 and engaged in trade with China and East India. Collection consists of negative copies of correspondence, accounts and other papers relating to Edgar's trading post at Detroit; and correspondence concerning family and personal matters. Papers until the end of the American Revolution are dated at New York, Albany, Montreal, Michilimackinac, Philadelphia, Trenton, and elsewhere. Later papers relate to trade with London, Calcutta, Canton, China, and locations within the U.S. Correspondents include Gerard Beekman, Aaron Burr, DeWitt Clinton, Horatio Gates, Alexander Hamilton, Brockholst Livingston, Philip Livingston, Alexander Macomb, Gurdon S. Mumford, Henry Remsen, Henry Rutgers, and Daniel Webster.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet (11 v.)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/893 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831. Macomb family papers, 1775-1897

Title: Macomb family papers, 1775-1897

This collection contains papers from members of the Macomb family; together with a Deed to Grosse Ile, island, Detroit River, from the Pottawatomie tribe to Alexander and William Macomb, July 6, 1776.

ArchivalResource: 7.6 linear ft. (2 wallets, 13 volumes, 3 large manuscripts, 1 microfilm reel)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/401309736 View

Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-1951. Randolph G. Adams papers, 1923-1950.

Title: Randolph G. Adams papers, 1923-1950.

Manuscripts of books and articles, and correspondence concerning the collection and preservation of archival material, and concerning Dr. Alvin Chase and the publication of his recipe book.

ArchivalResource: 325 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34422474 View

Eaton, John Henry, 1790-1856. Letter to General Macomb, 1829-1829.

Title: Letter to General Macomb, 1829-1829.

Summary: Two-page letter from John Eaton, as U.S. Secretary of War, to Gen. Alexander Macomb concerning the President's determination to withdraw troops from Towson and Leavenworth and transfer them to Jessup and Jefferson Barracks and to place four companies of infantry on the traders route from Missouri to Santa Fe and for them to hold themselves in readiness to furnish escorts to the traders as far as the Mexican line.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48433475 View

Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828. Jacob Brown papers, 1812-1828.

Title: Jacob Brown papers, 1812-1828.

Two official letterbooks, chiefly 1814-1828, containing copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, accounts, and reports, relating to the military career and activities of Major-General Brown, especially his participation in various battles of the War of 1812 around Niagara, Fort Erie, and Lake Ontario; and as commander of the Division of the North, with headquarters at Brownville, N.Y. Includes material on general military matters, troop movements, army reorganization, establishment of forts and other military construction, and relations with the Indians, namely a "Memorandum of the Tribes of Indians in the North-West...." with various statistics on the tribes and their ways of life. A third volume entitled "Memorandum of occurrences and some important facts attending the Campaign on the Niagara in 1814" contains memoranda and copies of correspondence relating to the Battle of Lundy's Lane in which Brown figured prominently. Correspondents include John Armstrong, James Barbour, John C. Calhoun, Isaac Chauncey, De Witt Clinton, William Harris Crawford, Alexander James Dallas, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, George Graham, George Izard, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Macomb, James Monroe, Daniel Parker, and Winfield Scott.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.1 container.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71061514 View

Miscellaneous manuscripts: M-Z, 1789-1981.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts: M-Z, 1789-1981.

Letters, reports, circulars, invitations, articles, programs, clippings, speeches, pamphlets, deeds, autograph albums, catalogs, diaries, appointments, autographs, legal papers and wills, field books, and other miscellaneous items, primarily of St. Lawrence County people. Of note are two letters of Alexander Macomb concerning land matters, 1789-1814; letters of Cornelius Masten concerning politics, 1827-1846; deed and letters of Gouverneur Morris concerning travels and land transactions, 1795-1843; letters of Eliza Noble concerning teaching school in Baldwinsville and Massena, traveling to the midwest, and local news in Grand Chute, Wis., 1845-1868; account book, diary, and letters of William Noble, Jr., 1828-1838; letters and notes by Elisabeth Peabody concerning her writing and the school run by Sarah Winnemuuca, 1842-1886; letters of William A. Poste about politics and Garfield's election, 1880-1883; Civil War letters of Orson Leroy Reynolds; letters and receipts for land of Gerrit Smith, 1839-1843; family letters, poems, and clippings, of William Wentworth Story, 1822-1894; notes and letters of William A. Wheeler about political appointments, military issues, and St. Regis Indians, 1830-1880; and letters of Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff concerning paper industry, game constable James Lamphere, the Adirondacks, Senate bills and committees, and the pardon of Cornelius Doherty, 1900-1901.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1.8 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155491896 View

Brown, Jacob Jennings, 1775-1828. Jacob Jennings Brown papers, 1799-1950s, bulk 1799-1837.

Title: Jacob Jennings Brown papers, 1799-1950s, bulk 1799-1837.

This collection consists of military, political, and family correspondence of Jacob Jennings Brown, an American general during and after the War of 1812.

ArchivalResource: 2.25 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707972697 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. [Michigan Territory and the Great Lakes, 1819].

Title: [Michigan Territory and the Great Lakes, 1819]. [1819]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col. ; 52.2 x 43 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166641053 View

Young, Nathaniel. Papers of Nathaniel Young, 1814-1849.

Title: Papers of Nathaniel Young, 1814-1849.

Correspondence and other papers, mostly military letters written in 1838 while Young commanded U.S. troops at Buffalo, N.Y. Correspondents include Kenneth Cameron, Thomas Clayton, James Kerby, Erasmus Darwin Keyes, Allan Macdonald, Alexander Macomb, Winfield Scott, Henry Stanton, H. D. Townshend, and J. B. Van Schaick.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.1 container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71063997 View

Ziegler, Christopher T. America's forgotten castle: Castle Pinckney : 2005 Oct. ; [typescript] / Christopher T. Ziegler, M.A.

Title: America's forgotten castle: Castle Pinckney : 2005 Oct. ; [typescript] / Christopher T. Ziegler, M.A.

Essay discussing the significance of the fortification in Charleston harbor known as Castle Pinckney to military architecture and national history. Topics discussed include the neglect and need for preservation of this fortress, the design of the castle by Alexander Macomb, a native of Detroit, Mich., who served, 1807-1812, as Chief Engineer in charge of coastal fortifications for the Carolinas and Georgia; the essay also notes other examples of better preserved historic military installations.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (26 sheets) : ill. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235752416 View

Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849. War of 1812 collection, 1813-1932.

Title: War of 1812 collection, 1813-1932.

This small collection includes documents pertaining to pensions and land claims, dated in the 1850s; two letters from Sergeant Hector Shields ( - ) of the 25th Infantry, written from Buffalo, N.Y., in 1814, describing the Battle of Chippewa; and a letter from John Rodgers (1773-1838) to Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849) requesting furlough for three army privates, 1814. There is a copy of letters from Commander Thomas Macdonough (1783-1825) and General Alexander Macomb (1782-1841) to the secretaries of the Navy and War describing the battles of Lake Champlain and Plattsburg (September 1814). There are fragments of rosters for the 40th infantry at Fort McClary, 1814, kept by Sergeant Richard Shapleigh ( - ). The collection also contains a report from the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners detailing the harsh treatment of American prisoners by the British and orders for retaliation against British prisoners, appeals by British prisoners to Masonic groups for aid in returning home at war's end in 1815, and a letter written by a British sea captain thanking the people of Salem, Mass., for their good treatment of him while he was a prisoner. The bulk of the collection consists of typed copies and photostats of thirteen letters from Captain Rufus McIntire (1784-1866) to John Holmes (1773-1843) of Alfred, Me. (the originals of which are located at the New York State Library).

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233640118 View

Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841. Letter, 1825 November 6, Washington, D.C. to Jane Kennedy.

Title: Letter, 1825 November 6, Washington, D.C. to Jane Kennedy.

Letter to Macomb's sister, Jane Kennedy, contains a very good description of the rooms of the White House along with comments on the making of furniture in Philadelphia and New York.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/147437799 View

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1814-1865.

General, U.S. Army. Correspondence with army officers and political officials including W.H. Seward and James Barbour, 1814-1850, discussing army politics and military matters; letter, 2 July 1835, to General Macomb discussing the publication of Macomb's book on military tactics; letters of recommendation written by Scott; papers relating to personal finances; Civil War map; passes of safe conduct, 1861; permit to visit prisoner of war; journal of Florida trip, 1865; correspondence, 1866, with William Hoyt discussing Scott's health; newspaper clippings; printed orders and congressional proceeding.

ArchivalResource: 1 box ; 6 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7866253 View

Sylvester Day collection 1813-1920 Day, Sylvester collection

Title: Sylvester Day collection 1813-1920 Day, Sylvester collection

The Sylvester Day collection (1813-1920) is made up of 17 letters and documents written by or related to Sylvester Day, a surgeon for the United States military during the War of 1812.

ArchivalResource: 17 items

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1563day?rgn=main;view=text View

Nourse, Charles Josephus, 1786-1851. Charles J. Nourse papers, 1758-1831, undated bulk 1819-1831.

Title: Charles J. Nourse papers, 1758-1831, undated bulk 1819-1831.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, organizational documents, family documents. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: Adjutant General's Office; 1st Artillery Regiment. General description of the collection: The Charles J. Nourse papers include officer's papers; copies of personal and official correspondence, 1819-1831, much of which was written to him while serving as Assistant Adjutant General (1814-1821) or Acting Adjutant General (1822-1827). Correspondents include Winfield Scott, J.E. Wool, James House, Samuel Cooper, Alexander Macomb, Abraham Eustis and James Barbour. Some early documents appear to be genealogical in nature.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49214590 View

Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851)

Title: Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851)

The Lucius Lyon papers contain the public correspondence of Lucius Lyon, United States representative and senator from Michigan, and surveyor general for Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Letter writers include Michigan governors, legislators, postmasters, physicians, and other local politicians, as well as residents of Michigan, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and Indiana, and national Democratic Party leaders during the years Lyon served in Congress.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-416lyo?rgn=main;view=text View

Thayer, George W. Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851.