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[Appointment of Zibeon Hooker as sergeant]

Appoints Zibeon Hooker a first sergeant in the "Sixth Regiment of the Foot in the Continental Army." Signed by Whitcomb as Colonel in the Continental Army. Partially printed.

GLC01450.616.02

[Bond signed by British officer]

Countersigned by Jonathan Cowdney and Cary Ludlow. Certifies that Prevost will pay to Anne Devisme of Paramus New Jersey, 273 pounds, 5 shilling and 6 pence. Autograph note on second page signed by Anne De Visme and dated 12 November 1792 states...

GLC01450.622.01

An Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the War (French Revolution)

Signed by Augustin Prevost. Title continues: by an officer of the guards, in two volumes, comprising of the campaigns of 1793, 1794 and the retreat through Holland to Westphalia in 1795. This is volume 1. Color engraving of a Hungarian foot...

GLC01450.622.03

Appointment of Stephen Griffin and print of George Clinton [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01450.623

The Offices of the Massachusetts Line

This document is a May 1793 account signed by Treasurer Henry Jackson with lists of payments to and from "The Officers of the Massachusetts Line". Along with this document is a note citing a payment of 214 dollars, "subscribed by a number of officers...

GLC01450.627.01.01

to Colonel Fowler

Carrington, the treasurer of the recently formed Society of Cincinnati of Virginia, certifies that two officers have paid membership dues of one month's pay. The interest from the dues went to Cincinnati and their families who were in financial...

GLC01450.627.02

[Diary kept in "Bickerstaff's New-England Almanack"]

Goodwin, a Major in Colonel Jacob Gerrish's regiment, writes "while at Boston" across the title page of the almanac. Includes entries from other locations. Contains 22 pages of printed text, 7 pages of handwritten text. Relates traveling to...

GLC01450.629

Correspondence related to Melzar Cudworth, an impressed seaman [Decimalized .01-.05]

GLC01450.630

[Defense of the Society of Cincinnati's policy of hereditary membership]

Rodney decries alarmists who condemn the Society of Cincinnati for creating an American aristocracy: "Such an Aristocracy as this founded on Meritorious Service to their country, I wish to see our Community ever blest with."

GLC01450.631

[Commission for Gamaliel Bradford to serve as Captain of a Company raised to aid in the British invasion of Canada]

Pownall, Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, commissions Bradford to lead a Company of soldiers in a regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Doty during the 1758 British invasion of French Canada.

GLC01450.650

to James Clinton, re: enlisting troops to attack Canada

Signed as Lieutenant Gov. of New York.

GLC01450.653

Certificate of discharge for Jonathan Mury and anchor button [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01450.655

[Copy of an act to suspend the opening of certain streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the War of 1812]

Suspends an act issued on 1 April 1811 authorizing the opening of streets through the Navy Yard in the Philadelphia districts of Moyamensing and Passyunk. The suspension will last for either six years or until the construction of war ships for the...

GLC01450.700

[License for William Dehone to sell goods in Boston, Massachusetts].

Also signed by Charles Bulfinch, William Porter, Eben Oliver, Joseph Foster, and Nathan Webb, all serving as the selectmen of Boston. The license was good for one year, and made in accordance with a June 1795 act of the General Court giving...

GLC01450.701

Columbia, Land of Liberty

Sheet music for the song "Columbia, Land of Liberty." Provides the musical score and three verses of lyrics.

GLC01450.704

Regulation of Catharine Street, from the Bowry Road to the south side of William Street

Continues "Done by order of the Corporation of New York August 24th 1789. By Casimir Goerey, Evert Bancker, City Surveyors." Includes the descent of the street every ten feet.

GLC01450.710

Black Walnut Gun Stocks

Printed document under Tench Coxe's name, but unsigned. This request for contractor proposals to supply black walnut gun stocks to the government was issued by Coxe as Purveyor of Public Supplies, an office he held 1803-1812. Asks that proposals...

GLC01450.713

[Document regarding Massachusetts militia]

Signed by Benjamin Warren, per orders of Brigadier General Nathaniel (Goodwin), who served as a General in the War of 1812. Contains the printed name of William Donnison, who served as Adjutant General and Inspector General of Massachusetts 1788...

GLC01450.714

to Barton J. David re: accounting for flour to Iowa Indians

Governor of Iowa and Indian agent. Signed as Superintendent of Indian Affairs

GLC01450.715

Collection of two items mentioning William H. Harrison [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC01450.716

[Request for the delivery of military standards]

Davis signs as Quarter Master General. Possibly based on the order of George Todd, whose name is included. Directed to Sam Gore. Requests "to deliver to Colo Arms or Bearer, 2 Standards for 2 Battalions of Cavalry in the 2 Brigade, 4 Division, in...

GLC01450.718.04

[Receipt for duty paid for a carriage]

Certifies that Lemuel Dunbar paid the yearly duty of one dollar for a two wheeled Chaise carriage. Printed with blanks filled in by hand. Identifies Morton as the collector of revenue for th e 14th collection district of Massachusetts.

GLC01450.718.05

[Receipt for apprehending and holding deserters]

Also signed by Justice of the Peace Dan Humphreys and a lieutenant colonel of the commissary, possibly T.B. Dalbach (partially illegible). Lists expenses owed to Silver pertaining to the apprehension of Richard Galusha and Robert Jackson, who...

GLC01450.718.06

[Reciept for land bought by Nathaniel Hatch]

Reciept for land that Hatch bought from Deering for one hundred and twenty pounds. Also signed three times by Enoch Freeman, justice of the peace.

GLC01450.718.09

[Resolution authorizing the purchase of guns]

Resolution made by the House of Assembly (unnamed state) requesting that the governor purchase two hundred rifles and two artillery pieces for the state militia during the War of 1812. Appropriates funds for the purchase. The order was made by...

GLC01450.718.10

[Order for light infantry member John Howard to appear at the Salem Court House]

Howard was a member of the Salem Light Infantry Company and ordered to appear in uniform on 27 October 1808. Order made under the authority of Samuel G. Derby, captain of the company.

GLC01450.720.03

[Receipt book with forged signatures]

Includes forged signatures of John Adams and John Hancock pasted onto the inside of the front board. Some receipts included are written to Treat & Pico, others to Joshua Pico. Items/services bought and sold include oil, rent of property, schooling...

GLC01450.725

[Watercolor depicting a naval engagement between French and British ships]

Portrays an engagement between the ships La Blanche and La Pare. Shows sailors from both sides engaged in battle and falling into the water. Artist's name is obscured, possibly due to water damage. Other writing on the document is also lost due to...

GLC01450.800

Correspondence with Sally & Henry Bromfield [Decimalized .01- .06]

See decimalized entries.

GLC01450.803

[Appointment of John Furney as Captain of a company of foot soldiers]

Countersigned by John Willard, Belcher's secretary. Belcher, serving as Royal Governor of Massachusetts, places John Furney in charge of a company of foot soldiers. Raises men in response to Britain's request for Colonial forces to join Major General...

GLC01450.804

Observations on the American Revolution

Morris' notes on the conduct of Biritish and American forces, and on the revolution. Published by Styner & Cist.

GLC01450.805.01

[Payments made by Congress]

Short list of debits and credits of the Continental Congress from 31 October 1778 to 24 February 1779, relating to the printing of "Observations on the American Revolution," written by Gouverneur Morris. Two debits are to the printers Styner & Cist...

GLC01450.805.02

Collection of items pertaining to Doctor John Lorimer [Decimalized .01-.07]

Contains appointments related to Lorimer's service as a surgeon, letters written to and from Lorimer, certificates regarding Lorimer's participation in the Icelandic Literary Society and the Aberdonian Medical Society, documents related to the...

GLC01450.807

[Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]

Signed by "Holdernesse", Robert Darcy, Earl of Holderness and British Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1754-1761. Holdernesse signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by Thomas Tyrwhitt as Under-Secretary at War and...

GLC01450.807.01

[Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]

Signed by Charles Wyndman, Second Earl of Egremont and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1761-1763. Egremont signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by Thomas Tyrwhitt as Under-Secretary at War and John F....

GLC01450.807.02

[Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]

Signed by Montagu-Dunk, Second Earl of Halifax and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 9 September 1763-10 July 1765. Montagu-Dunk signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by [C. D. Osby?], possibly Under...

GLC01450.807.03

Documents pertaining to British physician John Lorimer [Decimalized .01-.05]

GLC01450.807.04

Certificates admitting Dr. John Lorimer to the Icelandic Literary Society and the Abredonian Medical Society [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC01450.807.05

[Portrait miniature of Doctor John Lorimer]

Portrait of Lorimer (1732-1795) on a pendant. Covered in glass.

GLC01450.807.06

Documents related to the Lorimer family coat of arms accompanied by a tin case [Decimalized .01-.04]

GLC01450.807.07

Land grant to Maj. Arent Schuyler De Peyster (Detroit area)

Land grant to Arent Schuyler De Peyster, Major in the King's 8th Regiment at Detroit. De Peyster has signed on the back where he turns-over his ownership to a nephew. Signed with pictographs by the representatives of the following Indian tribes, all...

GLC01450.808

[Liquor merchant's trunk]

Belonged to Joshua Pico, a liquor merchant from Boston. Wooden chest with two handles, metal edges, and a lock on the lid. The key is missing so the lock is stuffed with paper to prevent locking. Interior has separated compartments for six large...

GLC01450.911

[Cyrus H. McCormick]

Cabinet photograph of Cyrus H. McCormick. Signed on mount. Image by H. Rocher of Chicago.

GLC01451

[Rutherford B. Hayes]

Cabinet photograph of Hayes by McKecknie & Oswald of Toledo, Ohio. Signed and dated by Hayes on the mount.

GLC01452

[Carte de visite of Millard Fillmore]

Signed and dated by Fillmore once on the mount and again on the verso.

GLC01455

Pardon-related: Respite of execution for Benjamin Gordon

Signed as New York State governor. Gordon was a murder convict.

GLC01457

[Authorization for payment to General William Howe's forces in New York]

Dating from the final months of British occupation of New York during the American Revolution. To Deputy Paymaster William Deane Poyntz. Countersigned by W. Morgan. Payment of 246 pounds, 19 shillings, and 4 pence sterling for the provisions of Howe...

GLC01468

[Promotion request: presumably to Edwin Stanton]

A.N. Preston, acting assistant adjutant general of the District of Mississippi, details his qualifications for promotion; the top portion of his request is missing, so the addressee and date are unknown. Brevet Major General Thomas J. Wood adds his...

GLC01471

to Catharine Macaulay

Seeks her help writing a history of the Revolution. Planned a contemporaneous account of the Revolution, which he claims is authorized by Washington. Written in the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, formerly part of Roxbury, Massachusetts.

GLC01791.01

to Catharine Macaulay

Refers to the present dangerous affairs due to British barbarity. Alludes to "the Bravery of the peasants of Lexington." Describes the investment of a colonial army led by Washington and the beginnings of a representative government in Massachusetts...

GLC01800.02