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1811/03/24
French, Thomas, fl. 1811
to Tench Coxe
Written by Thomas French, Phineas Blake, and Adam Kinsley, heads of the gun firm French, Blake & Kinsley. Sends duplicate receipts for four hundred muskets purchased.
GLC01450.709
24 August 1789
Bancker, Evert, fl. 1734-1789
Regulation of Catharine Street, from the Bowry Road to the south side of William Street
Continues "Done by order of the Corporation of New York August 24th 1789. By Casimir Goerey, Evert Bancker, City Surveyors." Includes the descent of the street every ten feet.
GLC01450.710
1813/06/18
Roby, Henry, fl. 1810-1820
to Abiel Wood
The top half of the first page records three diary-like entries for 16-18 June 1813. They discuss the weather, farming, and local naval activities in the War of 1812, including reports of "a heavy cannonading." The bottom half takes the form of a...
GLC01450.711
circa 1803-1809
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
Black Walnut Gun Stocks
Printed document under Tench Coxe's name, but unsigned. This request for contractor proposals to supply black walnut gun stocks to the government was issued by Coxe as Purveyor of Public Supplies, an office he held 1803-1812. Asks that proposals...
GLC01450.713
circa 1788-1813
Goodwin, N., fl. 1811
[Document regarding Massachusetts militia]
Signed by Benjamin Warren, per orders of Brigadier General Nathaniel (Goodwin), who served as a General in the War of 1812. Contains the printed name of William Donnison, who served as Adjutant General and Inspector General of Massachusetts 1788...
GLC01450.714
1812
Collection of two items mentioning William H. Harrison [Decimalized .01- .02]
GLC01450.716
1792 after
Mutinot, fl. 1792
French Revolution request for payment dated 13. Vendemiaire
GLC01450.718.01
1812/06/29
Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828
to Christopher P. Bellinger
Near the beginning of the War of 1812, advises Colonel Bellinger that they should be more prepared before they attack the vessels Bellinger mentioned previously. Concludes with an exhortation: "Let us do my dear Coll. what our Country expects of us...
GLC01450.718.08
24 February 1784
Deering, Nathaniel, 1739-1795
[Reciept for land bought by Nathaniel Hatch]
Reciept for land that Hatch bought from Deering for one hundred and twenty pounds. Also signed three times by Enoch Freeman, justice of the peace.
GLC01450.718.09
1814/11/01
Tithon, James J., fl. 1814
[Resolution authorizing the purchase of guns]
Resolution made by the House of Assembly (unnamed state) requesting that the governor purchase two hundred rifles and two artillery pieces for the state militia during the War of 1812. Appropriates funds for the purchase. The order was made by...
GLC01450.718.10
1812/10/18
Hall, J W., fl. 1812
to his parents
Writes about finding work for $15 per month and staying with two professors of religion, possibly at Middlebury College. Asks to be sent clothes and several other things and seeks news, mostly regarding farming related activities. Comments on the...
GLC01450.719.01
1813/10/22
Addams, Charity, fl. 1813
to John P. Addams
Wishes her brother success in his determined effort to "preach the Gospel to the poor" and relays family news. Comments on the soldiers quartering on their farm during the War of 1812, and the damage they caused and paid for. Discusses...
GLC01450.719.02
1812/10/26
Coffin, David, 1788-1815
to Robert Boyd
During the War of 1812, reports difficulties selling lead and black powder because the market in Boston is glutted and prices are low. Suggests selling at auction. Boyd was a merchant in Portland, Maine.
GLC01450.719.03
1813/02/28
Arnold, Dorcas, fl. 1813
to Joseph Sarles
Discusses how the British successfully attacked and took control of their village (Ogdensburg, New York) on 22 February 1813 during the War of 1812. Comments on how her husband was captured and paroled and remarks on the growing strength of Canada....
GLC01450.719.04
1808/10/27
Lang, Nathaniel Jr., fl. 1807-1808
[Order for light infantry member John Howard to appear at the Salem Court House]
Howard was a member of the Salem Light Infantry Company and ordered to appear in uniform on 27 October 1808. Order made under the authority of Samuel G. Derby, captain of the company.
GLC01450.720.03
1812/05/24
Bliss, John, 1787-1854
to Moody Bedel
Lieutenant Bliss reports to Colonel Bedel on enlistment, including activities regarding recruiting a minor and obtaining the release of a soldier from jail who was being held for a debt. On the topic of the laws that permit such imprisonment, he is...
GLC01450.721.01
11 July 1812
to Viscount Castlereagh
Indicates he is sending a series of New York newspapers that contain "an address of great public Interest from the minority in Congress to their constituents, and a very important act...on...Trade and...Communications between United States & Great...
GLC01450.724.01
3 August 1786
Colton, B., fl. 1786
to William Wildman Barrington, 2nd Viscount of Barrington
Asks if Barrington will use his interest with Lord Sydney of behalf a Mr. Akers, who for the last 10 years was an Assistant Justice of the Courts of the King's Bench and Common Pleas in the Island of St. Vincents. Says he has worked without "the...
GLC01450.724.02
9 August 1786
Barrington, William Wildman, 1717-1793
to Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Written by Lord Barrington to Lord Sydney as British Home Secretary, an office he held 1783-1789. Barrington is enclosing a letter that solicits Sydney's appointment of a Mr. Akers as Chief Justice of the island of St. Vincents (see GLC01450.724.02...
GLC01450.724.03
circa 1786-1805
[Watercolor depicting a naval engagement between French and British ships]
Portrays an engagement between the ships La Blanche and La Pare. Shows sailors from both sides engaged in battle and falling into the water. Artist's name is obscured, possibly due to water damage. Other writing on the document is also lost due to...
GLC01450.800
1791-1793
Certificates admitting Dr. John Lorimer to the Icelandic Literary Society and the Abredonian Medical Society [Decimalized .01-.03]
GLC01450.807.05
1784 circa
Pico, Joshua, fl. 1760-1790
[Liquor merchant's trunk]
Belonged to Joshua Pico, a liquor merchant from Boston. Wooden chest with two handles, metal edges, and a lock on the lid. The key is missing so the lock is stuffed with paper to prevent locking. Interior has separated compartments for six large...
GLC01450.911
1788/03/07
Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798
to Col. Lewis Morris (son) re: debates over the Constitution
Discusses the violent debates back-and-forth in Albany and New York, and writes that he believes the majority of New Yorkers are against the new Constitution.
GLC01461
24 February 1787
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Benjamin Lincoln
Recommends a Mr. Payton for work. Mentions Payton's "great distress owing to some peculiarly unhappy circumstances in his family," and suggests there might be an available post "within the Quartermaster or Commissary[']s line" under General Lincoln...
GLC01466
1814/05/08
to George E. Mitchell
Major General Brown notes receiving Colonel Mitchell's letter reporting the British capture of Oswego, New York, at the Battle of Big Sandy during the War of 1812. Indicates that he is satisfied with Mitchell's actions against the superior...
GLC01469
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