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20 July 1743
Hart, Abraham, fl. 1743-1758
[Receipt for one hundred forty-two pounds from Walter Rodman]
Receipt for one hundred forty-two pounds eighteen shillings eight pence received from Walter Rodman.
GLC01450.518.05
13 July 1782
Pollock, W., fl. 1782
[Certifying cash lent and not repaid]
Certifies that Hannah Franklin lent money in February 1772 to be repaid, that never was. Signed by Pollock as Justice of the Peace.
GLC01450.518.06
22 October 1772 - 7 November 1788
Heydrick, Abraham, 1742-1826
[Account book of Abraham Heydrick]
Log of purchases made by Heydrick. Lists goods purchased from countless persons. Goods paid for include fabrics, oil, and liquor. The book and these items most likely were used for Heydrick's store. Each entry lists how much Heydrick paid the...
GLC01450.519
1 February 1777
Massachusetts Bay Council
[Appointment of Nathaniel Dearing as a captain in the Massachusetts militia]
Partially printed document signed by John Avery as deputy secretary of the council. Also signed by members of the Massachusetts Bay Council, including: Artemas Ward, Caleb and Thomas Cushing, John Winthrop, Moses Gill, B. White, John Taylor, William...
GLC01450.520.01
6 September 1775
[Authorization to administer the oath of service for Bristol County Massachusetts]
Partially printed document signed Perez Morton as deputy secretary of the council. Signers from the Massachusetts Bay Council include: James Otis, B. Greenleaf, W. Spooner, Caleb Cushing, Joseph Garish, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Forster, Eliad Taylor...
GLC01450.522
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
15 March 1776
Dalton, Tristram, 1738-1817
Dr The Sloop Game Cock to Sundry Adventurers as a Privateer
Signed by Dalton, Jackson, Tracy & Tracy, Stephen & Ralph Cross, and Jonathan Sitcomb. Provides account information for the vessel (Dr means Debit Record), listing individual balances of the firms or persons invested. Indicates a fifth share...
GLC01450.525
10 May 1776
[Appointment of John Harman as a first lieutenant in the Massachusetts militia]
Partially printed document countersigned by John Lowell as deputy secretary. Members of the Massachusetts Bay Council also signed, including: James Otis, W. Spooner, Caleb and Thomas Cushing, John Winthrop, B. Chadbourn, John Whitcomb, Jedediah...
GLC01450.526
1778/04/01
Page, Samuel, 1753-1814
Muster Roll of Captain Samuel Pages Company of Massachusetts Bay Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colonel Benjamin Tupper all engaged for the term of three years Taken for the month of March
Lists officers and soldiers under the command of Captain Samuel Page as a part of the 11th Massachusetts Regiment stationed at Valley Forge as of April 7, 1778. The 11th Massachusetts was a par of Patterson's Brigade. Four Sergeants, Three "Corprels"...
GLC01450.529
15 October 1778
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
[Appointment of William Lacey in a corps of foot stationed in Africa]
Signed by George Germaine, First Viscount Sackville as Secretary of State for the Americas. Countersigned by John F. Hesse, Commissary General of Musters, and M. Lewis Secretary at War. Confirms the appointment of William Lacey as captain in a corps...
GLC01450.530
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