The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s
Mss.B.F327
Correspondence | ||||
No. 1 New Jersey | 1776 November-1777 March | 6 page(s) | ||
"An account of money in the hands of sundry persons taken to purchase cloathing"; includes references to types of clothing gathered and to whom they were delivered, and a notation for "Hospital at Springfield." Geographic Name(s): New Jersey; Springfield (Union County, N.J.) Subject(s): Quartermasters; Logistics; Clothing | ||||
No. 2 Rev. Samuel Auchmuty to John Montresor | 1775 April 15 | 2 page(s) | ||
Cites an extract of a letter Auchmuty received from London, 4 March 1775, that expressed approval of the proceedings of the [New York) Assembly and the [Anglican] clergy and that also pointed out that Lord [Frederick] North's resolution regarding taxation "proposes to the Colonies all They can Reasonably ask"; mentions troop transports that sailed from England and comments: "Where are Your Congresses Now? What say Hancock, Adams and all their Rebellious followers? Are they Still Bold. I Trow not"; informs him that "a Rascally Whig Mob" in New York rescued "Sears the King" [Isaac Sears] at the jail door and complains that "Our Magistrates have not the Spirit of a Louse." Other Descriptive Information: Copy Geographic Name(s): London, England Subject(s): Taxation Access digital object: | ||||
No. 3 John Adam to [William] Livingston | 1782 January 28 | 2 page(s) | ||
Complains about the violation of a flag of truce, expresses fear about the consequences of the violation, and urges that the rights of flags be upheld. Subject(s): Law of the Sea Access digital object: | ||||
No. 4 John Adams to Abigail Adams | 1782 December 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Dissuades her from joining him in Europe and informs her that today he wrote his resignation to Congress and will return home as soon as he receives an acceptance, and also that their son [John Quincy Adams] is now traveling from St. Petersburg, [Russia] and will accompany him home. Other Descriptive Information: "Fourth Copy" Geographic Name(s): Saint Petersburg (Russia) Subject(s): Diplomacy Access digital object: | ||||
No. 5 John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams | 1795 April 26 | 2 page(s) | ||
Admits to having suffered from ennui when in Europe but mentions that he found relief in books; gives advice about purchasing books, learning French, and exercising; expresses interest in the new Dutch constitution but fears that "Franklinianism," "Turgotism," and "Nedhamism" will prevail and expresses hope that a spirit of intolerance in political discussions will not appear in the Netherlands; expresses hope for peace in France so that the nation can form a constitution for itself. Other Descriptive Information: Typescript transcription on microfilm. Geographic Name(s): France; Netherlands Subject(s): French Revolution; Constitution; Education; Books Access digital object: | ||||
No. 6 John Adams to Caroline Amelia DeWint | 1820 January 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses inoculation and the "accidental discovery" of Dr. [Edward] Jenner, points out that one hundred years ago Adams's uncle [Zabdiel] Boylston introduced inoculation in America, and comments on human ignorance; gives grandfatherly advice. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts Subject(s): Inoculation; Vaccination; Vaccines Access digital object: | ||||
No. 7 John Adams to Edme Jacques Genet | 1778 July 12 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses false rumors that commissioners appointed by Congress will meet with the British peace commissioners [the Carlisle peace commission]; informs him that Adams and his colleagues agree that the treaty [of alliance with France] should be printed as soon as the King [Louis XVI] thinks proper, but not without the latter's knowledge; complains that the British "are doing all they can to confound the Distinctions between Truth and Falsehood, and to make a Lye to be respected as much as the Truth." Other Descriptive Information: Partly illegible Geographic Name(s): France Subject(s): Treaties; Negotiation; Diplomacy Access digital object: | ||||
No. 8 John Adams to Edme Jacques Genet | 1778 August 1 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses an enclosed law [not present]; congratulates him on the news that [Charles-Henri-Theodat], comte d'Estaing sailed from Brest, [France] and remarks that it is a "decisive Event"; requests that in future he write in French because at present Adams wishes to read everything in French Geographic Name(s): France Subject(s): Law; France. Marine; France. Navy Access digital object: | ||||
No. 9 John Adams to Edme Jacques Genet | 1778 June 8 | 4 page(s) | ||
Encloses newspapers [not present] so that he can select items for Affaires de l'Angleterre et de l'Amerique; discusses two letters Adams wrote in 1775 that were published in [John Almon's] Remembrancer, comments that the history of the war has been "a Completion of the Prophecies contained in them," and points out that another series of Adams's letters in the Remembrancer refute accusations that the Americans "concealed our Designs of Independency, and professed to have no such Designs." Other Descriptive Information: Partly illegible Geographic Name(s): France Access digital object: | ||||
No. 10 John Adams to Edme Jacques Genet | 1778 December 11 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses two private letters [not present) and requests their return; informs him that [Thomas] Cushing and [John) A[very],[ Jr.], "are both of the [Massachusetts] Council, and very respectable Characters." Geographic Name(s): France Access digital object: | ||||
No. 11 John Adams to Jean Luzac | 1781 December 13 | 4 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Adams intends to send copies of the new Dutch translation of "the American Constitutions" to the principal public libraries in America, mentions receiving copies of the new Dutch translation of the Massachusetts constitution, and expresses regret about his own inability to read a comparison of the latter with the Dutch constitution; comments on the future of America; encloses a letter [not present] from Gen. [Henry] Knox that does not give hope of possessing Charleston, [S.C.] this year; responds to his "friendly complaint" about relaying information for the "Leyden Gazette" [Gazette de Leyde] and discusses the problem of disseminating news. Geographic Name(s): Charleston (S.C.) Subject(s): Gazette de Leyde (Netherlands, Leiden); Netherlands Access digital object: | ||||
No. 12 John Adams to John Marshall | 1806 July 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Assures him that Adams has no objection if Marshall inserts in his history [The Life of George Washington (1804-07)] letters that Adams wrote to General Washington, and remarks: "They were written under great Agitation of Mind, at a time when a cruel necessity compelled me to take measures which I was very apprehensive would produce the Evils which have followed from them"; comments that the last years of Washington's life are a period that must be investigated but will never be well understood, compares his own unfavorable situation as President with that of Washington's as commander-in-chief of the army, and points out that the latter was under the influence of [Alexander] Hamilton, "the most treacherous, malicious, insolent and revengeful Enemy"; comments that it will be difficult for posterity to believe that Adams was forced to appoint Washington commander-in-chief only "as an Engine to elevate Hamilton to the head of Affairs civil as well as military." Geographic Name(s): Charleston (S.C.) | ||||
No. 13 John Adams to George Alexander Otis | 1821 January 16 | 2 page(s) | ||
Thanks him for his letters and for his translation of [Carlo Guiseppe Guglielmo] Botta [History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America (1821)] and comments on same; disagrees with Botta in portraying the American cause so often "in dangerous and desperate circumstances," especially the British plan [in 1777] to cut off communication between the Northern and Middle states, which "always appeared to me one of the weakest of all their plans." Other Descriptive Information: Typescript transcription on microfilm. Subject(s): Botta, Carlo, 1766-1837. Storia della guerra dell'independenza degli Stati Uniti d'America. English Access digital object: | ||||
No. 14 John Adams to Dr. Benjamin Rush | 1809 February 20 | 2 page(s) | ||
Points out that the Stoics and other philosophers preceded Dr. [Joseph] Priestley in the concept of the perfectability of the human mind; comments that no religious or political sect "ever carried their Jesuitical artifices to greater extravag_ than the late Faction of Atheistical Philosophers in France"; remarks that "Experimental is the only knowledge"; comments on the embargo. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 15 John Adams to Dr. Benjamin Rush | 1813 April 18 | 2 page(s) | ||
Expresses regret that Adams's sons and grandson expended their time as their father and grandfather did "in Diplomatick Dulness, where Knaves find fortune and honest Men Ruin"; comments that an act printed in [Benjamin] Ede's [Boston] Gazette, 13 Nov. 1775, regarding fitting out armed vessels to defend the coast of America is one of the most important documents in world history and the beginning of the destruction of Britain's domination of the sea; comments on a loan that was subscribed by [David] Parish and [Stephen] Girard; responds to a question in Rush's letter [of 10 April, regarding the present war]: "The Liberty of the Ocean is the Pretext, but the Power of the Union The Object." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 16 John Adams to Joseph Palmer | 1776 April 2 | 3 page(s) | ||
Expresses hope that [Francis] Dana will be appointed a judge or attorney general because he is well qualified; mentions the "rash Anger" of an old friend [Robert Treat Paine] and a quarrel with the latter about "some Important Points of Rank," which seems to have blown over; remarks that the evacuation of Boston is a great event, urges that the harbor be fortified, and argues that the Tories will prevail upon Britain to send another expedition against the town; points out that some people still expect British commissioners to treat with Congress and all demand that they grant a bill of rights; inquires how much powder was furnished to the Continental army from the Boston or the Massachusetts magazines and urges that the magazines be replenished. Other Descriptive Information: Signature added from another manuscript Geographic Name(s): Boston (Mass.) Subject(s): United States. Continental Army Access digital object: | ||||
No. 17 Peter Adams to Thomas Sim Lee | 1780 January 7 | 1 page(s) | ||
Order to pay Gen. [William] Smallwood "the State gratuity for value of him Recd." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 18 Samuel Adams, M.D. to Sally Preston Adams | 1776-1781 | |||
Microfilm target that describes the following thirty letters. | ||||
No. 19 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston | 1776 March 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; signs himself "Medicus." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 20 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston | 1776 March 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Mentions that his regiment was ordered into Boston and the prospect that it will remain there through the summer; expresses fear about contracting smallpox "as it is all around us"; remarks that "we have been and yet remain in somewhat of an unsettled and confused state"; signs himself "Medicus." Geographic Name(s): Boston (Mass.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 21 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1776 October 5 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs her that his detachment returned to "Ti" [Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y.] but that he remained behind to care for the many sick; mentions that there is little expectation of engaging the enemy this season. Geographic Name(s): Fort Ticonderoga Access digital object: | ||||
No. 22 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1776 October 8 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs her that many men are sick and many are "daily entering upon an endless eternity" and that approximately four hundred men have been buried from the hospital at Fort George since 1 July; informs her that he received orders to join his regiment at "Ti" [Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y.] and mentions that the latter place "is very Strong, both by nature & art"; mentions that there is little prospect of engaging the enemy this season and that the American fleet on Lake [Champlain] is formidable and much superior to the enemy's. Geographic Name(s): Fort Ticonderoga Access digital object: | ||||
No. 23 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1776 October 14 | 2 page(s) | ||
Describes the battle on Lake Champlain, remarks that two-thirds of the American fleet was destroyed and that they were "much deceived" about the enemy's strength, and mentions that although a powerful British army will arrive in a few days, the Americans are in good spirits and prepared to receive them. Geographic Name(s): Champlain, Lake Access digital object: | ||||
No. 24 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1776 October 18 | 2 page(s) | ||
Mentions hardships that he endured in traveling across Lake [Champlain] from Fort George, [N.Y.]; mentions that the troops have suffered from lack of a barracks but that they are now getting comfortable log houses; mentions that many men are sick. Geographic Name(s): Champlain, Lake Access digital object: | ||||
No. 25 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1776 November 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Mentions that the British left Crown Point, [N.Y.] and expresses regret that the Americans did not have an opportunity "to chastise the insolence of [Sir Guy] Carleton, [John] Burgoyne, & their mercenaries"; compares the "doleful Wilderness" of Mount Independence three months ago with the "pleasant City" made by the soldiers; remarks that he does not regret coming to Mount Independence because "it has given me a good opportunity to improve in my profession, particularly in the branch of Surgery ." Geographic Name(s): Crown Point, NY Access digital object: | ||||
No. 26 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1776 November 16 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs her that there is little news since the enemy departed from the neighborhood, that several regiments have left and will leave his post, and that his regiment will probably remain because they arrived recently; mentions that the weather has been very warm. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 27 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1778 June 7 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; mentions the route he traveled from Dorchester to Springfield; warns her to be careful about smallpox; mentions that the enemy remain in Philadelphia. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA; Springfield (Mass.) Subject(s): Smallpox Access digital object: | ||||
No. 28 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1778 July 19, 20 | 3 page(s) | ||
Informs her that Gen. [Henry] Knox ordered him to Englishtown to attend a wounded officer and mentions other wounded officers; describes the village of Englishtown and mentions that its situation makes fever and ague flourish and that the place is naturally poor and rendered poorer because the army encamped there a few days; informs her that he went to see two Tories executed at Monmouth Court House, [N.J.) "but they were turned off a few minutes before I arrived"; mentions the arrival of the French ambassador to Congress [Conrad Alexandre Gerard) and the arrival of the French fleet off Sandy Hook; expresses hope that the British will leave America in a few months and that each Continental regiment will be sent to its own state; [postscript): informs her that when the British marched through New Jersey they burned houses and plundered "without distinction of Whig or Tory" and remarks: "fine! encouragement for Tories." Geographic Name(s): New Jersey Access digital object: | ||||
No. 29 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1778 August 5 | 4 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; mentions that he will soon go to camp at White Plains, [N.Y.] where he hopes to receive wages; mentions the "unparalleled barbarity and worse than Diabolical behavior of the Tories & Savages at Wyoming [Pa.]"; mentions "the Fruitless attempt of George's Commissioners" [the Carlisle peace commission] to bribe several members of Congress and remarks that it appears the British despair of conquering America by arms; mentions troops that moved from White Plains to Rhode Island and a report that the French fleet also went there; describes the High Dutch of Pennsylvania and mentions that "the women do most of the hard work"; informs her that he is now among a "clever" sort of people but still misses New England. Geographic Name(s): White Plains, New York; Rhode Island Access digital object: | ||||
No. 30 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1778 August 19 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; mentions the route he traveled from Philadelphia to Englishtown. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 31 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1778 October 2 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs her that he expects that his regiment will go into winter quarters early, possibly on Dorchester Heights, [Mass.]; mentions skirmishes in which some American and some British lighthorse were captured. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 32 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1778 October 31 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; informs her that British troops embarked from New York supposedly bound for the West Indies and that it is doubtful whether the enemy will abandon New York this fall; points out that the American army is "considerably divided," gives the disposition of specified units, and mentions that "considerable detachments" were sent to guard the western frontier against Tories and Indians. Geographic Name(s): New York (State) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 33 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 May 6 | 3 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; informs her that he sent a letter that enclosed a certificate and an order that will enable her to obtain money granted by the [Massachusetts] General Court; requests that she purchase a horse for him because they are expensive in his vicinity; mentions that the operations of the ensuing campaign are very uncertain and that many expect an attack on New York; postscript: "our Army is remarkably healthy." Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts Access digital object: | ||||
No. 34 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 May 15 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that a captain purchase a horse for him; points out the difficulties involved in his returning home or in her visiting him. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 35 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 May 30 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; informs her that they expect to march soon and that "there is every prospect of a very active Campaign." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 36 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 August 11 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; mentions that "We live here Soldier like indeed"; mentions encouraging news from [Charles-Henri-Theodat], Count d'Estaing in the West Indies, in consequence of which [Sir Henry] Clinton is fortifying New York harbor and British troops left South Carolina and Georgia for the West Indies; mentions a report that the Americans captured all the enemy at Penobscot, [Me.] and expresses hope that the present campaign will end the war; encloses a certificate and order for money granted by the [Massachusetts] General Court. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 37 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 November 20 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; refers to West Point as a "doleful Nook"; mentions that most of the army is going into winter quarters in New Jersey, that the artillery park will again be at Pluckemin and that headquarters will be at Morristown, [N. J.]; informs her that the capture of British shipping in Georgia will compensate [Charles-Henri-Theodat], Count d'Estaing for his expedition; mentions a committee from the army to settle with the [Massachusetts] General Court for depreciation and remarks: "they must be convinced that they owe us Thousands"; postscript: mentions that many officers will soon be coming to Boston on furlough. Geographic Name(s): New Jersey; West Point (N.Y.); Morristown (N.J.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 38 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 December 2 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; remarks: "I fare harder here than I have ever done, at any place since the commencement of the War"; mentions that General Washington offered to bet thirty to one that peace will be established within six months; mentions that the troops are still in tents and that barracks and huts for winter quarters are yet to be built. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 39 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 December 9 | 3 page(s) | ||
Mentions that he never fared so hard since the beginning of the war, describes his diet, and mentions observing a day of thanksgiving in accordance with a proclamation [of Congress, 20 Oct.]; informs her about reports that the combined fleets gave the British fleet "a severe drubbing" and that the British will soon abandon New York and remarks: "it is generally expected that we shall have a peace established by Spring." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 40 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1779 December 12 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; mentions hardships of camp life and also that the paymaster has not yet received any money; postscript: informs her about a report that a large embarkation is taking place at New York, supposedly destined for Georgia, and that in consequence General Washington ordered Virginia troops there. Geographic Name(s): Virginia Access digital object: | ||||
No. 41 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 January 1 | 3 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; remarks that "use. . . has rendered my manner of living here much less disagreeable. . . than it was at my first arrival here"; [postscript]: "exceeding cold! ice makers were very busy last night." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 42 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 January 20 | 3 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; informs her about [William Alexander], Lord Stirling's raid on Staten Island, [N.Y.], [14-15 Jan.]; complains about lack of provisions and mentions that their daily allowance of bread is only three quarters of a pound, which they cannot always obtain. Geographic Name(s): Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 43 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 March 21 | 2 page(s) | ||
Remarks: "I. . . have got so well used to West-Point fare—which is coarse enough I assure you—that I begin to think myself a pretty good Soldier"; inquires about a doctor whose furlough expired; informs her that the troops are constantly on fatigue in preparation to receive the British, who are reported embarking to come up the [Hudson] River, and mentions a rumor that the British intend to leave New York. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 44 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 August 17 | 3 page(s) | ||
Mentions the route he traveled from Milton to West Point; informs her that the only Continental troops at West Point are five companies of artillery and that the post is garrisoned by militia; remarks that "Continental money is growing better, people will sell anything for it" and expresses confidence that goods will become cheaper; informs her that all the surgeons at headquarters are resigning because Congress did not consider them in the depreciation and remarks that he will join them if their reasons are just. Geographic Name(s): West Point (N.Y.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 45 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 December 2 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; complains that he is destitute of money; informs her that the whole army moved into winter quarters and that the artillery park is to winter at New Windsor and mentions that he expects to have a hut built; [postscript]: "Unless Congress does something more for the medical department than they have yet, I shall not continue in service any longer than I can get money to leave it." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 46 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 December 12 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs her that he is "in a good house, among clever people," but that he lacks money and forage for his horse; remarks: "we get no pay yet but begin to hear a little talk of it." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 47 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1780 December 20 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs her that he has no money to send her and comments: "my present low circumstances is not a fault in me, but a consequence of serving my country"; mentions that his quarters are good and describes the family with whom he is quartered; informs her that most of the men are in huts, that the officers' huts are being built, and that there is "a very elegant Hut building which is to have a large hall in it for dancing, etc.!!!" Access digital object: | ||||
No. 48 Dr. Samuel Adams to Sally Preston Adams | 1781 October 3 | 1 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; informs her that the loss of the British fleet was not equal to what was reported, that General Washington wrote very encouragingly about the capture of [Lord Charles] Cornwallis, and that Gen. [Nathanael] Greene reportedly had a "severe action" with the enemy [at Eutaw Springs, S.C.], captured many, but suffered considerable loss; expresses hope that "the present campaign will yet produce great things for us." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 49 Dr. Samuel Adams to Samuel Adams | 1775 February 7 | 1 page(s) | ||
Expresses esteem for his namesake, claims "some Sparks of the same Patriotick Spirit," and requests his opinion about public affairs; refers to a pamphlet that abused Massachusetts representatives to Congress as "The Gray Maggot" [Harrison Gray, The Two Congresses Cut Up (1774)] and mentions that it is held in contempt by most people; mentions suffering insults and threats from "those enemies of all righteousness the Tories." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 50 Samuel Adams to James Lovell | 1778 March 31 | 3 page(s) | ||
Mentions his own wish that a military school might be instituted in Boston; expresses satisfaction that [Gen. John] Burgoyne "seems to entertain proper Ideas of Congress"; expresses apprehension that "the just Expectations of the People with Regard to Ty and Independence [Forts Ticonderoga and Independence, N.Y.] will be baulked," that the cause will be injured, and that the people's confidence in officials will be lessened; discusses a prisoner exchange for Col. [Ethan] Allen; informs him that the [Massachusetts] General Assembly's instructions to Lovell regarding the Confederation are enclosed in Adams's letter to [Elbridge] Gerry and mentions Lovell's mortification at the delay; discusses the case of a man who claimed he was "surprised into an Oath of Allegiance." Geographic Name(s): Fort Ticonderoga Access digital object: | ||||
No. 51 John Adlam to William Adair | 1752 December 7 | 4 page(s) | ||
Discusses problems of accounts and pay for soldiers and recruits and mentions that men deserted at Chignecto, [N.S.]; describes watchcoats needed by Gov. [Peregrine] Hopson's regiment; remarks that there is no communication between posts during the winter months because navigation is "always dangerous & frequently impracticable." Other Descriptive Information: Duplicate Access digital object: | ||||
No. 52 William Alexander, Lord Stirling to James Abeel | 1779 November 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that there are strong reasons to believe that an express rider employed in the Quartermaster department is passing counterfeit Continental money in New Jersey that he received from a "Villain" who brought it from New York and instructs him to communicate the information to Gen. [Nathanael] Greene and ask advice about apprehending the express rider. Geographic Name(s): New Jersey; New York (State) Subject(s): United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department Access digital object: | ||||
No. 53 William Alexander, Lord Stirling to the Chairman of the New York Committee of Safety (Pierre Van Cortlandt) | 1776 March 18 | 1 page(s) | ||
Stresses the importance to the safety of New York of all the artillery being complete in every detail, encloses a return [not present] of artillery, and points out that all the cannon below six-pounders "are in want of every Article." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 54 William Alexander, Lord Stirling to the Quartermaster General (Nathanael Greene) | 1778 December 27 | 1 page(s) | ||
Points out "The distressed Situation of this Army for Want of Forage" and directs him to procure forage "in the best Manner you can, and where you can," or to impress it for the usual price from each farmer "according to their Stock on Hand." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 55 William Alexander, Lord Stirling to ________ | 1765 February 23 | 3 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; encloses an account [not present] of lands remaining unsold in New Jersey that belong to the recipient's relatives, points out the "seeming paradox" that the lands decrease in value because they are "chiefly Pine Barrens or refuse pieces of the worst Mountains," remarks that "People in the Neighborhood of them, unrestrained, seem by habit of Stealing to have acquired a right to the wood & Range of Mr. Penn's Lands," and offers to purchase the land. Geographic Name(s): New Jersey Subject(s): United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department Access digital object: | ||||
No. 56 Colony of East Florida, Court of Vice Admiralty | 1778 January 21 | 1 page(s) | ||
Affidavit of William Alexander, agent for the captors of the sloop Hetty, that the annexed papers [not present] are all the papers found on board the vessel; sworn before Robert Catherwood. | ||||
No. 57 Frances Alsop to Evert Bancker, Jr. | 1778 April 10, May 9, October 13 | 1 page(s) | ||
Three receipts. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 58 American Philosophical Society to David Reddick | 1789 January 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certificate of membership; signed by B[enjamin] Franklin, David Rittenhouse, and others. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Personal Name(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | ||||
No. 59 Fisher Ames to John Lowell | 1789 July 28 | 3 page(s) | ||
Discusses the Judicial Bill, mentions that "It is a subject of great anxiety with those whom I associate with," and also mentions the Collection Bill and the Coasting Bill; informs him that the amendments to the Constitution were reported today and ordered to be printed; comments that the House of Representatives "is more decent than wise, has more moderation and patriotism than system and energy"; discusses the nomination of [William] Cushing and comments on the nomination process; remarks that the President's [George Washington's] "mode of conducting the executive business is very secret" and mentions that the senators are disappointed because "They expected to act more in quality of an executive council"; postscript: remarks that Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln will be very useful to the new government and must not be given up to adversity and despair; comments that [James] Madison is a "timid" Federalist who will probably lead the attack on the Judicial Bill. | ||||
No. 60 John Anderson to Josias" Tobias Lear" | 1794 January 6 | 2 page(s) | ||
Mentions a canal between the Forth and the Clyde; mentions receiving news that yellow fever abated in Philadelphia; inquires about [Thomas] Pinckney's opinion regarding the British order to seize American cornmodities in American vessels if they are sent to any state with which Britain is now at war; requests information about books on the art of war; discusses artillery and his own "Air Recoil Check" invention. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Subject(s): Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | ||||
No. 61 Peter Anspach to David Wolfe | 1793 January 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses an extract [not present] of a letter from Col. [Timothy] Pickering to Anspach and discusses the settlement of his own claim. | ||||
No. 62 John Armstrong to the Treasurer of the United States (Thomas Tudor Tucker) | 1805 June 19 | 1 page(s) | ||
Draft drawn on the Treasury pursuant to a Convention between the United States and France of 30 April 1803. Other Descriptive Information: "Duplicate"; printed form; bound in Sparks, Life of Washington, vol.5. Geographic Name(s): France Subject(s): United States. Department of the Treasury | ||||
No. 63 John Arndt to Joseph Reed | 1781 May 12 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Arndt discharged arrears due soldiers with the money Reed sent; inquires how money should be paid to new recruits since only Continental money is paid into the treasury. Subject(s): United States. Department of the Treasury | ||||
No. 64 Benedict Arnold to Peggy" Margaret Mansfield Arnold" | 1768 September 25 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs her about his arrival and about damage done to his vessel while going through Hell Gate and requests that she send a new jib; informs her that he sold his rum and requests that her father send him a hogshead of sugar "as Sugar sells Very well." | ||||
No. 65 Benedict Arnold to John Denny | 1780 September 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Orders him to proceed with the boats under his command to Verplancks Point, [N.Y.], where he will receive further orders from Col. James Livingston, and instructs that under no circumstances are the men to be away from the boats but "have them ready both by day & night at a moments warning." | ||||
No. 66 Benedict Arnold to Dr. John Dickinson | 1765 March 2 | 1 page(s) | ||
Thanks him for sending a maid but informs him that Arnold has already engaged one; informs him that Arnold has credited Dickinson's account and sent specified articles. | ||||
No. 67 Benedict Arnold to John Graves Simcoe | 1781 March 15 | 2 page(s) | ||
Encloses letters [not present] and instructs him to inquire into the conduct of a captain who allegedly left his post to attack the Americans and also threatened to burn property, which is contrary to orders. | ||||
No. 68 Benedict Arnold to Jacob Thompson | 1780 February 3 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses an offer to buy Arnold's house using loan office certificates drawing interest in France and remarks that "the Money is daily depreciating as there is no probability of a regulation taking place." Geographic Name(s): France | ||||
No. 69 Regarding Samuel Ashton | 1804 March 30 | 6 page(s) | ||
Description of a tract of land in Northumberland County belonging to Ashton, formerly the estate of Alexander Bartram, traitor, confiscated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; includes a copy of a statement of taxes paid on the property, 10 Sept. 1804, and copies of affidavits regarding the property by David McHenry, 6 July 1796, and by Robert Lyon, 8 July 1796. Geographic Name(s): Pennsylvania Subject(s): Taxation | ||||
No. 70 William Austin to John Barry | 1786 April 7 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Austin had an examination before the [Loyalist claims]commissioners and expects to be able to pay all his creditors and praises the "Bounty and goodness" of Britain for compensating those "who have suffer'd in their property's"; remarks that people complain about Nova Scotia without reason and describes the products of the country. | ||||
No. 71 Amos Avery, Andrew Huntington, and others, selectmen to Ephraim Herick | 1781 March 15 | 1 page(s) | ||
Order to pay Lt. Elias Brown in part for Abel Parker, "one of This Towns Six Month Man." Subject(s): Huntington, Andrew, 1745-1824; Brown, Elias, 1793-1857 | ||||
No. 72 William Axtell to Samuel Blachley | 1779 April 16 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that by order of Gen. [Sir Henry Clinton], all prisoners on parole are denied the use of firearms "on any occasion whatever" and that all the latter are also to be in their quarters by ten o'clock at night during the summer. | ||||
No. 73 Loammi Baldwin to Mary Baldwin | 1776 June 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Invoice of clothing, camp equipment, and other items belonging to Baldwin, colonel of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Contintental Army | ||||
No. 74 Nisbet Balfour to the American militia prisoners aboard the prison ship Torbay | 1781 May 17 | 6 page(s) | ||
Complains about outrages committed on Loyalist militia prisoners by American troops and informs them that they will be held "as Hostages for the good usage of all the Loyal Militia, who are or may be made Prisoners of War" and that henceforth the treatment of American prisoners will be regulated by the treatment of Loyalist prisoners; includes a list of American militia prisoners aboard the Torbay, 18 May 1781. Other Descriptive Information: Copy; see also no. 954 | ||||
No. 75 John Banister to Theodorick Bland | 1777 November 12 | 3 page(s) | ||
Describes the battle of Germantown and gives British casualty figures; informs him that for three days past the enemy have cannonaded the American fort at Mud Island [Fort Mifflin] and comments on British objectives; remarks that Gen. [John] Burgoyne is in a "desperate situation" between Gen. [Horatio] Gates and Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln and mentions that British reinforcements arrived in New York with which Gen. [James] "Robinson" [Robertson] plans to force his way up the "North" [Hudson] River and attempt a junction with Burgoyne. | ||||
No. 76 William Barber to Henry Jackson | 1778 June | 1 page(s) | ||
Expresses doubt that Barber will be promoted in his present regiment and requests a recommendation to Gen. [Henry] Knox for a commission in the artillery. | ||||
No. 77 John Barr to Edward Dunscomb | 1782-1783 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the reason Barr did not mention commutation in an order was because "I durst not.. . as they threaten me with a Mobb"; requests that he give Barr's certificates to the bearer of the letter. | ||||
No. 78 Henry Barry to All whom it may concern | 1779 February 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Permit for William Cornell to carry a gun for fowling. | ||||
No. 79 State of Pennsylvania, Court of Admirality | 1776 September 9 - November 19 | 1 volume(s) | ||
Records of three cases before the court, George Ross, judge: John Barry and James Robinson vs. the sloop Betsy; John Paul Jones vs. brigantine Sea Nymph; and Wingate Newman vs. brig Polly; includes references to captured Negro slaves and copies of certifications by John Hancock and by John Murray, Lord Dunmore and Andrew Snape Hamond. | ||||
No. 80 William Barton to his father (Gilbert Barton) | 1779 June 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that William Barton was sent from Easton, [Pa.] with a detachment to repair roads toward Wyoming, [Pa.] and that he is nearly finished building a bridge over Otters Creek; mentions that the regiment already marched to Wyoming and that it may proceed to Niagara or Detroit; remarks: "News I have none as the place is in a manner Uninhabited." | ||||
No. 81 William Barton to Benjamin Lawrence | 1779 August 15, 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the army left Wyoming, [Pa.] on 31 July and arrived unmolested at Tioga on II [Aug.] after "a very fetiaguing march. . . threw a most horrid country"; describes the razing of the Indian town of "Shamong" [Chemung, N.Y.], burning Indian cornfields, and skirmishes with the Indians. Geographic Name(s): Wyoming County (Pa.) | ||||
No. 82 William Barton to ________ | 1778 November 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him about an incident in which a woman masqueraded as a boy and enlisted in the army, was discovered "by Pulling out the Teats of a Plump Young Girl, which caused Great divertion," and then was drummed through the town "with the whores march." | ||||
No. 83 William Bayard. Port of New York. | 1805 March 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Affidavit that eighty hogsheads of claret that were purchased by him and laden aboard a schooner are intended to be exported to Havana, [Cuba] and not be re-landed in the United States. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form | ||||
No. 84 Rev. Joseph Bean | 1775 May 11 | 1 volume(s) | ||
"A Fast Sermon, Preached. . . on a day that was kept as a Special fast, by advice of the [Massachusetts] provincial Congress, on account of the distresses of the present day." | ||||
No. 85 John Beckley to Dr. William Eustis | 1804 July 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Comments on the "Punic warfare" between Britain and France; mentions the death of [Alexander] Hamilton in a duel and remarks that the Federalists are "an expiring faction"; comments that a few more years of peace "will seal the destiny of our republican systems, beyond the influence of foreign nations, empires, and principles." Geographic Name(s): France | ||||
No. 86 John Beckley to ________ | 1793 June 22, 25, 27, July 1, 2 | 4 page(s) | ||
Transmits information from [Jacob] Clingman that Andrew G. Fraunces implicated [Alexander] Hamilton and [William] Duer in speculation in treasury warrants and mentions that Fraunces claimed he could "hang Hamilton"; informs him that in consequence of [James] Reynolds's intrigue with Hamilton, [Aaron] Burr obtained a divorce for Mrs. [Maria] Reynolds and mentions that the latter is willing to testify about the intrigue; informs him about an interview that Hamilton had with Clingman on 25 June; suggests measures to be taken in order "to unravel this scene of iniquity." | ||||
No. 87 George Beckwith to ________ | 1779 October 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Gen. [Wilhelm von] Knyphausen ordered that the recipient be parolled for five days in exchange for the parole of Lewis Vincent of East Chester, [N.Y.]. | ||||
No. 88 Anthony Benezet to John Smith | n.d. | 1 page(s) | ||
Complains that Smith [a Quaker] is absenting himself from his proper service for "unwarrantable Reasons." | ||||
No. 89 Asaph Bennet | 1778 July 24-30 | 2 page(s) | ||
Pay abstract for Bennet's company in Col. Archibald Kasson's regiment of Rhode Island militia; includes an oath and certification regarding same. Geographic Name(s): Rhode Island | ||||
No. 90 John Beresford to ________ | 1779 June 24 | 3 page(s) | ||
Informs him about a man who is a cheat and a swindler; informs him that people in London are roused [in response to the French alliance with the Americans] , that the militia is to be augmented, that both the East India Company and the city of London have offered bounties to seamen to enlist in the navy and will fit out warships, and that the nobility and gentry are all offering their services to raise corps; mentions that everyone is certain of an invasion but most expect it in Ireland and also mentions political matters involving Ireland; mentions a rumor that Sir Guy Carleton will take command; mentions that there are good letters from Virginia and the South "and good hopes of more Dissension among the Rebels." Geographic Name(s): London, England; Virginia | ||||
No. 91 William M. Betts to the commanding officer at Fishkill | 1780 September 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he furnish twenty men to repair fences surrounding the public pastures. Geographic Name(s): Fishkill (N.Y.) | ||||
No. 92 Clement Biddle to Jeremiah Wadsworth | 1779 November 9 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses procuring grain and hay for a "considerable body" of lighthorse that are to be stationed near Danbury, Conn.; requests that he obtain the aid of the Connecticut legislature in procuring grain, forage, and the offal of all the wheat that is ground for flour in the state. Geographic Name(s): Danbury (Conn.) | ||||
No. 93 Owen Biddle to Henry Hollingsworth | 1780 June 30 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits a copy [present] of a circular letter from Nathanael Greeneto Biddle, 30 June 1780, regarding a demand "like one of the Pope's Bulls'" from the Board of Treasury that the accounts of the [Quartermaster General's] department be brought in for settlement; [on address leaf]: a list of names of prominent officials. Subject(s): United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department | ||||
No. 94 Ephraim Blaine to John Ladd Howell | 1779 January 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Advises him to watch for supporting evidence regarding Howell's neighbors's conduct before it can be reported to Congress; informs him that because of ice in Chesapeake Bay and in the rivers, the demand for flour is very great, instructs him to procure all he can so that it can be transported to Trenton, [N.J.] when the Delaware River opens, and cautions him not to let speculators take advantage of the situation. Geographic Name(s): Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Trenton (N.J.) | ||||
No. 95 Edward Blake | 1778 May 19 | 2 page(s) | ||
Muster roll and payroll of wages due men in Blake's company who marched from Taunton, [Mass.] on a "Secret Expedition" under Col. George Williams from 29 Sept. to 29 Oct. 1777; [on verso]: certification by George Godfrey, 19 May 1778, that the roll was made up agreeable to a resolution of the Massachusetts General Court. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts | ||||
No. 96 Massachusetts, Town of Boston, Committee of Correspondence to Samuel Robinson and others | 1773 January 7 | 1 page(s) | ||
Commends them on their votes and resolutions regarding "Deliverance from an ignominious Slavery"; signed by William Cooper, clerk. Geographic Name(s): Boston (Mass.) | ||||
No. 97 Massachusetts, Town of Boston, Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety to the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety of the Town of Sandwich, Mass. | 1777 February 27 | 3 page(s) | ||
In order 'to prevent any misunderstanding by false Reports spread daily by the Tory Party," informs them about the transactions of the town regarding an act to prevent monopoly and oppression by fixing prices; signed by Jonathan Williams, [Sr.], chairman. Other Descriptive Information: Printed Geographic Name(s): Boston (Mass.) | ||||
No. 98 Massachusetts, Port of Boston and Charleston to the Inspector of the Port | 1826 September 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certification that D. Brown paid duties on six pianofortes imported from London and is granted permission to deliver the same; signed by Thomas Melvill, naval officer. Geographic Name(s): Boston (Mass.); London, England; Charleston (S.C.) | ||||
No. 99 Massachusetts, Inhabitants of Town of Boston to the town clerk of Haverhill, Mass. | 1774 July 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Request the "aid and support" of the town of Haverhill in the face of two expected acts of Parliament [the Coercive Acts] "altering the course of justice, and annihilating our once free constitution of government"; signed by William Cooper, town clerk. Other Descriptive Information: Printed Geographic Name(s): Boston (Mass.) Subject(s): Great Britain. Parliament | ||||
No. 100 Elias Boudinot | 1799 November 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certification that as agent and attorney for the earls of Perth, he examined papers relating to their business with Col. Joseph Barton and found that the latter fraudulently sold lands. Geographic Name(s): New Jersey | ||||
No. 101 Elias Boudinot, Agent for James Drummond, Earl of Perth, and Rachael Drummond to Elijah Allen | 1799 May 1 | 1 page(s) | ||
Deed to 57 4/100 acres" in Newton, Sussex County, [N.J.] Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): New Jersey | ||||
No. 102 Elias Boudinot to Elbridge Gerry | 1777 November 13 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses the "ill Behaviour" and "great insolence" of two prisoners who were captured at Somerset, N.J.; informs him that a general prisoner exchange is being negotiated, "which ... might be accomplished if the most ungenerous acts were not used to prevent it and at the same time to cast the blame on us." Geographic Name(s): York, PA | ||||
No. 103 Elias Boudinot to William Irvine | 1801 May 23 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he send the profile of the President [Thomas Jefferson?] because the engraver needs it while he is engraving the dies. | ||||
No. 104 Elias Boudinot to Robert Morris | 1781 February 7 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he obtain money for Boudinot on an enclosed bill of costs [not present] in a lawsuit. Geographic Name(s): Hanover, NJ | ||||
No. 105 Ephraim Bowen to Elisha Reynolds Potter | 1832 November 29 | 6 page(s) | ||
Discusses his own plan to memorialize Congress for compensation for the depreciation of his pay and rations "during.. . Service in the Army of the Revolution" and requests that Potter use his influence in Congress to facilitate the memorial; includes Bowen's service record, his statement of monthly pay received from 1 Jan. 1777 to 31 Oct. 1780, and a scale of depreciation. Other Descriptive Information: "Copy" Geographic Name(s): Pawtuxet, RI | ||||
No. 106 Jacob Bower | 1777-1779 | 1 volume(s) | ||
Account book [of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment]; records debits and credits of money disbursed to specified officers and soldiers; includes references to Col. [Henry] Bicker, notations that some individuals deserted or were wounded, killed, or missing in action, and other miscellaneous notations. | ||||
No. 107 Matly Boyd to Benjamin Lawrence | 1776 April 22 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; remarks: "I think our trublesum times is not likely to be over but reather inkress than Dekress"; informs him about companies of men who marched from Boyd's vicinity. | ||||
No. 108 Thomas Bradford to All concerned | 1780 July 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certification that John S. Jarvis of Antigua, [W.I.], a prisoner of war, is sent via St. Eustatius, [W.I.] in exchange for Sheftall Sheftall, formerly a prisoner of war in Antigua who is on parole in Philadelphia. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 109 William Bradford to the President Benjamin Franklin in Council of Pennsylvania | 1788 January 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Points out that the publication of [Richard] Wells's memorial gave rise to some mistakes respecting Bradford's official duty [as attorney general] and requests permission to make public his own letters to the President and Council. Personal Name(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | ||||
No. 110 Isaac Bradish | 1783 May 3 | 1 page(s) | ||
Account with Thomas Fearweather. | ||||
No. 111 Battle of Brandywine | 1777 September 11 | |||
Memorandum of the battle by an unidentified British writer; includes an "Examination of the [David] Dundass System, answered according to the practice of the 1st Batln. Light Inf[antr]y," and a memorandum on equipment, uniforms, and tactics. Other Descriptive Information: See also no. 409 for another item by this writer Subject(s): Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777 | ||||
No. 112 Edward Pelham Brenton | 1810-1812 | 1 page(s) | ||
Report on the defects of HMS Spartan. | ||||
No. 113 George Brodie | 1780 September 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Parole of a British officer who is under the Convention of Saratoga. | ||||
No. 114 John L. Bronck, and six others | 1782 April 23-1792 September 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Oath of allegiance to the state of New York; includes the date each oath was sworn. | ||||
No. 115 Benjamin Brooks | 1799 July | 2 page(s) | ||
Return of troops under his command in garrison at Fort McHenry, [Md.], Fort Mifflin, [Pa.], and Fort Jay, Bedloe's Island, and West Point, [N.Y.]. Geographic Name(s): West Point (N.Y.) | ||||
No. 116 Andrew Brown to Henry Jackson | 1777 July 30 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions for mustering Jackson's regiment. Geographic Name(s): Cambridge, Mass | ||||
No. 117 Andrew Brown to Henry Jackson | 1777 August 27 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that for convenience he intends to muster Jackson's regi ment on the first Monday of every month and gives instructions regarding the muster. Geographic Name(s): Cambridge, Mass | ||||
No. 118 Gawen Brown, Jr. to Henry Jackson | 1778 September 8 | 2 page(s) | ||
Gives reasons for wanting to resign from Jackson's regiment and requests a certificate of non-indebtedness to the regiment that Brown will forward to General Washington along with his request for permission to resign. Geographic Name(s): Providence, RI | ||||
No. 119 Gawen Brown, Jr. to Henry Jackson | 1778 September 18 | 1 page(s) | ||
Reiterates his request for a certificate of non-indebtedness to the regiment so that he can resign from the army and requests that his furlough be extended. Geographic Name(s): Pawtuxet, RI | ||||
No. 120 Arthur Browne | 1766 February 24-April 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
An account of sixty days' subsistence for the [British] Twenty-eighthRegiment. Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||||
No. 121 Arthur Browne | 1766 October 25-December 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
An account of sixty days' subsistence for the [British] Twenty-eighth Regiment. Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||||
No. 122 Arthur Browne to Robert Leake | 1766 October 25 | 2 page(s) | ||
Receipt for provisions (8510 1/2 rations) issued to the [British] Twenty-eighth Regiment for the period 25 June to 24 Oct. 1766. Geographic Name(s): New York Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||||
No. 123 Arthur Browne to the Contractors for Victualling His Majesty's Forces in North America | 1766 August 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Receipt for provisions (11,545 rations) issued to the [British] Twenty-eighth Regiment for the period 25 May to 24 June 1766. Geographic Name(s): New York Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||||
No. 124 James Bruce to George Turner | 1779 June 25 | 2 page(s) | ||
Warrant to pay subsistence money to the paymaster of the [British] Seventieth Regiment for the period 25 June to 24 Aug. 1779. Geographic Name(s): Halifax, NS Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||||
No. 125 Peter Bryan Bruin to Henry Jackson | 1778 October 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him about an impending duel between a lieutenant in Jackson's regiment and an inhabitant of Providence and transmits Gen. [John] Sullivan's order that he prevent it: "If persuasion fails, Force must be adopted." Geographic Name(s): Rhode Island | ||||
No. 126 Peter Bryan Bruin to Henry Jackson | 1778 October 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits an invitation from Gen. [John] Sullivan to dine aboard the guardship and requests that Jackson bring his band. Geographic Name(s): Rhode Island | ||||
No. 127 Peter Bryan Bruin to Henry Jackson | 1778 October 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits Gen. [John Sullivan's] wish that one gill of rum be issued to every man in Jackson's detachment. Geographic Name(s): Rhode Island | ||||
No. 128 Peter Bryan Bruin to Henry Jackson | 1778 November 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he provide music for a dance at a "Country Seat" near Providence: "You are in great measure essential to our Pleasure." Geographic Name(s): Rhode Island | ||||
No. 129 James Bruyn to Edward Dunscomb | 1783 July 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses an account [not present] with the United States and requests that he use it in a settlement; informs him that nearly all the officers in the vicinity of Kingston executed an instrument [related to commutation] and expresses the opinion that Dunscomb will not be able to do anything for officers who were prisoners of war because of "some delinquency in the Commissary of Prisoners." Geographic Name(s): New York | ||||
No. 130 Matthew Buchanan to the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety | 1776 March 12 | 1 page(s) | ||
Petition by one "bred to the Sea Service" for appointment as a lieutenant "to attend the Fire Rafts, or to serve in the Floating Battery"; includes his record of maritime experience. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 131 Ebenezer Buck to David Kelley | 1778 August 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Remarks that the price of goods at home is so high the army mightbe disbanded; mentions that in general the army is healthy; informs himthat they often have skirmishes with the enemy in the vicinity of Kings 25 Bridge, [N.Y.] and that men desert to both armies so that "I believe we keep about even with them"; informs him about a report of a large reinforcement joining the British in New York in order to force the American lines; informs him that three specified brigades are marching to Newport, [R.I.] and mentions that the whole army is anxious to hear from there; mentions that the army may attempt to rout the enemy out of New York. Other Descriptive Information: Fragment; typescript transcription on microfilm Geographic Name(s): Newport (R.I.) | ||||
No. 132 Timothy Taylor | 1786 October 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certification that John Buckman, Jr., yeoman, of Newtown Township, Bucks County, subscribed to the affirmation of allegiance as directed by the act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly of 4 March 1786. Subject(s): Bucks County (Pa.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 133 John Burgoyne to Horatio Gates | 1777 October 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Commits to Gates's protection Lady Harriet "Ackland" [Acland], whose husband, Maj. [John Dyke] Acland, was wounded and is a prisoner. Other Descriptive Information: "Copy" Geographic Name(s): Saratoga, NY Access digital object: | ||||
No. 134 John Burgoyne to Lord George Germain | 1777 October 20 | 28 page(s) | ||
Gives a detailed description of the Saratoga campaign and his own capitulation to Gen. Horatio Gates; includes copies of eight letters between Burgoyne and Gates, 13-16 Oct. 1777, relating to the capitulation, and also the minutes of the British council of war, 12 Oct. 1777. Other Descriptive Information: "Duplicate" | ||||
No. 135 William Heath to John Burgoyne | 1778 March 28 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that accounts will be examined, that Heath will not unnecessarily delay his departure, and that a vessel may be procured to carry a captain to Halifax, [N.S.]. Other Descriptive Information: Copy Geographic Name(s): Boston, MA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 136 Edmund Burke to John King | 1796 October 27 | 3 page(s) | ||
Discusses the management of an estate in trust. Geographic Name(s): London, England Access digital object: | ||||
No. 137 John Burke to Dr. John Morgan | 1783 August 12 | 3 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; informs him that [Rev. Jacob] Duche was appointed chaplain of an [orphan] asylum in England "but his heart like the magnet perpetually points to North America, and he rather considers his present situation as a banishment, than a desirable establishment"; mentions that people in Antigua approve very much of the peace with America; remarks 26 that "War is certainly the time to make money in the West Indies, if an island escape from capture" and mentions that "the admiralty practice" benefited Burke considerably; comments that the treaty of peace is not honorable but is as good as could be expected; postscript: acknowledges his approval of Burke's pamphlet "which I flatter myself has done some good here." Other Descriptive Information: Typescript transcription on microfilm Geographic Name(s): Antigua, WI Access digital object: | ||||
No. 138 Aaron Burr | 1796 August 3 | 1 page(s) | ||
Check drawn on the U[nited) S[tates] B[ank], Office of Discount and Deposit. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form; bound in A Collection of the Facts and Documents, Relative to the Death of Major-General Alexander Hamilton [1804] Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 139 Aaron Burr, on behalf of Alexander Henry | 1787 May | 2 page(s) | ||
Plea in the lawsuit for debt of Neil Gilligan vs. Alexander Henry; filed 6 Nov. 1787. Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 140 Aaron Burr to Thomas Jefferson | 1801 June 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses [Ephraim] Kirby's letter [not present], since information in it pertains more to Jefferson than to himself. Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 141 Aaron Burr to Gurdon W. Lathrop | 1815 March 30 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses legal matters; remarks regarding a disclosure in Burr's last letter: "I shall enjoy much more ease & more independence then than now & propose to myself a more chearful life." Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 142 Aaron Burr to Jeremiah Wadsworth | 1779 August 15 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses forwarding letters to Burr's "Jersey Correspondents" by the safest means; mentions his own ill health and that he remains at Middletown "for the Convenience of bathing"; informs him that Burr has left the army and expresses a desire to settle accounts; mentions malice aimed at Wadsworth and remarks: "Conscious Innocence will generally secure a Man from the Mortifications of Calumny but the same Course will also make him more sensible of, and more justly incensed at, the Injury offered him"; inquires about "the petty politicks of our friends." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 143 Aaron Burr to Joseph Wheaton | 1806 April 22 | 1 page(s) | ||
Expresses regret about the fate of [John?] Archer; comments that [Rufus] King's bill "is certainly a little a la Washington"; mentions that his own movements will be determined by the arrival of letters from Washington, D.C.; [postscript]: "I could prove in any court of law that that signature is a forgery." Geographic Name(s): Washington (D.C.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 144 Aaron Burr to ________ | March 27 | 1 page(s) | ||
Complains about delay in receiving letters; instructs him to tell a woman not to give up possession of anything; [postscript]: suggests that he use darker ink when writing "for the reading costs me too much." Other Descriptive Information: Partly illegible Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 145 Pierce Butler to John Ross | 1799 August 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses financial matters. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 146 Thomas Butler to Isaac Craig | 1796 June 21 | 2 page(s) | ||
Order to issue material and thread for a flag for the garrison at Fort Fayette, [Pa.) and also for musket powder to prime the cannon; [on verso]: receipt for same. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 147 Thomas Butler to John Bradstreet | 1756 May 20 | 2 page(s) | ||
Receipt for pay of Indians who were sent by Sir William Johnson to serve as scouts for the bateau men on their first trip to Oswego, [N.Y.] in April 1756. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 148 Colony of New York | 1775-1776 | 1 page(s) | ||
Warrant to distrain goods for non-compliance with militia regulations. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form, blank Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 149 Francis Cabot, Jr. to Samuel White | 1780 February 23 | 2 page(s) | ||
Requests payment of interest due on a bond; complains that "repeated losses since the cursed Penobscot Expedition has very much diminished my Finances" and mentions that a brigantine in which Cabot has an interest was.captured by a British frigate; congratulates him on the safe arrival of his ship. Geographic Name(s): Massachusettes Subject(s): Penobscot Expedition, 1779 Access digital object: | ||||
No. 150 Alexander Cain | 1781 September 27 | 1 page(s) | ||
Bill of lading for merchandise shipped by James Moylan to John Brown in Philadelphia. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): L'Orient, France; Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 151 James Thomson Callender to William Young | 1797 April 8 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses the settlement of a debt for printing paper and mentions having given Young copies of the second part of The Political Progress of Britain [1795]; includes related notations on address leaf. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 152 Charles-Alexandre Calonne to M. Ribart | 1764 May 1 | 3 page(s) | ||
Requests monthly reports on operations and the causes of delays and difficulties in mapping a river basin; encloses a copy [not present) of a directive from [Charles-Henri-Theodat, comte] d'Estaing to [Antoine-Jean-Louis?] Du Portal that assigns a cartography mission to Ribart; encloses a letter [present] of encouragement from Du Portal in which Calonne requests any further details in the form of a memorandum. Other Descriptive Information: In French Geographic Name(s): Au Cap, France Access digital object: | ||||
No. 153 Francisco Luis Hector, Baron de Carondelet to ________ | 1794 July 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses a copy of a royal memorandum [not present] regarding "los nitios expositos" (the foundlings). Other Descriptive Information: In Spanish Geographic Name(s): New Orleans, LA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 154 Charles Carroll, of Carrollton to William Gibbons | 1823 January 22, 24 | 3 page(s) | ||
Discusses delivering flour to a factory and to town. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 155 Charles Carroll, of Carrollton to Henry Hollingsworth | 1776 July 12 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he send four hundred bayonets of different-sized sockets for the Eastern Shore militia who are to comprise part of the Flying Camp. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 156 Charles Carroll, of Carrollton to the cashier of the Office of Discount and Deposit | 1826 May 23 | 1 page(s) | ||
Order to pay his grandson Charles Carroll. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 157 Robert Carter to Thomas Hooper | 1722 July 3 | 2 page(s) | ||
Warrant to survey five hundred acres in Stafford County, [Va.] for Joseph Waugh; returned 19 Feb. 1722/23. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 695 James Knowles to his wife | 1776 January 15 | 2 page(s) | ||
Comments that he is "much Chagreen'd by the late Repulse which our Troops have met with" and that the attack on Quebec was "a desparate push which cost too many Brave Men," but expresses confidence that eventually the Americans will take possession of the city; expresses regret over the loss of captured and killed fellow-officers; mentions that he is in good quarters and well clothed; mentions Col. [Benedict] Arnold. Other Descriptive Information: Copy. Geographic Name(s): Quebec, Canada | ||||
No. 696 Regarding Henry Knox | 1806? | 4 page(s) | ||
A brief account of Knox's birth and his career from the Revolutionary war until his death on 25 Oct. 18°6. | ||||
No. 697 Henry Knox to Ralph H. Bowles | 1790 September 29 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Knox will submit Bowles's claim for employment to the President [George Washington]. Other Descriptive Information: Bound in Sparks, Life of Washington, vol. 5. Geographic Name(s): Boston, MA | ||||
No. 698 Henry Knox to John Cochran | 1792 August 13 | 2 page(s) | ||
Transmits his own warrant [not present] for the payment of invalid pensioners of New York State and gives instructions about same. | ||||
No. 699 Henry Knox to John Gleason | 1804 April 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about drawing up a deed. Geographic Name(s): Boston, MA | ||||
No. 700 Henry Knox to Samuel Hodgdon | 1794 February 11 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests information on the cost per ton for casting heavy twenty-four and thirty-six-pound cannon and for casting cannon balls for same. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 701 Henry Knox to Samuel Hodgdon | 1797 October 25 | 3 page(s) | ||
Apologizes for not being able to extinguish his own debts and mentions selling tracts of land to satisfy.demands. | ||||
No. 702 Henry Knox to Henry Jackson | 1781 November 15 | 2 page(s) | ||
Suggests that he ask [David] Cobb and [Samuel] Shaw for a "Journal of the Siege" [of Yorktown, Va.]; mentions that Lucy [Flucker Knox] and their son are at Mount Vernon; informs him about the recent death of [Martha] Washington's only child, [John Parke] Custis; includes a list of names on address leaf. Geographic Name(s): Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) | ||||
No. 703 Henry Knox to William Knox | 1792 May 25 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to deliver equipment to Gen. [Anthony] Wayne's servant and to charge the latter the purchase price. | ||||
No. 704 Henry Knox to the Secretary of War James McHenry | 1798 August 5 | 5 page(s) | ||
Points out that [Alexander] Hamilton and [Charles Cotesworth] Pinckney, who were subordinate in rank to Knox during the Revolutionary war, were given priority on the list of major generals, and requests clarification of the rules regarding rank before he will accept the appointment. | ||||
No. 705 Henry Knox to Isaac Winslow | 1785 September 5 | 4 page(s) | ||
Discusses the settlement of a boundary dispute; discusses the market for and the quality of lime; informs him about domestic matters. | ||||
No. 706 Henry Knox to ________ | October 13 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses sending clothing and shoes by stage wagon to the Virginia troops at Fort Cumberland, [Md.]. Geographic Name(s): Virginia | ||||
No. 707 Robert Knox | 1781 December 4 | 2 page(s) | ||
Certification that Peter Anderson is "a Sea Faring Man" and does not come under militia law. | ||||
No. 708 Robert Knox to whom it may concern | 1781 December 27 | 2 page(s) | ||
Certification that James Frazier is unable to pay his militia fine and ought to be excused because he had "Very Sore Eyes" and was "Unfit for Duty." | ||||
No. 709 Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko to John Armstrong | December 13 | 1 page(s) | ||
Proposes that they dine together. | ||||
No. 710 Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko to Nathanael Greene | 1782 December 26 | 2 page(s) | ||
Complains about lack of cooperation from owners of armed vessels and from the government [of South Carolina], remarks that "Public affairs Seams to be not very much at heart," and suggestsputting armed men aboard sloops that are intended as rice transports; gives the strength of enemy galleys; requests that a detachment of men be sent to Kosciuszko at Stono, [S.C.]. | ||||
No. 1212 James Ridge to Sir John Bridges | 1792 July 4 | 2 page(s) | ||
Requests an explanation in person of the offensive words that Bridges used at a county meeting at Lewis on 4 July. Other Descriptive Information: Draft; includes a notation, (n.d.), that the draft is in the handwriting of Thomas Paine. | ||||
No. 1213 William Ripley | 1777 August 19 | 1 page(s) | ||
Oath of enlistment in the Continental army until 10 Jan. 1778. | ||||
No. 1214 Rivington and Van Horne to James Rivington | 1796 April 7 | 2 page(s) | ||
Promissory note; endorsed by James Rivington. Other Descriptive Information: Bound in Sparks, Lift of Washington, vol. 3. Promissory note; endorsed by James Rivington. Subject(s): Promissory notes | ||||
No. 1215 Daniel Roberdeau | 1762 January 12 | 1 page(s) | ||
Account with Rev. "Charles Magnus Wrongle" [Carl Magnus Wrangle] from 19 Aug. 1760 to 7 July 1761. | ||||
No. 1216 James Robertson to Walter Rutherford | 1777 December 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Expresses surprise that Rutherford was put in jail "for being inamical to America," informs him that although the commander-in-chief [Sir William Howe] wishes to relieve peaceable inhabitants in Rutherford's circumstances, he is determined not to exchange them for prisoners of war, and declines to confine "the friends of those who confined you." | ||||
No. 1217 Caleb Robinson | 1782 May 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Abstract of musters in the New Hampshire Brigade for the period 25 April to 3 May 1782. Geographic Name(s): New Hampshire | ||||
No. 1218 Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau to Les Ministres"" | 1795 April 22, May 9 | 2 page(s) | ||
Two reports on British, American, and French troop movements in the Caribbean and on British attempts to stop trade in the Caribbean. | ||||
No. 1219 Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau to M. de Morangis de St. Albon | 1767 October 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Acknowledges support of de Morangis's promotion. | ||||
No. 1220 Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau to ________ | 1788 June 11 | 1 page(s) | ||
Approves an official request for leave. | ||||
No. 1221 Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau to ________ | 1779 July 27 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about disciplinary action to be taken when accidents occur in target practice during military exercises. | ||||
No. 1222 Caesar Rodney to Thomas Rodney | 1772 March 31 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Caesar Rodney will soon sell Thomas Rodney's marsh and also that a man and wife are anxious to apprentice their son to the latter. | ||||
No. 1223 Caesar Rodney to Thomas Rodney | 1776 May 8 | 2 page(s) | ||
Urges him to oppose "Turbulent Spirits" and "Courtly Tyrants" who, in order to gain a seat in the House, attempt to make necessary regulations seem obnoxious to the people; informs him that all the gondolas left the fort to attack two British vessels at Newcastle; comments that "our (Much talk'd of) Commissioners [the Howe peace commission] are turned into Men of War and foreign troops." | ||||
No. 1224 Caesar Rodney to Thomas Rodney | 1776 November 18 | 2 page(s) | ||
Encloses an account [not present] of blankets and clothes that were procured for the Delaware Battalion and sent to Thomas McKean in Philadelphia; requests reimbursement for assistance provided to a captain from Virginia who carried letters from the governor of New Orleans [Esteban Miro] to Congress; informs him that in response to a report that a great number of enemy vessels sailed from New York bound for Philadelphia, Caesar Rodney mobilized the army, but remarks: "I no more believe they are Coming at this Season of the year. . . than I believe they Intend Beseiging the Moon"; mentions a report from [John] Hancock that [Gen. Sir Guy] Carleton and his forces have retreated [in Canada]. | ||||
No. 1409 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 June 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Tyler will return after he draws the linen, makes the overalls, and attempts to procure shirts. Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1410 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 September | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he send Tyler a permit for "tarrying at home." Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1411 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 September 15 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Tyler intends to leave the service, requests a certificate stating that he is not indebted to the regiment, and remarks: "If I tarry the Winter it would completely make me a beggar, the high price of things is almost damnable." Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1412 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 September 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he inform the committee to settle the rank and regulate the army at Providence about Tyler's decision to resign; discusses clothing for the regiment, mentions that Tyler petitioned the [Massachusetts General] Court for clothing, and points out that he will procure clothes for officers only if they send money; informs him that the town meeting is going to present five hundred pairs of shoes and as many shirts to the soldiers from the town. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts; Providence (R.I.) Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1413 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 September | 1 page(s) | ||
Complains about not being able to procure blankets from the clothiers and comments: "I never saw so much confusion in any department in my life"; mentions that Gen. [William] Heath seemed reluctant to issue an order for the blankets; reiterates his own intention to leave the army and his request for a certificate of non-indebtedness to the regiment and remarks: "my Interest will not permit my tarry[ing] any longer." Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1414 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 October 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him about clothing for Jackson and other officers for which Tyler petitioned and points out that he will procure clothing for the officers only if they send money. Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1415 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 November 3 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses procuring' accoutrements that formerly belonged to the [British] Seventy-first Regiment and procuring blankets. Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1416 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 November 25 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the regiment will receive one month's pay if abstracts are forwarded; informs him that the officers' clothing will be procured this week and that caps sold very high at auction; mentions that Tyler's wife's illness prevented him from joining the regiment; [postscript]: "The months pay is a present from Congress." Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1417 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 December 1 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that clothing for the officers is finally procured and suggests that part of their pay be stopped until the clothing is paid for. Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1418 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 December 14, 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Forwards clothing for the officers of Jackson's regiment, encloses an account [not present] for same, and discusses paying for the clothing and dividing cloth among the officers; mentions the scarcity of shirts; informs him that Tyler is attempting to get the [Massachusetts] General Court to give the regiment the benefit of the lottery; [postscript]: informs him that if pay abstracts for the regiment are forwarded they will be paid and that the officers' clothing was sent to Providence, [R.I.]. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts; Providence (R.I.) Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1419 John Steel Tyler to Henry Jackson | 1778 December 30 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses an account [not present] of the prices of officers' clothing; [postscript]: requests that he forward a keg of sugar and duck clothing. Other Descriptive Information: Typescript transcription on microfilm. Subject(s): United States. Continental Army | ||||
No. 1420 Cornelius Thomas to Elias B. Dayton | 1800 June 3 | 2 page(s) | ||
Bill and receipt for carting a load of bricks from the cantonments to Gen. [Alexander] Hamilton's quarters; [on verso]: certification of the service. | ||||
No. 1421 Samuel Bayard | 1779-1781 | 1 page(s) | ||
Account with the United States for providing living quarters for specified individuals, including General Lafayette. | ||||
No. 1590 George Washington to Philip Schuyler | 1784 January 21 | 2 page(s) | ||
Expresses the hope "never again to be ' withdrawn" from home and acknowledges the gratitude and approbation of the public and of Schuyler. Other Descriptive Information: "Copy." | ||||
No. 1591 George Washington to General Philip Schuyler | 1789 May 9 | 2 page(s) | ||
Acknowledges his congratulations "upon my entrance on a new and arduous task" [as President]; comments that with the adoption of the Constitution, "the clouds which have long darkened our political hemisphere are now dispersing." Other Descriptive Information: "Copy." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 1592 George Washington to Charles Scott | 1779 October 19 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses the movement of troops to the South and sending surgeons from Philadelphia there; informs him that the enemy are evacuating Rhode Island and will probably concentrate their forces in New York. | ||||
No. 1593 George Washington to John Morin Scott | 1782 June 10 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses the removal of persons from Charleston, [S.C.] by the British. | ||||
No. 1594 George Washington to Abraham Skinner | 1781 August 28 | 4 page(s) | ||
Discusses an exchange of prisoners who were captured in Canada in 1775 and 1776 and the exchange of Gen. [John] Burgoyne for Henry Laurens. Other Descriptive Information: A fragment of contemporary New York currency is appended to verso of last page. | ||||
No. 1595 George Washington to William Smallwood | 1778 February 25 | 3 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Washington will order the Directors of the Hospital to furnish supplies for the sick at Newport, [Del.] and that he approves of Smallwood's proposal for inoculation; discusses problems related to supply and the commissary; requests that he make regular returns of troops; discusses the matter of wives of British officers who were captured aboard a prize vessel; postscript: suggests that a place less exposed than Newport be used as a hospital. | ||||
No. 1596 George Washington to William Smallwood and the Field Officers and Commandants of Regiments in the Maryland Line | 1779 February 16 | 3 page(s) | ||
Instructs them to examine their regimental and company books in order to determine how many men are actually entitled to a bounty for reenlisting for the war; [on verso of last page]: draft of Smallwood's letter to Colonels [Thomas] Price and [Peter] Adams, [c. Feb. 1779?]: instructs them to summon the officers to consult together on the matter. | ||||
No. 1597 George Washington to Rev. G.W. Snyder | 1798 September 25 | 2 page(s) | ||
Thanks him for sending a book on "the Illuminati," corrects his impression that Washington is president of "the English lodges" [the Society of Freemasons] in the United States, and expresses the belief that none of the American lodges are contaminated with the principles of the Society of the Illuminati. | ||||
No. 1598 George Washington to Alexander Spotswood | 1798 September 14 | 7 page(s) | ||
Discusses at length matters regarding the employment of an overseer and a carpenter; comments that without an overseer at one farm, the "Negroes are growing more and more insolant and difficult to govern"; mentions that Spotswood forgot to leave him "the names and grades of those officers whose celebrity were Known in the Revolutionary War." | ||||
No. 1599 George Washington to Friedrich Wilhelm, baron von Steuben | 1782 April 12 | 6 page(s) | ||
Expresses opinions about a proposal by Count [Maurice August] Beniowski for raising in Europe a legionary corps of Germans for service in America. | ||||
No. 1600 George Washington to Annis Boudinot Stockton | 1783 September 2 | 3 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter, written in a flirtatious style, that includes an invitation to dine: "when once the Woman has tempted us and we have tasted the forbidden fruit, there is no such thing as checking our appetites, whatever the consequences may be." | ||||
No. 1809 John Adams to Cotton Tufts | 1797 June 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses matters related to Adams's farm at Quincy, [Mass.]; comments on "the perturbed State of the World": "The Public has a right to all my Time and thought. . . . Our Public affairs are in a situation uncommonly critical and dangerous." Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 1810 John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren | 1787 December 25 | 2 page(s) | ||
Compliments her on her play The Sack of Rome, which she dedicated to him, encloses opinions [not present] of other "tragical Writers" about the play, and discusses difficulties related to getting the play printed; comments that "nothing American sells here. . . . There is a universal desire and Endeavour to forget America. . . . They cannot recollect it without Pain"; encourages her to continue her history [History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution (1805)] mentions that sometime between April and June he hopes to see his friends at Milton Hill. | ||||
No. 1811 John Adams to William Wirt | 1818 January 5 | 2 page(s) | ||
Compliments him on his Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry [1817] and comments that if Adams himself wrote sketches it would include a long list of Massachusetts men "who were Agents in the Revolution," that he is "very jealous of the honour of Massachusetts," and that James Otis electrified America more than Henry ever did. Geographic Name(s): Quincy, MA | ||||
No. 1812 John Adams to William Wirt | 1818 January 23 | 3 page(s) | ||
Requests a copy of his Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry [1817] and relates an anecdote about a meeting with Henry in autumn 1774 when the latter agreed with an opinion that "After all, we must fight." | ||||
No. 1813 John Quincy Adams to Rufus King | 1797 October 18 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he write to [William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck], duke of Portland's office for an order so that Adams can depart and also that he complain to the duke about the treatment Adams received at his office. Geographic Name(s): Great Cumberland Place, London | ||||
No. 1814 Samuel Adams to Pierre-Auguste Adet | 1795 July 28 | 2 page(s) | ||
Acknowledges receipt of Adet's recommendation of Citizen [Theodore C.] Mozard as consul of France and assures him that Adams will aid and advise the consul; comments that Adams "rejoiced in the spreading of the Principles of Liberty and Equality" in France and expresses hope that the two republics "may remain perpetually in the strictest Unity and Harmony." Geographic Name(s): Boston, MA | ||||
No. 1815 Charles Alexander to John Mitchell | 1776 March 13 | 2 page(s) | ||
Order to deliver "Rations of Provisions of all Species and Rum" for the armed vessel Chatham; [on verso]: receipt for same. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 1816 James Anderson to Clement Biddle | 1800 April 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he insert in the newspaper an advertisement for a runaway servant who was suspected of taking the stage for Philadelphia. | ||||
No. 1817 Marriot Arbuthnot to George Phillips? | 1777 October 14 | 11 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Gen. [Sir William] Howe landed in the upper part of Chesapeake Bay, had an engagement with Washington's army [the battle of Brandywine], and took possession of Philadelphia; comments that "the root of the contagion lies in the Northern Governments, particularly. . . Massachusetts" and that "the presbyterian parsons and their enthusiastic followers. . . must be chastised and a test calculated for their Government in future, or adieu to every thing but leveling and democracy"; discusses military affairs and civil disturbances in Nova Scotia. Geographic Name(s): Halifax, NS | ||||
No. 1818 Benedict Arnold | 1779 April 1 | 2 page(s) | ||
Account with the United States for "Table Expences." | ||||
No. 1819 Henry Babcock | 1776 February 14-1785 January 28 | 1 volume(s) | ||
Letterbook; correspondents are [William] Bradford, the Speaker of the Rhode Island Assembly [Metcalf Bowler], [Nicholas] Cooke, [James Mitchell] Varnum, [Esek] Hopkins, [Thomas?] Green, [Horatio] Gates, [George] Washington, Rev. Ezra Stiles, [Robert Hanson] Harrison, [Henry] Laurens, [Oliver] Wolcott, [Louis-Rene-Madelaine, comte de] La Touche, [Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur], comte de Rochambeau, [Ethan] Allen, [Jesse?) Root, [William] Franklin, Adam [Babcock], Mr. Lyman, Mr Clarke, and [Philip] Schuyler; subject matter includes problems of supply, defense, and the establishment of military discipline, the construction of forts, the apprehension of Tories, engagements between British vessels and American shore batteries, a prisoner exchange, the Penobscot expedition, a plan for coining money, his request for promotion to brigadier general and accusations regarding his mental incapacity, his attempt to obtain a parole for Gov. William Franklin, the meeting between Washington and Count Rochambeau at Newport, purchasing land in Vermont, his own service during the Seven Years' War, imprisonment for debt, his own indebtedness, and his petitions related to the latter, and the establishment of a society for the promotion of agriculture. Other Descriptive Information: Fragment Geographic Name(s): Newport (R.I.) | ||||
No. 1820 Elijah Backus to Asa Backus | 1779 April 21 | 2 page(s) | ||
Order to guard prisoners of war in transit to Hartford; [on verso]: certification that the order was read. Geographic Name(s): Norwich, CT | ||||
No. 1821 William Bacon | 1776 August 21 | 1 page(s) | ||
Record and sentence of the regimental court-martial of Clark Pixley, a soldier, "for Disobedience of Orders, and haughtily refusing to do his Duty." | ||||
No. 1822 Battle of Bunker Hill | n.d. | 1 page(s) | ||
The Battle of Bunker Hill, Composed by a British Officer, at the engagement: a poem. Other Descriptive Information: Printed | ||||
No. 1823 George Benson to Welcome Arnold | 1779 May 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Sends him "the most accurate price current" for various articles of merchandise. | ||||
No. 1824 William M. Betts to John Fisher | 1779 April 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to forward cordage, pack saddles, and pickaxes. Geographic Name(s): New York | ||||
No. 2153 George Washington to James Clinton | 1780 November 29 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Washington ordered part of Clinton's brigade to be stationed between Albany and Fort Schuyler, [N.Y.] to secure communications, but directs that the troops not be too scattered because of "a necessity for the Officers being together to settle the new arrangement of the Army." | ||||
No. 2154 George Washington to James Clinton | 1781 February 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Washington instructed the Commissary General [Ephraim Blaine] to draw upon the magazine at Richmond, [Mass.] for barrels of salt provisions for troops at Albany and Schenectady, [N.Y.] and for the garrison at Fort Schuyler, [N.Y.] and instructs him to supply the latter post for three months "before the Roads are broken up"; orders him to direct that recruits be sent to the brigade as soon as they are raised. | ||||
No. 2155 George Washington to James Clinton | 1781 April 12 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him about efforts to procure supplies of salt provisions and flour for Fort Schuyler, [N.Y.]; informs him that the Board of War Claimed that they are not able to support the armory at Albany, [N.Y.]; informs him that a supply of stores was sent to the hospital [at Albany]. | ||||
No. 2156 George Washington to James Clinton | 1781 May 18 | 1 page(s) | ||
Expresses hope that at a meeting in Connecticut with [Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur], Count de Rochambeau, "something definitive in regard to the Campaign will be settled" so that "we shall know with certainty how to apply our force"; expresses regret that a rainstorm that destroyed the works at Fort Schuyler, [N.Y.] might mean the "valuable Post" will have to be abandoned. | ||||
No. 2157 George Washington to James Clinton | 1781 July 6 | 2 page(s) | ||
Orders him to detain at Albany, [N.Y.] troops who were destined for West Point, [N.Y.] and to have the latter ready for embarkation aboard transports; includes a notation on address leaf: "To be forwarded with the greatest dispatch." | ||||
No. 2158 George Washington to Jacques Cole-Mountflorence | 1779 September 28 | 1 page(s) | ||
Acknowledges his offer of service but discourages him from traveling to America because Washington cannot assure him an appointment as an officer. | ||||
No. 2159 George Washington to the commanding officer of Gen. John Stark's Brigade | 1780 February 11 | 3 page(s) | ||
Inquires about several "defects and abuses" in the brigade and instructs that they be remedied. | ||||
No. 2160 George Washington to Adam Comstock | 1777 February 2 | 1 page(s) | ||
Orders him to proceed to Rhode Island in order to raise a regiment on the Continental Establishment, appoint a place where recruits can rendezvous for training, and inform Washington about his progress. | ||||
No. 2161 George Washington to Francis Corbin | 1798 July 24 | 2 page(s) | ||
Mentions the death of [Rev. Jeremy] Belknap; informs him that if it is necessary for Washington to take the field as commander-in-chief, experienced aides and officers will be required, but points out that if a provisional force is called out there will be openings for "Spirited Gentlemen, of influence, in the different States." | ||||
No. 2162 George Washington to the Council of Massachusetts Bay | 1780 September 12 | 3 page(s) | ||
Urges them to supply the army with salt provisions so that it can cooperate with French forces when they arrive and points out that "distresses for meat still continue pressing and alarming" and result in "Complaints and murmuring, a relaxation of discipline, marauding, robbery and desertion." Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts | ||||
No. 2163 George Washington to John Cropper | 1799 June 17 | 7 page(s) | ||
Requests that he recommend qualified individuals to serve as officers in a Virginia regiment of infantry that was authorized by Congress to be raised in the event of war or imminent danger of invasion and gives advice about choosing proper individuals. | ||||
No. 2164 George Washington to Bartholomew Dandridge | 1797 April 3 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the. President [John Adams] declined to take any furniture in the green drawing room and requests that the "lustre" [chandelier] be sent as a gift to Mrs. [Mary White] Morris. | ||||
No. 2165 George Washington to Elias Dayton | 1781 February 7 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Col. [Israel] Shreve has retired from command of the Jersey Brigade and urges him to assume command in order to avoid a dispute over rank between two lieutenant colonels that "may produce parties and cabals to the great detriment of the service." | ||||
No. 2166 George Washington to Elias Dayton | 1781 August 18 | 1 page(s) | ||
Orders him to assist in embarking heavy cannon on the west side of the [Hudson] River; postscript: orders him to prepare to march tomorrow with the New Jersey Continental troops and their baggage. | ||||
No. 2167 George Washington to Jonathan Dayton | 1782 May 21 | 2 page(s) | ||
Commends him for detaining a flag of truce with prisoners from New York and orders him to allow the flag to return but to direct that no more flags are to be sent or received at Elizabethtown, [N. J.] and that any persons coming from the enemy to that place with a flag will be held as prisoners. | ||||
No. 158 Daniel Carthy to John Fisher | 1780 December 29 | 3 page(s) | ||
Requests boards, nails, and oars. Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 159 Daniel Carthy to John Fisher | 1781 June 22 | 1 page(s) | ||
Requests that he convey a letter from Dr. [William] Eustis to Dr. [David?] Townsend at Albany. Geographic Name(s): New York; Albany, N.Y. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 160 Daniel Carthy to John Fisher | 1782 April 9 | 3 page(s) | ||
Discusses delivering boats. Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 161 Daniel Carthy to John Fisher | 1782 May 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about delivering tents. Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 162 Thomas Cartwright to Henry Jackson | 1778 October 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the reason Cartwright did not return punctually from furlough was because he was appointed aide-de-camp to Gen. [William] Heath. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 163 Thomas Cartwright and James Jones to Henry Jackson | 1777 May 16 | 3 page(s) | ||
Inform him about their problems in recruiting men to fill Jackson's regiment, point out that the regiment will be filled only by drafts, and remark that some men said they would join "if paper money would pass" and also that "They were ready to fight when men of Fortune & monopolizers did." Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts Access digital object: | ||||
No. 164 Richard Caswell to John Coart | 1778 December 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to provision Col. [James] Armstrong's Continental troops and the New Bern District, [N.C.] militia. Geographic Name(s): Kingston, NC Access digital object: | ||||
No. 165 ________ to Stephen Chambers | 1781 February 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Receipt for his proportion of tax for recruiting a man for the Continental army. Subject(s): Taxation Access digital objects: | ||||
No. 166 Gibraltar | n.d. | 2 page(s) | ||
Ca n(e) devoit pas finir com' ca: a song about the defense of Gibraltar against the British; includes music. Other Descriptive Information: In French; printed Access digital object: | ||||
No. 167 Pennsylvania, a number of inhabitants of Chester County to the Representatives of the Freeman of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly | n.d. | 1 page(s) | ||
Petition that opposes the opening of a road laid out from the Middle Ferry on the Schuylkill River to Shawsborough in Lancaster County. Other Descriptive Information: Draft Geographic Name(s): Pennsylvania; Lancaster (Pa.); Chester County (Pa.) | ||||
No. 168 Richard Claiborne to ________ | 1780 January 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses blank returns [not present] of persons employed and of stores on hand. Other Descriptive Information: "Circular" Geographic Name(s): Morristown, NJ Access digital object: | ||||
No. 169 Rev. William Clark to Samuel Holten | 1777 August 4 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Clark has been imprisoned for two months and is in ill health, mentions that he might petition the [Massachusetts] General Court for release and is willing to go into exile, and requests that he be granted liberty of the town. Geographic Name(s): Boston, MA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 170 Matthew Clarkson to John Barry | 1779 February 13 | 3 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about negotiating Continental Loan Office certificates on the best possible terms in the West Indies; comments that the reputation of Continental currency seems to be getting better and that the treaty with Spain will make the currency more valuable; gives instructions about goods in which to invest in the West Indies; includes an invoice of Continental Loan Office certificates to be disposed of in the West Indies on account of Matthew Clarkson and Company. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 171 Peter Clayes to Joseph Balcom" Balcolm" | 1783 January 24 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the troops are comfortably situated in huts "but have very little to amuse ourselves with besides patroling" and also that "a grand theater" is being built that "will be apropreated for the amusement of the officers of the army at large, where will be public exhibitions of different natures almost daily." Other Descriptive Information: Fragment Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 172 Jacob Clingman to John Beckley | 1793 June 27 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that A[ndrew} G. Fraunces implicated "Col [Alexander Hamilton] and "D____er" [William Duet] in speculation in pay certificates and stock; [docketed]: "Respecting A. Hamilton's Connection with [James] Reynolds." Other Descriptive Information: "Copy" Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 173 Sir Henry Clinton to Lord George Germain | 1779 February 3 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him about the success of the expedition to Georgia and remarks that the rebels have not made any "material movement" in reaction and that Clinton is not apprehensive about the safety of Georgia; informs him that two fleets of provision ships have arrived at New York from Cork, [Ireland]. Other Descriptive Information: "Duplicate" Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 174 Sir Henry Clinton to Charles Jenkinson | 1780 August 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits a half-yearly certificate [not present] of general and staff officers under Clinton's command on the Establishment in North America from 25 Dec. 1779 to 24 June 1780. Other Descriptive Information: "Duplicate" Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 175 Sir Henry Clinton to David Thomas | 1781 March 19 | 1 page(s) | ||
Warrant to pay subsistence money to Ensigns Richard Hawkins and Charles Parke of the Twenty-seventh Regiment of Foot. Other Descriptive Information: Bound in Sparks, Life of Washington, vol. 3 Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 176 James Clinton and Enoch Poor to John Sullivan | 1779 November 30 | 2 page(s) | ||
An address on the occasion of Sullivan's resignation in which the officers of Clinton's and Poor's brigades tender their thanks for his "wise, equal, prudent & spirited conduct" during his command. Other Descriptive Information: Draft Access digital object: | ||||
No. 177 George Clymer to Tench Coxe | 1794 November 2 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses his own official quarterly accounts, abstracts, and bond accounts [not present] with the United States. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 178 George Clymer to Samuel Meredith | 1810 February 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses a supply of hams. Geographic Name(s): Trenton, NJ Access digital object: | ||||
No. 179 George Clymer to Samuel Meredith | 1812? January 11 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that a note will be due. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 180 George Clymer to Susannah Wright | 1779 September 7 | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; rejoices "with you and all good Whigs in the prosperous Situation of our Continental Affairs." Geographic Name(s): Roxborough, PA | ||||
No. 181 Henry Clymer to George Clymer | 1802 August 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Promissory note. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Subject(s): Promissory notes Access digital object: | ||||
No. 182 David Cobb to Elias Dayton | 1781 July 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits an order from [General Washington] that Dayton furnish Col. [Henry] Dearborn with small parties of men. Geographic Name(s): Dobbs Ferry, NY Access digital object: | ||||
No. 183 Christopher Codwise to Frederick Weisenfels | 1783 April 30 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits his own opinion in favor of commutation. Geographic Name(s): New York Access digital object: | ||||
No. 184 William Coit to ________ | 1775 June | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives British casualty figures and the number of American prisoners captured [at the battle of Bunker Hill]; informs him that Gen. [Sir William] Howe said that "the persons who think the Provincials are undisciplined, are much mistaken"; mentions that Coit was told details about the battle at the [Connecticut?] Committee of Safety; postscript: "General [John] Burgoyne is among the slain." Other Descriptive Information: Fragment Geographic Name(s): Connecticut | ||||
No. 185 Ebenezer Cole | 1780 February 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Oath of enlistment in the Continental army and oath of allegiance to the United States. Subject(s): United States. Continental Army Access digital object: | ||||
No. 186 Regarding Benjamin Franklin | n.d. | 4 page(s) | ||
"Epitre a Franklin": a poem that eulogizes Benjamin Franklin. Other Descriptive Information: In French Personal Name(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Access digital object: | ||||
No. 187 Pierre de La Colomb to John Jay, President of Congress | 1779 late July-early August | 9 page(s) | ||
Requests a rank of brevet major; includes his service record and an account of his misfortunes. Other Descriptive Information: Two copies in English and one in French Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 188 Pierre-Emile Colomb to ________ | 1794 | 1 page(s) | ||
"Memoire de retraite": report of his retirement that details his service in the French army and requests a pension. Other Descriptive Information: In French | ||||
No. 189 Peter Colt | 1778 January 20 | 2 page(s) | ||
Certification that Stephen Barns is appointed an assistant purchaser in the American army and is authorized to procure provisions; [on verso]: certification by Roger Sherman that Barns presented his authorization. Geographic Name(s): New Haven, Connecticut Access digital object: | ||||
No. 190 Massachusetts, Committee of Safety to John Thomas | n.d. | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructions regarding giving receipts for firearms. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts Access digital object: | ||||
No. 191 State of Connecticut, General Assembly | 1780 October 12-13, 16-17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Minutes of proceedings that mention supplying the treasury, recruiting the army, selling forfeited estates, and revising militia laws. Geographic Name(s): Connecticut Access digital object: | ||||
No. 192 State of Connecticut, Hartford County Court to the sheriff or constables | 1786 September 16 | 2 page(s) | ||
Writ to summon Abner Granger of Suffield in a lawsuit for debt; signed by Roger Sherman, judge. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): Connecticut Access digital object: | ||||
No. 193 State of Connecticut, Attorney Andrew Adams to the county court | 1777 September 26 | 2 page(s) | ||
Notice to commence due process against Azariah Culver, a soldier, for failure to muster and march to Peekskill, N.Y. according to orders; includes a writ to the sheriff or constables, 30 Dec. 1777, to summon Culver; [on verso]: certification by Timothy Skinner, constable, 7 March 1778, that he served the summons. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): Connecticut Access digital object: | ||||
No. 194 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office to John Lawrence, treasurer | 1783 May 23 | 1 page(s) | ||
Order to pay Col. Samuel Canfield; signed by William Moseley and Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): Connecticut Access digital object: | ||||
No. 195 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office to John Lawrence, treasurer | 1784 February 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Order to pay Capt. Benjamin Durkee; signed by Oliver Wolcott, Jr., and Eleazar Wales. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): Connecticut | ||||
No. 196 State of Connecticut, Windham County Court to Benjamin Tracy | 1802 December 27 | 2 page(s) | ||
Writ to summon Simon Williams, Jr., of Lebanon in a lawsuit for debt; signed by Jonathan Trumbull, governor; [on verso]: Tracy's certification, 27 Dec. 1802, that he served the writ, and an account of fees. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Geographic Name(s): Connecticut Access digital object: | ||||
No. 197 Zachariah Connelly | 1776 September 13 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certification that forty-one men passed over Jacob Bousman's ferry, for which the latter was not paid. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 198 Henry Seymour Conway to John Irwin | 1765 December 17 | 4 page(s) | ||
Encloses a copy [not present] of the King's [George III's] speech to Parliament; informs him that the King and his ministers "thought it advisable to lay the whole matter of the late Disturbances in America before Parliament, in the Design of giving the fullest Weight to such Regulations as may be necessary"; comments that the "Prudence and Wisdom" of Parliament will remedy the evils in America and "produce such wise and salutary Regulations as may insure the future tranquility and Prosperity of the Colonies"; encloses a copy [present] of a unanimous resolution of the House of Commons regarding presenting an address to the King, which deals in part with "those important Occurences in America." Other Descriptive Information: "Circular" Access digital object: | ||||
No. 199 Thomas Conway to Robert Morris | 1777 August 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Remarks that Colonel Armand's [Armand-Charles Tuffin, marquis de La Rouerie's] demand to add light horsemen to his corps should not be rejected and complains that the light horsemen presently in the army are of no use in military operations: "they are merely employed as Messengers or Waiters to general officers which is absolutely ridiculous." Geographic Name(s): Pennsylvania Access digital object: | ||||
No. 200 Abel Cooley to Solomon Miller, Jr. | 1777 June 19 | 1 page(s) | ||
Receipt for money received as a reward for enlisting "half of a man" in the Continental service. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts Access digital object: | ||||
No. 201 Lord Charles Cornwallis to ______ MacLeod | 1795 December 21 | 1 page(s) | ||
[Manuscript was donated to Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.] Access digital object: | ||||
No. 202 Lord Charles Cornwallis to George Washington | 1777 April 3 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses a paper [not present] [regarding a demand for fulfilling previous agreements for a prisoner exchange] that Lt. Col. [William] Walcott delivered to Lt. Col. [Robert Hanson] Harrison, and which the latter "did not think proper to receive." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 203 John Cox to Henry Hollingsworth | 1778 October 16 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Cox cannot comply with a request for cash because of "the large sums thought immediately necessary in the Commissary Generals Department"; instructs him to pay wagoners in compliance with the recently passed "Waggon Law" of Pennsylvania; informs him that Cox will attempt to procure clothing for the carters. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 204 John Cox to Henry Hollingsworth | 1779 July 8 | 2 page(s) | ||
Requests a general return of everything pertaining to the Quartermaster's department in Hollingsworth's district and informs him that according to the Quartermaster General's [Nathanael Greene's] instructions, deputies who neglect to make regular monthly returns "will be discontinued without ceremony." Other Descriptive Information: "Circular" Subject(s): United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department Access digital object: | ||||
No. 205 Tench Coxe to Tobias Lear | 1791 December 29 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses a copy [not present] of a letter from Dr. [John] Kemp of Columbia College to Coxe and inquires when it will be convenient for [Archibald] Robertson to present a box [from David Stuart Erskine, Lord Buchan] to the President [George Washington]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 206 Tench Coxe to John Wilcocks | 1784 April 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses the payment of a bill. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 207 Tench Coxe | 1797 April 5 | 9 page(s) | ||
"Questions concerning the possible grounds of dissatisfaction on the part of France against the United States," enclosed in a letter [not present] to the President [John Adams]. Other Descriptive Information: "Private" Geographic Name(s): France Access digital object: | ||||
No. 208 Jacob Crane | 1780 June 11 | 1 page(s) | ||
Return of the First Regiment, Essex County, [N.J.] militia, commanded by Col. Moses Jacques. Other Descriptive Information: Notation on verso: "Steuben Papers" Access digital object: | ||||
No. 209 Louis de Berton des Balbes de Quiers duc de Crillon-Mahon to M. de Mongelas | 1783 March 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Recommends M. Granet, a surgeon, for military duty. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 210 Zacheus Crocker to Samuel Chamberlain | 1777 August 15 | 1 page(s) | ||
Warrant in compliance with a resolution of the [Massachusetts] General Court that instructs him to notify the officers and men of Crocker's company to muster at the meeting house. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts Access digital object: | ||||
No. 211 Armand-Charles-Augustin de la Croix duc de Castries to Michel Setaro | 1797 August 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Receipt for victuals and forage for the Regiment of Castries from 25 June to 24 Aug. 1797. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 212 William Crosbie to Sir Henry Clinton | 1782 March 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Memorial that requests that Clinton issue a warrant for £30,000 so that Crosbie can "Carry on the Business of his Department" [as barrack master general]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 213 John Crossan | 1781 September 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Oath of enlistment in the Pennsylvania Line and oath of allegiance to the United States. Other Descriptive Information: Printed form Access digital object: | ||||
No. 214 Richard Cumberland to ________ | 1776 | 2 page(s) | ||
Comments on "that tide of nonsense, which our public prints empty upon the public ear relative to a matter, which either is, or ought to be, conducted with the utmost delicacy"; instructs him to acquaint the public about news from Gov. [Sir Guy] Carleton in Canada regarding the cantonment of British troops and the efforts of the rebels and of the British in building a fleet for next season, and remarks that "Little is to be apprehended from these preparations of the Rebels" because they lack artillery and other equipment and also because Philadelphia did not spare shipwrights for "A's" [Benedict Arnold's] defense. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 215 John Cushing to John Turner | 1778 February 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Order to muster Turner's company in the Second Regiment, Plymouth County militia for the purpose of detaching men to march to the garrison at Hull, [Mass.]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 216 Joseph Cushing to Theophilus Cotton | 1777 July 22 | 1 page(s) | ||
Orders him to march part of Cushing's brigade to Providence, R.I. Geographic Name(s): Providence (R.I.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 217 Nathaniel Cushing | 1780 August 24 | 2 page(s) | ||
Return and muster roll of his company. Other Descriptive Information: Fragment Access digital object: | ||||
No. 218 _______ Blambart? to Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine | 1792 November 2 | 2 page(s) | ||
Petition for payment for supplies provided in Sept. and Oct. 1792; approved by Custine. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 219 Pierre de Villeneuve | 1792 December 18 | 2 page(s) | ||
Authorization of payment of specified sums to an individual who provided assistance in military actions; approved by [Adam-Philippe, comte de] Custine. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 220 Eleanor Parke Custis to James McHenry | 1798 July 26 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that a dragoon company has a color staff that was used by the first company in which [George Washington] served and gives instructions for ornamenting the staff and making a standard for it. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 221 John Custis and Tully Wise | 1791 September 21 | 1 page(s) | ||
Affidavit that a certificate that Negro Southy produced in Cuba that claims he is a freeman is a forgery. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 222 William Daingerfield to the contractor for Winchester Barracks | 1783 July 16 | 1 page(s) | ||
Provision return for a detachment of [Col. Anthony Walton White's] First Regiment of Light Dragoons [the First Legionary Corps], 13-16 July 1783; includes a receipt for the rations from Thompson Davis to the contractor, 13 July. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 223 Campbell Dalrymple to Robert Monckton | 1762 April 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him about a change of officers in a regiment; informs him that the legislature of Antigua, [W.I.] intends to complain that a contractor from Barbados, [W.I.] who supplies Monckton with rum from Dutch settlements does so "to the great discouragement of their Manufacture & produce." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 224 David Daniells to Asa Daniells, Jr. | n.d. | 2 page(s) | ||
Friendly letter; comments that his health is preserved "while so many around you are confined on beds of languishing and weakness" and reflects on human mortality. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 225 Jules Daverzac | 1818 July | 12 page(s) | ||
Poem that eulogizes Gen. R[ichard] Montgomery. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 226 William Davis to Henry Jackson | 1778 August 7 | 1 page(s) | ||
Recommends his own son, who goes on the present expedition as a cadet, to Jackson's care and patronage; congratulates Jackson and his regiment on their safe arrival in Providence. Geographic Name(s): Providence (R.I.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 227 John Day to Thomas Mifflin | 1775 August 22 | 2 page(s) | ||
Queries written by a "Contractor for the King's troops" regarding the separation between Britain and the American colonies. Other Descriptive Information: "Copy" Access digital object: | ||||
No. 228 William Day to John Johnson | 1740 June 5 | 1 page(s) | ||
Receipt for 200 lbs. of bullets. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 229 Silas Deane to Robert Morris | 1776 March 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Inquiries whose pilot boat will precede them and reconnoitre the [Delaware] Capes. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 230 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1804 January 27 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the Treasurer of the United States [Thomas Tudor Tucker] will transmit $10,000 to Coxe on the clothing department account. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 231 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1804 June 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to pay the balance due for work done on cannon carriages and to advance money for jackscrews to an individual who is under contract. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 232 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1805 January 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Approves of measures that he took regarding the importation of strouds. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 233 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1805 February 28 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to furnish the Superintendent of Military Stores [Callender Irvine] with a description of articles of military clothing. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 234 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1805 June 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to foward jackets to the troops and to engage for only one year's supply of shoes; informs him that $6000 will be remitted to him on the Clothing Department account for 1805. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 235 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1805 January 21 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about patterns for military clothing. | ||||
No. 236 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1805 January 30 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about patterns for pairs of clasps and for stocks. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 237 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1806 March 5 | 2 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to discontinue red plumes and epaulets for the infantry. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 238 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1806 March 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to pay the balance due a contractor for making jackscrews. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 239 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1806 March 12 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to govern himself regarding the posts and to take due notice of returns of military clothing on hand according to information previously transmitted by Dearborn. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 240 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1806 November 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses military clothing and provisions destined for Fort Adams, [Miss.?] that were lost when a barge sank. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 241 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1808 February 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses purchasing cloth suitable for soldiers' clothing that is offered for sale in Portland, Me. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 242 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1808 March 31 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to inform Dearborn about the current and past price of copper in pigs. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 243 Henry Dearborn to Tench Coxe | 1808 October 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the United States Treasury will remit money to him on the accounts for fabricating arms, for the Indian Department, and for clothing for the army; encloses a letter [not present] for his consideration that recommends persons as contractors for the manufacture of arms. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 244 Henry Dearborn to Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn | 1808 March 8 | 4 page(s) | ||
Discusses recommending an individual for an appointment; mentions that Congress will probably authorize raising additional troops. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 245 Henry Dearborn to Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn | 1822 May 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions in the event of an announcement of his own appointment [as minister to Portugal]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 246 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1803 November 25 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that the United States Treasury will transmit $3000 to him. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 247 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1806" 1807? January 8" | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to supply money to a lieutenant for the contingencies of the recruiting service and informs him that the paymaster of the army has already supplied the latter with funds for the payment of bounties and premiums. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 248 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1806 November 12 | 1 page(s) | ||
Inquires about a delay in sending medicine to the post at St. Louis, [Mo.]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 249 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1806 December 1 | 1 page(s) | ||
Inquires about the accounts of a former assistant military agent. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 250 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1806 December 10 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that Dearborn is satisfied that Mr. Sheftall should have an appointment on the terms proposed and encloses a letter [not present] regarding the matter. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 251 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1806 December 29 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to furnish contingency money to a lieutenant at a recruiting rendezvous in Philadelphia; instructs him to return the accounts of a lieutenant because they are needed in an investigation. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 252 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1807 March 16 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses wages for workmen; instructs him to purchase and ship burnt brick to New Orleans, [La.] and inquires about the cost and quantity of foundation stone delivered there. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 253 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1807 April 16 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to provide wagons and money to a detachment that is going to Pittsburgh, [Pa.]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 254 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1807 May 28 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses purchasing and shipping brick and stone to Fort Pinckney, [S.C.]. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 255 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1807 October 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to advance money to a captain on account of the contingencies of the recruiting service. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 256 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1807 December 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him about the whereabouts of a lieutenant who resigned; instructs him to procure a vessel to transport the military, factory, and annuity goods for the Choctaw Indians from Philadelphia to Fort St. Stephens, [Ala.]. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 257 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1808 January 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to procure two machines for driving piles and forward them to Fort Johnston, Charleston, S.C., where they will be delivered to a captain in the Corps of Engineers. Geographic Name(s): Charleston (S.C.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 258 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1808 February 22 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about a machine for driving piles. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 259 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1808 November 21 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that a captain has been appointed assistant military agent; informs him that Dearborn ordered a remittance of $8000 for Linnard. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 260 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1808 December 6 | 1 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about the wood allowance for officers at recruiting rendezvous. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 261 Henry Dearborn to William Linnard | 1808 December 15 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him to procure a suitable vessel to transport troops from Philadelphia to New Orleans, [La.]. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 262 Julius Deming to Ebenezer Foote | 1778 November 27 | 2 page(s) | ||
Gives instructions about receipts for cattle, delivering cattle for the army at Danbury, [Conn.], assisting commissaries, and paying wages to butchers and to men who weigh beef. Geographic Name(s): Danbury (Conn.) Access digital object: | ||||
No. 263 Julius Deming to Ebenezer Foote | 1779 March 2 | 1 page(s) | ||
Instructs him not to stop any more droves of cattle that are destined for Middlebrook, [N.J.] and to draw salted beef for troops until Foote can procure cattle. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 264 Julius Deming to Ebenezer Foote | 1779 September 11 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that money was sent to him and commends his attention to "Continental business." Access digital object: | ||||
No. 265 Charles Dempsey | 1787 March 14 | 1 page(s) | ||
Affidavit that a certificate for $33 30/90 has not been alienated or trans- ferred but is his property. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 266 John Dennis to James Robinson" [Robertson]" | 1779 January 4 | 2 page(s) | ||
Second memorial that requests release from confinement and offers "to perform an Act that would distress some Part of the rebel Army ... as a Proof of my attachment to Government." Other Descriptive Information: "True Copy" | ||||
No. 267 George D'erbage to George Chalmers | 1779 April 9 | 2 page(s) | ||
Requests his attendance on 13 April at a meeting of the Board of Agents for the American Loyalists; [on verso]: memorandum [by Chalmers?] that argues that when the Americans acknowledged their independence they became aliens and that compares the situation of "the revolted colonies" with the British territories of Gascogne, Guienne, and Calais. | ||||
No. 268 N______ Thomas to Thomas Dering | 1752-1755 | 2 page(s) | ||
Bill; [on verso]: receipt for same. | ||||
No. 269 Moses Deshon | 1764 December 18 | 1 page(s) | ||
Auctioneer's account of the sale of a silver watch. | ||||
No. 270 Richard Devens to Eldrige" Elbridge Gerry" | 1776 May 7 | 2 page(s) | ||
Discusses canvas for tents, saltpetre, and powder; informs him about repairs on fortifications in the vicinity of Boston and mentions that people in the neighboring towns "in great numbers work Voluntarily & find their own provision"; remarks: "We were left in a very naked Situation both as to men and ammunition"; informs him that an American privateer captured two brigs "Almost from under the Cannon of the Man of War"; informs him about a report that no fleet from England has arrived at Halifax, [N.S.] and that the people there dismantled the fort and broke the cannon for fear the Americans would get possession of them. | ||||
No. 271 Massachusetts Clergyman | 1775 | 1 volume(s) | ||
Diary of an unidentified clergyman, interleaved with [Isaiah] Thomas's New-England Almanack . . . For . . . 1775. Geographic Name(s): Massachusetts | ||||
No. 272 Robert Digby to Paul Henry Curry | 1780 October 26 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses a demand [not present) for stores for a vessel and requests that he forward it by the first ship that sails to join the fleet. | ||||
No. 273 Robert Digby to Paul Henry Curry | 1780 October 25 | 1 page(s) | ||
Encloses a demand [not present] for two fids for the topmast of a vessel and requests that he forward it by the first ship that sails to join the fleet. | ||||
No. 274 Dr. Elijah Dix to whom it may concern | 1782 May 13 | 1 page(s) | ||
Certification of the "Bodily and Mental Indispositions" of a soldier from Boston that render the latter unfit for any kind of service during the war. | ||||
No. 275 John A. Dix | 1862 April 20 | 1 page(s) | ||
Pass for Mr. Stansbury to Fort Federal Hill and Fort McHenry, [Md.]. | ||||
No. 276 Peter Dolliver to Henry Jackson | 1778 October 28 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that "considering the Long time I have been in the Service, and the probability of the enemy leaving our Continent," Dolliver will not resign from the army "provided I have justice done me in the Arrangement." | ||||
No. 277 Alexander McDonald | 1779 December 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Account of sixty-one days' subsistence from 25 Oct. to 24 Dec. 1779 for the non-commissioned officers and privates in ten companies of the [British] Second Battalion, Eighty-fourth Regiment, commanded by Sir Henry Clinton; includes a receipt from McDonald to Richard Rigby for same. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 278 John Robert Douglas to Major ______ Knolles | 1781 June 24 | 1 page(s) | ||
Receipt for pay as aide-de-camp to Gen. James Murray from 25 Dec. 1780 to 24 June 1781. | ||||
No. 279 Amnason Dow to Josiah Bartlett | 1767 April 8 | 1 page(s) | ||
Promissory note. Subject(s): Promissory notes Access digital object: | ||||
No. 280 Richard Drakeford to Alexander Leslie | 1778 July 18 | 2 page(s) | ||
Responds to a complaint that Drakeford mistreated an American lieutenant who is a prisoner. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 281 Friends Society of Philadelphia to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 1793 December 6 | 3 page(s) | ||
The Address and Petition of the People called Quakers: complains about "the extravagance and enormities which. . . have been introduced into this city and country" and requests that laws for the suppression of vice and immorality be reviewed and amended; signed in type by John Drinker, clerk. Other Descriptive Information: Printed Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA | ||||
No. 282 Thomas Lundin, Lord Drummond to James Robertson | 1776 February 5 | 2 page(s) | ||
Comments that based on his own conversations with American leaders in Philadelphia, the latter desire a reconciliation with Britain, not total 45 separation; mentions that Drummond has pressed for the start of negotiations and requests a blank passport in that event; [postscript]: cautions him against publicizing the letter too soon. Other Descriptive Information: "Copy" Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 283 James Duane to John Tabor Kempe | 1774 October 11 | 2 page(s) | ||
Complains about losing his own clients and remarks: "This Trade of Patriotism but ill agrees with the profession of a practising Lawyer"; remarks that Duane is not at liberty to communicate the proceedings of the "American Council" [the Continental Congress], but that in a few weeks all will be publicly disclosed; discusses a lawsuit; discusses patriot accusations against Kempe and other Tories. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 284 James Duane to his children and to William North | 1790 July 26 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs them about his arrival in New York and remarks: "the City affords no pleasure for me especially at this time when the removal of Congress gives general dissatisfaction"; discusses a proposal by the inhabitants of Cambden, [New Hampshire Grants] to pay Duane and North in cattle. Access digital object: | ||||
No. 285 William John Duane to Samuel B. Davis | 1837 March 31 | 1 page(s) | ||
Offers specified books and cash in payment of a debt owed by the estate of his insolvent father [William Duane]; complains that an unpaid debt of $70,000 was due his father from the republican subscribers to the latter's newspaper [the Aurora] and comments: "So much for the gratitude and the honesty of political friends and patrons!" Access digital object: | ||||
No. 286 Mathieu, Comte de Dumas to General Alexandre Berthier | 1801 November 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Transmits the request of Philippe Segur for promotion to a lieutenancy. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 287 Mathieu, Comte de Dumas to M. Lemaire | 1814 September 17 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that requests for reimbursement without receipts and detailed statements of dates cannot be honored by the Department of the Liquidation of the Armies. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 288 Mathieu, Comte de Dumas to M. Pelle | 1814 December 2 | 1 page(s) | ||
Discusses the balance of payments for claims made to the Department of the Liquidation of the Armies. Other Descriptive Information: In French Access digital object: | ||||
No. 289 Charles-Francois Dumouriez to ________ | 1762 September 17 | 1 page(s) | ||
Letter of passage for a messenger to Fontainebleu, [France]. Other Descriptive Information: In French Geographic Name(s): France Access digital object: | ||||
No. 290 Andrew Dunscomb to Edward Dunscomb | 1783 July 9 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that an act was passed by Congress for all accounts to be settled by [John] Pierce, [ Jr.], and that he must attend at the War Office in Philadelphia before certificates will be given. Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 291 Edward Dunscomb to Peter Gansevoort | 1783 June 10 | 2 page(s) | ||
Mentions a meeting of officers for the purpose of settling accounts, urges speedy settlement of public accounts, discusses problems that would arise from delay, and expresses apprehension that if [Robert] Morris retires from office [as Superintendent of Finances] before their claims are satisfied, "we shall assuredly be plunged into an ocean of difficulties." Other Descriptive Information: Typescript transcription on microfilm Access digital object: | ||||
No. 292 Edward Dunscomb to ________ | 1783 June 3 | 2 page(s) | ||
Points out that although Dunscomb was appointed by fellow officers contrary to his wishes as agent for the half-pay officers of New York, he will endeavor "to answer their expectations," and discusses matters related to commutation and the settlement of public accounts. Other Descriptive Information: Typescript transcription on microfilm Access digital object: | ||||
No. 293 Edward Dunscomb to ________ | 1783 June 11 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that a letter of attorney will be sent to all the deranged officers in the vicinity of Kingston, [N.Y.] and requests that he forward the letter to Dunscomb after it is signed; complains that officers are "extremely tardy" in settling public accounts, points out that accounts must be settled before anything is done about commutation, and gives instructions for submitting certificates of settlement. Other Descriptive Information: Draft; Typescript transcription on microfilm Access digital object: | ||||
No. 294 Edward Dunscomb to ________ | 1783 August 2 | 2 page(s) | ||
Informs him that as agent for the half-pay officers of New York State, Dunscomb visited the War Office in Philadelphia in order to signify the disposition of the officers in favor of commutation instead of half-pay, Points out that problems subsequently arose, and requests his assistance in facilitating the matter. Other Descriptive Information: Draft Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia, PA Access digital object: | ||||
No. 295 Edward Dunscomb to Peter Gansevoort? | 1783 | 1 page(s) | ||
Informs him that in regard to a settlement [of accounts related to commutation], Dunscomb must wait "until the Pleasure of Congress is known." Other Descriptive Information: Fragment Access digital object: | ||||
No. 296 Peter Stephen Du Ponceau to Rev. Charles Rudolph Demme | 1834 July 19 | 1 page(s) | ||
