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1779-1781
Leavitt, Jacob, 1740-1826
[Receipt book]
Leavitt records transactions for mugs of drink, tea, rum, wine, meal sugar, chocolate, milk, eggs, and other goods. Leavitt calls this manuscript a day book.
GLC01450.611
14 October 1709
Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720
[Petition to Queen Anne and account for planned expedition to Canada]
A petition to Quen Anne for an expedition to Canada signed by Joseph Dudley, G. Saltonstall, Samuel Cranston, Samuel Vetch, Micholson.
GLC01450.612.01
28 January 1777
Robb, Robert, fl. 1777
[Oath by a loyalist parolee during the American Revolution]
Witnessed by George Cochran and William Lyon, a member of the Pennsylvania committee of safety. The oath of a loyalist named Robert Robb pledges non-aggression and loyalty to the cause of the United States. The second page is a bond holding the...
GLC01450.615
28 July 1780
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
[Appointment of Lieutenant Zibeon Hooker]
Document names Zibeon Hooker as a lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of Foot, in one of the fifteen battalions raised in Massachusetts to serve in the Continental Army under Colonel Rufus Putnam. Signed by John Avery, Secretary of State of...
GLC01450.616.01
1 January 1776
Whitcomb, Asa, 1719-1804
[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
1771/07/27
Prevost, Augustine, 1744-1821
[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
1796
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
1781, 1862
Appointment of Stephen Griffin and print of George Clinton [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC01450.623
May 1793
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
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
1783/11/12
Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810
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
1778
Goodwin, Nathaniel, 1748-1819
[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
1775-1776
Correspondence related to Melzar Cudworth, an impressed seaman [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC01450.630
1785-1787
Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811
[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
13 March 1758
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
[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
1760/03/31
Delancey, James, 1703-1760
to James Clinton, re: enlisting troops to attack Canada
Signed as Lieutenant Gov. of New York.
GLC01450.653
circa 1783
Certificate of discharge for Jonathan Mury and anchor button [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC01450.655
1 April 1813
Snyder, Simon, 1759-1819
[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
1 July 1808
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
[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
1840
Columbia, Land of Liberty
Sheet music for the song "Columbia, Land of Liberty." Provides the musical score and three verses of lyrics.
GLC01450.704
24 August 1789
Bancker, Evert, fl. 1734-1789
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
circa 1803-1809
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
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
circa 1788-1813
Goodwin, N., fl. 1811
[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
1842/11/12
Chamber, John, fl. 1842
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
1812
Collection of two items mentioning William H. Harrison [Decimalized .01- .02]
GLC01450.716
8 September 1819
Davis, Amasa, 1744-1825
[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
1815/01/16
Morton, Nathaniel, fl. 1815
[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
1816/05/25
Silver, Isaiah, fl. 1816
[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
24 February 1784
Deering, Nathaniel, 1739-1795
[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
1814/11/01
Tithon, James J., fl. 1814
[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
1808/10/27
Lang, Nathaniel Jr., fl. 1807-1808
[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
1764-1777
Pico, Joshua, fl. 1760-1790
[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
circa 1786-1805
[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
1774-1782
Livingston, Peter, 1766-1847
Correspondence with Sally & Henry Bromfield [Decimalized .01- .06]
See decimalized entries.
GLC01450.803
2 September 1740
Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757
[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
1779
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
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
24 February 1779
[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
1758-1793
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
6 February 1761
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
[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
11 June 1762
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
14 March 1765
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
1758-1784
Documents pertaining to British physician John Lorimer [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC01450.807.04
1791-1793
Certificates admitting Dr. John Lorimer to the Icelandic Literary Society and the Abredonian Medical Society [Decimalized .01-.03]
GLC01450.807.05
1763-1783
[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
20 July 1780
Pottwatomi Indian Nation, fl. 1780
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
1784 circa
[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
1875-1880 ca.
Rocher, H., fl. 1875-1880
[Cyrus H. McCormick]
Cabinet photograph of Cyrus H. McCormick. Signed on mount. Image by H. Rocher of Chicago.
GLC01451
1887
McKecknie, & Oswald, fl. 1887
[Rutherford B. Hayes]
Cabinet photograph of Hayes by McKecknie & Oswald of Toledo, Ohio. Signed and dated by Hayes on the mount.
GLC01452
1868
Upton & Simson
[Carte de visite of Millard Fillmore]
Signed and dated by Fillmore once on the mount and again on the verso.
GLC01455
1932/02/25
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Pardon-related: Respite of execution for Benjamin Gordon
Signed as New York State governor. Gordon was a murder convict.
GLC01457
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