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April 1778 - August 1778
Reciept fragments [Decimalized .01-.02]
Two small receipt fragments. One with the signature of Henry Jackson, Colonel, the other possibly a fragment from an account book or letter.
GLC01450.054
4 June 1777
Olney, James, fl. 1777
[Deposition about the location of a fence]
Uriah Alverson countersigned as Justice of the Peace and certifies on reverse that Olney and Joshua Shrefe swore to tell the truth. Olney and Shrefe give testimony regarding the location of a fence they helped John Bellon build 23 years ago because...
GLC01450.055
1775-1776
Noyes, John, 1740-1784
[Collection of letters of Continental soldier John Noyes] [Decimalized .01- .11]
GLC01450.056
22 June 1778
Pettingill, Benjamin, fl. 1778
[Council orders for the town of Easton, Massachusetts]
Cosigned by Jacob Leonard, Seth Pratt, and Benjamin Fobes as the Selectmen of Easton. Orders to the constables of the town of Easton. Directs them to notify the townspeople that are qualified to act in town affairs to assemble at the public meeting...
GLC01450.057
12 May 1783
Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814
[Permit to unload ship]
Permit allowing John Buffington, master of the ship Marquiss de Lafayette at the port of Salem, Massachusetts. Lists the number of cases, barrels, bales, etc. that he will be unloading. Signed by Hilton as a Naval Officer. The Marquis de Lafayette...
GLC01450.060
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
10 November 1782
Buffington, John, fl. 1778-1783
[Ship's disbursements for the privateer ship, the Marquis de Lafayette]
Account of disbursement for the privateer ship the Marquiss de Lafayette of which Buffington was the master. Supplement to disbursement pinned to larger document and signed by Buffington. Dimensions refer to disbursement page without supplement.
GLC01450.062
1783
[Statement of account with owners of the privateer ship, the Marquis de Lafayette]
Lists amounts for sundry disbursements, commission, and balance due the owners. A Mr. Williams is the only owner listed.
GLC01450.063
circa 1776
Bowman, John, fl. 1776
[Petition of inhabitants of Kennebeck River in Lincoln County]
Signed by 38 other men. Petition to the members of the Massachusetts Bay Council and the House of Representatives requesting that a port and a naval office be established upon the Kennebeck River (present day Kennebec River, Maine). States that the...
GLC01450.064
1 March 1778
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
[Commission of Richard Frothingham]
Appointment of Frothingham as Deputy Commissary of Military Stores by a resolve of Congress 11 February 1778.
GLC01450.065.01
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