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11 March 1779
[Artillery register]
List of ranks in the artillery of Captain Buckland and Captain Wells and number of each rank. Includes captain, sergeants, corps, bombardiers, and gunners, among other positions.
GLC01450.053
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
1770-1780 circa
Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819
[Framed silhouette of Richard Frothingham]
Small silhouette of Frothingham's head in profile in dark blue. Oval shaped gold gilt frame. Backing is no longer attached to frame.
GLC01450.065.02
1 January 1818
[Petition to U.S. Senate]
Petition of representation for Frothingham stating that he served in the United States army during the Revolutionary War as "Sergeant in Capt Chadwick's Company in 1775," then as Sergeant in Colonel Henry Knox's Regiment of Artillery, and finally as...
GLC01450.065.03
17 April 1776
Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807
[Pay order for Captain Frederick Chappel]
Co-signed by Thomas Seymour. Requests payment of 180 pounds for Chappel to enable him to raise a crew of seamen for naval service on the lakes in the north which should be charged to the state of Connecticut. Signed on reverse by Chappel stating he...
GLC01450.066
31 January 1776
[Pay order for Captain John Grigg]
Co-signed by Ezekiel Williams and John Lawrence as the Treasurer. Request to pay Grigg 1000 pounds for the purchase of the Brigantine Lilly Ann which was bought by David Waterbury for service to the colony of Connecticut. Signed on back by Grigg...
GLC01450.067
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
circa 1770-1780
[18th century military drawing of a soldier in uniform]
Full body ink sketch of soldier in uniform holding a sword. Not signed or dated.
GLC01450.071
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
29 May 1775
[Pay order for repair of guns]
Cosigned by William Pithen, and Ez Williams. Pay order to Treasurer John Lawrence to pay Robert Sloan six pounds for repairing arms. Charges should be billed to Connecticut. Note on reverse dated 29 May 1775 signed by Robert Sloan certifying that...
GLC01450.073
1776-1777
[Collection of three items related to gun maker Uriah Hanks] [Decimalized .01-.03]
GLC01450.074
23 August 1779
Shed, Joseph, fl. 1779
[Receipt for food for state troops]
Three separate notes on one page all certifying the receipt of food items like bread, sugar, and coffee. First note signed by Shed, second by William Cave, and the third signed with a mark by Joseph Abbott. The first note states the goods were...
GLC01450.076
August 1779
[Document listing ship provisions]
Lists fresh beef delivered by Shadrack Ham to seamen returning from the Penobscot Expedition. Ships listed include the Hector People, Black Prince, the Warren, the Putnam, the Monmouth, and sundry vessels. The Penobscot Expedition (July-August 1779...
GLC01450.077
17 June 1780
Lindsay, Samuel, fl. 1780
[Receipt for food]
Cosigned by Thomas Heming. Receipt for food for Lindsay for three days work aboard the Brig Ranger.
GLC01450.080
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