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18 April 1777
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824
[Resolution of Congress]
Extract of Congress, signed by Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Gives Major General Arthur St. Clair two weeks leave of absence to visit his family.
GLC01412.18
22 November 1776
Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786
to the keeper of the goal in the county of Hillsborough
Weare signs as Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety. Prisoner transfer document to the keeper of the jail in Hillsborough County. Includes names of Tory prisoners from New York who were "violently disaffected with the Measures pursuing...
GLC01412.30
July 18, 1780
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
to Samuel Adams
Paine sympathizes with Dr. Adams' loss of his son and attempts to console his friend. Complains of a lack of support for the state from the people. Feels that a good militia will never exist while the people choose their officers. States that he is...
GLC01412.39
29 May 1781
Stark, John, 1728-1822
[Charges to the confiscated estate of John Stinson, Jr.]
Countersigned by Jeremiah Page, Justice of the Peace of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on verso. Bill written by Brigadier General Stark of New Hampshire. A conspicuous war hero, Stark served gallantly at Bunker Hill, Trenton, and Bennington and commanded...
GLC01412.42
27 July 1778
Sullivan, James, 1744-1808
[Appointment & bond of Tristram Jordan]
Co-signed by Rishworth Jordan, Thomas Cutts, and Tristram Jordan. Witnessed by Sullivan and Elisha Allen. States that Tristram Jordan, Cutts, and Rishworth Jordan are bound to Henry Gardner Esq. (treasurer of the state of Massachusetts) for the...
GLC01412.45
15 June 1779
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
House resolutions for framing a new state constitution
Resolving that towns have elections and that elect representatives to a convention.
GLC01142
May 24, 1782
Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792
to James Madison
Signed in the text "A.Lee." The first page is an extract of proceedings. The second page is an autograph letter to Madison explaining the extract, which deals with the Virginia House of Burgesses' resolution rejecting a British peace offer....
GLC01148
March 14, 1777
Sewall, Jonathan, 1728-1796
to John Foxcroft
Written by Sewall as a Loyalist refugee in London to his Revolutionary friend Foxcroft in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A very witty letter throughout. Predicts the downfall of the American experiment. Writes in a mocking tone about "your high & mighty...
GLC01149
1777/04/14
Resolution [revising act of Congress for governing troops]
Printed by Dunlap. Signed in type by John Hancock.
GLC01182
1778/02/03
United States. Continental Congress.
Act: re: requiring officers to take oath of office
Signed in type by Charles Thomson. Prints the oath to be taken and describes the circumstances for taking the oath.
GLC01184
2 November 1776
Sever, William, fl. 1766-1776
[Agreement and appointment of William Sever]
Cosigned by William Sever, John Avery, and Timothy Foster. Witnessed by Alexander Gray and Seth Loring. Agreement in which Sever, Avery, and Foster are bound to Henry Gardner (Treasurer of Massachusetts) in the amount of ten thousand pounds, unless...
GLC01412.51
20 April 1775
Randell, Timothy, fl. 1765-1775
to Ebenzer Williams
Randell asks for part of the town's supply of lead to make into bullets.
GLC01412.55
February 1778
Helme, R.J., fl. 1768-1778
[Authorization for John Reynolds]
Reynolds is given permission to withdraw 10,000 pounds from the General Treasury to purchase goods ordered by the General Assembly. Includes Reynold's signed docket and various received amounts on verso. Surname possibility spelt Helm.
GLC01412.56
8 June 1781
Hopkins, Esek, 1718-1802
[Legal document created by a committee of the Rhode Island General assembly]
Signed by Hopkins, former Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy, as deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly. Cosigned by committee member John Jenckes. Order to pay Job Greene one hundred and thirteen pounds and five shillings. Endorsed...
GLC01412.64.02
3 March 1775
Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785
[Engsign's commission of Stephen Day]
Cosigned by Secretary George Wyllys. Partially printed certificate signed by Connecticut's Colonial Governor and Captain-General Jonathan Trumbull appointing Stephen Day ensign to the 22nd Regiment of Connecticut. He is given command of a company of...
GLC01412.64.05
14 August 1777
[Appointment of Samuel Nicholson as Commander of Frigate Deane]
Signed by Hancock as President of the Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress.
GLC01450.001
24 December 1779
Jay, John, 1745-1829
[Appointment of John Wheelwright as Commander of the privateer ship The Neptune]
Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, and John Avery.
GLC01450.002
1782
Massachusetts Assembly
Printed resolutions regarding recruiting and clothing [Decimalized .01-.02]
See decimalized entries.
GLC01450.602
1782-1783
Massachusetts Bay Council
Printed circular unsigned re: collecting taxes, mentions Robert Morris
Headed "(Circular Letter.)" Discusses the need to provide state financial support to Congress for provisioning for the army. Comments on the problems with their currency created after the Revolution began. Describes the moment and obligation as...
GLC01450.606
23 April 1775
Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775
[Resolution of Provincial Congress of Watertown for enlistments]
Clerical copy with signature of Joseph Warren, as President Pro Tempore, in the secretary's hand. Document refers to "the Recovery and preservation of our undoubted Rights and Liberties." Delineates pay scale of various ranks in the army, says a...
GLC01450.608
24 August 1775
Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814
to Catharine Macaulay
Refers to the present dangerous affairs due to British barbarity. Alludes to "the Bravery of the peasants of Lexington." Describes the investment of a colonial army led by Washington and the beginnings of a representative government in Massachusetts...
GLC01800.02
22 March 1770
Cooper, William, 1720-1809
Order from Boston 217 [Official transmittal to Catharine Macauley concerning the Boston Massacre]
Official memorandum, written and attested by Boston Town Clerk William Cooper, to transmit a printed copy of the Representation concerning the Boston Massacre to Catharine Macaulay on behalf of the citizens of Boston. Refer to the Macaulay papers...
GLC01789.01
23 March 1770
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
Co-signed by committee members Samuel Pemberton and Joseph Warren, transmitting the official statement on the Boston Massacre. Explains that they hoped she could intercede for them.
Refer to the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.01-1800.04.
GLC01789.02
8 December 1772
Sends notes and proceedings of legal town meeting of Boston.
GLC01789.03
22 September 1769
Livingston, William, fl. 1793
Livingston thanks her for the present of her history of England and argues that "nothing will satisfy us short of a Constitution" with America able to tax itself.
GLC01793
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