[1787-88]

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journal of the United States in Congress assembled...

Evans 21526 ; first issue with misprint "Index to vol. XIV."

GLC00219.13

1782 after

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journals of Congress. Containing the proceedings from January 1, 1777

Probably a later edition; Evans 16138 describes a Philadelphia Dunlap edition.

GLC00219.03

[1781]

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journals of Congress, and of the United States in Congress assembled

Evans 17767 (ref. for Claypoole Phila. printing)

GLC00219.07

1782/02/20

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

Document signed

Title: Resolutions settling states' Revolutionary War debt

Printed broadside signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary of Congress.

GLC01414

1777/04/14

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Broadside

Title: Resolution [revising act of Congress for governing troops]

Printed by Dunlap. Signed in type by John Hancock.

GLC01182

1778/02/03

United States. Continental Congress.

Broadside

Title: Act: re: requiring officers to take oath of office

Signed in type by Charles Thomson. Prints the oath to be taken and describes the circumstances for taking the oath.

GLC01184

1776/12/31

United States. Continental Congress.

Autograph document signed

Title: Extract from minutes of Congress re: raising Maryland troops

Disbound. Directs Smallwood to raise Maryland troops Was written in Congress.

GLC01205.02

1774/10/26

United States. Continental Congress.

Broadside

Title: Petition from the General Congress... to the King [American grievances]

The last action of the first Continental Congress. Entitled "A Genuine Copy / of the / Peititon from the General Congress in America to the King. Published by Order of the Congress, at Philadelphia Oct. 26, 1774." 2 columns. No imprint: Philadelphia, or English.

GLC01671

1777/12/03

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

Autograph document signed

Title: Congressional resolution to Delaware, re: guidelines for exchanging money

Certified copy of a resolution of Congress asking states to enact laws requiring redemption of British bills of credit acquired on or before 4/9/1775, providing guidelines and redemption dates. Docketed on verso. Was written in Congress.

GLC01600

1776/07/30

Fisher, Hendrick, 1697-1779

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for sixty pounds and six shillings]

Received from John Dumis. Fisher receives the money "as a Commissioner" from New Jersey and promises "to account to the Congress for the same."

GLC02503.09

1780/10/24

United States. Continental Congress.

Manuscript document signed

Title: Resolution re: shortage of military supplies

Signed by Thomson as Secretary of Congress. The resolution is a response to a report of the Commissary General Col. E. Blaine. Was written in Congress.

GLC02121

1783/05/20

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Gov. Benjamin Harrison] re: provisional peace treaty, Carleton & Washington

Signed by Madison as "James Madison Jr." Countersigned by Theodorick Bland and John Francis Mercer. Written to Governor Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, as state delegate (per Madison Papers and Library of Congress, Papers of the Members of Congress project). Madison makes mentions the controversy with slaves ("Negroes") fleeing with British loyalists to Canada. Carlton had argued that owner claims could be made through normal diplomatic channels once a peace treaty had been finalized.

GLC02321

1781/01/20

United States. Continental Congress.

Autograph document signed

Title: Extract from minutes urging Governor of Delaware to send troops to Trenton

Written as Secretary of Congress. [Continental Congress members]

GLC02471.39

1783/03 ca.

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Manuscript

Title: Address to officers with General orders 3/11/1783 & Newburgh address

A contemporary transcript written by an unknown soldier on the leaves of a stitched pamphlet. Contains the anonymous "Address to the Officers of the Army" calling the army's general officers to a meeting (a mutinous situation) (pp. 1-12), Washington's orders of 11 March 1783 calling officers to a meeting of his own (15-24; including Washington's letter to the president of Congress after the meeting), the officer's meeting on 15 March, with Washington's address (25-41), and concluding with the officers' resolves (41-47). Another manuscript relating to the incidents at Newburgh is in the Henry…

GLC02624

1774/10/20

Continental Congress, 1774-1789

Broadside

Title: Extracts from votes and proceedings of Continental Congress

Full title: "The following extracts from the votes and prceedings of the American Continental Congress, we are induced to publish early purely to ease the impatience of our readers. Association & C." Printed by T[homas] R. J. Fleet.

GLC02668

1774/09/17

Suffolk Resolves, fl. 1774

Broadsheet

Title: The Suffolk resolves: Proceedings of the ...

Printed by John Holt. The first printing in New York of the Suffolk Resolves. Evans 13701

GLC02438

1774 ca.

Broadside

Title: To the inhabitants... re: calling for appointing delegates from NY to Congress

Printed by John Holt. Evans 13660. only 2 copies recorded

GLC02439

1774/07/05

Broadside

Title: Advertisement re: NY delegate nominations for first Continental Congress

GLC02440

1781/03/17

Pendleton, Nathaniel, 1756-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Col. William Washington re: wanting lists of casualties

Recipient's first name from pencil note. Written as Aide-de-camp.

GLC02470.29

1764/07/12

Alsop, John, 1724-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: re: personal matters

[Continental Congress members]

GLC02471.01

1778/06/13

Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Ezekiel Williams]

Regarding P.O.W.s. [Continental Congress members]

GLC02471.05

1776/01/08 ca.

Committee of Public Safety of New York

Broadside

Title: Appeal to Members of NY Provincial Congress to attend February session

Issued by the New York Committee of Public Safety, appealing to New York's members of Congress. Also appeals on rejection of Lord North's reconciliation plan, which is intended to "disunite the colonies." From the Alexander McDougall papers.

GLC02555

1780/03/16

United States. Continental Congress.

Manuscript document signed

Title: Act of Congress re: continuance of loan

Signed as secretary to Congress.

GLC02818

1775/05/29

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: advice to sell flour quickly

Robert Cambridge writes that he has sold the last of his flour, and explains: "I thought it too dangerous to keep produce on hand at present it being most probable that a termination of our Commerce will take place about the middle of July and therefore I don't think it would be improper to send all the Flour you have by you down as soon as the Sloop returns." He also discusses the mounting tensions with Great Britain and notes, "The maneuvres of the Continental Congress are secret, but people imagine they are preparing or devising ways and means to carry on an opposition to parliament."

GLC03107.03332

1775/05/31

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: a welcome period of tranquility

"The most turbulent Spirits amongst us do not expect the arrival of any Troops at present. Mr. Colden says it was only propogated to facilitate the introduction of the Connecticut Forces amongst us - We are now enjoying as much tranquility as ever we did and have no appearance of its being disturbed." Robert Cambridge does note, however, that money and men must be raised, as it is believed that the Continental Congress plans to wage a defensive war against Great Britain.

GLC03107.03333