25 March 1776

Collins, Isaac, fl. 1776

Printed document signed

Title: Fifteen shilling note

[Currency]. Burlington, New Jersey: 25 March 1776. Fifteen shilling note. Printed by Isaac Collins. Signed by Robert Smith, Jonathan Deare and John [Smith?]. No. 17365. Historical Background: An emission of £100,000 in legal tender bills of credit had been planned since May 10, 1768 but never obtained the consent of the English king. Following the outbreak of the Revolution the issue was emitted as proclamation money. The notes were made legal tender on September 20, 1776 and recalled by January 1, 1780. [excerpted from Jordan's "Colonial Currency."]

GLC01450.226.02

01 October 1773

Wister, William, fl. 1773

Printed document signed

Title: Five shilling note

[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 01 October 1773. Five shilling note. Printed by Hall and Sellers. Signed by William Wister, Samuel Miles and Owen Jones, Jr. No. 24025. Historical Background: An emission of £150,000 in bills of credit to revive the loan office system. Penn family arms on the front and a cast cut of a farm scene on the back [excerpted from Jordan's "Colonial Currency."]

GLC01450.226.03

November 1779

Shaw Francis, fl. 1779

Printed document signed

Title: To Henry Swift,

Shaw, Francis. Document signed: to Henry Swift. [Boston]: November 1779. Bill or receipt for state and town/county poll and real estate taxes. Signed by Francis Shaw, on recto and verso, as tax collector.

GLC01450.226.04

16 March 1778

Howard, John, fl. 1775-1778

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for wages for three year's service in the Continental Army]

Howard, John (fl. 1775-1778) [Receipt for wages for three year's service in the Continental Army] Ipswich, Massachusetts: 16 March 1778. Receipt for one hundred pounds for service in Captain Joseph Hodgkin's Company in Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Battalion. Paid by the Selectmen of Ipswich.

GLC01450.226.05

22 May 1779

Hodgkins, Serrah, fl. 1779

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for wages of John Hodgkins, soldier in the Continental Army]

Hodgkins, Serrah (fl. 1779). [Receipt for wages of John Hodgkins, soldier in the Continental Army]. Ipswich, Massachusetts: 22 May 1779. Receipt for ninety pounds due for service from 1 September 1777-1 March 1779. Paid by the Selectmen of Ipswich by court order. Signed for by John's sister, Serrah Hodgkins (possibly Sarah).

GLC01450.226.06

December 28, 1777

Chapman, Isaac, fl. 1777

Autograph note signed

Title: to Bartholome Smith

GLC01450.231.01

July 11, 1778

Payson, David, fl. 1778

Autograph note signed

Title: to Captain Oliver Fetcomb

GLC01450.231.02

July 11, 1778

Payson, David, fl. 1778

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

GLC01450.231.03

January 9, 1779

Heard, John, fl. 1779

Autograph note signed

Title: to Captain Oliver Fitcomb

GLC01450.231.04

March 19, 1779

Keaer, Nathaniel, fl. 1779

Autograph note signed

Title: to Captain Oliver Fitcomb

GLC01450.231.05

February 24, 1780

Searle, William, fl. 1780

Autograph note signed

Title: to Captain Oliver Fitcomb

GLC01450.231.06

September 29, 1780

Searle, William, fl. 1780

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

GLC01450.231.07

4 August 1841

Reily, James, fl. 1841-1846

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Thomas Ward

Letter written from Houston, re: business, Texas finaces & poverty. There is a small hole on the third, and last page.

GLC02145.23.01

22 September 1841

Reily, James, fl. 1841-1846

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Thomas Ward

Letter written from Houston, re: land cases, politics

GLC02145.23.02

10 November 1841

Reily, James, fl. 1841-1846

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Thomas Ward

Letter written from Houston, re: land business

GLC02145.23.03

11 June 1846

Reily, James, fl. 1841-1846

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Thomas Ward

Letter written from Houston, re: impending war with Mexico and the U.S.

GLC02145.23.04

16 June 1841

Cook, William B., fl. 1841-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Ward

Cook ALS 6/16/1841 1 p. re: challenge

GLC02145.28.01

16 June 1841

Ward, Thomas, fl. 1841-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Cook

Ward ALS 6/16/1841 1 p. + docket re: finding seconds

GLC02145.28.02

16 June 1841

Ward, Thomas, fl. 1841-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Ward

Cook ALS 6/16/1841 1 p. + addr. re: proposing 2 gentlemen

GLC02145.28.03

16 June 1841

Ward, Thomas, fl. 1841-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Cook

Ward ALS signed "TWW" [6/16 or 6/17/1841] 1 p. + docket

GLC02145.28.04

18 June 1841

Ward, Thomas, fl. 1841-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Cook

Ward ALS 6/18/1841 1 p. + addr.

GLC02145.28.05

02 October 1842

Ward, Thomas, fl. 1841-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Ward

Cook ALS 10/2/1842 1 p. + addr. re: withdrawing challenge.

GLC02145.28.06

14 August 1846

Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

Printed document signed

Title: Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company

Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney

GLC02756.01

15 September 1846

Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

Printed document signed

Title: Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company

Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney

GLC02756.02

12 November 1846

Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

Printed document signed

Title: Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company

Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney

GLC02756.03