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18 March 1779
Mitchell, Nathan, 1729-1789
[Attestation for Ebenezer Burgus]
Certifies that Burgus was a "minute man in my Company" was "aquited agreable" in battle and is owed eight schillings.
GLC01450.195.01
July 1781
Ingersoll, Joseph, fl. 1781
[Accounts for Joseph Ingersoll]
Lists payments by "Joseph Ingresoll & Co." to various men. Each man signs attesting that he has recieved money from Ingersoll for various reasons. The payments include buying a number of ships at auction. The ships were the "sloop Bazil...Ship...
GLC01450.195.02
13 August 1776
Townsend, David, 1753-1829
[Attestation of Doctor Dean's health]
Verifies "that Doctor Dean has been innoculated more than three weeks & is free from infection"
GLC01450.195.03
10 February 1783
Sampson, Crocker, ?-1823
[Additional charges against Thomas D. Freeman and James Sawyer]
Lieutenant Sampson sends Major Lemuel Trescott, both of the 7th Massachusetts Regiment, charging Lieutenant Freeman with "breaking his arrest by wearing or appearing in publick Company with a Sword or Hanger" and Ensign Sawyer with "endeavoring in an...
GLC01450.196
17 October 1781
[Summary of troops and equipment surrendered to General Horatio Gates by General John Burgoyne]
An unknown person compiled statistics relative to Burgoyne's surrender to Gates after the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The scrap of paper is dated in October 1781. Breaks down nationality of the captured soldiers, number of sick and wounded, types and...
GLC01450.197.01
3 June 1783
Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814
[Customs authorization for John Jacobs and his sloop, the Sally]
Partly printed. Hiller, Collector of Customs for Salem, authorizes Jacobs to take ballast and stores on board. Indicates that the Sally is bound for Saco (present-day Maine).
GLC01450.197.02
1757/08/11
Leonard, Ephraim, 1730-?
[Notice to Joseph Hall, "Captain of a military foot Company in the Town of Taunton"]
In accordance with an order from the Governor of Massachusetts, Colonel Leonard tells Hall to have his company armed and in a state of readiness to march to defend the frontiers of the province from the French and Indians encamped at Fort William...
GLC01450.199.01
7 April 1748
Hathaway, Ebenezer, 1718-1791
[Notice to John Godfrey, a Justice of the Peace for Bristol County, Massachusetts]
Also signed by two witnesses, Joseph Read and James Winslow. Notice of a complaint of Captain Ebenezer Hathaway in regard to two soldiers impressed into his company, Thomas Davis and James Chase, who did not show up for their appointed duty.
GLC01450.199.02
circa 1770-1785
Collection of 5 engravings: John Andre, Rogers, Tarleton, Earl of Loudon & J. Sullivan [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC01450.201
2 November 1776
Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800
to Ebenezer Hancock
Written by Major General Ward as commander of the Eastern Department (he was succeeded by Major General William Heath in March 1777) to Ebenezer Hancock as Deputy Paymaster General of U.S. forces. Order to pay Thomas Urann, Director of the Carpenter...
GLC01450.202
13 June 1777
[Permission for George Hazard]
Permits George Hazzard to pass Fort Trumbull to Fisher's island. Made out to "The Commandg Officer att Fort Trumbull."
GLC01450.203
15 May 1777
Drury, Jotham, 1741-1831
to
Verifies that Reuben Jager and William Crow enlisted in Drury's artillery company in colonel Crane's regiment. States that both men are "foreners from Irland." Both men were reported as foreigners in other official documents. Jager's name spelled...
GLC01450.204.01
22 June 1702
Leonard, Thomas, fl. 1702
Moorey v. Jonah Simon
Justice of the Peace Leonard orders the sheriff of Bristol to attach the goods and person of Jonah Simon. Simon had failed to reimburse Nicholas Moorey 35 shillings for care he rendered to Simon when Simon was sick. Written in the margin of the...
GLC01450.204.03
5 January 1778
Ivers, Thomas, ?-1800
[Receipt for firearms]
States that he recieved fifteen pounds eleven schillings from Colonel Cogswell "for the use and damage of 58 Fire arms & Bayonetts." Written from the "War Office."
GLC01450.205.01
[Receipt for goods on the Brig Sally]
Lists porter, playing cards, and sugar.
GLC01450.205.02
25 November 1776
Wilson, Nathaniel, fl. 1776
[Order to attend a meeting]
Orders the recipient to "repair to the parade by the meeting house" at the specified time and date, in accordance with an act of the General Court. Document co-signed by John Waite and John Johnson. The three men sign as the Selectmen of Falmouth.
GLC01450.207
6 May 1776
Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782
[Appointment of John Fiske]
Partially Printed document signed by Cooke as Governor of Rhode Island. Co-signed by Secretary Henry Ward. John Fiske was named a Major in the Second Regiment of militia from the county of Providence. Embossed paper seal with the symbol of Rhode...
GLC01450.209.01
5 July 1778
Eames, Daniel, fl. 1778
[Return for men detached from Captain Daniel Eames's Company]
Created in Hopkington (possibly Hopkinton, Massachusetts). Indicates that men were detached from Eames's Company to serve in Colonel Samuel Bullard's Regiment "to Reinforce the Continental Armey untill the first January next." Lists the names of...
GLC01450.215.01
1 April 1776
Morse, David, 1756-1830
[Request to pay bearer for military service during the American Revolution]
Asks for pay for one month and ten days of enlistment. Signed on the verso by David's father, Pelatiah Morse, who was possibly the bearer.
GLC01450.215.02
1776
Hall & Sellers
[One third of a dollar, No. 307773]
Partly printed document signed by J. Sellers, of Hall & Sellers, Philadelphia printers. The front indicates the money was printed according to a resolution of the Continental Congress passed 17 February 1776. Underneath an icon of a sundial appears...
GLC01450.215.03
30 July 1778
Johnson, Isaac, 1713-1801
[Military pay reciept]
Verifies that he has recieved twenty pounds because Elisha Johnson is being sent to Rhode Island. Elisha Johnson was Isaac Johnson's son.
GLC01450.215.05
16 March 1776
Abbott, Joshua, 1740-1815
[Certificate of enlistment]
Certifies that Jacob Chamberlain has enlisted until the end of December in Captain Abbott's company in Colonel Stark's regiment. Written from Camp.
GLC01450.216.01
22 March 1776
Hill, Ebenezer, 1766-1854
[Weekly return of Captain Simon Edgel's Company]
Signed by Hill as Lieutenant. Indicates that Edgel's company is part of Colonel John Robinson's regiment. Records numbers of officers present.
GLC01450.216.02
9 May 1776
Gould, James, fl. 1776
[Revolutionary War era receipt from Captain Simon Edgel]
Signed "James Gould Ensign." Notes the reception of three pounds, ten shilling, and one penny, for himself and four others listed (John Divine, Jonathan Whitney, William Gibbs, and Phineas Chamberlain), not otherwise mentioned on a receipt. Gould...
GLC01450.218.03
31 March 1776
Wilkins, Josiah, 1752-?
[List of soldiers intended for Captain Simon Edgel]
Signed by Josiah Wilkins and Jabez Bush, both members of a regiment from Marlborough, Massachusetts. They request that Edgel "please to diliver to Lieut Peter [Howe] our Wages and This shall Be your Discharge from us." Lists the names of18 soldiers...
GLC01450.219.01
26 March 1776
Knox, John, fl. 1771-1791
to Mr. Robinson
Knox sends his compliments to Robinson and reminds him what was agreed upon respecting Gonharin's Corps. Says they made an agreement that Alderman Harley was to have orders to deliver 500 suits of clothing for Governor Legges Regiment. Harley had...
GLC01450.220.02
23 February 1782
Traille, Peter, fl. 1782
[Receipt for powder for the British Royal Artillery]
The powder was received from and the receipt sent to George Wray, Commissary to the Royal Artillery. The powder was for making blank cartridges for recruits.
GLC01450.221
28 May 1782
Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792
[British bill of exchange for 500 pounds payable to William Billyer]
Partially printed bill of exchange. The money was designated "For Defraying the Expenses and Carrying on the Current Serives of your Office at thei Place." Noted accepted on 13 August 1782. The docket orders payment to a Mr. Patrick Leckie from...
GLC01450.222
12 October 1778
Pool, Joshua, 1763-1781
[Josua Pool's request for wages owed for Revolutionary War service]
Asked that his pay for service in a Massachusetts company be given to the bearer. On the verso is a receipt dated 15 October 1778 for eighteen pounds for Joshua Pools, drawn by the Select Men of Newburyport on the town treasurer and signed by his...
GLC01450.224.01
1772-1779
[Six Revolutionary War era financial documents 2 receipts, 1 receipt for poll tax, 3 state currencies] [Decimalized .01- .06]
[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 03 April 1772. Two shilling and sixpence note. Printed by Hall and Sellers. Signed by Cadwalader Morris, Joseph Swift and Samuel Hudson. No. 4665.
[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 01 October 1773...
GLC01450.226
1775-1778
Ashley, S., fl. 1775-1778
[Three Revolutionary War receipts]
Dated 20 July 1775 (from Massachusetts), 23 August 1776 (from New York), and 2 January 1778 (from Massachusetts).
GLC01450.227
1778-1779
Documents dated: 1778/06/09, 1778/04 and 1779/01/14 [Decimalized .01- .03]
See decimalized entries.
GLC01450.228
1776-1778
Tool list and Debt notice for Oliver Titcomb's regiment [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC01450.229
1778-1780
[Three Revolutionary War receipts for soldiers' pay]
Dated 27 January 1779, 28 December 1780 and 31 December 1778
GLC01450.230
1777-1780
[Seven Revolutionary War receipts and documents] [Decimalized .01- .07]
Dated 28 December 1777, 11 July 1778, 11 July 1778, 9 January 1779, 19 March 1779, 24 February 1780, and 29 Sptember [no year].
GLC01450.231
February 12, 1760
Waldo, Sam, fl. 1760
[Receipt for hiring a whale boat during the French and Indian War]
Tallies various charges, including hiring the boat "to got to the Relief of St. Georges when attacked by the French and Indians."
GLC01450.232.01
[Decimalized .01-.02]
Dated December 22, 1775, April 24, 1778.
GLC01450.237
1777-1779
Documents related to the Revolutionary War [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC01450.239
May 1776
Hosmer, Titus, 1736-1780
[Approving payment to Constable of Hartford John Dodd for various supplies]
Hosmer signed as clerk. It lists the items Dodd was paid for, the last being for "14 Days tending the General Assembly." Dodd signed the verso in a note indicating his receipt of the payment on 11 June 1776.
GLC01450.241.01
15 April 1777
Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807
[Receipt for Captain Vine Elderkin]
Signed by Ellsworth as a member of the Connecticut Pay-Table Committee. To Connecticut Treasurer Jonathan Lawrence. Receipt says to pay Captain Elderkin over 83 pounds for the various expenses to treat the illnesses in his company in Colonel Mott's...
GLC01450.241.02
24 October 1781
Wadsworth, Fenn, fl. 1778
[Pay order for William Williams]
Docketed by Williams. Countersigned by Eleazer Wales and by Jedediah Huntington. Order to pay colonel William Williams seven pounds seven schillings, with tax of one penny per pound, and "charge the state." From the "Pay Table Office" Signed by...
GLC01450.241.03
1 November 1779
Brown, Andrew, ?-1797
[A muster roll of Capt. Claps Company]
Muster roll for of Captain Lemuel Clap's company in the Massachusetts Guard. Lists name, rank, and enlistment date of men in the regiment. Almost all the men enlisted 11 August, though some later. A third of the men in the company are named Clap...
GLC01450.241.04
1757-1781
[Receipts and account book] [Decimalized .01-.06]
GLC01450.243
March 1764 - February 1767
Clarke, Joseph, 1719-1792
[Account book of the General Treasurer of Rhode Island]
Records sums paid out by Clarke, mostly for soldiers pay during the French & Indian War. Signed by various recipients. Many blank sheets.
GLC01450.244.01
June 1756 - July 1756
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
[Report issued to Massachusetts Governor William Shirley on military activities during the French and Indian War]
Reports on military-related activities, mostly paying allowances, but also retaliating against Indians, detaching men to march against Fort George, and incidents relating to injuries and sickness.
GLC01450.246
1758
Remarks on ... the opinion of one
In original paper covers Written at the offices of Edes and Gill- now a museum
GLC01450.247
1746 ca.
Topsfield & Worcester, fl. 1746
Collection of 13 Massachusetts documents, re: French & Indian War [Decimalized .01- .13]
A number of warrants/orders regarding arms and training. Petition to move training Order to arrest a deserter Order to rally troops and march them List of soldiers
GLC01450.248
1755-1757
Winslow, Joshua, 1727-1801
Correspondence to Daniel Pierce, 2-3 p. each re: French & Indian War
Relating to French & Indian War and Boston activity
GLC01450.249
20 March 1748
Greene, William, 1696-1758
[Receipt for branding iron]
Patrick Chambers signs, acknowledging that payment was made "for making & Cutting a Branding Iron for Sealing Measures for the Colony of Rhode Island." Greene, Governor of Rhode Island, orders Thomas Richardson, Rhode Island Treasurer, to pay Edward...
GLC01450.253
1756-1763
[Speech to fellow soldiers]
Discusses accepting the position of captain and the responsibilities of service. Possibly a speech written during the French and Indian War.
GLC01450.254
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