1773/07/02

Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, 1723-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: Legal bond of naval officer Richard Lee, Daniel Dulany & Benedict Calvert

Signing as Justice of the Peace. Lee was to assume the position of Maryland's Naval Officer of the port and district of the North Potowmack [isc].

GLC04842.26

1773/07/10

Johnson, William S., 1727-1819

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dudley Woodbridge re: offering assistance in a legal matter

Johnson offers to provide assistance in the case of Mr. Backus of Norwich "relative to certain Orders."

GLC04842.27

1776/12/24

Langdon, John, 1741-1819

Manuscript document signed

Title: Pay order to Andreas Colburn for military service

Signed as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

GLC04842.28

1780/12/09

Paterson, William, 1745-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jonathan Dean re: legal case in which they were on opposing sides

Probably signed as prosecuting attorney.

GLC04842.33

1776/07/25

Rutledge, John, fl. 1739-1800

Manuscript document signed

Title: Pay order for a minister's salary for William P. Graham of Prince Wm. Parish

Signed as a member of a committee. On verso the minister has asked that money be paid to another party.

GLC04842.36

1765/08/02

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Burwell Bassett re: poor crops, election to House of Burgesses, Stamp Act

Writes about the dry weather's effects on crops, his loss of wheat to rust, etc. Washington also notes receipt of the Governor's proclamation proroguing the assembly

GLC04441

February 18, 1778

Penn, John, 1741-1788

Autograph letter

Title: to Theodorick Bland

Written by Penn as North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress and Declaration of Independence signer to Bland as a Colonel of Virginia Calvary. Says nothing has happened other than General Sir William Howe's agreement to exchange prisoners of war. Since General Howe did not purchase clothing for American prisoners of war in Philadelphia he says Congress has resolved not to purchase "any necessaries for his prisoners with us." Says British prisoners will get same treatment as American prisoners. Claims that Howe praised General Washington, but castigated Congress. Washington defended…

GLC04455

1777/05/27

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to nephew Jonathan Williams re: belief in ultimate success of American cause

Franklin states that "You and your Country are engag'd in a good Cause, which God will finally crown with Success. Let nothing discourage." Franklin also mentions Williams' son John in Nantes. Franklin concludes: "I continue amazing well and hearty for my Age, and hope to live to see the End of these Troubles, and our Country establish'd in Freedom, when it will soon become great and glorious, by being the Asylum of all the Oppress'd of Europe, and the Resort of the Wealthy who love Liberty...." (Stored as open folio)

GLC04430

February 18, 1777

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Morris

Written by Hancock as President of the Continental Congress to Morris as a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania. Reports to Morris that Congress will return to Philadelphia, and suggests that its return may relieve some of the burden of Morris's work. Says he has sent his secretary to secure a house for him. Hancock also asks for wagons to transport the papers of Congress from Baltimore. Asks for four of them. Concluding with a kind postscript: "A number of friends... dine with me tomorrow, when we shall not be unmindful of our Philada friends." Free frank is in Hancock's signature on…

GLC04431

1774/10/20

United States. Continental Congress.

Broadside

Title: The Association Agreed with the Grand American Congress... [non-importation]

One of 3 known copies

GLC04489

1776/11/11

Wharton, Thomas, Jr., fl. 1776

Document signed

Title: Warning inhabitants that Howe is turning troops towards Philadelphia

4-line autograph addendum apparenly in Wharon's hand.

GLC04532

1782/03/28

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Matthias Ogden re: plan to capture Prince William Henry and Admiral Digby

Approving a plan to capture (or kidnap) the future William IV but advising Ogden to treat them with respect and warning him (in a postscript) to avoid touching neutral ground. Boatner's Encyclopedia of the American Revolution notes the plan was compromised and abandoned. A docket on the verso indicates that the letter was shown by Louis W. Lane before 1838 [sic?] to King William who remarked: "I am obliged to General Washington for his humanity, but I'm damn'd glad I didn't give him an opportunity of exercising it towards me." (Also see related GLC 7436, a "Vue d'Optique" print of the…

GLC04386

1781/03/01

United States. Continental Congress.

Autograph document signed

Title: Extract from minutes re: Maryland ratifying the Articles of Confederation

Maryland was the last state to ratify the Articles "by which act the Confederation of the United State of America was completed each and every one of the thirteen states from New Hampshire to Georgia both included having adopted and confirmed and by their delegates in Congress ratified the same."

GLC04382

1776/03/12

Dury, Andrew, fl. 1775-1776

Map

Title: A Plan of Boston and its Environs... [siege of Boston]

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 16.

GLC04410

1775/11/27

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Map

Title: A Plan of the Battle on Bunkers Hill [Boston]

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 28.

GLC04411

1779/11/04

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elbridge Gerry

A fond leave-taking signed "God bless you" at the end. The letter also discusses his firm belief in the need for separate powers, his acceptance of an appointment as commissioner to France and his wish that Gerry might send him intelligence from America.

GLC04425

1781/12/12

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Moses Rawlings re: moving British POW's to Lancaster & Philadelphia

Washington also mentions allowing foreigners to stay in frontier towns.

GLC04566

1775/02/02

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rev. M. Morton re: seeking payment from tardy tenant of George Fairfax

"I could be no neighbor to a person who bore the Character you (justly, or unjustly....) did, there is no reason why Col. Fairfax (a third person) is to have the same Card to play over again next year in pursuit of another tenant." Washington acted as steward for Fairfax.

GLC07143

[1779]/01/30

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox re: Ordinance Department

Preparing for meeting between Washington and Knox. Three collateral engravings of Hamilton with letter.

GLC07167

1781/06/02

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Gov. William Greene re: procuring cannon from Rhode Island for campaign

Getting cannon for use in the New York campaign against the British: "The importance persuaded, induce the state of Rhode Island to comply with this request, especially when it shall be considered that our non success may be attributed to the withholding the means in our possession." Docketed.

GLC07183

1775 ca.

Broadside

Title: To the King's Most Excellent Majesty [Welsh broadside, supporting King]

"The Humble Address of the High Sheriff... of the County of Carmarthen." Printed in Water-Street between the Coffee-House and the Old Ship. (No printer listed; Sheriff not named.) Urging subjects loyal to the crown "to take this opportunity of expressing our most hearty abhorrence... of these undutiful and traitorous practices of your majesty's subjects in America"

GLC07182

1775/04/29

Greenleaf, Benjamin, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Committee of Intelligence at Portsmouth, NH; re: false alarms of troops

Warning of false reports of British troops arriving in Massachusetts. "I am sensible of the evil consequences of false alarms at such a time as the present is, & have been much pain'd on hearing of the distress, the people of your town & province were lately thrown into by one."

GLC07191

1778/06/06

Thompson, Charles, fl. 1788

Broadside

Title: re: extending Continental officer subsistance money

Addressed to "all militia or other troops which may from time to time be called into the Continental service." Signed in type by Charles Tompson as Secretary of Congress. One bust engraving of Thompson included as collateral.

GLC07199

1778/08/25

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Benjamin Tallmadge] re: spy report, setting meeting

Washington wants to discuss a spy report concerning British troop movements in New York: "Knowledge of that circumstance in the enemy might blast the whole design"

GLC07277

1774/07/19

Low, Isaac, 1735-1791

Broadside

Title: Proceedings of the Committee of Correspondence

New York's response to the Coercive Acts.

GLC07274