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7 December 1943
West, George A., 1921-2007
to Mildred West
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated December 7, 1943. Mentions that he cannot divulge too much about their whereabouts and that he misses her.
GLC09951.01.070
1941-1948
Various
[Collection of letters belonging to Donna Doniak, 1941-1948][Decimalized .01.01-.63]
Collection of 63 items dated 1941-1948. Consists of correspondence addressed to Donna Doniak from various military servicemen. Letters pertain to their daily life while stationed at military bases.
GLC10079.01
15 August 1774
Fleet, Thomas, 1732-1797
Boston evening post. [No. 2029 (August 15, 1774)]
Printed by John and Thomas Fleet. Signed by Mr. [John?] Porter. Contains a report on the opposition of English politicians William Dowdeswell and John Dunning to the passage of the Port Bill of 1774. Dunning states "It now appears to me, that the...
GLC08749
3 October 1778
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795
Manifesto and proclamation to the members of the Congress
Double-column format. Issued by the British Peace Commissioners Lord Carlisle, Sir Henry Clinton and William Eden after the failure of their peace initiative. Offered a general amnesty and pardon with internal self-government and the repeal of...
GLC01032
7 February 1745
Philipps, Caleb, fl. 1745
[Account of officers' pay per week and per month for an expedition to Cape Breton]
Lists officers, how many there were, and the corresponding accounts. The last line notes that their was a "Bounty to each Centinel & a Blanket."
GLC01450.174
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
1755/02/26
Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794
An Act for making provisions for the subsistence of his Majesty's Forces during their march through this colony and for providingcarriages for transporting their baggage
The act provided for subsistence and transport for British forces. It is in Clark's hand, with signatures by J. Betcher (Governor) and others. Second page is docketed on verso on the same date as creation. Both pages are bound at the top by a red...
GLC01450.524
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
July 9, 1778
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Francis Barber
Addressed to Barber in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where he was recovering from a wound received at the Battle of Monmouth. Instructs Barber to obtain intelligence on the British movements across the Hudson river in New York while in New Jersey....
GLC01201
20 July 1781
Porter, William, fl. 1781
[Muster roll of Major General Friedrich Adolph Riedesel's regiment infantry of the Brunswick troops]
Created at Fort Brooklyn. Includes recruits sent "from Brunswik to America in the year 1780 as muster'd by his britanik Majesty's Commissary of Muster, William Porter." Includes the names of regimental staff (servants, clerks, and chaplains, among...
GLC01450.605
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