1775-1776

Noyes, John, 1740-1784

Header Record

Title: [Collection of letters of Continental soldier John Noyes] [Decimalized .01- .11]

GLC01450.056

22 June 1778

Pettingill, Benjamin, fl. 1778

Document signed

Title: [Council orders for the town of Easton, Massachusetts]

Cosigned by Jacob Leonard, Seth Pratt, and Benjamin Fobes as the Selectmen of Easton. Orders to the constables of the town of Easton. Directs them to notify the townspeople that are qualified to act in town affairs to assemble at the public meeting house on 8 July 1778 at 1PM. Lists the articles to be addressed at the meeting including raising money to pay the soldiers and companies of the Continental army. Note dated 8 July 1778 and signed by Abial Mitchel, Constable certifying that he has notified the townspeople of the meeting.

GLC01450.057

April 27, 1782

Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richardson Sands

Seymour asks if it is possible for Master Hany to visit during May or June. Indicates that it is especially important because of the losses they have experienced in Groton, Connecticut since he has been gone. Explains that because of these losses, he cannot take on the expense of Hany's trip but hopes Sands can arrange something. He gives his love to Mrs. Sands and friends. On September 6, 1781, British forces, commanded by Benedict Arnold, captured Fort Griswold in Groton and massacred 88 of the 165 defenders stationed there.

GLC01450.059

12 May 1783

Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814

Document signed

Title: [Permit to unload ship]

Permit allowing John Buffington, master of the ship Marquiss de Lafayette at the port of Salem, Massachusetts. Lists the number of cases, barrels, bales, etc. that he will be unloading. Signed by Hilton as a Naval Officer. The Marquis de Lafayette was a privateer ship.

GLC01450.060

28 September 1782

Ward, N., fl. 1872

Document signed

Title: [Agreement to ship goods aboard the Marquiss]

Lists goods he has received as the commander of the privateer ship the Marquiss to ship on behalf of Samuel Croce. States he will sell the contents in France and return to Croce the profits after giving one fourth to the freight commissioners. The estimated costs of the goods are listed on the lower half of the document. Document is signed by an N. Ward but John Buffington was the commander of the Marquis (see GLC01450.060).

GLC01450.061

10 November 1782

Buffington, John, fl. 1778-1783

Document signed

Title: [Ship's disbursements for the privateer ship, the Marquis de Lafayette]

Account of disbursement for the privateer ship the Marquiss de Lafayette of which Buffington was the master. Supplement to disbursement pinned to larger document and signed by Buffington. Dimensions refer to disbursement page without supplement.

GLC01450.062

1783

Buffington, John, fl. 1778-1783

Document signed

Title: [Statement of account with owners of the privateer ship, the Marquis de Lafayette]

Lists amounts for sundry disbursements, commission, and balance due the owners. A Mr. Williams is the only owner listed.

GLC01450.063

1 March 1778

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Commission of Richard Frothingham]

Appointment of Frothingham as Deputy Commissary of Military Stores by a resolve of Congress 11 February 1778.

GLC01450.065.01

1770-1780 circa

Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819

Object

Title: [Framed silhouette of Richard Frothingham]

Small silhouette of Frothingham's head in profile in dark blue. Oval shaped gold gilt frame. Backing is no longer attached to frame.

GLC01450.065.02

1 January 1818

Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819

Autograph document signed

Title: [Petition to U.S. Senate]

Petition of representation for Frothingham stating that he served in the United States army during the Revolutionary War as "Sergeant in Capt Chadwick's Company in 1775," then as Sergeant in Colonel Henry Knox's Regiment of Artillery, and finally as Principal Field Commissary of Military Stores of the American Army" until the end of the war. States he has not received the same commutation of land as other officers of the same line received. Requests that he be reimbursed accordingly.

GLC01450.065.03

17 April 1776

Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

Document signed

Title: [Pay order for Captain Frederick Chappel]

Co-signed by Thomas Seymour. Requests payment of 180 pounds for Chappel to enable him to raise a crew of seamen for naval service on the lakes in the north which should be charged to the state of Connecticut. Signed on reverse by Chappel stating he received from state Treasurer John Lawrence 180 pounds on 17 August 1776. Audited by J. Treadwell on 1 September 1777.

GLC01450.066

January 31, 1776

Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

Document signed

Title: [Pay order for Captain John Grigg]

Co-signed by Ezekiel Williams and John Lawrence as the Treasurer. Request to pay Grigg 1000 pounds for the purchase of the Brigantine Lilly Ann which was bought by David Waterbury for service to the colony of Connecticut. Signed on back by Grigg certifying that he received 1000 pounds 15 April 1776. Possibly written in Hartford.

GLC01450.067

7 August 1777

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Document signed

Title: to John Hunter

First page signed by Charles Cocks and Benjamin Langlois, of the Office of Ordnance. Includes a signature "Amherst," Jeffrey Amherst, a general in the British army (no first name is written). Certifies that George Pratt, gunner of the sloop Shark, has given an account of the expense of gunner's shares from 6 May to 19 November 1776. A note on second page, signed by Robinson N. Bowman, states that the certificate for Pratt is on the other side and informs that Mrs. Pratt will call on him for her marriage certificate. Also mentions paying a man named Clark his wages.

GLC01450.068

9 January 1784

Pagan, Robert, fl. 1784

Autograph document signed

Title: [Certification of account of Nathaniel Deering]

Countersigned by Archibald Campbell, commander at Fort George, in Penobscot (now Maine). Certifies that in October 1775, Nathaniel Deering had a quantity of cattle, sheep, and hay which was for the British troops at Boston. Also certifies that Deering was promised payment for the cattle. On the reverse is a listing dated 22 October 1775 for the goods of Deering including oxen, cows, sheep, fowl, cabbage, hay, etc. and their costs. There is also a note dated 17 June 1784 signed by Enoch Freeman that certifies the account is the truth.

GLC01450.072

29 May 1775

Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

Autograph document signed

Title: [Pay order for repair of guns]

Cosigned by William Pithen, and Ez Williams. Pay order to Treasurer John Lawrence to pay Robert Sloan six pounds for repairing arms. Charges should be billed to Connecticut. Note on reverse dated 29 May 1775 signed by Robert Sloan certifying that he received 6 pounds.

GLC01450.073

1776-1777

Header Record

Title: [Collection of three items related to gun maker Uriah Hanks] [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC01450.074

October 31, 1782

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Edwards

Pickering states that the public building raised by General Henry Knox by Mr. John Ellison, which is now occupied by Joseph King, is the only building that can be adapted to hold a court martial. The large room will be for the court and the two smaller rooms will be for Edwards' accommodations. Letter addressed to Lieutenant Thomas Edwards, Judge Advocate.

GLC01450.075

23 August 1779

Shed, Joseph, fl. 1779

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for food for state troops]

Three separate notes on one page all certifying the receipt of food items like bread, sugar, and coffee. First note signed by Shed, second by William Cave, and the third signed with a mark by Joseph Abbott. The first note states the goods were received of Joseph Noyes for 10 men belonging to the State Brig Hazard. Second note states the goods were received from Noyes for Cave and three men belonging to the Monmouth. The third states the goods are for Abbott and the men of the ship Sally.

GLC01450.076

August 1779

Document

Title: [Document listing ship provisions]

Lists fresh beef delivered by Shadrack Ham to seamen returning from the Penobscot Expedition. Ships listed include the Hector People, Black Prince, the Warren, the Putnam, the Monmouth, and sundry vessels. The Penobscot Expedition (July-August 1779) was a failed American offensive against the British fortress at Penobscot (present-day Maine).

GLC01450.077

April 15, 1778

Phillips, William, 1731-1781

Letter signed

Title: to William Heath

Phillips states that it is increasingly important that Captain Willoe go to Canada. Requests passports be granted for Willoe, two servants, and three women to sail to Halifax with a Flag of Truce. He wants Heath to get a passport that will admit the vessels into port and asks him to advise what papers Willoe needs in order to prevent being taken as a prize by a privateer ship. Phillips was a British general, and Heath was a Continental general.

GLC01450.078

circa 1770-1780

Chamborant, André-Claude, marquis de, 1732-1805

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Baron von Reidesel

Autograph letter signed in the third person. Reidesel was a Hessian general in the Revolutionary War. Chamborant was a French hussar leader.

GLC01450.079

17 June 1780

Lindsay, Samuel, fl. 1780

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for food]

Cosigned by Thomas Heming. Receipt for food for Lindsay for three days work aboard the Brig Ranger.

GLC01450.080

24-29 August 1779

Boston, Sileas, fl. 1779

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for victuals]

Signed by many other men of various brigs returning from the Penobscot expedition certifying that they received breakfast or dinner at Thaddeus Broad's.

GLC01450.081

1 July 1779

Document

Title: [Printed articles of agreement for schooner Unity]

Partially printed agreement between Joseph Bubiere, the master, the men of the Schooner Unity, and the state of Massachusetts binding the schooner as a transport vessel going to Penobscot from Boston.

GLC01450.082

circa July-August 1779

Marston, Brackett, 1747-1781

Document

Title: [Receipt for payment of food for sailors]

Receipt listing ships, how many men on each, and the quantity of bread for each. Mentions privateer ships the Black Prince, the Warren, the Hazard, etc. There is a note at the bottom of the page signed by Marston stating he received 135 pounds in full for the meals listed above. This document was possibly related to the Penobscot Expedition (July-August 1779), a failed American offensive against the British fortress at Penobscot (modern Maine).

GLC01450.083