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1781/01/20
United States. Continental Congress.
Extract from minutes urging Governor of Delaware to send troops to Trenton
Written as Secretary of Congress. [Continental Congress members]
GLC02471.39
1775-1783
Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
to John Nevill
Discusses the loss of a flat bottom boat hired to transport Continental troops across the Allegany River and asks for an inquiry to determine who should pay for it.
GLC02498.05
1813/09/21
Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825
to Captain Camp
Requests supplies including "tents, Camp kettles, pans, axes & spades" for the New York militia's move to Maryland. Sent to Captain Camp at the department of the quartermaster general.
GLC02498.19
24 October 1780
Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803
to Jeremiah Wadsworth
Discusses settling the depreciation of currency owed to men in a Connecticut regiment.
GLC02499.08
1780
Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824
Untitled chart of the coast of Georgia and South Carolina [Savannah]
Includes small plan of the siege of Savannah in a cartouche.
GLC03103.15
1776
Revolution
Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia [with] At a General Assembly...
Owned by John Edmondson, presented to William R. Vanter by M.A. Miller. The second item documents the first session of the state House after independence. Both items printed by Alexander Purdie. Journal of session dominated by Thomas Jefferson in...
GLC02882
9 May 1776
Massachusetts Bay Council
[Commission of William North as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Massachusetts artillery]
Partially printed document signed by John Avery as deputy secretary of the council. Also signed by members of the Massachusetts Bay Council, including: Jer. Powell, Artemas Ward, B. Greenleaf, Richard Derby, John Whitcomb, Moses Gill, John Taylor, B...
GLC02542.26
12 September 1777
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Lewis Nicholas, Alexander Nesbit and Samuel Caldwell.
Warrant ordering them to arrest Thomas Gilpin, Thomas Afflick, Charles Jervis, William David Smith, Thomas Pike, and Charles Eddy. The individuals were prominent Quakers, who were suspected of Loyalist sympathies. Signed as the Chief Justice of...
GLC03535
03 July 1779
Result of meeting to "restore credit of Continental currency" [Carter imprint]
Alden 771, Evans 19430
GLC03539
21 February 1814
Jones, William, 1760-1831
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a list of all the commissioned officers in the Navy of the United States showing their respective rank and dates of the commissions; also a list of all the midshipmen with the dates of their warrants
Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Printed by the order of the United States Senate. Samuel Otis, Secretary of the Senate, states that Jones' list of officers and midshipmen was printed for the use of the Senate following the motion of Jeremiah Mason...
GLC03436.03
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