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1748/04/29
Mascarene, Paul, fl. 1748
to Capt. Winslow re: Indians being spotted at Montagnes & up the Cape.
Written as British Colonel. Note that Mascarene shortened his name from John Paul to Paul.
GLC01450.443
3 July 1751
Bertram, Charles, 1723-1765
[to an unknown recipient regarding the forgery "Richard"]
Bertram, later discovered to be a literary imposter, writes to an unknown recipient (possibly to William Stukeley). Reports that when he receives the recipient's reply, he will deliver "Richard," a historical manuscript which he claimed to have...
GLC01450.449
24 October 1776
Yeates, Jasper, 1745-1817
[Receipt from Commisioners of Indian Affairs to Barnard Gratz]
A receipt for one hundred sixty pounds, twelve shillings owed to Gratz. Signed for by Thomas Walker, John Harvie, John Montgomery, and Jasper Yeates as the "Commissioners for Indian Affairs." The verso is signed by Gratz, as well as Joseph Simon...
GLC01450.503
1762/04/07
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Orders payment to Moses Franks for troop supplies against the Cherokee Indians on the Frontiers of Virginia .
Franks was a prominent Jewish merchant.
GLC01450.507
20 October 1781-19 December 1781
[1781 military orderly book]
Mentions regiments from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Entries relate to daily orders, court martials, troop duties and movement, equipment and supplies, arms, and clothing. Assigns the officers for each day. Entry on...
GLC01450.015
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