1775

Fry, Joshua, fl. 1775

Map

Title: A Map of the inhabited part of Virginia... [compiled with Peter Jefferson]

There are two prints in this document set, both are copper engravings with original outline color added. They combine to form a single map of a portion of the Colonies. The first is of Eastern Pennsylvania with the misspelling "Pensilvania", from Thomas Jeffery's American Atlas. The second is of Southern Virginia and North Carolina. The map of Virginia is engraved with a note that addresses the maps to George Dunk, Earl of Halifax. They were compiled with Peter Jefferson, father of the President, and later inserted by Jefferson's London publisher in the first English edition of Notes on the…

GLC03557

14 May 1775

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety

A retained copy written by Colonel Arnold four days after the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. With initialed postscript. Says last letter sent was 11 May 1775. Announces that Crown Point has been captured. Mentions logistics of moving captured cannons to Albany. Mentions future moves northward to Canada, including his intention to capture St. Johns. Says there is tension between him and Ethan Allen, who he worked with in the capture of Ticonderoga. Says "Mr. Allens Party is Decreasing & the Dispute between us is Subsiding." Similar to published version in "Naval Documents of the American…

GLC03559

1729 - 1814

Great Britain. Acts.

Header Record

Title: Collection of British Acts of Parliament re: American issues [decimalized]

GLC03562

1729

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for establishing an agreement with... the lords proprietors of Carolina

For the surrender of title by the seven proprietary lords. 2. George II.

GLC03562.01

1730

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for importing salt from Europe into the colony of New York in America

3. George II

GLC03562.02

1730

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for granting liberty to carry rice from... Carolina in America...

3 George II.

GLC03562.03

1732

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for the more easy recovery of debts in... America

GLC03562.04

1732

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to prevent the exportation of hats out of... America...

5. George II.

GLC03562.05

1739

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for naturalizing such foreign Protestants... in... America

12. George II.

GLC03562.06

1745

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for giving a publick reward [to anyone discovering a north west passage]

24 George II.

GLC03562.07

1751

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to regulate... paper bills of credit in... America [also currency]

24. George II.

GLC03562.08

1751

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for encouraging the making of pott ashes and pearl ashes in... America

GLC03562.09

1765

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to amend... An Act for punishing mutiny... [amends Quartering Act]

5. George III. Required that provisions be made by the colonies for British soldiers

GLC03562.10

1765

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for granting and applying certain stamp duties... [Stamp Act]

original London edition of the Stamp Act

GLC03562.11

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to repeal... An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties

[duplicate of GLC 3402]

GLC03562.12

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for indemnifying persons [refunding fines to defiers of the Stamp Act]

GLC03562.13

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for repealing certain duties... and for granting other duties [?coffee]

GLC03562.14

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to amend... An Act for punishing mutiny... [amends Quartering Act]

GLC03562.15

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for the better securing the dependency of... America [Declaratory Act]

GLC03562.16

1767

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for restraining... the Governor, Council and House... of New York

A response to New York's resistance to the Townshend Acts.

GLC03562.17

1770

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to enable the Governor, Council & Assembly...of New York [reconstituting]

GLC03562.18

1773

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to explain and amend... An Act to prevent paper bills of credit....

GLC03562.19

1774

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for the better regulating the government of... Massachusetts Bay

Reorganizing the government of Massachusetts. [one of the "Intolerable Acts"]

GLC03562.20

1774

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for the impartial administration of justice [protecting Tory officials]

One of the five "Intolerable Acts"

GLC03562.21

1775

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to amend... An act for punishing mutiny [further amending Quartering Act]

GLC03562.22