Box 3

Letter: to Laman Blanchard, 1804-1845, London

ALS. Quoting from a variety of verse, Burlowe sends his friend a bust of Brutus "an anti-torying democrat and reformer with like Cassius, a 'lean and Hungry look,' and one who does not sleep o'nights, I send unto thee . . . to have and to hold till the last trump full of sound and fury shall signify--nothing."

Letter: Cambridge, to Mr. Levinson; [19--]-06-26

ALS. Probably to the anti-war activist Salmon Levinson, Bury agrees to give his name to an unspecified cause. He is sorry to hear that "Hardy did not sign the Memorial. I was talking to him about it ten days ago, & I think he would have signed if he had had more time to consider it."

Printed Document: Garlick Hill, to William Crowdy, Esq., Highworth, Wilts

Document. Notice of the death of Byer's business partner, Mr. Little, and assures customers of continued excellent service in spite of the company's loss.

Letter: Santa Fe, N.Mex., to Houston Martin

TLS. Explains why he has failed to write and tells Martin when he will be able to do so.

Letter: Carthage, to an unknown correspondent

ALS. Writing to a friend from Haverford, the writer muses on the possibility of civil war: "To philosophise . . . would lead us to assert directly, it is the threatening of God's visitation for the unparalleled crime of slavery . . . What the end will be I have no idea."

Orders: Philadelphia, Pa., Cornelius & Sons, to C. Schrack & Co, Philadelphia; Philadelphia, Cohocksink Shop, North Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to C. Schrack & Co, Philadelphia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to C. Schrack & Co., Philadelphia

ADS. Four orders for supplies (turpentine, borax, engine rubbing varnish, etc.).

Autograph; n.d.

Petition

DS. Petition for Sarah Forman, "that your worships will grant me an order for my ostat & your potition & shall pray, Elizabeth Cada."

Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Samuel Bettle, 1809-1880

ALS. Writes to Bettle requesting "several hundred copies of the Testament for distribution among the colored soldiers now at Camp William Penn."

Letters of recommendation for Major John Caldwell: Washington, D.C., and Lancaster, Pa., to William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841, Washington, D.C.

7 ALsS. Letters from H. Branch, J. Cooper, E. Reigart, J. Browne, J. Tadd, F. James, and T.H. Burrowes, recommending Caldwell for appointment as Commissary General of Purchases