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3326. ABERNETHY.-PEEL. Letter of Dr. John Abernethy, with Portrait; and of Sir Robt. Peel to Dr. Chalmers. 2. 3327. ADAMS. Very Interesting Letter of John Adams to Hon. Thomas Seymour, referring partly to the Troubles with. the French Republic, dated March 10, 1794.

3328. ALGER. Letters by C. C. Alger, E. H. Allen, David G. Bennett, and R. Balmanno.

7.

3329. ALLEN. Letters of Dr. John Allen, Wm. Cobbett, and Earl Spencer, the Book Collector.

3.

3330. AMHERST. Letters, signed Jeffrey Amherst, to Colonel Bradstreet, N. Y., 22d February, 1760; and of John Bradstreet to Sir Jeffrey Amherst, dated Albany, May 25,

1763.

2.

3331. ARNOLD. Note of Benedict Arnold, inviting Mr. Ludlow to a family dinner; and a card of Mrs. Arnold, requesting the company of Mrs. Ludlow and Mr. Ludlow, Jr.,

to tea.

2.

3332. ARNOLD. Letter of Benedict Arnold to Captain Wells. 3333. BIDDLE. Letters of Nicholas Biddle, James Biddle, Com4.

modore Chauncey, and Colonel Totten.

3334. BONAPARTE. Signature of Bonaparte, as General-iuChief of the Army of Italy, from Milan.

3335. BONAPARTE. Signature of Bonaparte to a Commission to General Berthier, 1799. On vellum.

3336. BUCHAN. Letters by the Earl of Buchan, Lady Sidmouth, and M. M. Wraxhall.

3.

The Earl of Buchan presented General Washington with a Box, made from the Oak that sheltered Sir William Wallace after the battle of Falkirk.See Washington's Will.

3337. BURNS. Fragment of a Letter written by Robt. Burns, as

below, in Black Frame, glazed.

"of Song. You said something about Robinson in your last, but I dont precisely remember what it was as the letter is not by me. I suppose it had reference to the Poem.

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Keep my Direction 'at Mauchline' till I inform you of any change.
Adieu.
ROBT. BURNS.

"Ellesland, 8th August, 1788."

3338. CLINTON. Letter, signed by George Clinton, relating to the assumed jurisdiction of Vermont in the State of N. Y.; and Autograph Letters of Wm. J. Duane, William Crawford, and others.

7.

3339. CLINTON. Letters by De Witt Clinton, Martin Van Buren, Wm. H. Seward, Wm. L. Marcy, and Daniel D. Tompkins.

5.

3340. CLINTON. Letters by De Witt Clinton, Edward Everett, Henry Clay, and James Buchanan.

4.

3341. CLINTON. A Letter of Four Pages, by Sir Henry Clinton, dated January 8, 1793.

3342. COBBETT. Letters by William Cobbett, Doctor Alexander, and Joseph Lancaster.

3.

3343. COLDEN. Letter of Cadwallader Colden to Major-General Monckton, dated New York, May 3, 1765.

3344. COLQUHOUN. Letters of P. Colquhoun, respecting Lands on the Black River; Walt. Paton, James Ross, P. Butler, Wm. Gilpin, J. Britton.

6.

3345. COUTTS. Letters by Coutts the Banker, Rowland Hill, I. Inness, and others.

7.

3346. CROCKETT. Letter of Colonel David Crockett to Carey & Hart, of Philadelphia. 8th Dec., 1834.

3347. CRAWFORD. Letters of John, Earl of Crawford & Lindsay, Llandaff, Mr. Pugin, and three others.

6.

3348. CRUIKSHANK. Letters by George Cruikshank, William Allan, Paul Sandby, and Arthur Aikin, with Portrait. 4. 3349. CUNYNGHAME. Lease from Sir David Cunynghame, of Robertland, to William Howburne, of Chapeltown, in Ayrshire. 1639.

3350. DIBDIN. Letters of Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Bernard Barton, with Portrait; Charles Dickens, and Charlotte Smith.

4.

3351. DOCUMENT SIGNED BY COUNT D'ESTAING, and a Letter of Rochefontaine.

2.

3352. DODD and DOUCE. Letters of Thomas Dodd, with Portrait; and Francis Douce, the Shakespearian Commentator. 3353. DUER. William Duer's Vindication, dated "Camp on the Raritan, March 9th, 1779," addressed to the public.

3354. DUNLAP. Letter of Dunlap; proposals for publishing the "Arts of Design," and Receipt. Also, Letters of S. L. Waldo, Robert Gilmore, and Charles Colton.

5.

7.

3355. FAC-SIMILES OF LETTERS OF SIR W. SCOTT,

Byron, etc.

3356. FOX. Letter of Charles James Fox, with Portrait.

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3357. FRANKLIN. List of Voters' Names, in 1746, in Franklin's writing, with Colonial Bill for twenty shillings, printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall.

3358. FRANKLIN. Letter of Benjamin Franklin, addressed to Mr. T. Bucket, Bookseller, Strand, London; ordering books for the Library Company of Philadelphia.

3359. FRANKLIN. Benjamin Franklin's Post-Office Account, from 1770 to 1772, showing a balance in his hauds of £450 88. 6d., signed by B. Franklin.

3360. FRANKLIN. Letter of Benjamin Franklin to Mr. Jonathan Williams, Junior, dated January 13, 1772.

"I hope you will adhere strictly to your Ready money Plan, which, in my Opinion, is too good to be parted with, as leading directly to success in your Business. I am

"Your Affectionate Uncle,
"B. FRANKLIN,"

3361. FREDERICK. Signature of Frederick the Great to a Letter to the Marquis Lucherini.

2.

3362. FULTON. Letter of Robert Fulton to Commodore Chauncy, relating to the Use of Ice Fire-Boats, for destroying the Enemies' Fleet on the Lakes, with Chauncy's Reply. 3363. FULTON. Long Letter of Robert Fulton to James Monroe, concerning Doctor Thornton. 9 pages.

3364. GAGE. Letter of General Gage to Colonel Bradstreet, dated New York, 21st Oct., 1765.

3365. GAGE. Another, to the same, dated New York, Nov. 25, 1765.

3366. GATES. Letter of General Horatio Gates to Doct. Rush, dated Sept. 1st, 1797, with Portrait.

3367. GEORGE III. and GEORGE IV. Signatures to Two Docu

ments.

2.

3368. GREENE (General). Letter, signed Nathaniel Greene, to Nehemiah Hubbort, Esq., dated Valley Forge, 12th June,

1778.

3369. HAMILTON. Letter, signed Alexander Hamilton, dated Treasury Department, Jan. 14, 1791, with Portrait; and Letter of De Witt Clinton and Bushrod Washington. 3370. HAMILTON and GALLATIN. Two Letters, signed A. Hamilton and Albert Gallatin.

3.

2.

3371. HAMILTON and WOLCOTT. Two Letters, signed A. Hamilton and Oliv. Wolcott.

2.

3372. HANCOCK. An Interesting Letter, of two pages, to John Sullivan, Esq., dated Boston, July 5, 1787; signed John Hancock, with Portrait.

3373. HANCOCK. Congressional Document, signed by John Hancock and Charles Thompson.

3374. HANCOCK. Order of John Hancock, for a Beaver Hat, to Joseph Jackson. 1764.

3375. HANCOCK and OTHERS. Document on Parchment, dated Boston, Nov. 10, 1787; signed by John Hancock, Thomas Cushing, James Bowdoin, G. Adams, and many others. 3376. HERSCHELL. Long Letter of Sir John F. W. Herschell, George Chalmers, and Signature of Archibald Constable. 3. 3377. HOBART and OTHERS. Letters of Bishop Hobart, Dr. Mitchell, and Dr. Hosack.

3.

3378. HUNTINGTON and OTHERS. Note of S. Huntington to Thomas Jefferson, O. Elsworth, and Signature of Robt. Morris.

3.

3379. IRVING. Two Notes from Washington Irving to George P. Putnam.

3380. IRVING. Page of MS., by Washington Irving. Letters of J. Fenimore Cooper, N. P. Willis, and Signatures of Daniel Webster and Alexander Wilson.

5.

3381. JACKSON and OTHERS. Three Documents, signed by Andrew Jackson, Ed. Livingston, John Adams, Chas. Lee, M. Van Buren, and J. Forsyth.

3.

3382. JAY. Letter of John Jay to Mrs. J. Bedford, with Portrait and Memoir.

3383. JAY and KNOX. Two Documents, signed by John Jay (with

Portrait) and General Knox.

2. 3384. JEFFERSON. Letter of Thomas Jefferson to Revd. Mr. Hatch, dated Monticello, May 12, 1822.

3385. JEFFERSON. Letter of Thomas Jefferson to Stephen Van Rensselaer, dated Monticello, Feb. 20, 1825.

3386. JEFFERSON and OTHERS. Three Documents, signed by Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, J. Q. Adams, and Henry Clay.

3.

3387. JONES. Letter of J. Paul Jones to Hector McNeill, Esq., dated Ranger, Quibesonbay, 23d Feb., 1778, with Two Portraits.

3388. JONES. Fac-Simile of a Commission to John Paul Jones, Esquire, signed by John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Framed and glazed.

3389. KNOX. Letter of General Henry Knox, with Portrait and Memoir.

3390. LAFAYETTE. A very Interesting and Eloquent Letter, in English, by Lafayette to an English Friend, dated Chavaignac, December the 10th, 1791. He says:

"I have received very satisfactory Accounts from the United States, The Beloved and Blessed Land; there every Heart is satisfied, every thing thriving," etc.

AUTOGRAPHS.

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3391. LAFAYETTE and LAVATER. Two Signatures.

2.

3392. LETTER written in 1617, by an Englishman travelling in Scotland.

"The Women are horses."-Extract.

3393. LETTERS OF BRITISH ARTISTS.

17.

3394. LIVINGSTON, etc. Signatures of Edward Livingston, Andrew Jackson, and Louis McLane. With Portrait of Edward Livingston.

3.

3395. LIST of the Names of his Majesty's Musicians. 1697. 3396. LOUIS XVI. of France, two Documents, signed Count Vergennes, Duke de Noailles, and Louis Auguste de Bourbon.

5.

3397. LOUIS. Three Signatures by Louis, King of France, 1781; Henry, and Louis XV.

3.

3398. LOUIS XVIII. Signature of Louis XVIII.; also of Mirabeau, and Letter of Chateaubriand.

3.

3399. MACKENZIE. Letter by Henry Mackenzie, author of the "Man of Feeling," with Portrait.

3400. MACKENZIE. Letter by Henry Mackenzie, mentioning Dr. Franklin, Mrs. Siddons, etc., October, 1784. Also, Letters by Sir David Brewster, O'Meara, and Miss Bremer. 4. 3401. McLANE and OTHERS. Five Letters by Louis McLane, J. K. Poinsett, Henry Clay, R. Hobbes, and James Buchanan.

5.

3402. MADISON and MONROE. Letters by James Madison, October, 1818, and James Monroe, September, 1802. 2. 3403. MADISON and OTHERS. Letters by James Madison and Cæsar Rodney; and Letter, signed A. Hamilton.

3.

3404. MONTGOMERY and OTHERS. Long Letter by James Montgomery to Allan Cunningham, with Portrait. Letter of John Galt, and Receipt by J. Pinkerton.

4.

4.

3405. MORE. Letter by Hannah More, with Portrait; John Galt, and Robert Tannahill. 4. 3406. MORGAN. Note by Lady Morgan, with Portrait; Order by Charlotte Smith, and Signature of S. C. Hall. 3407. MORGAN. Note by Lady Morgan, with Portrait and Memoir; and Letters by Charlotte Smith and William L. Bowles.

4.

3408. MORRIS. Letter signed by Robert Morris, with Portrait; and Letter by Rufus King.

3.

3409. MURAT. Two Autographs by Murat, King of Naples, Letters of Marmont, Duke of Ragusa, and Joseph Bonaparte. 4. 3410. NELSON. Card of Admission to the Funeral Procession of Admiral Nelson, issued to Henry Fuseli.

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