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[Record of John Hill's militia oath made in Massachusetts]
7 March 1758
Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759
Indicates that Hill appeared before Pepperrell and "vowed to observe the militia laws made in this Province..."
GLC01450.283
[Appointment of Thomas Irving to Inspector of Imports and Exports and Register of Shipping in America]
1768/02/04
Robinson, John, 1727-1802
Also signed by Charles Parson, William Burch, Henry Hudson, and one other ("J. Wm. [illegible]"), all at the Customs House in Boston. Appointed by "the Commissioners for managing & causing to be levied his Majesties Customs and other Duties in...
GLC01450.406.02
[Oath of loyalty to the King of England]
30 November 1776
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
Partially printed document signed by New York's Royal Governor William Tryon. Certifies Daniel Rogers as having subscribed to the proclamation offering a pardon to any rebels who came forward and took an oath of allegiance to the king. The...
GLC01450.412.01
[Accounts for Jabez Champlin due from the estate of Joseph and William Wanton]
1766-1787
Jabez, Champlin, fl. 1766-1787
Mostly various cleaning, mending, and chimney sweeping activities. One entry for "Drawing Tooth for your Negro." Accounts from 1766-1770, and two from 1774. A 12 April 1785 note on the verso indicates that Champlin personally verified the account...
GLC01450.447.03
[Appointement for James Elliot]
9 October 1807
Sullivan, James, 1744-1808
Appoints James Elliot as a major and aide de camp for Major General Simon Elliot. Signed by James Sullivan as Governor of Massachusetts. Also signed by Jonathan L. Austin as "Secretary." Docket on verso is signed by Simon Elliot and reads "James H...
GLC01450.448.01
[Appointment for Simon Elliot as Major General]
18 June 1796
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
Appoints Elliot to the rank of Major General in the first division of the Massachusetts Militia. Massachusetts state seal affixed. Signed by Samuel Adams as Governor of Massachusetts. Also signed by John Avery as "Secretary." Docket on verso attests...
GLC01450.448.04
[Authorization to administer the oath of service for Bristol County Massachusetts]
6 September 1775
Massachusetts Bay Council
Partially printed document signed Perez Morton as deputy secretary of the council. Signers from the Massachusetts Bay Council include: James Otis, B. Greenleaf, W. Spooner, Caleb Cushing, Joseph Garish, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Forster, Eliad Taylor...
GLC01450.522
[Certificate of loyalty for a Missouri woman accused of spying for the Confederacy]
1 September 1863
Cobb, John (fl. 1863)
Written in Saint Francois County. Signed by Cobb, John A. Weber, Reinhart Laney, Elisha J. White, and Thomas Lang as citizens of Saint Francois County Missouri. The signees swear that they are personally acquainted with Catherine E. Murphy, a widow...
GLC01450.600.0001
[Oath by a loyalist parolee during the American Revolution]
January 28, 1777
Robb, Robert, fl. 1777
Witnessed by George Cochran and William Lyon, a member of the Pennsylvania committee of safety. The oath of a loyalist named Robert Robb pledges non-aggression and loyalty to the cause of the United States. The second page is a bond holding the...
GLC01450.615
[Inventory of property of Captain William C. Baen]
10 May 1812
Bruce, William, fl. 1812
Signed by four officers of the 4th infantry regiment Baen belonged to. Lists effects of the deceased Baen and the amount for which each item was sold. Endorsement on verso signed by Bruce certifying that J. L. Eastman and R. B. Brown of the 4th U...
GLC01450.716.02
To T.P. Chandler, Esq.
June 6, 1865
McCaleb, Edwin H., fl. 1844-1865
McCaleb thanks Chandler and his family for their kindness while a prisoner of war in the North. He writes that "All good citizens deeply deplore the assassination of Pres. Lincoln... Mr. L -- was a great man and more than that was a good man and...
GLC01594
[Appointment of Gilbert Witham, Captain, Co. M, 1st Cavalry, California Volunteers]
6 March 1863
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893
Partially printed document signed by Stanford as Governor of California and countersigned by California Secretary of State William H. Weeks, Adjutant General William Kibbe, and Deputy A.A.H. Tuttle. Sealed with the Great Seal of California (with bear...
GLC01620
to Aaron [Jeffery]
1863/11/06
Jeffery, Richard W., fl. 1855-1899
Requests that Aaron always write "...as fully as you did in the last letter," and praises him for deciding not to take Ann out of school to save money. Richard promises that as soon as he is able he will send money to help the family out--enclosing...
GLC01896.065
[Oath of loyalty]
1865/04/29
Evans, D. M., fl. 1865
Aaron Jeffery's signed loyalty oath "to support, protect, and defend the Constitution... [including] with references to slaves." Written at "Office of Provost Marshall", Richmond, Va.
GLC01896.074
to Aaron Jeffery
August 1, 1866
Alfocord, E.B., fl. 1860-1866
Apologizes to her nephew, Aaron, for not writing sooner and wishes that Jeffery and her family had not left Petersburg to live in "...that distant country under existing circumstances." Wishes for Aaron and Roberta [Jeffery] to come visit and...
GLC01896.085
to his sister
30 May 1862
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Writes from camp near Portsmouth, Virginia. Reports that camp has moved from [Gosport Navy Yard] and complains of the condition of the grounds upon arrival. Discusses the number of Confederate prisoners that are being taken and their willingness...
GLC02016.016
Burbank Evening Review [Vol. XXXVVI No. 224 (April 13, 1945)]
13 April 1945
Burbank Evening Review
One newspaper clipping from the Burbank Evening Review dated April 13, 1945. The item contains a headline entitled, "The World Mourns FDR's Death." Articles printed pertain to President Franklin Roosevelt's funeral procession and updates on his death...
GLC09619.095
Los Angeles Evening Herald Express [Vol. LXXV No. 17 (April 14, 1945)]
April 14, 1945
Los Angeles Herald Express
One issue of the Los Angeles Evening Herald Express dated April 14, 1945. Articles printed pertain to the Truman Administration transferring from the Roosevelt Administration; reports of the Japanese army's response to Roosevelt's death...
GLC09619.096
Signed by 18 sailors.
06 July 1798
Barry, John, 1745-1803
Sailors" Oath of Allegiance on Commander Barry"s Frigate "United States".
GLC08352
to Dorothea Dix
14 October 1864
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
"Will Miss Dix give Gen. Butler any good reason why Mrs. Lottie Galt & other harmless old ladies of Williamsburg should not be loyal women & take the oath of allegiance in return for protection for the United States. A Rebel is never harmless."
GLC08370.01
to J.T. Mason, Secretary of the Navy re: reinstatement after drunkenness...
1847/12/23
Maury, Jefferson, 1826-1895
Suspended for drunkenness. Takes an oath of abstinence. Maury entered the U.S. Navy at 15 and passed as midshipman in 1847.
GLC08443
to George W. Koonce
January 20, 1865
Young, D.J., fl. 1865
Acknowledges receipt of a letter informing him of a time extension allowed for county officers by the West Virginia Legislature to qualify for an unspecified position. Discusses the removal of a Judge (possibly from Harper's Ferry) from office...
GLC08606.02
[Letter discussing post Civil War party politics in West Virginia] [incomplete]
circa 1869-1870
An unknown author discusses the details of a West Virginia election. States, "The voters at Chaplin & Shepherdstownship all voted. Some rebels who were at the polls in said townships on the day of election offered colored ballots which were refused...
GLC08606.07
to Edward George Washington Butler
11 October 1867
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Lee, President of Washington College, replies to a letter from General Butler. Acknowledges the receipt of a pamphlet entitled "Oaths, Amnesties, & Rebellions." Discusses the execution of Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, before a firing...
GLC05275
Discharges for nine soldiers and William Yocum (signed recto by Brutus J. Clay)
1864/01/22
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
List of prisoners on front, with place of imprisonment, endorsed on verso by Lincoln. At the bottom of the list is a note of congressman Brutus J. Clay, requesting the discharge of the above. Lincoln orders the discharge of nine soldiers upon...
GLC05984
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