The papers, primarily correspondence, deal with the rights of Indians to the land in the reservation under the treaty of 1868 and the agreement of 1882, the influx of settlers under President Arthur's executive order of Feb. 27, 1885, and the rights of settlers dispossessed by President Cleveland's proclamation of April 17, 1885.
Subject (Name):
Hare, William Hobart, 1838-1909 and Indian Rights Association
Subject (Topic):
Dakota Indians--Government relations--1869-1934 and Dakota Indians--Reservations
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a letterbook containing several hundred diplomatic letters from Paris and dated between 16 August 1684 and 22 August 1685, during the time of Preston’s stint as envoy extraordinary to the court of France. The letters report on the Truce of Ratisbon; the French decision to declare an English vessel captured by privateers as "a good prize"; and imminent ratifications to be exchanged between France and Spain. Other letters mention Preston’s attempts to obtain redress for English citizens in France; and some letters contain personal information, as in a note in 1684 which mentions his wife’s pregnancy and his son’s illness. The principal recipient of the letters is Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland; other recipients include George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland; George Savile, 1st Marquis of Halifax; George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon; Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle; Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton; Sir Thomas Exton; Sir Stephen Fox; Sir Christopher Musgrave; and Sir John Werden (Worden).
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Blanks not scanned. and Several errors in pagination.
Subject (Geographic):
France --Court and courtiers, France --Foreign relations --Great Britain, France --Politics and government, Great Britain --Foreign relations --France, and Great Britain --Intellectual life --17th century
Subject (Name):
Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of, 1629-1685, Exton, Thomas, Sir, 1631-1688, Fox, Stephen, Sir, 1627-1716, Gordon, George Gordon, Duke of, 1649-1716, Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695, Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715, Middleton, Charles Middleton, 2d earl of, 1650?-1719, Musgrave, Christopher, Sir, 1632?-1704, Northumberland, George Fitzroy, Duke of, 1665-1716, Preston, Richard Graham, Viscount, 1648-1695, Sunderland, Robert Spencer, 2d Earl of, 1640-1702, and Werden, John, Sir, 1640-1716
Forty-four personal and professional letters to George Foster Emmons, from friends, family, and the Navy Department. Many of his correspondents are colleagues from the Navy and carry news of their activities. Many letters refer to George Foster Emmons' son George Thornton Emmons, who was at the time attending the Navy Academy. Included are orders from the Navy Department, and letters from friends discussing the Navy's mandatory retirement age of 62. Principal correspondents include John J. Almy, Augustus Ludlow Case, and C.R.P. Rodgers.
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George Foster Emmons, naval officer, commissioned Commodore in 1868, was then assigned to the Hydrographic Office in Washington and commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He retired in 1873. His son, George Thornton Emmons, attended the Naval Academy.
Subject (Name):
Case, Augustus Ludlow, 1813-1893, Emmons, George F. (George Foster), 1811-1884, Emmons, George Thornton, Rodgers, C. R. P. (Christopher Raymond Perry), 1819-1892, and United States. Navy--Appointments and retirements
Forty-four personal and professional letters to George Foster Emmons, from friends, family, and the Navy Department. Many of his correspondents are colleagues from the Navy and carry news of their activities. Many letters refer to George Foster Emmons' son George Thornton Emmons, who was at the time attending the Navy Academy. Included are orders from the Navy Department, and letters from friends discussing the Navy's mandatory retirement age of 62. Principal correspondents include John J. Almy, Augustus Ludlow Case, and C.R.P. Rodgers.
Description:
George Foster Emmons, naval officer, commissioned Commodore in 1868, was then assigned to the Hydrographic Office in Washington and commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He retired in 1873. His son, George Thornton Emmons, attended the Naval Academy.
Subject (Name):
Case, Augustus Ludlow, 1813-1893, Emmons, George F. (George Foster), 1811-1884, Emmons, George Thornton, Rodgers, C. R. P. (Christopher Raymond Perry), 1819-1892, and United States. Navy--Appointments and retirements
11 ALS from J. B. Tucker, apparently the senior partner, advising his brother on various business decisions and detailing his future plans for the business. Six letters were sent from Port Lavaca to Corpus Christi and three from Maryland while J. B. was purchasing a schooner for a business. Subsequent letters were sent from Brazos Santiago and New Orleans after his schooner was pressed into service during the United States military’s march to Vera Cruz in 1847.
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11 autograph letters, signed, 9 with address leaves.
Subject (Geographic):
Brazos Santiago (Tex.), Corpus Christi (Tex.), Port Lavaca (Tex.), and United States --Boundaries --Mexico
Subject (Name):
Tucker, Lemuel Tarleton and United States. Army --Supplies and stores
Subject (Topic):
Merchant ships --Texas, Merchants --Texas, and Mexican War, 1846-1848 --Equipment and supplies
Twenty-five ALS (three of which are manuscript copies) written by Barna N. Upton to his father Nehemiah, his brother Elias, his sister Susan, and other family members and friends, dating from July 7, 1842 to August 7, 1847. With the exception of his first letter, which was written to his family while he was working as a farmhand in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, Upton's letters document his experiences as a soldier in Company E of the 3rd Regiment U.S. Infantry before and during the Mexican War. The letters describe his enlistment in the army and camp life on Governors Island, New York, early in 1845; his voyage from New York to New Orleans that spring; camp life at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, Corpus Christi, Texas, Matamoros, Camargo, Veracruz, and Jalapa, Mexico; and battles in which he fought including Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and Cerro Gordo. His last letter was written from Puebla as he prepared to march to Mexico City.
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Gift of Lewis S. Beach, 1945. and Upton was born on July 26, 1820, the eldest son of Nehemiah Newhall Upton, a farmer and clothier of Charlemont, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1845, fought in the Mexican War, and died in Mexico City on October 15, 1847 of wounds he received at a battle outside the city.
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Camargo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, Corpus Christi (Tex.)--Description and travel, Fort Jesup (La.)--Description and travel, Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--Description and travel, Jalapa (Mexico)--Description and travel, Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, and Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Fogg, William W, Goetzmann, William H, Patterson, Jerry E., fl. 1959, Powers, Zara, United States. Army Military life History 19th century, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd. Company E, Upton family, Upton, Barna N., 1820-1847, Upton, Eleanor Stuart, 1886, Upton, Elias, Upton, Nehemiah Newhall, and Upton, Susan
Subject (Topic):
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military life, Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Palo Alto, Battle of, 1846, Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 1846, Soldiers--United States--19th century, and Voyages and travels