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to Elias Boudinot

Letter addressed to Boudinot as Commissary General of Prisoners. Requests to be exchanged as a prisoner of war because he was wounded at Fort Montgomery and is not well. He asks to be paroled or exchanged to go to Dutchess County so he may heal. He...

GLC01450.088

to [Thomas] Ward

Letter written by McMichael as a Loyalist Captain in the British Army. As a lieutenant in the Continental Army he deserted from his post at Fort Schuyler in August 1776 to join the British. McMichael was taken prisoner out of a flag of truce at...

GLC01450.089

to John Spottswood

Scott requests that Spottswood dispatch the reports on the commissions for Captain Hays' creditors. States that unless they are returned soon there is a chance there might be sufferers. Scott was a solicitor (lawyer) and was possibly the father of...

GLC01450.091

to Joseph Cooke

Two sets of orders on one page. First orders are to Joseph Platt Cooke and a colonel [name illegible] to muster the regiment immediately as the enemy is near Compo Hill, Connecticut. Instructs to march day and night and bring all the ammunition they...

GLC01450.096

[Receipt for Rations for French officer]

Receipt for four pounds seventeen schillings and three pence due to Captain Jean Louis de Vernejoul for his rations. Covers fifty-two days worth of rations at three rations a day. Signed by de Vernejoul as "Capt Des Etas Unis."

GLC01450.099

to Duncan Campbell

Informs that the bills for 700 pounds that he was so concerned about have been brought in from the rebels by a friend who was also a prisoner. States that being a prisoner has gotten the better of him but the Commander in Chief has intimated to him...

GLC01450.102

Collection of two letters to Joseph Clarke [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01450.104

to Chevalier de Montrond

Discusses various personal matters.

GLC01450.110

to Don Francisco Tacon

Clay, Secretary of State, replies to a note from Spanish Minister Tacon concerning the presence of Commodore Porter (possibly David Porter, Commander in Chief of the Mexican Navy) and his actions in Key West, Florida. Claims that Porter did not...

GLC01419

[Notice of an amendment to "An act for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbours of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction"]

A circular letter signed by Secretary of the Treasury Gallatin and sent to Dudley Hobart, the collector of Bath, Maine. Instructs Hobart to enforce the amendment to the fourth section of the March 3, 1805 act, which empowered the president "to...

GLC01420

to Edmund Pendleton

Letter discusses the differences in pay for Continental and state soldiers. Comments on the activities of "Mr. Agnew who was lately tryed by the Committee" and other Tories as they related to the British assault on Hog Island. Letter written to...

GLC01421

Epistola Christofori Colom... de insulis Indie supra Gangem.... [exploration]

First edition, in Latin, second (corrected) issue, printed at Rome after 29 April 1493. Gothic type; 33 lines per page. Pamphlet printing letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain concerning his first voyage to America, the so-called...

GLC01427

to Colonel Waite

Informs that a British Naval Officer, Sir George Collier arrived in Booth Bay, Maine, last Tuesday on board his ship, the Rainbow. Refers to Collier's capture of the Hancock commanded by Captain John Manly and destruction of thirty other vessels at...

GLC01450.206

to Terrason Dezacherez

Translation needed.

GLC01450.212

to unknown [in French]

Translation reads: "In consequence of the orders of the Count D'Estaing, the ship Provence will send to the Protector Ship 'Canot' which from the fleet at 'Bombs of Thunder' or else the one which was sent by the General to him." Letter written on...

GLC01450.213

to Aaron Burr

Discusses an arbitration over bonds involving Hunt and Captain Bayard. States "I was among the great ones of the earth lately & they yet auger peace."

GLC01450.217

to Mr. Robinson

Knox sends his compliments to Robinson and reminds him what was agreed upon respecting Gonharin's Corps. Says they made an agreement that Alderman Harley was to have orders to deliver 500 suits of clothing for Governor Legges Regiment. Harley had...

GLC01450.220.02

[Receipt for powder for the British Royal Artillery]

The powder was received from and the receipt sent to George Wray, Commissary to the Royal Artillery. The powder was for making blank cartridges for recruits.

GLC01450.221

[British bill of exchange for 500 pounds payable to William Billyer]

Partially printed bill of exchange. The money was designated "For Defraying the Expenses and Carrying on the Current Serives of your Office at thei Place." Noted accepted on 13 August 1782. The docket orders payment to a Mr. Patrick Leckie from...

GLC01450.222

to Roberts & Son Esquires

Forrest, an ensign in the British Army, writes to London to say that in the list of the army of 1780, Ensigns Goodair and Kent have mistakenly been given rank over him. Hopes they will fix the mistake. Claims that recent personnel changes might make...

GLC01450.223

[Receipt for hiring a whale boat during the French and Indian War]

Tallies various charges, including hiring the boat "to got to the Relief of St. Georges when attacked by the French and Indians."

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to Benjamin Hewins

Worries that some back home believe he has defected to the British side. Feels he has "as good a right as others" to the "town Bounty" this year, and asks Hewins to obtain the money and send it to him. Letter addressed to Hewins as "Treasurer of the...

GLC01450.236

to Asa Waterman

Allen informs Waterman of the return of "our Brother Capt Joseph Cashman." Says Mr. Cushing's child "the sicked child that ever I saw." News arrived from Newfoundland of the "Royal George" sinking in port, and 1,300 people dying. Around eight hundred...

GLC01450.242

to James Cushing

Discusses providing a letter and other support for Reverend Cushing's son to work for their "Kinsman Nat. Cotton" in England. He writes that "We are all filled with Joy at the Unexpected News of the Conquest of Canada," referring to the British...

GLC01450.252

to Jacob Wendell

Discusses recruiting soldiers during the French and Indian War, noting that "The officers from England here make a Very bad hand at recruiting..." Jacob Wendell was Henry's uncle.

GLC01450.259

[Infantry muster roll from the French and Indian War][French]

Records troops under Lieutenant General Compte de Kielmansegge in the service of the British. Some notes on the second page and two wax stamps. Written at Camp de Coesfeldt

GLC01450.267

Monthly Return for the 16th (or Queens) Regiment of Light Dragoon's for April

Lists officers, rank and file soldiers, and stores of several British regiments during the American Revolution. Captain Howell was one of six troop leaders listed, Colonel William Harcourt being the most senior.

GLC01450.268

[Diary of Henry Vanderslice, wagon master in the Continental Army]

Daily entries detail Vanderslice's duties as wagon master and his travels with the army through Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Vanderslice reached encampment at Morristown, New Jersey in late March 1777. He writes about wagons and carters under his...

GLC01450.018

to Sally Adams

He gives his wife a day by day account of the Continental troop's movements leading up to the Battle of Monmouth, 28 June 1778. He states they crossed the Delaware on June 21 at Coryell's Ferry, camped at Hopewell, went on to Princeton, Kingston...

GLC01450.026

[Journal for ship Molly]

Daily log of activity aboard the British supply ship Molly sailing in the New York Harbor. Pattullo was the master. Most entries detail the weather, supplies received or delivered, and duties of the men aboard. Many entries note the carpenters'...

GLC01450.019

[Collection of letters related to wine trade in Portugal] [Decimalized .01-.08]

GLC01450.022

Collection of letters of British soldier Charles Irvine to his brother [Decimalized .01-.19]

GLC01450.023

The case of the United States, laid before the Tribunal of arbitration convened at Geneva under the provisions of the treaty between the United States of America and Her Majesty the queen of Great Britain, concluded at Washington, May 8, 1871.

The United States' case in arbitration against Great Britain regarding the "Alabama Claims." The United States sought compensation from Great Britain because the British supplied commerce raiding ships, including the "Alabama," to the Confederacy....

GLC00267.221

Rules of the court of commissioners of Alabama claims

Printed rules established for the court overseeing the "Alabama Claims," as well as the law that created this court. Also includes the treaty with Britain and subsequent arbitration that preceded this court. During the Civil War, British firms...

GLC00267.222

Three months in the Southern states: April-June, 1863

First American edition, published by John Bradburn (the orginal British edition was published in 1863). A few comments pencilled in by a pro-Union reader (after the title: "containing the lies of a Brittsher"; below an engraving of Jefferson Davis:...

GLC00267.256

Annexation of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th instant, respecting an Annexation of Texas to the United States.

Complies with the House of Representatives request for the President to report his opinion on whether or not Texas should be annexed to the United States, whether Texas has proposed anything and what the United States' response was, and, if so, to...

GLC00267.099

Proceedings of the Senate and documents relative to Texas, from which the injunction of secrecy has been removed.

Uncut congressional pamphlet that includes a copy of the proposed treaty admitting Texas to the Union. Printed by the 28th Congress, 1st Sess. Senate document no. 341.

GLC00267.102

Texas. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the rejected treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United States, together with the accompanying documents.

Contains the text of the treaty and diplomatic correspondence. From the U.S. 28th Cong., 1st sess., House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. no. 271. Date refers to when the document was "Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs." Printed...

GLC00267.103

Diplomatic correspondence of the Republic of Texas (Annual reports of AHS 1907-8

Edited by George P. Garrison

GLC00267.106

Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the claims of the United States upon the United Mexican States

President Jackson discusses the deplorable treatment given American soldiers and citizens. Ensuing pages chronicle the various grievances reported. Pamphlet lacks a proper cover.

GLC00267.107

[Taking possession of Monterey: Message from the President of the United States]

Message confirming the unauthorized invasion and possession of Monterey, California, by Captain Thomas ap Catesby Jones. Announces Jones' recall and asks that all correspondence relating to his tour in the Mexican territories be investigated. Those...

GLC00267.108

[Message of the President... repelling the invasion... by the Mexican forces]

In anticipation of requesting a declaration of war against Mexico, Polk enumerates all preventative measures the United States has taken to avoid a confrontation, and describes the poor treatment of American citizens and their property at the hands...

GLC00267.114

Report of the Secretary of the Navy

Autograph of R.S. Baker inside front cover. Report of Secretary of the Navy Mason discussing naval coverage throughout the world. Appendix from Executive Document. No. 1 includes military reports from army commanders in Mexico to Mason. Report...

GLC00267.115

[Speech of Hon. Joshua R. Giddings...on the bill to raise a company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers]

Giddings attacks Polk's declaration of war against Mexico, the frivolous spending of the public treasury, and the dubious means by which soldiers are enlisted. Giddings believes in the defense of America and the support of its military, but does not...

GLC00267.116

Speech of Mr. Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, in relation to the Mexican War...

Title continues, "and in reply to Messrs. Giddings, Tilden, and Delano." (See GLC00267.116). Supports Polk's declaration of war and attacks his Ohio colleagues.

GLC00267.117

Daniel O'Connell upon American slavery: with other Irish testimonies.

Anti-Slavery tracts no. 5, new series. Published by the American Anti-slavery Society.

GLC00267.088

Report on the annexation of Texas to the United States

Also appears under the title: Senate documents (Massachusetts. General Court. Senate) ; no. 50. Report made by the Joint Committee, which had been referred the "Governor's address as relates to the resolutions of Rhode Island concerning the...

GLC00267.100

An appeal to the people of Massachusetts, on the Texas question

Appeals to the people to oppose the annexation, arguing that adding Texas to the Union will further entrench and empower the institution of slavery. Suggests holding a convention. Attributed to "A Massachusetts Freeman." Printed by Charles C...

GLC00267.104

Speech of Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut against the extension of slave territory.

Delivered in the House of Representatives, 9 February 1847. Printed by J & G.S. Gideon, Washington, D.C. Argues against slavery being extended into the territories and criticizes the president [James Polk] over the Mexican War.

GLC00267.118

Speech of Mr. Horace Mann, of Mass., on the right of Congress to legislate for the territories of the United States, and its duty to exclude slavery therefrom.

Speech delivered in the House of Representatives on 30 June 1848. Opposes the Mexican War and the extension of slavery. Printed by J. & G. S. Gideon, Washington, D.C. First edition.

GLC00267.120