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to Theadore Atkinson

Receipt says ten days after sight of this note to exchange money to pay Joseph Morse & Co. 24 dollars for value received. Atkinson was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

GLC01450.243.01

[Receipt for Samuel Kennedy]

Signed by Lieutenant Cottrell and co-signed as a witness by Kennedy Farrell. Receipt says to pay Samuel Kennedy over 21 pounds Rhode Island currency.

GLC01450.243.02

[Receipt for small arms payment]

Received 390 pounds for 100 hundred small arms from Joseph Clark, Treasurer of Rhode Island. The small arms are to be marked with the colony's stamp.

GLC01450.243.03

[Account ledger for payments to Samuel Tufts]

Ledger of payments from the town of Newburyport to Samuel Tufts. The payments began on 10 February 1778 and ended on 24 September 1778 and was for a total of over 182 pounds. The town mostly purchased clothing from Tufts. He signed the document...

GLC01450.243.04

[Receipt of Abraham Greene]

Receipt written in Council of War. Authorizes Abraham Greene to draw one pounds, 10 shillings in silver money from the general treasury. Note on verso, signed by Greene, says he received the money on 27 November 1781.

GLC01450.243.05

[Receipt for Archibald Crary]

Written in a Council of War. Receipt allows Colonel Archibald Crary to draw 90 pounds, in either silver or gold, from the general treasury. Note on verso, signed by Crary, says he received payment on 6 December 1781.

GLC01450.243.06

Copie de la lettre ecrite par M de Sartine a M. le Cte de Grasse [in French]

Copy of a letter informing de Grasse that his orders are being transmitted. The instructions are listed in GLC04322.02. Expectes de Grasse to accept this command, assuming he is in good health.

GLC04322.01

Memoire du Roi pour servir d'instruction particuliere a M. le Cte. de Grasse [in French]

Copy of orders sent to Admiral de Grasse. Orders state that he is to replace Comte de Guichen as the French naval commander. Also state that he is to remain in Newport, Rhode Island and protect the French squadron under Rochambeau. By the time de...

GLC04322.02

to François Joseph Paul comte de Grasse [in French]

Monteil's retained copy of a letter discussing personal matters with de Grasse, and suggesting a subordinate for a promotion. Written just after the French fleet arrived in Virginia. Written on board Monteil's ship, the Languedoc, in the Chesapeake...

GLC04322.03

to François Joseph Paul comte de Grasse [in French]

Complains about de Grasse rejecting his proposal for a detached action near Chesapeake Bay. Also complains of de Grasse's favoritism towards Admiral Bougainville during the Battle of the Virginia Capes. Charges that de Grasse is not aggressive...

GLC04322.04

to Adhemar Marquis de Monteil [in French]

Rejects Monteil's complaints from a previous letter (GLC04322.04). Written on board de Grasse's ship, the Ville de Paris, in Chesapeake Bay.

GLC04322.05

to François Joseph Paul comte de Grasse [in French]

Discusses arrangements for Monteil to leave the fleet and the personnel changes this will entail. Written on board the Ville de Paris near "St. Lucie," the French name for Saint Lucia.

GLC04322.06

to Henri César Marquis de Castellane Majastre [in French]

Monteil justifies the actions he has taken during his argument with Comte de Grasse. Complains about de Grasse's actions, especially at the Battle of Virginia Capes. Written on board the Ardent, the ship onto which Monteil was demoted, in the...

GLC04322.07

to Adhemar Marquis de Monteil [in French]

Responding to a letter from Monteil. Sarcastically informs Monteil that the he will command the Ardent and no other ship. Expresses surprise at Monteil's complaints. Denies Monteil's accusation that he intended to publicly humiliate him. Written...

GLC04322.08

to Adhemar Marquis de Monteil [in French]

Informs Monteil that he will not be allowed to command a ship other than the Ardent. Tells Monteil he can return to France as a passenger aboard another ship commanded by Admiral Barras if he would prefer. Written on board the Ville de Paris, near...

GLC04322.09

to Adhemar Marquis de Monteil [in French]

Informs Monteil that he will not be allowed to command a ship other than the Ardent. Tells Monteil he can return to France as a passenger aboard another ship commanded by Admiral Barras if he would prefer. Written on board the Ville de Paris, near...

GLC04322.10

20th annual report of the NAACP for the year 1929

Contains a list of NAACP officers for 1929. Foreword states "Uncompromising insistence upon full participation by the Negro in all phases of life is coming more and more to be the attitude of thinking and intelligent white and colored people."...

GLC06135.05

NAACP 1931 22nd annual report: a year's work for justice to the Negro

Contains a list of NAACP officers for 1932. Foreword declares that the NAACP's aims "are in the path of manifest destiny of the darker races of the world. The world crisis and the social and political experiments that are its accompaniment all...

GLC06135.06

[Program from the 24th annual conference of the NAACP]

Lists Chicago NAACP officers and committee members. Cites meeting locations. Lists times for business sessions and mass meetings during the conference. Page 19 contains the lyrics for the song "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," written by the diplomat...

GLC06135.07

NAACP 30th annual report for 1939

Lists NAACP officers for 1939. Includes chapters discussing lynching, education, economic opportunity, legal defense, and Department of Branches. The education chapter outlines several cases regarding the desegregation of university law schools and...

GLC06135.08.01

[To editors of an unspecified publication]

Wilkins, Assistant Secretary of the NAACP, transmits a 1939 NAACP report (refer to GLC06135.08.01). States "Any comment in your news or editorial columns will be appreciated." Typed on green paper with a typed signature.

GLC06135.08.02

to Comte de Davat [in French]

Regarding a sailor. Written aboard the Languedoc.

GLC07282.01

to Heber Painter

A form letter stating that the return for ordnance and ordnance stores pertaining to I Company 58th Pennsylvania, has been reviewed and referred to the Secon Auditor. Includes a copy of Circular No. 42, from the Ordnance Office which provides advise...

GLC02016.155

to Heber Painter

A partially printed form letter from the Quartemaster General's office stating that the return of quartermaster's stores for the month of July, 1865 will be examined and forwarded onto the Third Auditor of the Treasury for settlement. The stamped...

GLC02016.156

to Heber Painter

A partially printed form letter from the Quartemaster General's office stating that the return of quartermaster's stores for the month of August, 1865 will be examined and forwarded onto the Third Auditor of the Treasury for settlement. The stamped...

GLC02016.157