13 September 1777

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Document signed

Title: [Assignment of privateer's bond by John Hancock to Joseph Hewes and Robert Smith]

Countersigned by Jacob Rush and Benjamin Towne. Revokes the earlier privateer commission given to Barzilla Smith by Hancock as President of the Congress of the United States because Smith did not conduct himself and his crew according to the terms of the bond. The commission stated that Smith would have to make reparations of $5,000 for any damage caused by the misconduct of himself or his crew (see GLC01450.014.02). Smith, as commander of the privateer schooner, the Eagle, apprehended a brig called the Joseph, owned by Joseph Hewes and Robert Smith of North Carolina who state Barzilla…

GLC01450.014.01

15 October 1776

Smith, Barzilla, fl. 1776-1777

Document signed

Title: [Privateer bond of Barzilla Smith, Joseph Chapman, and Elijah F. Payne]

Privateer commission binding the three men in the amount of $5,000 to John Hancock, President of the Congress of the United States. Commissions Smith as commander of the privateer schooner the Eagle, Payne as owner of the schooner, and Chapman as privateers authorized to capture British vessels and cargo. Indicates that if the commander and his crew do not conduct themselves according to instruction and override authority, they must make reparations for all damages caused by misconduct. This bond was later revoked because of misconduct (see GLC01450.014.01).

GLC01450.014.02

20 October 1781-19 December 1781

Autograph manuscript

Title: [1781 military orderly book]

Mentions regiments from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Entries relate to daily orders, court martials, troop duties and movement, equipment and supplies, arms, and clothing. Assigns the officers for each day. Entry on 29 October 1781 discusses British General Charles Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown which occurred 19 October 1781. Entry on 9 November 1781 reports on a raid launched by British, Loyalist, and Indian forces in the Mohawk Valley, New York, led by Major John Ross, who was met by American Colonel Marinus Willett and defeated. This occurred 20-30…

GLC01450.015

1781

Header Record

Title: [Collection pertaining to the 10th Massachusetts Regiment [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC01450.016

1777-1783

Vernon, Thomas, fl. 1778-1780

Manuscript

Title: Thomas Vernon account books [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01450.017

1778-1805

Pattullo, Robert, fl. 1778-1805

Autograph manuscript

Title: [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' work to upkeep the ship. The daily entries end 16 May 1779. An insert titled Inventory of Ordnance Stores Embarked on Board the Molly Snow, Halifax 5 September 1779, lists cargo such as grapeshot, cartridges, tacks, spikes, etc. The journal becomes more of an account book starting with 23 August 1783, and lists cash paid or received for cargo…

GLC01450.019

1779-1783

Header Record

Title: Collection of 20 letters pertaining to James Lovell and Samuel Holten [Decimalized .01-.20]

Dated January 22, 1779-June 30, 1783.

GLC01450.020

ca. 1777-1780

Header Record

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

GLC01450.022

1781-1783

Irvine, Charles, 1756-1819

Header Record

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

GLC01450.023

19 May 1775

Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775

Document signed

Title: [Commission of Benjamin Perkins]

Countersigned by Samuel Freeman, as secretary, who has also penned Warren's signature at the right bottom of the document. Partially printed document from the Congress of Massachusetts Bay Colony announcing the appointment of Perkins to the post of Captain of the company in the Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Moses Little. Autograph note on verso signed by Jonathan Hastings, Justice of the Peace and dated 1 July 1775 certifies that Perkins took the oath of appointment. Warren was President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. He was also elected Major General of the Militia and…

GLC01450.024

24 May 1780

Philips, Philip, fl. 1780

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Return of ordnance belonging to the Charles-Town frigate]

Signed as Conductor of Artillery. List of artillery supplies found at the Boston, Dorrels, French, and Still House batteries belonging to the frigate Charles-Town, previously called the Boston. Lists hand grenades, arm chests, barrels, shot, hand spikes, etc.

GLC01450.027

19 October 1775

Gordon, John, fl. 1775-1791

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for money from Gordon Hutchins]

States one pound, four shillings was received of Captain Gordon Hutchins in lieu of a coat for a uniform promised by the New Hampshire Congress. Winter Hill was the next fortification after the troops left the field of after the Battle of Bunker Hill.

GLC01450.028

23 August 1778

Wheelock, Eleazor, 1711-1779

Autograph document signed

Title: [Fine for refusing to enter the Continental Service]

Signed "By order of the Select Men." Receipt for ten pounds received of Asa Hamant as a fine for refusing the enter Continental service after being notified.

GLC01450.029

1770-1802

Bromfield, Henry, 1727-1820

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Memorandum book with accounts]

Includes genealogical data on the Bromfield and Copley families. There are two notes about the death of Edward Clarke and distribution of his estate dated 1770 and 1771. Bromfield's wife Hannah was a Clarke. One entry details Bromfield's thoughts about a Dr. Hunter's calculations of the size of Noah's ark. Other entries include his accounts, notes on his activities, recipes for curing meats or making liquor and various foods, and cures for common ailments of the period, such as gout, dysentery, and whooping cough. With a few clippings on various compounds to remove hair, or relieve…

GLC01450.030.01

1777

Bromfield, Eliza, 1763-?

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Composition and sentiment book]

Mostly contains poetry. Eliza was the daughter of Henry Bromfield from his second marraige to Hannah Clarke.

GLC01450.030.02

22 October 1776-20 August 1778

Manuscript

Title: [H.M.S Renown account booklet and diary]

Lists of goods received on various ships. Includes mileage table between cities in North America. Possibly belonged to a British officer.

GLC01450.031

circa 1765-1775

Faneuil, Benjamin, fl. 1770-1780

Autograph document

Title: [Shipping order from Benjamin Faneuil]

Orders Jonathan Clark to ship molasses, turpentine, and tallow to Halifax on the account of Butler and Fritten. Envelope is addressed to Jonathan Clarke. Faneuil was a merchant. Document is not dated.

GLC01450.032.01

April 1777

Header Record

Title: Collection of two documents pertaining to forged permission to marry [Decimalized .01-.02]

Dated April 23, 1777 - April 24, 1777.

GLC01450.034

1 May 1781

Buell, Nathan, fl. 1781

Autograph document signed

Title: [Account of cash paid for sundries delivered to families of officers and soldiers of the Connecticut Line]

Countersigned by Eleazer Waters at the Pay Table Office. List of accounts dated 16 March 1781 through 11 April 1781 listing officers or soldiers and the goods sent to them. Sundries include potatoes, beef, pork, wheat, and flour. Buell was Lieutenant Commander in the Continental Army.

GLC01450.035

1777-1780

Panny, John, fl. 1777-1780

Document

Title: [Receipt for land by John Panny]

Page dated 1 January 1780 states Panny bought five acres and twenty-four rods of common land from Daniel Phillips of Norton. Now he "doth...pitch for two acres and eight rod...adjoining to his own home." Also a note about Nathan Seeles, "casting of his Land South of Capt Robert Harvard's Land." On reverse are Continental dollar amounts and other calculations and a date of 1 September 1777. Dated 1 September 1777 - January 1, 1780.

GLC01450.038

18 January 1777

Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt to Captain Elephalet Bulkley]

Countersigned by John Lawrence, the Treasurer of Connecticut. Receipt requesting Lawrence to pay Captain Eliphalet Bulkley 1800 pounds, nine shillings, and nine pence for the balance due his company in Colonel Erartus Woolcott's regiment. Also requests payment for the service of two doctors, Augustus Mather, and John Watrow. States that all should be charged to the State. On verso there are two notes, both dated 18 January 1777, signed by Eliphalet Bulkley stating that he received 150 pounds, the other signed note stating he received 862 pounds, 4 shillings. Below docket is a signed note…

GLC01450.039

2 July 1776

Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829

Autograph document signed

Title: [Recepit for Captain Eliphalet Bulkley]

Countersigned by John Lawrence, the Treasurer of Connecticut. Co-signed by Oliver Ellsworth, a member of the Paytable Committee, that was responsible for paying the Revolutionary bills of Connecticut. Receipt requesting Lawrence to pay Captain Eliphalet Bulkley, paymaster of a company, 50 pounds charged to the Colony of Connecticut. Autograph note, signed by Bulkely, says he received the payment on 2 July 1776. Autograph note, in Seymour's hand, signed by Bulkely on verso, says he received the payment on 2 July 1776. Autograph document signed, by J. Treadwell, below docket says that the…

GLC01450.040

circa 1770-1780

Bulkley, Eliphalet, 1746-1816

Sketch signed

Title: [Equestrian silhouette of Colonel Eliphalet Bulkley]

Silhouette of Colonel Bulkley of the 25th Regiment of Connecticut by T.C. Colchester.

GLC01450.041

25 May 1773

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785

Document signed

Title: [Commission of Eliphalet Bulkley as Captain]

Countersigned by George Wyllys, Secretary. Appointment of Bulkley as Captain of the Third Company in the 12th regiment in the Colony of Connecticut. Trumbull was the governor of the Colony of Connecticut, and later the only colonial governor who supported the Revolution. Large red wax seal is partially extent. Bottom part of the document is flaking apart and is fragile. On verso are a series of numbers added up.

GLC01450.042

1775-1779

Plympton, Massachusetts 3rd Foot Company, fl. 1775-1779

Manuscript

Title: [Muster account book]

Records the service records of various soldiers in the company, noting their location and length of service.

GLC01450.044