1500-1800
"The Tristram's Saga," vellum fragment in Icelandic, 15th century (William Dudley Foulke Papers).
Petition for bail from accused witches, ca. 1692 (John Davis Batchelder Autograph Collection).
Indian treaty signed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 13 July 1713, and addendum signed at same location, 28 July 1714 (Levi Woodbury Papers).
Enclosure, John Hancock to George Washington concerning the reading of the Declaration of Independence to the Revolutionary army, 4 July 1776 (George Washington Papers).
Letter, Benedict Arnold to George Washington pleading for mercy for his wife, 25 September 1780 (George Washington Papers).
Letter, John Adams to Thomas Jefferson describing the cordial greeting he received from King George III as the first American minister to Great Britain, 3 June 1785 (Thomas Jefferson Papers).
Alexander Hamilton's notes for a speech proposing a plan of government at the Federal Convention, [18 June 1787] (Alexander Hamilton Papers).
Thomas Jefferson's drawing of a macaroni machine and instructions for making pasta, ca. 1787 (Thomas Jefferson Papers).
George Washington's first inaugural address, 30 April 1789 (George Washington Papers).
Letter, James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, partially written in cipher with translation by Jefferson, 23 May 1789 (James Madison Papers).
Letter, Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Banneker expressing his belief that blacks possess talents equal to those of "other colours of men," 30 August 1791 (Thomas Jefferson Papers).
Thomas Jefferson's design for a plow, ca. 1794 (Thomas Jefferson Papers).
John Fitch's sketch and description of piston for steamboat propulsion, ca. 1795 (John Fitch Papers in the Peter Force Papers).
Letter, John Adams to federal department heads ordering the relocation of government offices from Philadelphia to the District of Columbia, 15 May 1800 (United States Commissioners of the City of Washington Records).
"The
Tristram's Saga," vellum fragment in Icelandic, 15th century.
Letter,
Benedict Arnold to George Washington pleading for mercy for his wife,
25 September 1780.
George
Washington's first inaugural address, 30 April 1789.