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1 July 1779
Clarke, Joseph, 1719-1792
[Invoice for Benjamin West for Clarke's "assistance in the Loan and Treasury Office]
Lists expenses from April through July 1779. Clarke was the Rhode Island treasurer.
GLC01450.194.01
17 October 1781
[Summary of troops and equipment surrendered to General Horatio Gates by General John Burgoyne]
An unknown person compiled statistics relative to Burgoyne's surrender to Gates after the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The scrap of paper is dated in October 1781. Breaks down nationality of the captured soldiers, number of sick and wounded, types and...
GLC01450.197.01
3 June 1783
Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814
[Customs authorization for John Jacobs and his sloop, the Sally]
Partly printed. Hiller, Collector of Customs for Salem, authorizes Jacobs to take ballast and stores on board. Indicates that the Sally is bound for Saco (present-day Maine).
GLC01450.197.02
1757/08/11
Leonard, Ephraim, 1730-?
[Notice to Joseph Hall, "Captain of a military foot Company in the Town of Taunton"]
In accordance with an order from the Governor of Massachusetts, Colonel Leonard tells Hall to have his company armed and in a state of readiness to march to defend the frontiers of the province from the French and Indians encamped at Fort William...
GLC01450.199.01
25 November 1776
Wilson, Nathaniel, fl. 1776
[Order to attend a meeting]
Orders the recipient to "repair to the parade by the meeting house" at the specified time and date, in accordance with an act of the General Court. Document co-signed by John Waite and John Johnson. The three men sign as the Selectmen of Falmouth.
GLC01450.207
26 March 1776
Knox, John, fl. 1771-1791
to Mr. Robinson
Knox sends his compliments to Robinson and reminds him what was agreed upon respecting Gonharin's Corps. Says they made an agreement that Alderman Harley was to have orders to deliver 500 suits of clothing for Governor Legges Regiment. Harley had...
GLC01450.220.02
23 February 1782
Traille, Peter, fl. 1782
[Receipt for powder for the British Royal Artillery]
The powder was received from and the receipt sent to George Wray, Commissary to the Royal Artillery. The powder was for making blank cartridges for recruits.
GLC01450.221
28 May 1782
Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792
[British bill of exchange for 500 pounds payable to William Billyer]
Partially printed bill of exchange. The money was designated "For Defraying the Expenses and Carrying on the Current Serives of your Office at thei Place." Noted accepted on 13 August 1782. The docket orders payment to a Mr. Patrick Leckie from...
GLC01450.222
1772-1779
[Six Revolutionary War era financial documents 2 receipts, 1 receipt for poll tax, 3 state currencies] [Decimalized .01- .06]
[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 03 April 1772. Two shilling and sixpence note. Printed by Hall and Sellers. Signed by Cadwalader Morris, Joseph Swift and Samuel Hudson. No. 4665.
[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 01 October 1773...
GLC01450.226
February 12, 1760
Waldo, Sam, fl. 1760
[Receipt for hiring a whale boat during the French and Indian War]
Tallies various charges, including hiring the boat "to got to the Relief of St. Georges when attacked by the French and Indians."
GLC01450.232.01
May 1776
Hosmer, Titus, 1736-1780
[Approving payment to Constable of Hartford John Dodd for various supplies]
Hosmer signed as clerk. It lists the items Dodd was paid for, the last being for "14 Days tending the General Assembly." Dodd signed the verso in a note indicating his receipt of the payment on 11 June 1776.
GLC01450.241.01
15 April 1777
Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807
[Receipt for Captain Vine Elderkin]
Signed by Ellsworth as a member of the Connecticut Pay-Table Committee. To Connecticut Treasurer Jonathan Lawrence. Receipt says to pay Captain Elderkin over 83 pounds for the various expenses to treat the illnesses in his company in Colonel Mott's...
GLC01450.241.02
24 October 1781
Wadsworth, Fenn, fl. 1778
[Pay order for William Williams]
Docketed by Williams. Countersigned by Eleazer Wales and by Jedediah Huntington. Order to pay colonel William Williams seven pounds seven schillings, with tax of one penny per pound, and "charge the state." From the "Pay Table Office" Signed by...
GLC01450.241.03
March 1764 - February 1767
[Account book of the General Treasurer of Rhode Island]
Records sums paid out by Clarke, mostly for soldiers pay during the French & Indian War. Signed by various recipients. Many blank sheets.
GLC01450.244.01
20 March 1748
Greene, William, 1696-1758
[Receipt for branding iron]
Patrick Chambers signs, acknowledging that payment was made "for making & Cutting a Branding Iron for Sealing Measures for the Colony of Rhode Island." Greene, Governor of Rhode Island, orders Thomas Richardson, Rhode Island Treasurer, to pay Edward...
GLC01450.253
24 August 1758
Kielmansegge, Compte De, fl. 1758
[Infantry muster roll from the French and Indian War][French]
Records troops under Lieutenant General Compte de Kielmansegge in the service of the British. Some notes on the second page and two wax stamps. Written at Camp de Coesfeldt
GLC01450.267
1 May 1782
Howell, David, fl. 1782
Monthly Return for the 16th (or Queens) Regiment of Light Dragoon's for April
Lists officers, rank and file soldiers, and stores of several British regiments during the American Revolution. Captain Howell was one of six troop leaders listed, Colonel William Harcourt being the most senior.
GLC01450.268
1 June 1782
Laurie, Robert, fl. 1782
Monthly Return for the 16th (or Queens) Regiment of Light Dragoon's for May
Lists officers, rank and file soldiers, and stores of several British regiments during the American Revolution. Lieutenant Colonel Laurie was one of six troop leaders listed, Colonel William Harcourt being the most senior.
GLC01450.269
1758/03/25
De Lancey, James, 1703-1760
[Appointment of George Brewerton, Jr. to Lieutenant of a New York Regiment]
Partially printed military commission issued by De Lancey in his capacity as Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in the Province of New York.
GLC01450.273
23 July 1746
Martin, James, fl. 1746
[Order to pay Martin Howard nine pounds and seventeen shillings]
Payment due for Howard's appearance in court for the Samuel Bannister case "and for impressing Men in the Expedition against Cape Breton" during the British conflict with French and Indian forces during King George's War. Sent from Rhode Island...
GLC01450.278
2 June 1757
[Account of expenses related to the Rhode Island Council of War]
Expenses related to the French and Indian War. Sent to Thomas Richardson.
GLC01450.280
23 October 1740
Whipple, Joseph, 1687-1750
[Notice to issue arms to Captain George Wanton]
Sent to George Wanton, the general treasurer for Rhode Island.
GLC01450.281
3 May 1760
Norris, Jonathan, fl. 1760
[Jonathan Norris' military enlistment during the French and Indian War]
Partially printed document in which Norris enlists himself in the British army from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, noting that he received five dollars as partial bounty money from Joseph Thompson. Indicates their mission is "the total Reduction...
GLC01450.282
1 May 1745
Yonge, William, ?-1755
[Document in the name of George II re: authorization to recruit soldiers for a British regiment]
A true copy signed by John Campbell, Earl of Loudon, sent to William Yonge who was the British secretary of state for war. Campbell was a colonel in the British army in the American colonies.
GLC01450.288
11 October 1757
Partridge, Richard, fl. 1757
to William Greene
Bill of exchange for 100 pounds issued to Greene as governor of Rhode Island and payable to Andrew Oliver, treasurer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the French and Indian War. A note on the verso signed by Oliver directs payment to David...
GLC01450.289
24 January 1758
Lewis, Francis, 1713-1803
The Petition of Francis Lewis and George Harrison of the City of New York Merchants
Co-signed by George Harrison. Asks Delancey, Lieutenant Governor of New York, for permission to outfit a privateer. The ship they want to outfit is the Columbine, a 90-ton ship with eight guns to be manned by 40 men commanded by a Bernard Badger.
GLC01450.299
July 12, 1759
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
[Orders for Captain Kennedy on HMS Flamborough]
Written on the HMS Essex. Captain Howe tells Captain Kennedy, commander of the HMS Flamborough, to escort supply ships from the Downs to Spithead in England. Written at Spithead.
GLC01450.301
1756/07/08
Hardy, Charles, fl. 1716-1780
Calls for an audit of the accounts of General Shirley's Command in North America.
GLC01450.307
18 August 1750
Ellery, William, 1702-1764
[Commission of Handley Chipman to Justice of the Peace for Newport, Rhode Island].
Signed as the Deputy Governor of the colony of Rhode Island. Marked as the 23rd year of the reign of George II.
GLC01450.320
1756/09/13
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Order re: impressment of carts for military supplies
French & Indian War order, signed by Governor of Province of Massachusetts Bay.
GLC01450.321
6 January 1758
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
[Clipped signature of Royal Governor Pownall]
Possibly created in Boston. States "In Council Jan. 4 1758 Read & Conceiv'd Thos. Clarke... Consenteet to Pownall." On verso, contains a partial petition from the town of Boxford, Massachusetts, to the Governor of Massachusetts.
GLC01450.327
1754/02/04
Appointment
Signed as Governor of Massachusetts
GLC01450.328
1763/08/04
Sherwood, Joseph, fl. 1763
Reporting, "…the government here will require 10,000 troops to be kept in pay by the Northern colonies."
GLC01450.329
01 December 1756
Kingsley, William, fl. 1756
[Monthly return for the 20th Regiment of foot commanded by Colonel Kingsley]
Muster return for Colonel Kingsley's Regiment. Lists names of officers present and absent. Gives the status of men in the regiment, including the number sick, in hospitals, and deceased. In fragile condition.
GLC01450.333
10 December 1757
[Signature of Pownall and Andrew Oliver]
GLC01450.336
1763-1783
Campbell, John, 1705-1782
Clipped signature from close of letter
GLC01450.350
11 February 1778
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
[Proof of service for Guilluame de Luce] [in English and French]
The English part of the document certifies that Guillaume de Luce served in the Northern Army for the United States of America, and that he served well. Signed by Horatio Gates at Yorktown on 11 February 1778. The French part attests that Gates'...
GLC01450.401
circa 1778-1781
[Manuscript noting the succession of officers for 80th and 82nd foot]
Includes details related to the British 80th and 82nd Regiments. Reports that Mr. Stapleton purchased the Captain Lieutenancy in the 17 Dragoons, and Captain Lieutenant Tyler assumed the position of the late Captain Maxwell, who died at Bristol....
GLC01450.402
26 June 1781
Cox & Co., fl. 1758-1781
[Document related to the British 82nd Regiment of Foot]
States that "George Walker Stewart was posted by order of the Duke of Hamilton as an Ensign in the 82.d Regiment, from the 5th Jany 1778." Created in Craig's Court, Whitehall, London.
GLC01450.403
5 May 1781
[Information pertaining to the British 38th and 45th Regiments of Foot]
Mentions Ensign Forrest, in the 38th Regiment of Foot. Cites W. Evan's removal to the 45th Regiment.
GLC01450.404
1768/02/04
Robinson, John, 1727-1802
[Appointment of Thomas Irving to Inspector of Imports and Exports and Register of Shipping in America]
Also signed by Charles Parson, William Burch, Henry Hudson, and one other ("J. Wm. [illegible]"), all at the Customs House in Boston. Appointed by "the Commissioners for managing & causing to be levied his Majesties Customs and other Duties in...
GLC01450.406.02
1699
Butler, James, fl. 1699
[Blank commission for an ensign]
Signed as Duke of Ormonde.
GLC01450.408
3 November 1731
Scott, Silvanus, fl. 1731
[Bond between Silvanus Scott and Jonathan Sprague, Junior, and the Colony of Rhode Island]
Also signed by Jonathan Sprague, Junior. Signed as witnesses by John Wickof and Daniel Abott. Scott and Sprague agree to bond themselves unto General Treasurer of the Colony of Rhode Island Abraham Borden, and to his successors in office, the sum...
GLC01450.409.01
21 August 1777
Rhode Island Assembly
[Rhode Island resolution ordering the purchase of land near a gun powder mill]
Signed twice by J. Lyndon (clerk of the lower house), R.J. Holme (deputy secretary of the Upper House), and certified a true copy Henry Ward. Authorizes Jacob Goffe to purchase land near the mill and build a house, all at the state's expense. The...
GLC01450.410.03
30 November 1776
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
[Oath of loyalty to the King of England]
Partially printed document signed by New York's Royal Governor William Tryon. Certifies Daniel Rogers as having subscribed to the proclamation offering a pardon to any rebels who came forward and took an oath of allegiance to the king. The...
GLC01450.412.01
1756/03/03
Anson, George, fl. 1755-1756
British impressment order to Capt Powlett, signed as Lord High Admiral
Countersigned by John Cleveland.
GLC01450.412.13
13 November 1782
Drake, William, fl. 1782
[Private signals for British vessels to identify one another at sea by day and night]
Provides very specific instructions for identification procedures. Written on board the H.M.S. Perseus. Written to Captain George Darby, commander of the sloop Pylades. Based on the command of Admiral Leonard Horner.
GLC01450.412.16
1 March 1782
Massachusetts House of Representatives
[Printed resolution of recruitment schedule]
1,500 men are needed for the "Massachusetts Line." Lists quota required from each town. Also resolves that a tax will be imposed if these quotas are not met. A few handwritten calculations in the margins.
[Pages 1-4 are present, but the document...
GLC01450.430
10 September 1706
George, Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1653-1708
[Commission of Robert Chadwicke to first Lieutenant of the ship "Chichester"].
Printed document with blanks filled in by hand. Prince George of Denmark was also Admiral of England.
GLC01450.437
20 September 1748
Gorham, Joseph, fl. 1748
[Return of troops, Gorham's Rangers from Nova Scotia]
Date is written in Old Style/New Style: 1747/1748. Muster roll for 61 days between December 25, 1747 and February 23, 1748. List of names and whereabouts of Officers and Private Men in Captain John Gorham's Independent Commission of Rangers, "raised...
GLC01450.439
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