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22 October 1776-20 August 1778
[H.M.S Renown account booklet and diary]
Lists of goods received on various ships. Includes mileage table between cities in North America. Possibly belonged to a British officer.
GLC01450.031
22 July 1782
McClellan, Samuel, 1729-1807
to Thomas Hodgkins
Privateer orders to Lieutenant Hodgkins, Commander of the Whale boat Spy. Authorizes Hodgkins and his crew of ten to sail in the Long Island Sound in service against the British.
GLC01450.046
28 September 1782
Ward, N., fl. 1872
[Agreement to ship goods aboard the Marquiss]
Lists goods he has received as the commander of the privateer ship the Marquiss to ship on behalf of Samuel Croce. States he will sell the contents in France and return to Croce the profits after giving one fourth to the freight commissioners. The...
GLC01450.061
7 August 1777
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
to John Hunter
First page signed by Charles Cocks and Benjamin Langlois, of the Office of Ordnance. Includes a signature "Amherst," Jeffrey Amherst, a general in the British army (no first name is written). Certifies that George Pratt, gunner of the sloop Shark...
GLC01450.068
24 June 1775
Carleton, Guy, 1724-1808
[Commission signed as Governor of Quebec] [in French]
A commission for Antoine Brouillet as lieutenant in a company of militia. Includes wax seal covered by a square of paper. Edges of the last page where docket is written are repaired. Slight mat burn.
GLC01450.069
1763-1783
Leland, Patrick, fl. 1763-1783
[Regimental petition of Patrick Leland]
Petition stating that Leland was discharged from Lord Blakeney's regiment and recommended to the British Royal Bounty of Chelsea, but was taken prisoner by the enemy. He was a prisoner in Port au Prince, Haiti for 7 months, and then was sent home by...
GLC01450.070
9 January 1784
Pagan, Robert, fl. 1784
[Certification of account of Nathaniel Deering]
Countersigned by Archibald Campbell, commander at Fort George, in Penobscot (now Maine). Certifies that in October 1775, Nathaniel Deering had a quantity of cattle, sheep, and hay which was for the British troops at Boston. Also certifies that...
GLC01450.072
circa July-August 1779
Marston, Brackett, 1747-1781
[Receipt for payment of food for sailors]
Receipt listing ships, how many men on each, and the quantity of bread for each. Mentions privateer ships the Black Prince, the Warren, the Hazard, etc. There is a note at the bottom of the page signed by Marston stating he received 135 pounds in...
GLC01450.083
6 May 1782
Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792
[Appointment of Robert Nicholson Richey]
Appoints Richey as master of the ship Shrewsbury. Dated on board the ship Formidable. On reverse is a note dated 2 June 1782 signed by Samuel Wallis allowing Richey to be paid for his time served as master of the ship. Rodney was a British Vice...
GLC01450.084
10 November 1776
De Vernejoul, Jean Louis, fl. 1776-1789
[Receipt for Rations for French officer]
Receipt for four pounds seventeen schillings and three pence due to Captain Jean Louis de Vernejoul for his rations. Covers fifty-two days worth of rations at three rations a day. Signed by de Vernejoul as "Capt Des Etas Unis."
GLC01450.099
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