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[Special Field Order no. 54]

Signed by Dodge, a Brigadier General as an official notice. Notifies the Union army that General Robert E. Lee has surrendered his entire army to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. Ends with, "Glory to God . . A little more labor, a...

GLC03553

to Stephen Austin re: his resignation and joining Captain Fannin's company

Written shortly before going to the Alamo Mission.

GLC03555

Map of British & French Dominions in No. America [map used in Treaty of Paris]

Very large printed folded map with outline color. This is the "Treaty of Paris" map, third edition, the edition that was used in settling territorial claims in 1783. Accompanied by its original marbled-paper map case.

GLC03556

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...

GLC03557

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...

GLC03559

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

GLC03562

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

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

3. George II

GLC03562.02

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

3 George II.

GLC03562.03

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

GLC03562.04

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

5. George II.

GLC03562.05

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

12. George II.

GLC03562.06

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

24 George II.

GLC03562.07

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

24. George II.

GLC03562.08

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

GLC03562.09

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

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

original London edition of the Stamp Act

GLC03562.11

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

[duplicate of GLC 3402]

GLC03562.12

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

GLC03562.13

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

GLC03562.14

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

GLC03562.15

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

GLC03562.16

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

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

GLC03562.18

Receipt of wheat for rent due Henry Livingston (1753-1823)

GLC03107.03856