Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1800-01

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1800-01
Date
1800-1801

Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes two letters to William Young, a bookseller and printer in Philadelphia, that focus on the implications of the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte's military campaigns.

Location
MC 2001.5, B1, F11
Time Period

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1796-99

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1796-99
Date
1796-1799

Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes eight letters to William Young, a bookseller and printer in Philadelphia, that mostly regard the political state of affairs in America and Europe, particularly the French Revolution.

Location
MC 2001.5, B1, F9-11
Time Period

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1792-93

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1792-93
Date
1792-1793

Charles Nisbet writes a seven letters to William Young from 1792 to 1793 that mostly focus on Nisbet’s transactions with Young as a printer and book dealer.

Location
MC 2001.5, B1, F5-6
Time Period

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1790-91

Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1790-91
Date
1790-1791

Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes a series of five letters to William Young that mostly focus on Nisbet's transactions with Young as a printer and book dealer.

Location
MC 2001.5, B1, F3-4
Time Period

Letters from James Buchanan to Unknown Recipients

Letters from James Buchanan to Unknown Recipients
Date
1840-1855

Senator James Buchanan writes four letters on a number of different topics, including Congressional legislation on bankruptcy, banks, the Tariff bill, the 1844 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore, and political conditions in Pennsylvania.

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period

Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine

Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine
Date
1787-1792

Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes six letters to David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, on a number of topics that include the consequences of America's independence, the economy, governance, natural history of the country, international polit

Location
MC 2001.7
Time Period

Letter from James McKenzie to Charles Nisbet

Letter from James McKenzie to Charles Nisbet
Date
January 30, 1804

James McKenzie writes a letter to President Charles Nisbet expressing apprehension over a potential invasion of Great Britain by France, and the precautions taken against it.

Location
MC 2001.7, B1, F4
Time Period

Letter from Thomas M. Griffith to His Siblings

Letter from Thomas M. Griffith to His Siblings
Date
July 3, 1863

Thomas Miller Griffith writes to his brother and sister and describes the scenes in Carlisle as the Confederates occupied and shelled the town in the days before the Battle of Gettysburg.

Location
MC 2005.4, B1, F2
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to Ross Wilkins

Letter from James Buchanan to Ross Wilkins
Date
November 19, 1841

Senator James Buchanan writes to Ross Wilkins a letter reflecting upon Michigan's establishment of the "Wild cat" banking system, which "was one great cause of its prostration." Buchanan also comments on the possibility of a conflict with the Unit

Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F27
Time Period

Letter from John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney

Letter from John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney
Date
May 21, 1779

Continental Congressman John Dickinson asks Caesar Rodney, President of Delaware, to convey a resolution to the Council of Assembly. The resolution dictates a state payment of forty-five hundred thousand dollars to the Continental Treasury.

Location
MC 2001.13, B1, F2
Time Period

Letters from James Buchanan to Joel R. Poinsett

Letters from James Buchanan to Joel R. Poinsett
Date
1838-1839

Senator James Buchanan writes two letters to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett regarding the appointment of William S. Ramsey as a paymaster in the US Army and issues with how Ordnance Department grants contracts. Transcripts included.

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period

Letters from James Buchanan to James Webb

Letters from James Buchanan to James Webb
Date
March 30 - December 7, 1855

James Buchanan, the United States Minister to the United Kingdom, writes four letters to General James Watson Webb regarding Buchanan's experiences living in London and international affairs, including the Ostend Manifesto, the Vienna Conference,

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period