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Box 1

 Container

Contains 39 Results:

Letter signed James Wilkinson, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to Col. Cushing. Discusses military matters. (Includes typescript transcription.) (Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin, May 1951.), 1808 Sept 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1808 Sept 1

Photostat copy of document signed Walter Jones, Jr, Washington, to Thomas Power, New Orleans. Summons Power to come and testify in the trial of Brigadier General Wilkinson. Gives a list of documents that Power should bring. (Donated by Dr. Kate L. Gregg.), 1811 June 21

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1811 June 21

Letter signed James Wilkinson, Germantown, to Thomas Biddle, Philadelphia. (Includes typescript transcription.) (Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin, May 1951.), 1815 Sept 30

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1815 Sept 30

Letter signed James Wilkinson, Philadelphia, to [Solomon] Van Rensselaer, New York. Wilkinson discusses having written a book. Also defends his loyalty to his country. Offers to sell Van Rensselaer’s slaves for him. Mentions the slave trade. (Includes typescript transcription.) (Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin, May 1951.), 1816 Nov 7

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1816 Nov 7

Letter signed James Wilkinson, below New Orleans, to Henry Thompson, Baltimore. Wilkinson discusses the reversal of his financial circumstances (for the worse). Speaks of the indebtedness that plantation owners are getting themselves into by buying slaves. Speaks despairingly of James Monroe’s presidency. (Includes typescript transcription.) (Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin, December 1950.), 1819 Aug 10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1819 Aug 10

Letter signed James Wilkinson, Mexico City, to General S. (Solomon) van Rensselaer. Letter of introduction for George Lionel Dawson., 1824 July 27

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1824 July 27

Letter signed James Wilkinson to an unknown addressee. (Document is in French with translation.), No date

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: No date

Antiques magazine article titled “Another Miniature by Gilbert Stuart” by Susan Clay Sawitzky. Shows miniature of General James Wilkinson., 1932 May

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1932 May

Two copies of a portrait of General James Wilkinson., No date

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: No date