1869

Kiger, James S., fl. 1859-1873

Diary

Title: 1869 Diary

Records the weather. Notes temperature and time. Newspaper clippings inserted here and there. Most entries are cross written. Mentions church activities in many entries.. On July 13th, he describes meeting with the mayor. He attends various lectures and meetings associated with the Young Men's Christian Association. On October 24, the priest is sick.

GLC03131.16.09

1874

Kiger, James S., fl. 1859-1873

Book

Title: By-Laws of the Aslar Lodge, No. 76 Free and Accepted Masons

By-Laws of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons in the State of New Jersey. Discusses meeting times, officers, admission application, fee and dues. Past Masters, Officers, members are listed. Elections are discussed, districts, grievance policy and general regulations. There is a chapter on the code of trial by charges.

GLC03131.16.13

1965

Boy Scouts of America

Book

Title: Boy Scout Handbook

One book entitled "Boy Scout Handbook A Handbook of Training for Citizenship Through Scouting" by the Boy Scouts of America dated 1965. This is the fourth printing. Includes five sections of material for different classes of Boy Scout. Includes many illustrations of survival training and medical care as well as sections on animals, plants, navigating by using stars and creating maps. It also contains information on how to be a good citizen including the history and care of the American flag, and how to become a voting citizen.

GLC09767.02

4 July 1786

Manuscript document

Title: [Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, State of New York]

Lists officers and their positions.

GLC04379.01

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Docket referring to the division of members of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

GLC04379.02

May 1787

Manuscript document

Title: [Rule of Appointment agreed on, in the General Meeting of the Society of Cincinnati]

Lists state societies with a number next to each, possibly the number of members or votes.

GLC04379.04

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Member list of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Lists member names, and for some, provides the county and town they are from.

GLC04379.05

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Member list of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Lists member names, and for some, provides the county and town they are from.

GLC04379.06

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Member list of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Lists member names underneath the county they are from, and notes their hometown beside their name.

GLC04379.07

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Member list of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Lists member names underneath the county they are from, and notes their hometown beside their name.

GLC04379.08

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Docket pertaining to the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Very brief mention of sending things to Suffolk and Middlesex. The note's purpose and meaning are not clear.

GLC04379.09

January 21, 1784

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Note pertaining to finances of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Provides numbers of certificates relating to the society's treasury. Jackson had commanded the 16th Massachusetts Regiment and the 4th Massachusetts Regiment during the Revolutionary War. He served as treasurer of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts.

GLC04379.10

8 May 1788

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Treasury receipt of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Certifies receipt of a payment of twelve shillings from Captain Constant Freeman for an "assessment levied on the Society of Cincinnati." Jackson had commanded the 16th Massachusetts Regiment and the 4th Massachusetts Regiment during the Revolutionary War. He served as treasurer of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts.

GLC04379.11

12 November 1787

Crocker, Joseph, 1749-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Treasury receipt of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Certifies receipt of a payment of twelve shillings from Captain Constant Freeman for an "assessment levied on the Society of Cincinnati," which Crocker promised to transmit to Henry Jackson, treasurer of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts. For Jackson's receipt, see GLC04379.11. Crocker served as a paymaster, lieutenant, and captain for various Massachusetts regiments during the Revolutionary War. He identifies himself as the "Correspondent of Suffolk County" for the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts.

GLC04379.12

26 December 1788

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Treasury receipt of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Certifies receipt of a payment of four dollars from Captain Constant Freeman for Captain Nathaniel Nason's diploma and part of an "assessment levied on the Society of Cincinnati." Jackson had commanded the 16th Massachusetts Regiment and the 4th Massachusetts Regiment during the Revolutionary War. He served as treasurer of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts.

GLC04379.13

8 August 1788

Sewall, Daniel, 1755-1842

Manuscript document

Title: [Diploma delivery receipt from the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Indicates that Sewall received a diploma from Constant Freeman for Lieutenant Joseph Tucker, of York, Maine. Promises to deliver it to Tucker. Sewall worked as a lawyer in York, Maine.

GLC04379.14

30 April 1787

Edwards, Thomas, 1753-1806

Document signed

Title: to Constant Freeman

Circular letter asking each member of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts to come to the meeting on the next fourth of July and bring twenty-four shillings to pay for an assessment and diploma. Edwards was the society's secretary. During the Revolution, he served much of his time under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Jackson and also served as acting Judge Advocate at West Point.

GLC04379.15

circa 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Financial document of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Lists various expenses, including "cash paid by Marquis de Lafayette for orders presented the French officers", and to L'Enfant for ribbons.

GLC04379.16

4 July 1786

Manuscript document

Title: [Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Pennsylvania]

Lists officers and their positions.

GLC04379.17

1786-1787

Manuscript document

Title: [Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, States of Massachusetts, Delaware, and New Jersey]

Lists officers and their positions.

GLC04379.18

1787

Manuscript document

Title: [Alphabetical member list of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]

Lists member names, and for some, provides the county and town they are from. A tally on the back shows that there were 323 members, and also mentions the number that are living in other states, removed but accounted for, dead, in France, or in the army

GLC04379.19

5 September 1787

Edwards, Thomas, 1753-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to A.B.

Directs the recipient (identified as "Correspondent") to appoint a member of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati from each county to keep the secretary informed of local affairs through regular correspondence. Through such correspondence, society members can also be made aware of a problem with the society's finances and debts, and the proposed solution. The society resolved at their 5 July 1787 meeting to raise money (via assessments) to pay for diplomas and the society's debt. Explains how the society incurred a heavy debt sending Pierre L'Enfant as an emissary to France, during…

GLC04379.20

1786

Manuscript document

Title: [Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, State of South Carolina]

Lists officers and their positions.

GLC04379.21

10 May 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Note pertaining to the Society of Cincinnati]

Very briefly indicates that officers in the Continental Army instructed the society, while in cantonment on the Hudson River, 10 May 1783.

GLC04379.22

10 May 1783 - 19 June 1783

Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794

Manuscript document

Title: [Proposal for establishing the Society of Cincinnati and founding records]

Copy of a report on deliberations on "proposals for establishing a Society, upon principals therein mentioned, whose members shall be Officers of the American Army" during the cantonment of the army on the Hudson River. Includes a copy of the proposal revised by Henry Knox, Edward Hand, Jedediah Huntington, and Samuel Shaw. The revised proposal was issued on 13 May 1783, establishing the Society of Cincinnati and laying out its organization, principles, rules, and initial resolutions. Also contains a record of a meeting in which von Steuben noted the acceptance of membership in the newly…

GLC04379.23