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circa 1770-1780
Chamborant, André-Claude, marquis de, 1732-1805
to Baron von Reidesel
Autograph letter signed in the third person. Reidesel was a Hessian general in the Revolutionary War. Chamborant was a French hussar leader.
GLC01450.079
March 14, 1782
Cooke, William, fl. 1782
to General Edward Hand
Informs him that Thomas Neill, a sergeant of an independent company in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, has acted as clerk to the Quartermaster's Department under Cooke's assistant Lord Butler from 1778 to 1780. Requests that he retain Neill's services for...
GLC01450.086
February 5, 1781
Martin, Luther, 1748-1826
to Thomas Sim Lee
Informs Lee about criminal cases tried in court and their outcomes. Thomas Laughlin was convicted of highway robbery and attempted murder to a blind man, Horner and Keith were convicted of breaking into the house of Moses McCubben. Discusses...
GLC01450.103
August 23, 1779
Marchant, Henry, 1741-1796
to Joseph Clarke
States he has received his letter and is concerned to hear that Marchant has not located two missing bundles of money yet. Advises that he will support his integrity in this matter should he be blamed for it or for another problem with counterfeit...
GLC01450.104.01
August 30, 1779
Discusses two lost bundles of money, and states that Mr. Hopkinson needs all the information about the matter so he can present it to the Treasury fairly. He has heard the Penobscot expedition has failed and that the American fleet was burned....
GLC01450.104.02
November 30, 1779
Greene, William, 1731-1809
States that since he is absent from home, he is taking the chance to send him the enclosed. Apparently free franked by Henry Marchant and Greene. Addressed to Greene as Governor of the state of Rhode Island on recto; addressed to Joseph Clarke...
GLC01450.105
June 29, 1777
Speakman, Gilbert Warner, fl. 1771-1780
to David Hitchcock
States he has sent with Mr. Baker a large box of items he will need when he is in Brookfield. Requests that he receive it and not turn it upside down as there are bottles that could break. On the reverse someone has written a prayer. There are...
GLC01450.106
May 1, 1783
Walton, William, fl. 1783
to unknown
Walton signed as Magistrate of Police. States that Mrs. Harrison ought to relinquish the house she holds. Requests that the Commandant force her removal if she refuses to give up possession. Note at bottom signed by James St. Clair stating that...
GLC01450.109
March 30, 1779
Autichamp, Jean-Louis de Beaumont, 1738-1831
to Chevalier de Montrond
Discusses various personal matters.
GLC01450.110
October 15, 1783
Haynes, Samuel, fl. 1783
to Mr. Baker and Blow
Addressed to Mr. Baker and Blow, merchants, South Quay, Virginia. Encloses a certificate from the Auditor's office for eight hundred seventy-nine pounds, eleven shillings, four pence for rum. Discusses the appraisal value of the rum. Requests that...
GLC01450.111
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