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Act: re: requiring officers to take oath of office
1778/02/03
United States. Continental Congress.
Signed in type by Charles Thomson. Prints the oath to be taken and describes the circumstances for taking the oath.
GLC01184
[Diary of Joseph Leslie 18th regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company D]
1863-1864
Leslie, Joseph, fl. 1863-1864
Several pages in the diary have names and regiments of different officers from New York, Ohio, Michigan, etc., who were prisoners with him. Includes several pages of Libby Prison expenses/accounting of what he paid for crackers, paper, tobacco...
GLC01185
Richmond daily dispatch--extra. [no volume or number information (March 4, 1861)]
4 March 1861
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
Same-day "Extra" printing of Lincoln's first inaugural address; the concluding portion of the speech is not printed. Also: Paragraph criticizing Lincoln for secretly passing through Baltimore (dubbed "Lincoln's pass over"). Report from Capt. Foster...
GLC01186
Selma union. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 8, 1865)]
8 April 1865
Occupation newspaper printed by Union soldiers W.W. Van Antwerp and Theo. T. Scribner. Reports the capture of Selma and of the Chattanooga "Rebel" (newspaper) printing press.
GLC01187
to Ellen Lothrop
October 28, 1775
Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814
Letter written by Warren, the well known Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary writer, to her friend Lothrop. Says she will leave politics for others to discuss and that she only has warm feelings for the circle of friends in Fairfield (where Lothrop...
GLC01189.01
to Samuel Cooper
April 5, 1865
Hardee, William J., 1815-1873
In a clerical hand, Confederate General Hardee reports to Adjutant and Inspector General Cooper on the operations of his corps of the Army of Tennessee, including the loss of Atlanta and his differences with General John B. Hood, whom he blames for...
GLC01190
to Charles F. Mercer
May 19, 1826
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Acknowledges the letter from Mercer by Mr. Hawkins. States he is satisfied with the work of the Committee of Claims in the House of Representatives on his refund requests from his time overseas. Discusses possible publication of the documents...
GLC01192
to John Armstrong
July 9, 1813
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Harrison makes an urgent request to the Secretary of War Armstrong for medical supplies to be sent to Cleveland, Ohio. Also asks that all liquor shipments be sent with a "dry-barrel" because "Experience has long since convinced all those in the...
GLC01193
to Joseph Gales, Jr.
September 4, 1838
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Previously received one hundred copies of a pamphlet, sent by a Mr. Franklin. Only recently had time to revise it, and transmits his corrections. Notes that he will free frank the pamphlets, saving Mr. Franklin the trouble. The Executive Committee of...
GLC01194
to Henry Jackson
June 13, 1779
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Letter written by Major General Gates as commander of the Eastern Department to Colonel Jackson as commander of one of the "16 Additional Continental Regiments" raised at large after December 1776. Each regiment was named for its Colonel, with...
GLC01412.29
to the keeper of the goal in the county of Hillsborough
22 November 1776
Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786
Weare signs as Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety. Prisoner transfer document to the keeper of the jail in Hillsborough County. Includes names of Tory prisoners from New York who were "violently disaffected with the Measures pursuing...
GLC01412.30
to his brother
May 29, 1775
Green, Robert, fl. 1775
Letter cosigned by Mary Green. Says he has been in bad health for the past five weeks. He hopes to get better by the grace of God. Says their sister has a new daughter three months old. References a letter that came from several brothers and sisters...
GLC01412.31
[Privateer document for outfitting ship]
15 September 1780
Penhallow, John, 1692-1735
Cosigned by Joshua Wentworth, John Langston, Jacob Treadwell, Nathan Sherburne, Woodbury Langdon, and W. Gardner. Describes the privateers' prize division between parties.
GLC01412.32
[Marriage certificate for officer and wife]
30 June 1775
Wentworth, John, 1737-1820
Partially printed marriage certificate signed by Wentworth as "Captain-General, Governor and Commander in Chief" over the Colony of New Hampshire. For the marriage of Colonel Jonathan Titcomb and Sarah Stedman. Numbered 335. The docket says they were...
GLC01412.33
to all concerned
November 7, 1781
Alexander, William, 1726-1783
Signs as Major General. Requests that commissaries in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts supply provisions to Major Scott and his recruits while on recruiting service.
GLC01412.34
[Order of arrest for Benjamin Stevens]
18 November 1780
McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
General McDougall orders the arrest of Stevens for his refusal to deliver provisions to the hospital waggoner. He is also ordered to be arrested because his previous receipts for the hospital were for indefinite quantities. Docketed "arrested by a...
GLC01412.35
[Document to supply clothing for troops]
14 July 1774
Carleton, Guy, 1724-1808
Witnessed by Doubleday and another illegible signature. Carleton appoints Alexander Adair and Henry Bullock of Charing Cross as his attorneys to contract for the clothing provided for Carleton's 47th Regiment of Foot. Document sealed with Carleton's...
GLC01412.36
to his sisters
December 8, 1775
Ward, Henry, 1732-1797
Ward writes that he has begun taking garlic and honey for health. Also writes that some supplies had come in including gun powder, muskets, wine, brandy, and coffee. States that he is concerned by the lack of interest among the troops in Cambridge...
GLC01412.37
[Pass signed for Colonel Wightman]
11 April 1777
Percy, Hugh, 1742-1817
Written by British Lieutenant General Percy as commander in Rhode Island. Pass allowing Colonel George Wightman "& such Persons as he shall take with him" to go to Narraganset Shore by the way of Connecticut, having obtained leave for that purpose...
GLC01412.38
to Samuel Adams
July 18, 1780
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
Paine sympathizes with Dr. Adams' loss of his son and attempts to console his friend. Complains of a lack of support for the state from the people. Feels that a good militia will never exist while the people choose their officers. States that he is...
GLC01412.39
[Order of payment to Israel Putnam]
13 May 1775
Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807
Countersigned by Isreal Putnam, of Bunker Hill fame, on verso. Cosigned by William Pitkin, Thomas Seymour (who was mayor of Hartford from 1774-1812), and Oliver Ellsworth (when this was signed he was a member of the Connecticut legislature and later...
GLC01412.40
to Richard Caswell
April 17, 1777
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Boudinot, as Commissary General of Prisoners, asks North Carolina Governor Caswell to send a return on expenses, disbursements, vouchers, and other statistics on prisoners in the state to balance accounts so that prisoner exchanges with General Sir...
GLC01412.41
[Charges to the confiscated estate of John Stinson, Jr.]
29 May 1781
Stark, John, 1728-1822
Countersigned by Jeremiah Page, Justice of the Peace of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on verso. Bill written by Brigadier General Stark of New Hampshire. A conspicuous war hero, Stark served gallantly at Bunker Hill, Trenton, and Bennington and commanded...
GLC01412.42
to Isaac Goes
January 15, 1779
Lewis, Morgan, 1754-1844
Lewis, an American officer, discusses with Major Goes the purchase of oars, poles, and paddles. He includes specific instructions on the amount to purchase and what types. He asks that Goes get at least half of the supplies ready by the first of...
GLC01412.43
[Return muster roll for the New York brigade]
December 12, 1779
Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831
Return of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the New York Brigade of foot commanded by James Clinton. Includes terms of service of those engaged for the period 1780-1782.
GLC01412.44
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