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to Rufus Man

Letter written by preacher John Bullard to Rufus Man. Asks Man to join him at the schoolhouse that evening at 1 a.m. precisely. Tells him to say nothing to anyone.

GLC01450.160

Receipt to John Chanioard

Captain Barnard, a commander of a company of Continental soldiers, wrote that he received 120 pounds from Captain Edward Ellis of Middletown to pay soldiers recently enlisted in the Continental Army. Barnard says he is in Samuel Wyllys's regiment. A...

GLC01450.161

Marching orders and military fine reciepts for Asa and Charles Hamant [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC01450.162

to Ezekiel Williams

Letter written by Trumbull as Governor of Connecticut to Williams as Commissary of Prisoners at Hartford. Asks Williams to follow through on the request of Elias Boudinot, the congressionally appointed Commissary General of Prisoners, for information...

GLC01450.163

to Edward Hand

Davis informs Hand that "a Gentleman by the Name of Elliot" can verify "what I have related to you concerning myself." Letter written at Fort Pitt.

GLC01450.164

Two letters by Ebenezer Elmer [Decimalized .01-.02]

Written at Camp Middlebrook. Dated June 20, 1777 - May 12, 1783.

GLC01450.165

[List of New Hampshire military expenses]

The state of New Hampshire pays residents of Cornish "for public services done in the late War for which they have received no pay." Lists the names of colonels, captains, privates, and others. Also cites the reason for various expenses, such as...

GLC01450.166

to Thomas Bowlby

Witnessed and co-signed by attorneys William Truelove and A. Vikers, saying proper stamps were provided for the document. This Legal document gives Oliver's power of attorney to Bowlby, an attorney in Philadelphia. Oliver was previously in an...

GLC01450.167

[Receipt for Martin Whittlesey]

Receipt for seventy-six pounds received from Mr. Seymour. Name spelled Whittlesy in this document.

GLC01450.188.02

to Horatio Gates

Discusses Major Gates' son, comments on the law requiring giving arms to the militia, and mentions Colonel George Washington twice.

GLC01450.264

[Town meeting minutes from Cumberland, Rhode Island]

Signed and witnessed by John Dexter, clerk of the town council of Cumberland. Demarcates a section of highway that is to be built under the care of Major John Fisk, one of the Supervisors for Highways. Lists names of men under Fisk's command.

GLC01450.168

to Colonel Jackson

Discusses his possession of fifty three hats meant for a company of light infantry during the American Revolution. Fuller identifies himself as "Capt 4: M. Regt."

GLC01450.169.01

[Resolution of the Connecticut Assembly to pay Amos Mead]

States that Mead advanced Lieutenant James Hughes two hundred dollars Continental currency to raise a company for the defense of Greenwich. The next year Hughes defected to the enemy, leaving Mead with only a promissory receipt. The assembly...

GLC01450.169.02

to Edward Hand

There are multiple spellings for the Hungarian creator of this document. Signs this letter "Michael de Kowatz," but is also known as Michael Kovats de Fabricy or simply Michael Kovats. He was a Colonel in the Continental Calvary and was killed on May...

GLC01450.169.03

to Lieutenant General Cunningham

Letter written by Captain Lieutenant Belneavis to Lieutenant General Cunningham before both men were to depart for the West Indies. Says before he is to join the 45th Regiment of Foot, which is under Cunningham's command, he conceives it his duty to...

GLC01450.169.04

View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill with the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775

Marked that it is engraved by Lodge, but drawn by a Mr. Millar. Engraved for Edward Barnard's book "New Complete & Authentic History of England," which was published in 1783. Shows the bombardment, from both land and sea, of Charles Town. The town...

GLC01450.169.05

[Sworn statement of Robert Grandee attesting to a fight between Joseph Tabor and an unnamed Indian]

Signed by Grandee and witnessed by Church and another person, "J Byfield." The scuffle occurred in Grandee's home. Grandee restrained Tabor to protect the Indian and the Indian ran off. Possibly a legal document.

GLC01450.170.02

to unknown

Governor of Massachusetts Dudley states that he has complaints from Captain Thomas Coram against John Crosman for demolishing a house owned by Coram and taking the boards from it for military use. Dudley authorizes the apprehension of Crosman.

GLC01450.171

to Samuel Leonnard

Regarding a dispute over land his father sold to Lieutenant Leonnard, possibly a relation of Samuel Leonnard.

GLC01450.172

[Power of attorney to Samuel Leonard from Zechariah Thayer of Brantrey]

Signed by Zechariah Thayer. Signed as witnesses by Jeremiah Thayer and Eleazer Thayer. Empowers his friend Samuel Leonard of Raynham to act for him in meetings of the owners of the "old ironworks (so called) in Raynham" during Thayer's lifetime....

GLC01450.173.01

[Warrant for the impressment of George Knap]

Pursuant to a warrant from Colonel George Leonard, on behalf of Governor "Shierly," Knap is to appear at Captain Leonard's dwelling in Raynham on the morning of 20 June, completely outfitted for military service and prepared "to proceed on his...

GLC01450.173.02

[Account of officers' pay per week and per month for an expedition to Cape Breton]

Lists officers, how many there were, and the corresponding accounts. The last line notes that their was a "Bounty to each Centinel & a Blanket."

GLC01450.174

[List of supplies]

Mostly guns and food items listed.

GLC01450.175.01

to unknown

The Assistant Quartermaster General requests the purchase of oats and herd grass to supply the Continental Army in New York.

GLC01450.175.02

to Edward Collins

New York Governor Clinton writes to Major Collins to inform him that he disapproves of an enlistment scheme in Albany and has written "to Capt Marshall to put a stop to it, & discharge those Inlisted." Concludes: "I am surprizes that the Colonels...

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