18 October 1787

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Document signed

Title: [Muster roll of Potomac Company]

Signed by Richardson Stuart, authorizing payment of those on the muster list. Also signed by John Fitzgerald, Washington's former aide-de-camp, and by Colonel George Gilpin. Lists the names of workers in the Potomac Company, founded by George Washington to construct canals along the Potomac River.

GLC01083

October 15, 1783

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Alexander McDougall

Written by Washington as commander of the Continental Army to Major General McDougall. References McDougall's letter from October 5, 1783. Authorizes McDougall to visit New York on business. Says he has tried to discourage American troops from visiting New York City, which was still occupied by the British, for trifling reasons.

GLC01106

July 19, 1796

Jay, John, 1745-1829

Autograph note signed

Title: to Supreme Court re: requesting pardon

Requests the secretary of state make out a pardon for Henry Brasher for receiving stolen property. Brasher had been convicted in January 1796. Letter signed by Jay as governor of New York.

GLC01082

September 3, 1813

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Jarvis

Morse complains of problems with the mail. He lists books (and their prices) he obtained for Jarvis. Comments on politics in Europe and his hopes for peace in the War of 1812. Jarvis was rector of St. Michael's school in Bloomingdale, New York.

GLC01092

March 1807

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Header Record

Title: [Collection of two James Madison letters]

GLC01096

April 27, 1789

Smith, James, 1713-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Burd

Summarizes cases heard in court. Addressed to Burd as the prothonotary of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

GLC01097

31 August 1786

Oliver, Joseph, fl. 1786

Document signed

Title: to Thomas Bowlby

Witnessed and co-signed by attorneys William Truelove and A. Vikers, saying proper stamps were provided for the document. This Legal document gives Oliver's power of attorney to Bowlby, an attorney in Philadelphia. Oliver was previously in an artillery unit in Pennsylvania and had left North America and joined an artillery unit based out of Nottingham, England. Oliver was giving Bowlby the complete power to transact his business in America, including the distribution of certain lands for service in North America during the Revolution. Also demands that Bowlby recover debts from a William Rows…

GLC01450.167

October 26, 1787

Belneavis, Archibald, fl. 1776-1787

Letter signed

Title: to Lieutenant General Cunningham

Letter written by Captain Lieutenant Belneavis to Lieutenant General Cunningham before both men were to depart for the West Indies. Says before he is to join the 45th Regiment of Foot, which is under Cunningham's command, he conceives it his duty to mention a few particulars of his service in order to promote a possible promotion. Said he went to America in 1776 and joined the 71st Regiment of Foot and fought in all their campaigns, both North and South. Says he served at the capture and defense of Savannah and the seizure of Charleston. Also served under Cornwallis in North and South…

GLC01450.169.04

3 June 1783

Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814

Document signed

Title: [Customs authorization for John Jacobs and his sloop, the Sally]

Partly printed. Hiller, Collector of Customs for Salem, authorizes Jacobs to take ballast and stores on board. Indicates that the Sally is bound for Saco (present-day Maine).

GLC01450.197.02

9 November 1784

Mitchell, Thomas, fl. 1781

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for corn and rye for Nathan Barber, a wagoner]

Mitchell, an assistant deputy quarter master, asks Jacob Benson for five bushels of corn and three of rye for the New Hampshire line. Nathan Barber, the wagoner, signed as "Waginer" noting his receipt of the items from Benson on the verso.

GLC01450.412.04

27 August 1793

Ellis, Jabez, 1733-1808

Printed document signed

Title: [New York land sale]

Partially printed document in which Ellis sells Calvin Sanger a five hundred acre tract of land in Romulus, New York, which was originally granted to Abial Pettee for service in the American Revolution.

GLC01450.436.04

1786-1807

Header Record

Title: Commissions and letters related to Simon Elliot [Decimalized .01-.06]

GLC01450.448

1794

Prudeau, Carlos, fl. 1794

Document signed

Title: Louisiana land grant no. 94 [in Spanish]

GLC01450.451

23 June 1786

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

Autograph document signed

Title: [Aaron Burr promissory note, with verso signed by Benjamin L. Judah]

Promissory note to Judah for five hundred and fifty dollars. Verso, endorsed by Judah reads "Read the Contents, NY 25, Ben Judah."

GLC01450.502

9 June 1785

Cohen, Philip Jacob, fl. 1785

Printed document signed

Title: [Reciept for 2000 florins owed Phillip Jacob Cohen]

Receipt from Wilhelm and Jan Willink of Amsterdam, owing 2000 florins to Cohen. Signed by Cohen on verso. Signature of Anthony Wayne crossed out on front. Spelled Wilhem and Ian in this letter.

GLC01450.504

February 1785

Levy, Moses, ?-1792

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for loan]

A receipt for two hundred fifty pounds and four schillings received over three payments. Also signed by John Gardner. Dated February 11, 1785 - February 24, 1785.

GLC01450.512

June 1784

Ward, Henry, 1732-1797

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order to pay Isaacs and Levy four hundred ninety pounds six schillings two pence]

Order of Rhode Island state legislature to pay Isaacs and Levy four hundred ninety pounds six schillings two pence out of the general treasury. Signed by Ward as the Secretary and Witness. Signed on verso three times by Isaacs and twice by Levy.

GLC01450.513

December 1, 1784

Seixas, Moses, 1744-1809

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for Moses Seixas]

A receipt for thirty nine pounds nine schillings one pence from Joseph Clarke to Moses Seixas.

GLC01450.517.03

19 November 1784

Isaaks, Jacob, fl. 1755-1784

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for Jacob Isaacs]

Receipt from Joseph Clarke to Jacob Isaacks for six pounds seventeen shillings worth of interest. Joseph Clarke was the general treasurer of Rhode Island. Jacob Isaacks was a Jewish merchant and broker in Newport.

GLC01450.518.01

June 1, 1813

Wadsworth, Decius, 1768-1821

Printed letter

Title: Circular concerning ordnance and ordnance stores

Issued by the Ordnance Department. Outlines how ordnance should be classed and prints a copy of the fifth section of ordnance regulations passed by the War Department on April 20, 1813, which pertained to making ordnance reports. Wadsworth was the commissary general of ordnance.

GLC01450.718.03

1805-1863

Murphy, David, 1769-1844

Header Record

Title: [Items related to the Murphy family of Missouri] [Decimalized .01- .81]

Contains account books, numerous receipts, and letters related to the Murphy family of Missouri. David Murphy's signature appears on many of the receipts, and the collection includes his will and materials related to a local election.

GLC01450.600

January 5, 1787

Smallman, Thomas, fl. 1787

Letter

Title: to Augustin Prevost

Smallman writes that he arrived last Tuesday from Canada after leaving Montreal on November 22. Comments that he is too young to complain of fatigue. Would like to provide himself with a horse and is looking forward to seeing Mrs. Prevost and the family in good health. Letter addressed to Major Prevost. Dated from the Indian Queen, possibly a ship.

GLC01450.622.02

1796

Book signed

Title: An Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the War (French Revolution)

Signed by Augustin Prevost. Title continues: by an officer of the guards, in two volumes, comprising of the campaigns of 1793, 1794 and the retreat through Holland to Westphalia in 1795. This is volume 1. Color engraving of a Hungarian foot soldier on second page. There is a traced image in pencil of the soldier on the other side of the page. Same page that Prevost signed. Published by Cadell and Davies, Strand.

GLC01450.622.03

December 6, 1797

Lamarquisie, Bernard M., fl. 1797

Letter signed

Title: to the Society of Cincinnati

Letters to the Society of Cincinnati asking for aid. Lamarquisie (also "de la Marquisie"), a Frenchman who had served as a captain of engineers in the Continental Army, asks the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati for financial aid. The former officer, "persecuted in France during the Revolution," writes that he needs money to travel from Boston to Philadelphia, in order to pursue his memorial before Congress. The first letter, a summary of his military service during the Revolutionary War, includes mention of his journey to Canada with American commissioners Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase…

GLC01450.624

May 1793

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: The Offices of the Massachusetts Line

This document is a May 1793 account signed by Treasurer Henry Jackson with lists of payments to and from "The Officers of the Massachusetts Line". Along with this document is a note citing a payment of 214 dollars, "subscribed by a number of officers of the Line" to General William Hull. The general had been appointed by his fellow officers in the spring of 1792 to press a memorial to Congress requesting further compensation for Revolutionary War veterans. The note is attached to the debit report with a wax seal. These documents are stored in Size 1, Box 31.

GLC01450.627.01.01