September 19, 1814

Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819

Autograph letter signed

Title: to General Brooks

The recipient was probably Micah Brooks. Explains that the government will not be able to grant the request of the Selectmen of Belfast to send troops to expel the British from Fort Castine on the Penobscot Bay, which they recently came to occupy. He does not think it wise to keep troops in Belfast, Maine, where the former defenders of Castine will go if no reinforcements are forthcoming.

GLC01450.703

1840

Broadside

Title: Columbia, Land of Liberty

Sheet music for the song "Columbia, Land of Liberty." Provides the musical score and three verses of lyrics.

GLC01450.704

June 21, 1813

Hodgon, Silvanus, fl. 1813-1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathan Hodgdon

Informs his uncle that he has been aboard the frigate Macedonian for two months, which he reports is blockaded in by seven British ships. Asks him to send a letter to his mother and to give his love to friends and family. Also notes that his captain, Capt. Jones, is preparing for a meeting with a British captain.

GLC01450.705.01

December 12, 1843

N. Starr, & Son, fl. 1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Talcott

N. Starr & Son, weapons repair or manufacturing firm write to Lieutenant Colonel George Talcott of the Ordnance Department regarding a rifle repair or supply contract. This letter discusses the reasons why they have been unable to fulfill their contract, including the Ordnance Department's order for an older rifle model. Letter written in response to orders received by an inspector at the N. Starr Company from Captain Thornton (possibly Naval Officer James Thornton).

GLC01450.707

April 27, 1792

Orr, Hugh, 1717-1798

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Amasa Davis

Letter written by Orr as an inventor and owner of a foundry to Davis as Quartermaster General of Boston. Says he is in possession of a cannon bore which belongs to the state and wants to return it. Claims it would be proper to give it to Davis. It weighs half a ton. Tries to downplay the cost of carting the bore, saying it is a fair price for the season.

GLC01450.708

March 24, 1811

French, Thomas, fl. 1811, Blake, Phineas, fl. 1811, Kinsley, Adam, fl. 1811

Letter signed

Title: to Tench Coxe

Letter written by Thomas French, Phineas Blake, and Adam Kinsley, heads of the gun firm French, Blake & Kinsley. Sends duplicate receipts for four hundred muskets purchased.

GLC01450.709

24 August 1789

Bancker, Evert, fl. 1734-1789

Sketch

Title: Regulation of Catharine Street, from the Bowry Road to the south side of William Street

Continues "Done by order of the Corporation of New York August 24th 1789. By Casimir Goerey, Evert Bancker, City Surveyors." Includes the descent of the street every ten feet.

GLC01450.710

June 18, 1813

Roby, Henry, fl. 1810-1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abiel Wood

The top half of the first page records three diary-like entries for June 16-18, 1813. They discuss the weather, farming, and local naval activities in the War of 1812, including reports of "a heavy cannonading." The bottom half takes the form of a letter dated June 18, 1813. It discusses hauling a load of rocks, tending to the potatoes, and the town's reaction to the cannonading heard two days before. The townspeople called a meeting and discussed building and arming a battery. Notes that when "the true result of the firing is heard their fears will subside[.]" Also claims that "one half the…

GLC01450.711

March 8, 1858

Foster, fl. 1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his cousin

He received his cousin's paper, but has not written earlier because his studies, at Brown University, have kept him busy. Reports of a local stable fire in which eight of sixty horses died and nearly all their carriages were destroyed. Two days later, their was an attempt to set fire to another stable. A hackman was suspected. Mentions good weather and discusses skating. A note on the back, possibly a response to a letter from Annie mentioned in the letter's main body, records a day's schedule a Brown.

GLC01450.712.01

circa 1803-1809

Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

Broadside

Title: Black Walnut Gun Stocks

Printed document under Tench Coxe's name, but unsigned. This request for contractor proposals to supply black walnut gun stocks to the government was issued by Coxe as Purveyor of Public Supplies, an office he held 1803-1812. Asks that proposals contain the price and the number of stocks that can delivered in one, two, or three months. Will be paid cash after inspection. Date inferred from document. The form has a pre-printed date "180" with space for the last digit. I used Coxe's dates of service to get a rough estimate of the document's creation.

GLC01450.713

circa 1788-1813

Goodwin, N., fl. 1811

Printed document signed

Title: [Document regarding Massachusetts militia]

Signed by Benjamin Warren, per orders of Brigadier General Nathaniel (Goodwin), who served as a General in the War of 1812. Contains the printed name of William Donnison, who served as Adjutant General and Inspector General of Massachusetts 1788-1813. Contains the handwritten name of [Benj?] Warren. States that the Governor ordered the Quarter Master General to supply artillery companies promptly. Discusses the importance of a well regulated militia. States "The Commander in Chief, has a full persuasion in his mind, that all the Officers will exert themselves during the present Season…

GLC01450.714

1842/11/12

Chamber, John, fl. 1842

Document signed

Title: to Barton J. David re: accounting for flour to Iowa Indians

Governor of Iowa and Indian agent. Signed as Superintendent of Indian Affairs

GLC01450.715

1812

Header Record

Title: Collection of two items mentioning William H. Harrison [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC01450.716

after 1792

Mutinot, fl. 1792

Autograph note signed

Title: French Revolution request for payment dated 13. Vendemiaire [in French]

GLC01450.718.01

8 September 1819

Davis, Amasa, 1744-1825

Document signed

Title: [Request for the delivery of military standards]

Davis signs as Quarter Master General. Possibly based on the order of George Todd, whose name is included. Directed to Sam Gore. Requests "to deliver to Colo Arms or Bearer, 2 Standards for 2 Battalions of Cavalry in the 2 Brigade, 4 Division, in the Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." Docket indicates that the standards were received 20 September 1819.

GLC01450.718.04

1815/01/16

Morton, Nathaniel, fl. 1815

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for duty paid for a carriage]

Certifies that Lemuel Dunbar paid the yearly duty of one dollar for a two wheeled Chaise carriage. Printed with blanks filled in by hand. Identifies Morton as the collector of revenue for th e 14th collection district of Massachusetts.

GLC01450.718.05

1816/05/25

Silver, Isaiah, fl. 1816

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for apprehending and holding deserters]

Also signed by Justice of the Peace Dan Humphreys and a lieutenant colonel of the commissary, possibly T.B. Dalbach (partially illegible). Lists expenses owed to Silver pertaining to the apprehension of Richard Galusha and Robert Jackson, who deserted Captain A.W. Thorton's company in the regiment of light artillery. A statement of the returns accuracy appears on the bottom of the first page (signed by Humphreys). An order to pay Silver and acknowledgment of payment appears on the verso.

GLC01450.718.06

January 9, 1815

Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846

Letter signed

Title: to J. T. Churm and others in the 17th regiment of infantry

Discusses the case of Lieutenant Joseph Duncan, who was transferred from the 17th to the 19th regiment. Details on the case are not given, although it appears to concern Duncan's rank. Parker expresses that the secretary of war does not see "any cause of complaint on the part of the officers of the 17th Infy." Parker was assistant inspector general in the war department.

GLC01450.718.07

June 29, 1812

Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Christopher P. Bellinger

Near the beginning of the War of 1812, Brown advises Colonel Bellinger that they should be more prepared before they attack the vessels Bellinger mentioned previously. Concludes with an exhortation: "Let us do my dear Coll. what our Country expects of us - be prepard [sic] to defend our Country at any moment."

GLC01450.718.08

February 24, 1784

Deering, Nathaniel, 1739-1795

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Reciept for land bought by Nathaniel Hatch]

Reciept for land that Hatch bought from Deering for one hundred and twenty pounds. Also signed three times by Enoch Freeman, justice of the peace.

GLC01450.718.09

1814/11/01

Tithon, James J., fl. 1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Resolution authorizing the purchase of guns]

Resolution made by the House of Assembly (unnamed state) requesting that the governor purchase two hundred rifles and two artillery pieces for the state militia during the War of 1812. Appropriates funds for the purchase. The order was made by someone named James (last name illegible). Tithon (possibly not the correct spelling of his name) was the clerk.

GLC01450.718.10

October 18, 1812

Hall, J W., fl. 1812

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his parents

Hall writes about finding work for $15 per month and staying with two professors of religion, possibly at Middlebury College. Asks to be sent clothes and several other things and seeks news, mostly regarding farming related activities. Comments on the dragoons and artillery passing through during the War of 1812. Notes that he "saw the Artillery and spoke with many of them they Looke some fatigued but all hearty & ruged." Continues the letter on October 20, 1812 and reports that staying with Mr. Hubbard was a presbyterian priest who had been "in Ogdensburg when the Cannonading took place…

GLC01450.719.01

October 22, 1813

Addams, Charity, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John P. Addams

Charity Addams wishes her brother success in his determined effort to "preach the Gospel to the poor" and relays family news. Comments on the soldiers quartering on their farm during the War of 1812, and the damage they caused and paid for. Discusses celebrations surrounding the election of the governor and secretary of state, remarking that "it seemed as if peace began to dawn." Reports alarm in Plattsburgh, New York. Comments on a boating accident. Notes that their brother Charles Addams came home and went to a camp meeting in Plattsburgh. Relates other news, much of it pertaining to…

GLC01450.719.02

October 26, 1812

Coffin, David, 1788-1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Boyd

During the War of 1812, Coffin reports difficulties selling lead and black powder because the market in Boston is glutted and prices are low. He suggests selling at auction. Boyd was a merchant in Portland, Maine.

GLC01450.719.03

February 28, 1813

Arnold, Dorcas, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Sarles

Discusses how the British successfully attacked and took control of their village (Ogdensburg, New York) on February 22, 1813 during the War of 1812. Comments on how her husband was captured and paroled and remarks on the growing strength of Canada. Ichabod, whose name also appears at the bottom of the letter, possibly was her husband.

GLC01450.719.04