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to William Shepard

Discusses his inability to provide arms and stores to be used against the insurgents in Massachusetts (those associated with Shays' Rebellion). States that he cannot do so without the special permission of Congress. Writes that he has not received...

GLC02437.03390

[Receipt of two warrants]

Duplicate copy of GLC02437.03534. Receipt of two warrants from Henry Knox numbered 135 and 136 draw by the Board of Treasury respecting continental taxes for the state of Connecticut. Warrant No. 135 is related to the resolve of Congress dated 20...

GLC02437.03535

[An act repealing tax on spirits]

Printed by William Rose. An act in five sections. Announces the abolishment of duties on spirits as of 13 June 1797. Any distillery proprietors that do not meet the criteria set forth in section one of the act will be required to obtain a license...

GLC02683

General Orders

Governor Dorr sent this order with a letter (see GLC05757.03) to Millard, Low, & Miller, publishers of the Daily Express. Orders the mobilization of volunteer forces. "It has become the duty of all our citizenship who believe that the People are...

GLC05757.05

to Robert P. Letcher

Sends the governor of Kentucky resolutions from the Rhode Island Assembly. The resolutions, printed on the verso and signed by Rhode Island Secretary of State William H. Smith, ordered Dorr to tell the president, congress, and state governors and...

GLC02505.16

Record of Hiester Clymer; and historical parallel betwen him and Major-General John W. Geary. Also, official returns of election on Constitutional Amendments allowing soldiers the right to vote.

Attempts to demonstrate that Clymer is a fit representative for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election. Notes that Clymer is "foremost in denunciation of the Government, and strenuous in his opposition to every measure...

GLC08705

re: testimony regarding Livingston and de Peyster's powder

Roos testimony discussing the powder owned by de Peyster and Livingston being requisitioned by Leisler. Roos was keeper of the magazine at the time of the rebellion, and gave this testimony at the requester of de Peyster and Livingston.

GLC03107.00271

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox he received his letter regarding the commission from Carolina. Encloses a deed (not included) and needs Knox to have it signed by a federal judge. Discusses his wife's failing health. Congratulates Knox and Mrs. [Lucy] Knox on their...

GLC02437.06226

A Proclamation...concerning the Utah War and its necessity.

Printed declaration by President Buchanan proclaiming that a state of rebellion exists in the Territory of Utah, and offering a pardon to all citizens who submit to the authority of the United States government. The present proclamation mentions...

GLC05708

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

sent a bottle of whiskey to the senator.

GLC09400.549

to Samuel Holden Parsons

Writes a brief note to General Parsons regarding the recent end of Shays' Rebellion and also the likelihood that the "Malcontents" might want to raid the stores at Springfield. Hopes that he can rely on the "late officers of the Continental Army"...

GLC02437.03307

to Thomas W. Dorr

The 141 undersigned Democratic Republican members of the New Hampshire legislature (including Franklin Pierce) and other citizens convey their support for Rhode Island's illegitimate Governor Dorr: "We think that the principles for which you have...

GLC05757.08

to Stephen Higginson

Thanks Higginson for his observations on the current state of the government. Says Higginson's views are "perfectly just and well founded" and that Higginson has "a greater degree of attention, and thought on the subject, than most other gentlemen...

GLC02437.03468

to Millard, Low, & Miller

Governor Dorr encloses a proclamation and general order (see GLC05757.04 and GLC05757.05) to be published "without delay" in the Daily Express, the Herald, or some other paper. Rejects the insinuation in an editorial in the Express that he might...

GLC05757.03

to Joseph Allyn

Nelson writes to his brother Joseph in Connecticut, roughly one month after Nat Turner's Rebellion. Discusses family and mutual acquaintances, noting he is in good health. Writes, "the insurrection of the blacks have made greate disturbance here...

GLC05655

[Remarks on the disfranchisement of the Massachusetts rebels]

Expresses views and thoughts about rebellions, in relation to the recent Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts. Writes, "The spirit of rebellion is now nearly crushed in this state, and the opposition to Government is hereby decreasing. This therefore is...

GLC02437.03477

to Henry Knox

Discusses the allocation of money from the Treasury warrants. Believes the troops "at all hazards" need to be paid. Wants the next warrant to be used to pay the officers or "they...will consider themselves as greatly injured & will give weight to the...

GLC02437.03522

[Notes]

Docketed as "some minutes respecting the terms of the proposed loan to the U.S - for [illegible] the troops to be raised by virtues of the resolve of Congress of the 20th October 1786." The loan is for $500,000. (The troops were being raised to...

GLC02437.08214

to Mrs. S. W. K. Brown

Ordered to sail to Taku. Brown served as Paymaster Yeoman on the USS Monocacy during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The Monocacy had served in Chinese waters for nearly 30 years, and was ordered to recapture the forts at Taku on 11 June 1900. He was...

GLC04546.010

to Harvey L. Brown

Mentions writing a description of siege of Tientsin. Brown served as Paymaster Yeoman on the USS Monocacy during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The Monocacy had served in Chinese waters for nearly 30 years, and was ordered to recapture the forts at...

GLC04546.012

to Clara M. Miller

Getting news of the Boer War; Dreamed he had married her.

GLC05755.074

to H. H. Carroll

Discusses New Hampshire politics. Provides a long analysis of political events in Rhode Island, including a recent setback to the "People's cause," the possibility of registering voters, and holding a democratic convention to nominate Martin Van...

GLC05757.10

to John Bryant

Orders Captain Bryant to immediately send him "a return of every article taken by General Shepard [from the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts]...noting particularly the state they were in at the time they were taken, and at the time they were...

GLC03432.010

to Mrs. S. W. K. Brown

Brown served as Paymaster Yeoman on the USS Monocacy during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The Monocacy had served in Chinese waters for nearly 30 years, and was ordered to recapture the forts at Taku on 11 June 1900. He was trapped with the US...

GLC04546.001b