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23 November 1779
Cowles, Elijah Jr., 1755-1826
[Receipt of payment to Jonathan Bull]
Cowles signs, certifying the payment of Bull for riding a horse from Farmington to Hartford, possibly for an express delivery.
GLC01450.609.20
10 May 1780
Frederick, 1760-1843
[Receipt of payment to Frederick Lord]
Lord signs, confirming his receipt of payment from the State of Connecticut for riding express. Benjamin Payne signs, confirming Lord's receipt.
GLC01450.609.21
7 March 1758
Holmes, Henry, 1703-1762
to John Lorimer
Signed by British Major General Holmes, Colonel of the 31st Regiment of Foot. Countersigned by John F. Hesse, certifying that this letter has been entered in the office of Thomas Gore, Commissary General of Musters. Holmes appoints Lorimer as...
GLC01450.807.04.01
30 September 1720
Ballantine, John, 1677-1735
[Writ demanding payment from Nathaniel Coney]
Partially printed document that orders Coney to pay a fine of seventeen pounds each to Henry Guionneau and James Leblond. Coney has paid part of his forty three pound fine, but if he can not pay the rest, orders his imprisonment. Signed by John...
GLC02542.32.01
22 March 1754
Lovez, David, fl. 1754
[Receipt for military wages from John North]
Certifies that he received eight pounds in military wages from John North for his services at Fort Frederick.
GLC02542.32.02
20 November 1754
Bathrick, John, fl. 1754
[Receipt for army wages from John North]
Receipt for sixty eight pounds in army wages paid by received from John North. Also signed by Patrick Rodney as witness
GLC02542.32.03
1760
North, John, fl. 1760
[Bill from John North to Theodore Marshall]
Bill from John North to Theodore Marshall. Debts total nineteen pounds, and include charges for buttons, fabric and tailoring.
GLC02542.32.04
13 September 1775
Roosevelt, Nicholas, fl. 1775
to Samuel and William Vernon
Requesting sugar for Mr. Clover Sands.
GLC02542.32.05
13 December 1780 - 10 May 1781
[Enlistment roster]
Enlisting for twelve months, from 1781 to 1782, in the Artillery company of Captain William Van Deursen, guarding New Haven. Each man enlisting signed his own name.
GLC02542.32.06
1 January 1781 - 24 January 1781
[Enlistment roll]
Enlisting for twelve months, from 1781 to 1782, in the Artillery company of Captain William Van Deursen, guarding New Haven. States the enlistment will be invalid if they are not paid "equal to Hard Money." Each man enlisting signed his own name.
GLC02542.32.07
13 January 1781
Enlisting for twelve months, from 1781 to 1782, in the Artillery company of Captain William Van Deursen, guarding New Haven. States the enlistment will be invalid if they are not paid "equal to Hard Money." Each man enlisting signed his own name....
GLC02542.32.08
13 June 1781
Fitch, Jonathan, fl. 1781
[Pass permit for Benjamin Brown and his schooner]
Permitting Benjamin Brown and his schooner Rebecca "to Pass the Fort at Black Rock on his Way to New Port." Verso contains a roll of enlisted men.
GLC02542.32.09
1781
GLC02542.32.10
13 January 1782
Penderson, Daniel, fl. 1782
[Enlistment under William Van Dueren]
Enlisting for twelve months in the Artillery company of Captain William Van Deursen, guarding New Haven. States the enlistment will be invalid if they are not paid "equal to Hard Money."
GLC02542.32.11
9 May 1782
Warner, John, fl. 1782
[Certificate of enlistment for Jonah Attwater]
Lieutenant John Warner signs and certifies that Attwater served "in the company of guards...under Capt Van Deursen" in 1781. John Whitney, justice of the peace, certifies that Warner's statement is true
GLC02542.32.12
1763-1783
[List of signatures]
A piece of paper with a number of signatures, including Thomas Bird, Joseph Smith, Fredirick Stein, Jeremiah Osborn, Abiel Macomben, Joseph Huler, William Broughton, Jonah Atwater, Medad Mix, Edmund Smith, Nehemiah Higgins, and Himany Mansfield, who...
GLC02542.32.13
[Revolutionary war enlistment roll]
Roll with the names of men enlisted in the army during the American Revolution. The days and months of their enlistments are given, but not the years. Each man appears to have signed his own name to the list. Names include Enos Hotchkiss, Holrook...
GLC02542.32.14
7 February 1791 - 11 February 1791
Polinaire, Jean Baptiste, fl. 1791
The Examination of Polinaire taken the seventh day of February 1791
A summary of the testimony of Jean Baptiste Polinaire, a freemen, regarding the recent slave revolt in Dominica, in which he participated. "The Examinant...makes a voluntary Declaration of the truth of all he knows concerning the late Revolt knowing...
GLC02542.32.15
13 September 1791
Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
[Receipt for two prints]
Partially printed receipt for "Two Prints, one representing the Battle of Bunker's-Hill, and the other the Death of General Montgomery." States that Rufus G. Amory paid three guineas, half the price of these prints. Verso signed by Amory, stating...
GLC02542.32.16
1 January 1796
Barnard, Ebenezer Jr., 1749-1827
[Land deed]
Partially printed deed confirming that Ebenezer Barnard sold a piece of land in Hartland, Connecticut to Asael and Alexander McKee for four hundred pounds. Also signed twice by Jonathan Bull, as witness and Justice of the Peace, and by Henry Bull as...
GLC02542.32.17
24 May 1798
Armstrong, J., fl. 1798
to William North
Discusses military and personal matters, and sends North the name of a friend.
GLC02542.32.18
1 October 1800
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815
The Honble Saml Barrington
An engraving of Samuel Barrington, famed British Admiral.
GLC02542.32.19
22 May 1810
[Engraving of Samuel Barrington]
GLC02542.32.20
1780-1810
The Hon. Samuel Barrington
GLC02542.32.21
5 February 1801 - 7 March 1801
[Piece of paper with two dates on it] [Fragment]
A piece of paper, that appears to be a fragment from a larger table. The only legible words are the dates 7 March 1801 and 5 February 1801.
GLC02542.32.22
21 November 1805
Van Deursen, William, 1736-1816
Deed certifying sale of land from William Van Deursen to Chauncey Whittelsey for two hundred and fifty pounds.
GLC02542.32.23
25 November 1812 - 29 March 1813
[Military pay rolls of William Van Dueresen]
List of payment made to men serving under Captain William Van Deursen. Many of the men are also given advanced pay and some receive a premium for having enlisted in December.
GLC02542.32.24
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848
to William Van Deursen
Has been informed by Commodore Decator that "two 74s and two large frigates" may be headed in their direction, and hopes Van Deursen is prepared in the event "they should think proper to pay us a visit." H. Burbeck may be Henry Burbeck (1754-1848).
GLC02542.32.25
5 June 1814
Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854
Myrtleville Island from the Strand road to []
Sketch of Myrtleville Bay and the surrounding area in County Cork, Ireland. Croker was a famous Irish folklorist.
GLC02542.32.26
1828 circa
[Sketch of a small town]
Watercolor drawing of a small town, most likely in Ireland or England. Croker was a famous Irish folklorist.
GLC02542.32.27
7 May 1839
[Promisory note to Seth Hall for one dollar]
Promissory note to Seth Hall for one dollar. Signer may have the last name North, but it is hard to tell.
GLC02542.32.28
[Incomplete]
Fragment of a note or letter. The only legible words read "my Uncle of...Isiah Arnold Esq...Aged 83. born in...for Paul Collin...my Father James..."
GLC02542.32.29
16 June 1862
Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
[Note to be telegramed to Pierre G. T. Beauregard]
Reports that "It is important to secure the plantation boats on both banks of the Mississippi. Shall I have it secure so as to prevent their destruction by the enemy?"
GLC04057.01
17 June 1862
Informs Beauregard that "Col. Shelby reports the Enemy in considerable force at Holly Springs." While the Western front was relatively quiet at this time, Holly Springs would be the site of a major battle in September.
GLC04057.02
Wonders whether or not he should "establish the Holly Springs repairing machinery at Newtown." While the Western front was relatively quiet at this time, Holly Springs would be the site of a major battle in September.
GLC04057.03
Requests railroad cars to move his forces and supplies.
GLC04057.04
19 January 1863
Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900
to Sterling Price
General Maury informs General Price he was disappointed that Price recently failed to visit Vicksburg. Reports on marching with General Lee (possibly Stephen Dill Lee). Relates that due to a railroad accident, the 35th Mississippi lost an estimated...
GLC05012.01
circa 1863-1890
Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?
[Print of General Dabney Herndon Maury]
Etched by Hall. Circa dates inferred based on the dates of some of Hall's other etchings. Depicts Herndon, a Confederate General, in military uniform.
GLC05012.02
1863
[Summary of the military service of Confederate Generals John Horace Forney and Dabney Herndon Maury]
A page removed from a biographical work.
GLC05012.03
2 October 1780
Chew, Joseph, fl. 1780
[Joseph Chew's discussion of a letter from Benedict Arnold]
The note, signed by Chew, explains how the accompanying letter (no longer present) was kept undercover, "This Letter was delivered as a Blank Sheet of Paper put over one or two newspapers - which by wetting with a Proper Composition made it Legible."...
GLC05533.02
1862
Binney, Horace, 1780-1875
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Consitution.
Printed by C. Sherman & Son. Second edition. The first part, 58 pages in length, discusses "The right of the President of the United States, in time of rebellion, and when the public safety in his judgment requires, to arrest and detain a freeman...
GLC08599.01
Bullitt, John Christian, 1824-1902
A review of Mr. Binney's pamphlet on "the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Constitution."
Published by John Campbell. Bullitt seeks to examine the legal aspects of Horace Binney's argument, based on his opinion that Binney's "premises were not well taken, and that his inferences or conclusions were erroneous." Expresses hope to "present...
GLC08599.02
Gross, Charles H., 1838-1902
A reply to Horace Binney's pamphlet on the habeas corpus.
States "The Constitution, assuming that the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall exist complete and universal, and thus authorizing it, authorizes it to be suspended on certain conditions" (page 39). Indicates that this essay was written 22...
GLC08599.03
Jackson, Tatlow, fl. 1862-1873
Authorities cited antagonistic to Horace Binney's conclusions on the writ of habeas corpus.
Published by John Campbell. Jackson states "Having carefully read Mr. Horace Binney's pamphlet 'The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus under the Constitution,' and conscientiously believing the doctrine therein inculcated to be of an anti...
GLC08599.04
Montgomery, John T., 1817-?
The writ of habeas corpus and Mr. Binney.
Published by John Campbell. Referring to Binney, Montgomery states "At a time like this, when the United States professes to be contending for the Principles of Free Government under the Constitution, it is unfortunate that a gentleman of great...
GLC08599.05
Wharton, Geo. M., 1808-1870
Remarks on Mr. Binney's treatise on the writ of habeas corpus...
Published by John Campbell. Second edition. Wharton, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, states "It is as undoubtedly, however, no part of the office of an American Chief Executive to suspend, at his discretion, the privileges of the humblest citizen...
GLC08599.06
Wharton Geo. M., 1808-1870
Answer to Mr. Binney's reply to 'remarks' on his treatise on the habeas corpus.
Published by John Campbell. Wharton, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, states "Mr. Binney contends- That it is a lawful and a praiseworthy act, in the present crisis to seize a citizen in a peaceful State, where law and justice are openly and constantly...
GLC08599.07
Myer, Isaac, 1836-1902
Presidential power over personal liberty. A review of Horace Binney's essay on the writ of habeas corpus.
Includes inserted errata notes. States "we have shown that the normal condition of the English, and we their descendants, is freedom, subject to the law; that it was against encroachments upon their liberty, our ancestors have been contending for...
GLC08599.08
Johnston, James F., fl. 1862
The suspending power and the writ of habeas corpus.
Published by John Campbell. Johnston states "it has been said that the 'President has no power that can be abused, except with more danger to himself than to the community,' and that ... ours is 'the most feeblest Executive perhaps ever known in a...
GLC08599.09
Kennedy, William M., fl. 1862
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Constitution of the United States. In what it consists. How it is allowed. How it is suspended. It is the regulation of the law, not the authorization of an exercise of legislative power.
Possibly published by John Campbell. Referring to the clauses within Article I of the United States Constitution, Campbell states "Omit the second sentence of the Clause, and we have 'The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall NOT be suspended...
GLC08599.10
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