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Alexander James and George Mifflin Dallas Papers

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Alexander James Dallas was born in Jamaica and arrived in Philadelphia in 1783. During the next thirty years Dallas served in a variety of public offices including as counselor to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and Secretary of the Commonwealth. In 1792 Alexander and his wife Arbella Smith had a son, George Mifflin, who like his father became a prominent Pennsylvania politician. After graduating from Princeton George travelled to Russia, Belgium, and England on a peace mission as secretary to Albert Gallatin. George Mifflin practiced law and went on to become Mayor of Philadelphia and a U.S. Senator. After serving in the diplomatic corps George Mifflin became Polk's vice president.

The papers of a prominent late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Philadelphia family that participated in local, state, and national politics; including correspondence and manuscripts.

The correspondence of Alexander James Dallas, 1788-1816, documents his interest in the National Bank; his participation in Republican politics; and his duties as aide-de-camp to the Paymaster General of the Pennsylvania Militia, the Secretary of the Treasury, and as Acting Secretary of War (1815). There are a number of letters from Philadelphia merchant Stephen Girard regarding the National Bank.

The correspondence of George Mifflin Dallas, 1821-1863, documents his political affairs; including his position as U.S. Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania and Foreign Minister to Russia (1837-1839) and England (1856-1861), as well as issues surrounding the Mexican War. The papers include correspondence with his wife, Sophia Chew Dallas, and his daughter Sophia Philips Dallas. The collection also includes twenty-eight poems and prose pieces written by George Dallas between 1815 and 1839.

The collection also contains assorted official documents marking milestones in the Dallas family political careers and assorted autographed correspondence of prominent American political figures. The prominent correspondents include William Alexander, Clemont Biddle, Abraham Bishop, John Brown, Grover Cleveland, James Buchanan, Lewis Cass, Benjamin Franklin, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas McKean, James Monroe, Benjamin Moran, James K. Polk, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Seward, Joel B. Sutherland, Martin Van Buren, and Daniel Webster.

The collection is arranged into 8 series as follows:

  • Series 1: Correspondence of A.J. Dallas, 1794-1809, undated
  • Series 2: Correspondence to A.J. Dallas and Letter of John Mifflin to Caesar Rodney, 1775-1864
  • Series 3: A.J. Dallas and G.M. Dallas, Original Papers, 1788-1915
    • Subseries 3.1: Autograph Letters and State Papers, A.J. Dallas, 1788-1816
    • Subseries 3.2: Original Office Appointment of George M. Dallas, April 7, 1829
    • Subseries 3.3: Autograph Letters from George M. Dallas, 1816- 1861, undated
    • Subseries 3.4: Civil War and Presidential Letters to A.J. Dallas, George M. Dallas and Others, 1815-1915
  • Series 4: Original Letters of Stephen Girard to A.J. Dallas, 1814-1816, undated
  • Series 5: Mss. and Original Poems and Prose Pieces. G.M. Dallas, 1815-1843, undated
  • Series 6: Correspondence to G.M. Dallas, 1821-1892
  • Series 7: Correspondence of G.M. Dallas, 1825-1865, undated
  • Series 8: Additional, 1813-1926, undated

Gift of Mr. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., December 1969.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2017 by Sarah Lerner, Student Worker.

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August 2024
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Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The Alexander James and George Mifflin Dallas Papers are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

All in hand of Dallas unless otherwise stated.

Letter to John Brown; Philadelphia. 1 p. Concerning bounty money and payroll monies., September 23, 1794.
Volume 1 Item 1
Account sheet as Pay Master General of the Militia of Penna., in account with John Brown. Bonnets, Westmoreland County. 2pg., November 2, 1794.
Volume 1 Item 2
Account sheet [n.d.] in account with John Brown. Receipt note: Copy Acct. with A.J. Dallas, 1794, undated. 3 p..
Volume 1 Item 3
Physical Description

3 p.

Account sheet … with John Brown. Signed twice upon receipt of payments by Dallas, 2 folio leaves., May 30, 1795 & October 27, 1795.
Volume 1 Item 4
Letter to John Brown; Philadelphia. 2 p. Concerning payroll for the troops., November 15, 1794.
Volume 1 Item 5
Brown, John. Autograph account sheet signed. Philadelphia. Remarks appended and signed by A.J. Dallas., December 10, 1796 & May 9, 1797. 2 p..
Volume 1 Item 6
Physical Description

2 p.

Letter to the Citizen [Philippe-Joseph] Létombe, Consul-General of France; Philadelphia., February 5, 1797.
Volume 1 Item 7
Letter to Maj. William Alexander at Carlisle; Philadelphia. 1 p. Requests checking on contracts which are out for road improvements in the State., June 13, 1797.
Volume 1 Item 8
M., L.T. List on contracts with notes of progress on road work. 2. P..
Volume 1 Item 9
Physical Description

2. P.

Instructions to William Alexander; Philadelphia. 2 fol. p. Concerning investigation of the Juniata and Juniata Falls projects., August 5, 1797.
Volume 1 Item 10
Letter to William Alexander; Philadelphia. 1 p. Concerning delay in report on contracts., November 17, 1797.
Volume 1 Item 11
Letter to William Alexander. 1 p. Requesting Alexander to meet the Governor in Philadelphia., June 18, 1798.
Volume 1 Item 12
Letter to William Alexander; Philadelphia, October 13, 1799. 1 p..
Volume 1 Item 13
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter to the President and Directors of the Bank of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia. 1 p. Concerning release of confidential information of Dallas' personal account in the Bank. (Provenance: Henkels Cat. 1401, lot #69, April 21, 1927.), March 31, 1800.
Volume 1 Item 14
Note in third person to Mr. Brown. 1 p. Concerning letters relating to the Western Expedition., May 26, 1800.
Volume 1 Item 15
Letter to William Alexander; Lancaster. 1 fol. p. Concerning road contracts and deadlines., June 15, 1800.
Volume 1 Item 16
Letter to William Alexander; Lancaster. 2 fol. p. Concerning Dr. Smith's contracts., January 19, 1801.
Volume 1 Item 17
Letter (copy) to Governor Thomas McKean (Pa.). 1 p. Resigning as Secretary of the Commonwealth. [Verso of leaf:] Letter of Thos. McKean to A.J. Dallas; Philadelphia. (Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #67, April 21, 1927.), April 24 & 26, 1801.
Volume 1 Item 18
Letter to Jasper Moylan., October 13, 1805. 1 p..
Volume 1 Item 19
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter to John Brown., May 2, 1807. 1 p..
Volume 1 Item 20
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter to Mr. Samuel Hazlehurst and Mr. John Baker. 1 p. Concerns payment of judgment in U.S. vs. Saml. Hazlehurst and John Banker. (Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #66, April 21, 1927.), November 28, 1809.
Volume 1 Item 21

Scope and Contents

Author of letter as entry, all to A.J. Dallas unless otherwise stated.

Mifflin, John (Jno). Letter signed, Philadelphia, to Caesar Rodney., August 26, 1775. 2 fol. p..
Volume 2 Item 1
Physical Description

2 fol. p.

McKean, Thomas. Autograph letter signed, Philadelphia. 1 p. Enclosing the Commission (not present) appointing Dallas Recorder of the City of Philadelphia. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #201, April 21, 1927., July 28, 1801.
Volume 2 Item 2
Jefferson, Thomas. Letter signed, Washington. 1 p. Concerning Benjamin Franklin and his business affairs upon leaving Paris. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #142, April 21, 1927. Quoted in full., July 21, 1804.
Volume 2 Item 3
Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph letter signed, 3d person, Washington, February 14, 1805. 1 p. Concerning Prohibition. Provenance: Enclosed is cover of Mss. Folder of the Autograph Collection of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair, St. Louis, May 17-31, 1864, lot #101. Donated by the Hon. George M. Dallas., 1805, 1864.
Volume 2 Item 4
Monroe, James. Letter signed, Department of State. 1 p. Concerning the case of the French public vessel Exchange. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot 219, April 21, 1927., November 4, 1811.
Volume 2 Item 5
Monroe, James. Autograph letter signed, Washington. 2 p. Concerning personnel duties in the Department of War., March 14, 1815.
Volume 2 Item 6
Monroe, James. Autograph letter signed, Washington. 1 p. Concerning General Ripley's case., April 20, 1815.
Volume 2 Item 7
Girard, Stephen. Autograph note signed. 1 p. Introducing Captain John Cochran. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #113, April 21, 1927., August 21, 1815.
Volume 2 Item 8
Girard, Stephen. Letter signed, Philadelphia. 1 p. Concerning credit to Dallas from Messrs Baring Brothers and Co., London. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #112, April 21, 1927., September 30, 1815.
Volume 2 Item 9
[Rush, Richard]. Notes on Cabinet meeting. 2 p. Concerning exchange of land with Spain for East Florida., May 29, 1816.
Volume 2 Item 10

Subseries 3.1: Autograph Letters and State Papers, A.J. Dallas, 1788-1816.
Autograph letter signed to John Holker. 1 p. Concerning a Court of Inquiry., May 28, 1788.
Volume 3 Item 1
Autograph letter signed to Clement Biddle. 1 p. Concerning contract with Messr . Owen and Brobst., July 20, 1791.
Volume 3 Item 2
Bradford, David. Autograph letter signed to A.J. Dallas, Philadelphia. 1 p. [Overleaf:] Certification for expenses signed by Dallas. [followed by] Autograph note signed by John Dermott to G.W. Nicholson, Contr. Gen'l. Office, requesting payment of $53.33 to Bradford., December 11, 1792.
Volume 3 Item 3
Autograph letter signed to Clement Biddle., January 11, 1794. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 4
Physical Description

1 p.

Autograph letter signed to Létombe (Consul-General of French Republic), September 1, 1795.
Volume 3 Item 5
Rush, Benjamin. Land patent. Northumb.d County. Printed form of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Printed by F. Bailey) granting to Dr. Benjamin Rush "a certain tract of land called 'Loveforever' situate in Loyalsock Township, Northumberland County [Pa.]…". Signatures of A.J. Dallas, Benj. Rush, Julia Rush, Ashton Alexander (2), Mary Stockton [et al.], July 23, 1794.
Volume 3 Item 6
Autograph letter signed to Clement Biddle., December 12, 1795. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 7
Physical Description

1 p.

Autograph letter signed to John Barry, Commander of the Frigate at Philadelphia., August 29, 1796. 1 ½ p..
Volume 3 Item 8
Physical Description

1 ½ p.

Autograph letter signed. 3 lines., September 19, 1812.
Volume 3 Item 9
Receipt for land in South Carolina, holograph, signed., January 29, 1805.
Volume 3 Item 10
"Opinion" on the transfer of arms from the French Brig Le Pylade and the French ship L'Ecole. Autograph essay, signed. 2 pg., August 9, 1808.
Volume 3 Item 11
"Interrogation Proposed to the Respective Claimants" (In: U.S. vs. Ninety-three Hogsheads of Coffee &c cargo of the Emma. District Court of Pa.) Holograph notes signed., February 3, 1810. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 12
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter signed to William White, November 8, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 13
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. Treasury. [Printed Circular]. Signed by A.J. Dallas and addressed to Abraham Bishop, Collector of New-Haven, Conn. 2 leaves., January 1815.
Volume 3 Item 14
U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by A.J. Dallas and addressed to Abraham Bishop., 1815. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 15
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed and addressed: A.J. Dallas, to Abraham Bishop., June 5, 1815. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 16
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by A.J. Dallas., February 25, 1815. 2 p..
Volume 3 Item 17
Physical Description

2 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by Dallas and addressed to Abraham Bishop. 3 p. Including the printing of: "An Act to Authorize the Issuing of Treasury Notes for the service of the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen.", May 12, 1815.
Volume 3 Item 18
Letter signed to Abraham Bishop., July 28, 1815. 2 p..
Volume 3 Item 19
Physical Description

2 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by Dallas, addressed to Abraham Bishop., July 1815. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 20
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by Dallas and addressed to Collector of Customs, New Haven., August 1, 1815. 2 p..
Volume 3 Item 21
Physical Description

2 p.

Autograph letter signed to the Hon. Jos. Story., September 29, 1815. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 22
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter signed to John W. Treadwell, Cashier of the Merchants Bank, Salem., October 14, 1815. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 23
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter signed to Abraham Bishop., December 11, 1815. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 24
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. January 16, 1816. Signed by Dallas, addressed to Abraham Bishop., January 16, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 25
Physical Description

1 p.

[U.S. Treasury Dept.] Circular. Signed by Dallas, addressed to Bishop., February 3, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 26
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. Treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by Dallas, addressed to Bishop., March 16, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 27
Physical Description

1 p.

Letter signed to Abraham Bishop., March 29, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 28
Physical Description

1 p.

Autograph letter signed to Wm. Jones and his Associates, Commissioners, &c., July 28, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 29
Physical Description

1 p.

U.S. treasury Dept. [Printed Circular]. Signed by Dallas and addressed to Abraham Bishop., May 31, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 30
Physical Description

1 p.

Subseries 3.2: Original Office Appointment of George M. Dallas, April 7, 1829.
Appointment as Attorney of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. With seals and signatures of Andrew Jackson as President (U.S.) and Martin Van Buren as Secretary of State. Sworn to and signed on verso by George M. Dallas and witnessed with signature of Joseph Hopkinson, Judge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania., April 7, 1829.
Volume 3 Item 31
Subseries 3.3: Autograph Letters from George M. Dallas, 1816- 1861, undated.
Autograph letter signed to [Philip] Lindsley, Princeton Univ., Philadelphia. 1 p. Introducing Joseph S. Talbot for purposes of his entering the school., December 26, 1816.
Volume 3 Item 32
Autograph letter signed to Jonn. Smith, Cashier, U.S. Bank. 1 p. Concerning title to building the Bank proses to buy in Washington., March 21, 1818.
Volume 3 Item 33
Autograph letter signed, to Philip Lindsley, Princeton; Philadelphia. 1 p. Concerning dismissal of Senior student Albert Turner., July 31, 1824.
Volume 3 Item 34
Autograph letter signed to Virgil Maxcy, Solicitor of the Treasury, Washington. 1 p. Concerning Judgments outstanding., November 15, 1830.
Volume 3 Item 35
Autograph letter signed to Samuel Beatty (Baker). 1 p. Concerning Beatty's debts., June 18, 1831.
Volume 3 Item 36
Autograph letter signed to A. Dickens., January 15, 1856. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 37
Physical Description

1 p.

Autograph letter signed to Fitz Eugene Dixon; Leg. U.S. London. 1 p. Concerning return to U.S., April 14, 1861.
Volume 3 Item 38
Engraving (repro.) by P.H. Reason of G.M. Dallas. Engd. for the U.S. Magazine & Democratic Review, J. & H.G. Langley, New-York., undated.
Volume 3 Item 39
"George M. Dallas. The People's Candidate for Vice-President of the United States." Lith. & Pub. By N. Carrier, 2 Spruce St. N.Y. (in color). 28 x 38 cm., undated.
Volume 3 Item 40
Subseries 3.4: Civil War and Presidential Letters to A.J. Dallas, George M. Dallas and Others, 1815-1915.
Monroe, James. Autograph letter signed to A.J. Dallas as Acting Sec. of War. 1 p. Concerning surrender of the posts., May 1815.
Volume 3 Item 41
Van Buren, Martin. Autograph letter signed to George M. Dallas, Philadelphia; Washington. 2 p. Requesting advice on replacement for I.R. Clay as Secretary of Legation., March 2, 1837.
Volume 3 Item 42
Adams, John Quincy. Autograph letter signed to James Morss, Jr., New York; Washington. 2 p. Concerning publication of Adams' poem in BROTHER JONATHAN., January 14, 1840.
Volume 3 Item 43
Polk, James K. Autograph letter signed to George M. Dallas, Philadelphia; Columbia, Tenn. 2 p. Concerning election returns, primarily in Tennessee., November 8, 1844.
Volume 3 Item 44
Pierce, Franklin. Autograph note signed, Washington. No addressee., April 23, 1855.
Volume 3 Item 45
Patterson Maj.-Gen. Robert. Letter signed to Major Robert W. Hanson(?); Head Quarters Department of Pennsia., Phila., May 10, 1861. 1 p. [on verso of ℓ.2:] Holograph note signed by Abraham Lincoln, dated October 14, 1861., 1861.
Volume 3 Item 46
Grant, Ulysses S. Autograph letter signed to Head Quarters… Before Vicksburg. March 25, 1863. 1 p. Concerning cotton. On same page: Autograph note of James B. McPherson, April 5, 1863., 1863.
Volume 3 Item 47
Garfield, James A. Autograph letter signed to Dear Abbott, Washington. 2 p. Concerning Abbott's review of the Amnesty Debate., January 19, 1876.
Volume 3 Item 48
Hayes, Rutherford B. Autograph letter signed., March 3, 1884. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 49
Physical Description

1 p.

Roosevelt, Theodore. Typed letter signed to Alfred Noyes, Boston; New York. 1 p. Concerning Noyes' book TALES OF THE MERMAID TAVERN., May 13, 1913.
Volume 3 Item 50
Taft, William H. Typed letter signed to Reverend J.E. Wills, Philadelphia; New-Haven, Conn., December 30, 1913. 1 p..
Volume 3 Item 51
Physical Description

1 p.

Wilson, Woodrow. Typed letter signed to reverend Joshua E. Wills, Daretown, N.J.; The White House., January 12, 1915.
Volume 3 Item 52

Scope and Contents

All in the letter-books at Girard College; all in secretary's hand unless otherwise stated.

Mentioning Mr. Joseph Curwen, Mr. Mahlon Hutchinson, Jr. and Mr. Jared Ingersoll., October 17, 1814. 2 p..
Volume 4 Item 1
Physical Description

2 p.

Mentioning again Hutchinson and Ingersoll. Enclosing the "Memorial.", October 24, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 2
Physical Description

1 p.

Memorial. "To the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled. The Memorial of Stephen Girard of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania. Merchant and Banker." Signed, Phila., October 24, 1814.
Volume 4 Item 3
Suggested addition and amendment to Dallas' Report to Congress on the National Bank., October 30, 1814. 3 p..
Volume 4 Item 4
Physical Description

3 p.

November 3, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 5
Physical Description

1 p.

Loans., November 10, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 6
Physical Description

1 p.

Terminates offer of $100,000 Phila. Bank Notes for Treasury Notes., November 15, 1814. 2 p..
Volume 4 Item 7
Physical Description

2 p.

Reflecting on the offer., November 18, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 8
Physical Description

1 p.

Again terminates offer., November 19, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 9
Physical Description

1 p.

Funds in Boston to pay dividend on the Public Debt., December 7, 1814. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 10
Physical Description

1 p.

Specie Market., December 13, 1814. 2 p..
Volume 4 Item 11
Physical Description

2 p.

Foreign cotton goods., February 15, 1815. 4 p..
Volume 4 Item 12
Physical Description

4 p.

Forwarding letter of Martin Bickman (not present) and the DEMOCRATIC PRESS clipping (see below)., January 28, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 13
Physical Description

1 p.

"A Dialogue Between a Farmer and a Broker in Philadelphia, on the Subject of a National Bank." Clipping of article, from: THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS, Philadelphia, Saturday Evening. (IX, no. 2349)., January 27, 1816.
Volume 4 Item 14
On Martin Bickman., April 10, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 15
Physical Description

1 p.

On Martin Bickman., April 16, 1816. 2 p..
Volume 4 Item 16
Physical Description

2 p.

On Martin Bickman and William Jones., May 11, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 17
Physical Description

1 p.

Coinage., June 16, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 18
Physical Description

1 p.

August 10, 1816. 1 p..
Volume 4 Item 19
Physical Description

1 p.

"Memorandum respecting Mr. G[irard] subscribing one million of dollars to the U.S. loan" [A.J. Dallas] not signed. Note on verso: "Mr. Simpson may transcribe this memorandum and communicate it to Mr. Girard: but if nothing takes place, the copy itself to be destroyed & this communication to be considered as confidential.", undated.
Volume 4 Item 20

Scope and Contents

From Henkels sale, Catalogue #1401, lots 73 and 77, April 21, 1927.

"On the Head of Euprosyne drawn by Miss Fowle" (verse). 5 stanzas, 20 lines., January 1815.
Volume 5 Item 1
"Oh: may my grateful bosom learn" (1st line, verse). 12 lines., February 6, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 2
"Reproach to My Memory" (verse). 3 stanzas, 18 lines., February 7, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 3
"In Petto" (verse). 16 lines., February 11, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 4
"Mary Lyle" (verse). 12 lines., February 11, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 5
"A Metaphor" (verse). 10 lines., February 11, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 6
"Miss Ridgway" (verse). 14 lines., February 11, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 7
"To Miss Mary Bache" (verse). 56 lines., November 17, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 8
"For the Perusal of Miss Serena Livingston" (verse). 200 lines, 7 sheets., November 25, 1815.
Volume 5 Item 9
"For the Queen (Matilda Dallas)" (verse). 18 lines., January 6, 1817.
Volume 5 Item 10
"To My Daughter" (verse). 12 lines. Washington., 1832.
Volume 5 Item 11
"'Tis wondrous strange—but very true—" (first line, verse). 18 lines, signed "Your Dad.", undated.
Volume 5 Item 12
"'Tis wondrous strange—but very true—" (first line, verse)., August 9, 1833.
"Home-Bred Sentiment" (verse). 31 lines., December 25, 1835.
Volume 5 Item 14
"Home's Before us" (verse). 18 lines. St. P., July 1839.
Volume 5 Item 15
"Shall a Golden Cross Surmount the Steeple of St. Peter's Church?", undated.
Volume 5 Item 16
"The Catholics Assertion of the Cross" (verse). 24 lines by G.W. Doane (in Dallas' hand). Riverside, Tuesday in Easter Week., 1843.
Volume 5 Item 17
"Shall a Golden Cross surmount the Steeple of St. Peter's Church?" (verse). 24 lines., undated.
Volume 5 Item 18
"Home: before us" (verse). 106 lines. 4 sheets., undated.
Volume 5 Item 19
"To W. Irving and P. Kemble" (verse), incomplete, undated. 23 lines extant on sheet..
Volume 5 Item 20
Physical Description

23 lines extant on sheet.

"To W. Irving and P. Kemble" (verse)., undated. 16 lines..
Volume 5 Item 21
Physical Description

16 lines.

"To W. Irving and P. Kemble" (verse)., undated. 16 lines..
Volume 5 Item 22
Physical Description

16 lines.

"The Acrostic" (verse). 5 lines., undated.
Volume 5 Item 23
"A Miniature. To a Lady" (verse). 17 lines., undated.
Volume 5 Item 24
"To a Young Lady" (verse). 12 lines., undated.
Volume 5 Item 25
"To Mrs. P." (verse)., undated. 11 lines..
Volume 5 Item 26
Physical Description

11 lines.

"Columbia Sailors" (verse). 40 lines, 2 sheets., undated.
Volume 5 Item 27
"On the Moral Influence of Memory" (Prose). 3 sheets, 9 pages., undated.
Volume 5 Item 28
"To Marie" (verse). 6 lines., undated.
Volume 5 Item 29
"On Seeing a Lady's Picture" (verse)., undated. 54 lines, 2 p..
Volume 5 Item 30
Physical Description

54 lines, 2 p.

"On the Return of Mamma and Matilda from Washn." (verse). 24 lines., undated.
Volume 5 Item 31

Madison, James. Autograph letter signed. Mentioning Dallas' use of A.J. Dallas' letters for publication, specifically those relating to Livingston, General Jackson, Lowndes, and Lee. Provenance: Henkels Catalogue #1401, lot #189, April 21, 1927., June 23, 1821. 2 p..
Volume 6 Item 1
Physical Description

2 p.

Pennsylvania. Senate. Letter as Vote of Confidence in Benjamin Moran. 2 p. signed by W.H. Welsh, C.R. Buckalew, Jonas R. McClintock, Joseph Sauback, Ch. Straub, Jonathan Ely, John C. Evans, J.H. Walton, Thomas Hoge, Eli K. Price, Wm. Wilkins, Harlan Ingram, S.S. Jamison, Jno. Cresswell, N.B. Browne, Thomas P. Knox, Wm. N. Piatt and Sam Whenz., February 7, 1856.
Volume 6 Item 2
Buchanan, James. Letter signed, Washington. Notification of the Senate's confirmation of Dallas' nomination as Minister to Russia and of Chew as Secretary of Legation. 1 p. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #22, April 21, 1927., March 7, 1837.
Volume 6 Item 3
Polk, James K. Autograph letter signed, Columbia, Tenn.. Regarding election returns coming in for the Presidential election., November 9, 1844. 2 p..
Volume 6 Item 4
Physical Description

2 p.

Webster, Daniel. Autograph letter signed, 4 o'clock. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot 317, April 21, 1927., April 6.
Volume 6 Item 5
Memorandum from Record of Commissioners Great Britain & U.S. in reference to claims, etc. Document, not dated but covering years 1854-1855., c. 1855. 2 p..
Volume 6 Item 6
General

Note: "Papers rec'd from Lord Clavendon by Mr. Dallas."

Physical Description

2 p.

Copy of a paper recd by Dallas from Lord Clavendon. List referred to in the Boards' Report of 23 March 1857, no. 262. Claims after deducting Mr. Barry's Commission. Signed: "True copy, W.W. Woods.". 1 p..
Volume 6 Item 7
Physical Description

1 p.

Sparks, Jared. Autograph letter signed, London Hotel, Albermarie Street. 1 p. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #290, April 21, 1927., July 28, 1857.
Volume 6 Item 8
Irving, Washington. Autograph letter signed, Sunnyside. 1 p. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #137, April 21, 1927., May 24, 1858.
Volume 6 Item 9
Lind, Jenny. Autograph letter signed, Rochampton Lodge, Rochampton, to Miss [Susan] Dallas. Referring to Mr. Crapsey and his pictures. Signed: Jenny Goldschmidt. 2 p. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #180, April 21, 1927., February 11, 1859.
Volume 6 Item 10
Cleveland, Grover. Typed letter signed to Miss Susan Dallas; New York. 1 p. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #54, April 21, 1927., December 22, 1892.
Volume 6 Item 11

Scope and Contents

All in hand of Dallas unless otherwise stated. Primarily from the auction sale of Henkels, Cat. #1401, lots 72, 75, 76; April 21, 1927.

"Correspondents." Manuscript listing 153 men., undated. 3 p..
Volume 7 Item 1
Physical Description

3 p.

Letter to Davis Mann, Auditor General, Harrisburg, Pa. Re: Collection made by Dallas for the State of Pa. from one Mr. Lodenyeke Sharp., October 29, 1825.
Volume 7 Item 2
Testimonials in favour of the Revd. James Wiltbank to Andrew Jackson, President of the United States. 3 p. First testimonial signed by Joseph M. Duncan; Second testimonial signed by J.N. Barker, Wm. Duncan, Christh Kneass, Sam. W. Bradford, James M. Broom, G.M. Dallas, Henry Horn and Henry Toland; Third testimonial signed by W.J. Duane and J.B. Sutherland., July 6, 1829.
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List of U.S. Diplomatic Agents to Great Britain [n.d.]. 1 p. Listing with dates served: Van Buren, Vail, Stevenson, Everett, McLane, Bancroft, Lawrence and Ingersoll., undated.
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Letter to J.B. Sutherland. 1 p. Enquiring about one Mordecai G. Bryant. Provenance: Henkels Cat. #1401, lot #70, April 21, 1927., February 27, 1833.
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Relating life in Washington before opening of Congress., November 30, 1845. 1 p..
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Letter to Henry M. Philips of Philadelphia. Re: Philadelphia Club membership., December 10, 1845. 1 p. with envelope..
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1 p. with envelope.

Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Informing of the arrival of "Ma, Phil, and Charlotte" in Washington., June 18, 1846. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Re: Sophy's finances., June 28, 1846.
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Concerning death of Mrs. Ogle Taylor., July 5, 1846. 1 p..
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LIFE OF GEORGE MIFFLIN DALLAS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Prepared and published in September 1844 by the Democratic Committee of Publication… extended to the present time, and reprinted November 1847. Philadelphia, Times and Keystone Job Office, 1847. [Printed pamphlet]., November 1847.
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas, 18 June 1848. Mentioning dullness of Washington, the Mexican Treaty., June 18, 1848. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Re: Social life., December 10, 1848. 2 p..
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2 p.

Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Re: the Mexican boundary survey, Mr. Calhoun and the Southern Caucus., January 17, 1849. 1 p..
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1 p.

Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Re: Visit of Mrs. Dallas to Washington; social life., February 10, 1849. 1 p..
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1 p.

Letter to Thomas Reynolds, 24 November 1849., November 24, 1849.
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas., January 14, 1851. 1 p..
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1 p.

Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. 1 p. Re: meeting Dallas Bache, Professor Silliman, General Totten, Professor Henry, Professor Baird, et al., February 8, 1852.
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Letter to unnamed correspondent. Enclosing (wanting) a copy of a letter just sent to President Pierce as to the "Religious Test.", June 11, 1852.
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Letter to Dear Lizzie. Mentioning Thackeray's lecture on Dean Swift., January 11, 1853. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas. Mentioning a Ball at Dr. Rush's., January 27, 1853. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas., March 11, 1853. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas., April 10, 1853. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Susan Nicklin., August 29, 1853. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas., December 8, 1854. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Sophia Dallas., December 30, 1855. 1 p..
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Letter to Mrs. Sophia Dallas., January 1, 1856. 1 p..
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Letter to Mrs. and Miss Dallas. 1 p. Written at end of letter to G.M. Dallas from "Sue" [Susan Dallas?], January 7, 1856.
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Letter to Francis Markoe, Dept. of State, Washington. Re: Preparations from trip to Gt. Brit. As E.E. and M.P., February 17, 1856. 2 p. with envelope..
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2 p. with envelope.

Letter to Francis Markoe. Waiting for documents before departing., February 26, 1856. 1 p..
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1 p.

"Hon. Geo. Mifflin Dallas, L.L.D., our Minister to England." Clipping from: FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. With portrait, from a daguerreotype by Brady., March 1, 1856.
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Letter to Francis Markoe, Dept. of State, Wash.; London. 1 p. with envelope. Enclosing a treaty (not present)., August 29, 1856.
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Letter to Aunt Sue Nicklin; London., July 3, 1857. 3 p..
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Letter to "Cass"; London., August 4, 1857. 3 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran, A. Sec. of Legation; Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. 1 p. Enclosing letter of Lord Clarendon (not present)., August 16, 1857.
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Letter to Miss Susan Nicklin; London., October 20, 1857. 4 p..
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Letter to Miss Susan Nicklin; London., November 11, 1857. 1 p..
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1 p.

Letter to Hon. Lewis Cass; London., February 9, 1858. 3 p. Re: L. Napoléon..
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3 p. Re: L. Napoléon.

Letter to Miss Sophia P. Dallas; Tunbridge, Wells, Sat., September 4, 1858. 4 p..
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4 p.

Letter to Carl H. Morrell; London., September 20, 1858. 3 p..
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3 p.

Letter to Miss Susan Nicklin; London., September 3, 1858. 3 p..
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3 p.

Letter to Sophia Dallas; London., November 29, 1858. 3 p..
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3 p.

Letter to Sophia Dallas; London., January 1, 1859. 3 p..
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3 p.

Letter to Carl H. Morrell; London., January 17, 1859. 1 p..
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1 p.

Seward, William H. Autograph note signed to George M. Dallas., May 26, 1859. 1 p..
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1 p.

Letter to Susan Nicklin; London., August 5, 1859. 3 p..
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3 p.

Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., August 26, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., August 27, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., August 28, 1859. 2 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., August 29, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., September 2, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., September 7, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., September 8, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to [Ben. Moran]; Leg. U.S. London., September 13, 1859. 2 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. Brighton., September 14, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. London., September 15, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Leg. U.S. London., September 16, 1859. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Brighton., September 20, 1859. 1 p..
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Argyll, Elizabeth Georgiana, Duchess of. Autograph letter signed, Argyll Lodge, Kensington, to George Mifflin Dallas. 2 p. Concerning john Brown, the abolitionist. Provenance: Henkels Catalogue #1401, lot #5, 21 April 1927., December 9, 1859.
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Letter to Ben. Moran; Sydenham., September 5, 1860. 1 p..
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Letter to Miss Susan Nicklin; London. 1 p. Signature cut away. 3 p. Mentioning L. Napoleon., October 12, 1860.
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Letter to Miss Susan Nicklin; 24 Portland Place., February 22, 1861. 4 p..
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Letter to mrs. Sophia Dallas; London., May 3, 1861. 4 p..
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Letter to Mrs. Sophia Dallas; Monday., July 3, 1862. 1 p..
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Letter to Ben. Moran, Sec. Ses. Of Legation of U.S., London. 3 p. Concerning portrait of Dallas by T. Buchanan Read., November 2, 1863.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Resolution of Sympathy on the death of George Mifflin Dallas from the Minutes of the Society. Copy sent to the family in the hand of Samuel L. Smedley, Recording Secretary who has signed, and with the signature of J.R. Ingersoll, President of the Society., January 9, 1865.
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Dallas, Alexander James. Autograph letter signed to James Monroe as Secretary of State, January 27, 1813.
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Dallas, George Mifflin. Autograph letter signed to Antoine Bolmar, Academy, West-Chester, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1836.
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Dallas, George Mifflin. "Subscription List. The Subscribers, members of the Bench and the Bar of Philadelphia, agree to tender their dispositions of friendship and respect to the Hon. George M. Dallas, by a Dinner to be had at the United States Hotel. [78 names listed]." Printed form with additional address leaf, this copy addressed to John M. Read, Esq. Phila. [one of the subscribers]. With one of the tickets. 2 items., April 11, 1837.
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Dallas, George Mifflin. Autograph letter signed to Hon. R. Kneaf, Esq., June 26, 1847.
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Dallas, George Mifflin. Autograph letter signed to unknown correspondent [addresses eradicated], December 29, 1852.
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Dallas, George Mifflin. Autograph letter signed to Fitz Eugene Dixon; London, August 18, 1856.
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Moore, J.G. (Correspondent, Philadelphia Bulletin). Autograph note to George Mifflin Dallas with signed reply by Dallas, undated.
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[Roberts, William]. "George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) [a portrait] by Eden Upton Eddis." Holograph manuscript by Roberts on the Eddis portrait. Signed and dated, London. 5 sheets, mounted and bound, March 1, 1926.
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Item. Printed version. 5 p., front., being reproduction of the Eddis portrait, undated.
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Eight copies of the above frontispiece, undated.
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Swank, Peter (of Clermont County). Land patent. Signed by James Madison as President of the U.S. with his seal, and James Monroe as Secretary of State, October 10, 1811.
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Dallas, Alexander James. Autograph letter signed to William White, Esq., Commissioner of Loans, Philadelphia. Letter originally accompanying a copy of a register of treasury notes issued by William S. Waller, Cashier of the Bank of Kentucky, April 12, 1815.
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