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1790/02/27

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [No. 92 (February 27, 1790)]

Re: House of Representatives discussion on Hamilton's report as Secretary of Treasury.

GLC07269

February 7, 1865

Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865

Printed document signed

Title: [Parole from Andersonville Prison issued for for W.T. West]

Partially printed slip permits West "to go to drive hospital wood team and return to hospital." With "Military Prison" stamp on verso. Written at Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville Prison.

GLC07271.02

1780/10/02

Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Andre re: informing Andre of execution time at 12 o'clock this day

"His Excellency Genl Washington has fix'd the Hour 12o Clock."

GLC07472

1776/07/21

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to unknown captain re: orders to reinforce Hudson Highlands against attack

GLC07482

1780/04/08

Beaumarchais, Pierre A.C., fl. 1780

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Friedrich Von Steuben re: financing American Revolution [in French]

"As for what concerns me, that which prevents you from gaily beating the English. Money? Soon I will take it, when it will come; but grace troubles you by means, I am much more curious about our laurels..."

GLC07473

1773/11/18

Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786

Manuscript document signed

Title: Certifying hearsay evidence re: John Hancock importing tea

Certifying third-hand mention that "I heard ...that Mr. John Hancock of Boston had imported the greatest quantity of tea... since the non-importation agreement."

GLC07474.01

1756/05/17

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

Broadside

Title: His Majesty's Declaration of War against the French King

Printed by Thomas Baskett.

GLC07475

1760 ca.

Various

Manuscript document signed

Title: Oath of allegiance to King Geroge III, signed by 90 members of Massachusetts

Document joined at top and printed in two columns, signed by officials of the Massachusetts Bay colony. (Since new oaths were required on the coronation of a new monarch, dating is inferred from that date.)

GLC07476

1777/07/29-1777/08/03

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Manuscript document signed

Title: Resolutions re: relieving Major General St. Clair and Schuyler of command

Resolutions of Congress, signed as President, countersigned by William Houston. Also calls for more soldiers. Was written in Congress.

GLC07477

1781/10/28

Heath, William, 1737-1814

Letter signed

Title: to John Hancock re: detailed news of Cornwallis' surrender

GLC07478

1828/09/10

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter

Title: to William B. Sprague re: suggesting sources for Autograph collector (draft?)

Mentions signers of Declaration, George Mason and Declaration of Rights. Possibly a letter draft, written on an address leaf (quarter sheet of paper). Postmark on verso.

GLC07479

1776/07/27

Silliman, Gold Selleck, 1732-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his son

Destruction of statue of King George III in NYC. In part: "I went toward the Fort and there I saw his Majesty and his Horse, tumbled Headlong down on the Ground." Silliman also writes about "a Mighty Fleet of Ships our Enemies have got" off Staten Island.

GLC07480.01

1776/07/06

Letter

Title: to "Uncle" re: British invasion of New York, an American preparations

An unsigned letter describing the British invasion of Staten Island and American preparations and provisioning in New York. The writer appears to have been conducting business for the recipient. Losses on p. 1, near center fold (obliterating a word before "Tory Army") and on the top of p. 2 affecting some lines of text.

GLC07480.02

1776/07/10

Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785

Letter

Title: to unknown re: Revolutionary War in New York

Reed discusses counter-intelligence "it being of the utmost importance to prevent any Communication or Correspondence with the Enemy," the British invasion of Staten Island, and a direction that the army not recruit unarmed soldiers, as guns "cannot be provided here and must therefore be an incumbence to the Army of the publick."

GLC07480.03

1776/08/02

McClintock, Samuel, fl. 1776

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Whipple re: religious freedom and framing constitution

GLC07481.01

1775/01/19

Manuscript

Title: to T & J. Fleet re: "A Customer" [draft advertisement for a Boston newspaper]

Anonymous, signed "A Customer." A draft for patriotic advertisement in Boston newspaper, written to the printers of the Boston Evening Post, T. &. J. Fleet.

GLC07481.02

1775/11/09

Slough, Matthias, fl. 1775

Letter signed

Title: to Jasper Veats re: petition from Congress to be delivered to King George

Discusses a petition from Congress to be delivered "to His Majesty."

GLC07481.03

1833/10/26

Tibbles, Stephen, fl. 1833

Document signed

Title: Deposition re: his services as a minuteman at Lexington and Concord

GLC07481.04

1775/05/17

Benedict, Noble, fl. 1775

Manuscript

Title: Bond of Joseph Starr and Noble Benedict for militia service

Bond to the "Company of the English Colony of Connecticut" with Starr serving as paymaster of the 6th Company. Includes engraving of Oliver Ellsworth.

GLC07481.05