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Reciept fragments [Decimalized .01-.02]

Two small receipt fragments. One with the signature of Henry Jackson, Colonel, the other possibly a fragment from an account book or letter.

GLC01450.054

[Deposition about the location of a fence]

Uriah Alverson countersigned as Justice of the Peace and certifies on reverse that Olney and Joshua Shrefe swore to tell the truth. Olney and Shrefe give testimony regarding the location of a fence they helped John Bellon build 23 years ago because...

GLC01450.055

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

GLC01450.056

[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...

GLC01450.057

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...

GLC01450.059

[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...

GLC01450.060

[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...

GLC01450.061

[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

[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

[Petition of inhabitants of Kennebeck River in Lincoln County]

Signed by 38 other men. Petition to the members of the Massachusetts Bay Council and the House of Representatives requesting that a port and a naval office be established upon the Kennebeck River (present day Kennebec River, Maine). States that the...

GLC01450.064

[Commission of Richard Frothingham]

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

GLC01450.065.01

[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

[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...

GLC01450.065.03

[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...

GLC01450.066

[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...

GLC01450.067

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...

GLC01450.068

[Commission signed as Governor of Quebec] [in French]

A commission for Antoine Brouillet as lieutenant in a company of militia. Includes wax seal covered by a square of paper. Edges of the last page where docket is written are repaired. Slight mat burn.

GLC01450.069

[Regimental petition of Patrick Leland]

Petition stating that Leland was discharged from Lord Blakeney's regiment and recommended to the British Royal Bounty of Chelsea, but was taken prisoner by the enemy. He was a prisoner in Port au Prince, Haiti for 7 months, and then was sent home by...

GLC01450.070

[18th century military drawing of a soldier in uniform]

Full body ink sketch of soldier in uniform holding a sword. Not signed or dated.

GLC01450.071

[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...

GLC01450.072

[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...

GLC01450.073

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

GLC01450.074

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...

GLC01450.075

[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...

GLC01450.076

[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...

GLC01450.077

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...

GLC01450.078

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

[Receipt for food]

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

GLC01450.080

[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

[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

[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...

GLC01450.083

[Appointment of Robert Nicholson Richey]

Appoints Richey as master of the ship Shrewsbury. Dated on board the ship Formidable. On reverse is a note dated 2 June 1782 signed by Samuel Wallis allowing Richey to be paid for his time served as master of the ship. Rodney was a British Vice...

GLC01450.084

[Collection of two items] [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01450.085

to General Edward Hand

Cooke informs Hand that Thomas Neill, a sergeant of an independent company in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, has acted as clerk to the Quartermaster's Department under Cooke's assistant Lord Butler from 1778 to 1780. Requests that he retain Neill's services...

GLC01450.086

Brigade orders

General Abraham Ten Broeck's orders signed by Lansing as Major Brigade. States that since the enemy is in the northern and western frontier, it is necessary for part of the brigade to take action. Informs that the General has ordered one eighth of...

GLC01450.087

to Elias Boudinot

Letter addressed to Boudinot as Commissary General of Prisoners. Requests to be exchanged as a prisoner of war because he was wounded at Fort Montgomery and is not well. He asks to be paroled or exchanged to go to Dutchess County so he may heal. He...

GLC01450.088

to [Thomas] Ward

Letter written by McMichael as a Loyalist Captain in the British Army. As a lieutenant in the Continental Army he deserted from his post at Fort Schuyler in August 1776 to join the British. McMichael was taken prisoner out of a flag of truce at...

GLC01450.089

to Captain Samuel White

Letter addressed to Dear Brother White in Boston. Requests that if White knows the two ladies to whom the enclosed is directed to, please deliver it to them. He gives his love. Missing three areas of the page where stamps were ripped off. Dalton was...

GLC01450.090

to John Spottswood

Scott requests that Spottswood dispatch the reports on the commissions for Captain Hays' creditors. States that unless they are returned soon there is a chance there might be sufferers. Scott was a solicitor (lawyer) and was possibly the father of...

GLC01450.091

[List of Captain Timothy Goodwin's company]

List of men belonging to the trainband in the Second Company in York under Captain Goodwin.

GLC01450.092

to Mr. Carpenter

Requests that 20 barrels of corn be delivered to his waggoner. Discusses hauling flour to Fredericksburg. Note on reverse signed by William Carpenter certifies that he filled the order.

GLC01450.093

[Signed five dollar Continental bill, no. 173421]

Five dollar United States currency note worth "five Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver." Cosigned by Robert A. Roberts, and numbered 173421, probably in his hand. Reverse states it was printed by Hall and Sellers.

GLC01450.094

[Roll of Ipswich men receiving payment for service at Providence, Rhode Island]

Signed by many other men. Acknowledges the receipt of nine pounds each from the selectmen of Ipswich in partial pay for serving in the six weeks campaign at Providence, Rhode Island under Captain Robert Dodge.

GLC01450.095.01

[Promissory note for John Dodge]

Certifies that he promises to pay John Dodge twenty dollars silver on behalf of the town each month until John is discharged. Note on reverse signed by John Dodge and dated 3 May 1782 states he received the amount in full.

GLC01450.095.02

to Joseph Cooke

Two sets of orders on one page. First orders are to Joseph Platt Cooke and a colonel [name illegible] to muster the regiment immediately as the enemy is near Compo Hill, Connecticut. Instructs to march day and night and bring all the ammunition they...

GLC01450.096

[Continental Army bounty]

Lane signed as Captain. Certifies that he has received a bounty of 24 pounds from Benjamin Randall for each man from Stoughtonham, Massachusetts who served in the army for three years. Lists the names of the men.

GLC01450.097

to Philip Schuyler

Informs that he is sending a list of the officers who served in his regiment and requests that Schuyler send them their commissions. Schuyler was a Revolutionary War general and a delegate to the Continental Congress.

GLC01450.098

[Receipt for Rations for French officer]

Receipt for four pounds seventeen schillings and three pence due to Captain Jean Louis de Vernejoul for his rations. Covers fifty-two days worth of rations at three rations a day. Signed by de Vernejoul as "Capt Des Etas Unis."

GLC01450.099

[Mount Independence muster roll]

A list of Captain Davis Howlitt's company in Colonel John Ashley's First Berkshire regiment.

GLC01450.100

to unknown

Prescott signed as Major General, Massachusetts militia. Informs that he is enclosing a return of the militia officers of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, which he just received. He has not gotten the return from Worcester County, Massachusetts yet.

GLC01450.101

to Duncan Campbell

Informs that the bills for 700 pounds that he was so concerned about have been brought in from the rebels by a friend who was also a prisoner. States that being a prisoner has gotten the better of him but the Commander in Chief has intimated to him...

GLC01450.102

to Thomas Sim Lee

Luther informs Lee about criminal cases tried in court and their outcomes. Thomas Laughlin was convicted of highway robbery and attempted murder to a blind man, Horner and Keith were convicted of breaking into the house of Moses McCubben. Discusses...

GLC01450.103

Collection of two letters to Joseph Clarke [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01450.104

to Joseph Clarke

States that since he is absent from home, he is taking the chance to send him the enclosed. Apparently free franked by Henry Marchant and Greene. Addressed to Greene as Governor of the state of Rhode Island on recto; addressed to Joseph Clarke...

GLC01450.105

to David Hitchcock

States he has sent with Mr. Baker a large box of items he will need when he is in Brookfield. Requests that he receive it and not turn it upside down as there are bottles that could break. On the reverse someone has written a prayer. There are notes...

GLC01450.106

[Promissory note]

Promises to pay Janus Judah 28 pounds, six shillings, and nine pence with interest.

GLC01450.107

[Certification for enlistment in Continental service]

Certifies that Silas Sewan enlisted into Continental service for one year under Speakman.

GLC01450.108

to unknown

Walton signed the letter as Magistrate of Police. States that Mrs. Harrison ought to relinquish the house she holds. Requests that the Commandant will force her removal if she refuses to give up possession. Note at bottom signed by James St. Clair...

GLC01450.109

to Chevalier de Montrond

Discusses various personal matters.

GLC01450.110

to Mr. Baker and Blow

Addressed to Mr. Baker and Blow, merchants, South Quay, Virginia. Encloses a certificate from the Auditor's office for eight hundred seventy-nine pounds, eleven shillings, four pence for rum. Discusses the appraisal value of the rum. Requests that...

GLC01450.111

[State of Connecticut resolution]

Resolves that anyone possessing 10 pound notes issued by the Treasury December 1776 will receive six [unknown monetary unit abbreviation] per year starting June 1778 until paid. Myllys signed as Treasurer.

GLC01450.112

[Invoice for rice shipped on Brig Fox]

Invoice and bill of lading lists 254 whole and 91 half barrels of rice shipped by A. Livingston on account of the United States. The Brigantine Fox was a Continental Transport ship, commanded by Owen Folger.

GLC01450.113

to Jedediah Huntington

States that letters from Providence have made a council session necessary. Requests that he attend as soon as possible and to pass the notice along to Mr. Mumford and Mr. Hillhouse. A list of supplies (port, wheat, oats, etc.) is jotted on the top...

GLC01450.114

to Owen Biddle

Letter addressed to Biddle in Philadelphia. Encloses a receipt from Lieutenant Werte for utensils delivered to Captain Lewe's company of the First Battalion of Colonel Mile's Regiment of Riflemen. Mentions receiving 10 wooden bowls. Reports that...

GLC01450.115

to Asa Waterman

Trumbull replies to an undated letter from Waterman written on the same page. In the earlier letter Waterman informs Trumbull that Captain Lyon has refused to deliver some hides stating that a man offered him $40 to ship them to Norwich as soon as...

GLC01450.116

[Muster roll of first foot company from Dighton]

Lists officers and soldiers.

GLC01450.118

[Captain Wright's muster roll] [incomplete]

Lists men's names, rations, and service. Missing upper left corner of page and lower right quadrant of the page.

GLC01450.119

Muster roll

Lists men's names, rank, enlistment date, and distance traveled. Simon Edgel listed as Captain.

GLC01450.120

[Account of rations and pay for Captain Humphrey's Company]

Lists the costs for pay, rations, mileage, etc. for the company.

GLC01450.121

[List of officers of Colonel Samuel McClellan's regiment]

Lists officers and their place of residence.

GLC01450.122

[Account of men left sick from the 17th regiment of Captain Ebenezer Bissell's company]

Lists the men left sick along the road or at Roxbury Hospital when the regiment marched for New York 5 July 1776. Also lists expenses.

GLC01450.123

[Receipt of bounty]

Signed by many others. Certifies that the men of Simsbury have received from Captain Jonathan Humphrey wages, bounty, and mileage for an expedition to Providence, Rhode Island October 1777 under Colonel Samuel McClellan's regiment. Page two is also...

GLC01450.124

[Promise and receipt of payment]

Promises to pay Charles Trellwen 20 pounds, 13 shillings, and five pence Halifax currency for supplies received from him. Various materials (cloth, buckram, thread, buttons) and their quantity and cost are listed on the lower part of the page....

GLC01450.125

to Thomas Seymour

Discusses business relating to the exchange and sale of nails and board. Postscript informs Seymour about information he has learned from men aboard a sloop of his that arrived in Newport, Rhode Island. Discusses a ship or fleet that sailed with a...

GLC01450.126

to Joshua Jacob

Letter addressed to Captain Joshua Jacob. Informs that he is well. Mentions that his father did not give him the money he felt he was due. He states, "To with the smiles of god I shall live without it and am as many would think a bastard and not one...

GLC01450.127

to James Knowles

Discusses at length the poor state of politics and the monetary system. Remarks that he does not know how to answer all the demands made upon him and he has only a negative view of things to come. Advises Knowles to not let this information dampen...

GLC01450.128

[Payment and orders for a Massachusetts regiment]

States that each person enlisted will get two pounds per month. They will march to the heights of Dorchester, Massachusetts to be formed into regiments, and will serve until 1 December 1778 unless discharged sooner. On the reverse is a note stating...

GLC01450.129

[Receipt for drummers and fifers]

Orders David Rittenhouse to pay Captain William Duffield seven pounds, 19 shillings for obtaining drummers and fifers for his company. On reverse is a note signed by Duffield certifying that he received payment, 11 September 1778. Bayard signed as...

GLC01450.130

[Collection of two documents related to the Harlem campaign] [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC01450.131

[Printed militia commission for Zephaniah Briggs]

Commission of second lieutenant Briggs in a company commanded by Nehemiah Beardsley to assist his captain in gathering enlistments to form a company of 100 men.

GLC01450.132

[Affidavit of James Morrison declaring his knowledge of a mutiny]

James Morrison declares that he overheard Philip Slaid and Captain David Pierce (he has written "Peirce") say that Preserved Pierce is about to lead a mutiny. Related to GLC01450.134 and date infered from that document.

GLC01450.133

to the Sheriff of the County of Bristol

Says that the Sheriff is required to apprehend and bring Preserved Pierce before him to answer for all the charges against him (from GLC01450.133, that charge is mutiny). Morrison states that there is enough evidence to say that Pierce is "Enemical...

GLC01450.134

to Matthew Ridley

Goldsborough, a member of the Continental Congress, discusses the alteration of [Minshall's] deed with Ridley, a merchant in Baltimore (possibly the manager of the Maryland branch of the London mercantile firm of Stewart and Campbell). States that he...

GLC01450.135

[List of persons paid by the state of Connecticut]

To John Lawrence, Connecticut State Treasurer. Countersigned by William Moseley. Signed at the Pay Table Office. One docket, stating "Review the Contents for the within," is signed by John Sherman. Another docket states "Order Lieut Levi Munson &...

GLC01450.136

[Account information 1774-1778]

Trumbull signs as Governor of Connecticut, a post at which he served 1776-1784. Possibly a naval account for the state of Connecticut.

GLC01450.137

to Myles Cooper

Letter written by Middleton as a Loyalist and former medical professor and governor at King's College (now Columbia University) to Cooper, the former president of King's College who fled New York in 1775 after revolutionary violence erupted. Reports...

GLC01450.138

to Stephen Girard [in French]

Promissory note to Stephen Girard for six pounds fifteen schillings.

GLC01450.140

[Docket: Proportion of stores destroyed]

Only the docket.

GLC01450.141

[Revolutionary War exchange note drawn on France]

GLC01450.142

John Ely collection of miscellaneous documents mostly receipts [Decimalized.01-.22]

Collection of various papers from John Ely, Revolutionary war colonel. Mostly receipts. Some documents mention prisoners.

GLC01450.143

to Oliver Titcomb

Discusses personal matters. Addressed to Titcomb, but the letter was probably intended for someone else, most likely the writer's wife. Text missing and signature lost. Letter is incomplete.

GLC01450.144

to unknown

Letter written by Colonel Harrison as secretary to General George Washington to an unknown recipient. References a letter received from the recipient on August 31, 1779. States that his private opinion is that the commissaries and conductors of...

GLC01450.149

General Contingent Accompt of Garrison and Incidental Expences at Halfax, during the Command of Brigadier Genl Eyre Massey from 25th December 1775 to the 31st March 1776

Document signed by Major General Massey as commander of British forces on Nova Scotia. List of two vouchers for expenses of troops in Halifax; one for the "Contingent Accompt of the Garrison of Halifax," which could possibly mean the cost of extra...

GLC01450.151

to Meschech Weare

Letter written by Sullivan as a Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts legislature to Weare as Chief Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire and a member of the Council, the upper house of the...

GLC01450.145

to Joseph Warren

Letter written by Sullivan as a member of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts to Warren as President of the Committee of Safety. Says this letter will be transmitted by Mr. Seammell, who he has recommended to be major of the York County Regiment...

GLC01450.146

[Massachusetts Bay treasury document]

Partly printed document. Signed by Secretary Jonathan Avery and sent to Treasurer Henry Gardner. Also signed by members of the Council Chamber. The more prominent officials on the list include: future Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin...

GLC01450.147

[Massachusetts Bay treausury document]

Partly printed document. Signed by Secretary John Avery to Treasurer Henry Gardner. Also signed by 15 members of the Council Chamber. Directs the treasurer to pay 50 pounds to Edward Cutt, commissary, for provisions for the troops stationed at...

GLC01450.148

to Lord Thanet

Copy of a letter to Thanet in which Gates appeals to Britain to recognize American independence. Cites the American victory at Saratoga and foretells "Calamities which England will sustain" if the war is continued. A version of this letter was...

GLC01450.150

to Richard Campbell

Letter discusses obtaining clothing and related expenses for a newly raised regiment to be stationed at Fort Pitt. Requests an account of his expenditure of his $60,000 budget. Letter written at the War Office.

GLC01450.152

to John Tyler

The Connecticut Governor orders Colonel Tyler of the Eighth Regiment of Connecticut Militia to draft one fourth of his regiment, outfit them with blankets, weapons, and others supplies, and send them to the "Forts at New London & Places adjacent."...

GLC01450.153