Collection of early American documents from Revolutionary War [decimalized]

Collection of early American documents from Revolutionary War [decimalized]

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Includes Gen. Wm Heath commission as Major General (signed by John Hanson), 1778 Treasury office printed letter, Lafayette LS, R.H. Lee AL 10/15/1776 and FF.

GLC#
GLC01412
Type
Header Record
Date
1668-1785
Title
Collection of early American documents from Revolutionary War [decimalized]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
The Thirteen Colonies
Revolutionary War
Military History

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Autograph letter signed

to Jonathan Metcalf

March 14, 1783

Metcalf, John, fl. 1783

Letter written by John Metcalf, a captured Continental soldier on the prison ship Jersey in New York Harbor, to his father in Dedham, Massachusetts. Says he enjoys "tollerable good health" and was assisted by a Dr. Bacon of Salem, Massachusetts...

GLC01412.01
Collection Item
Document signed

[List of post riders with schedules]

3 May 1775

Van Deusen, Jacob, 1741-1812

Great Barrington Post Riders agree to ride to Tyringham or Sheffield, Massachusetts for the purpose of gathering intelligence for the Continental Army of Boston. Contains the signatures of Van Deusen and 21 other riders: Mark Hopkins, Truman Wheler...

GLC01412.02
Collection Item
Letter signed

to Nathaniel Appleton

August 4, 1778

Gibson, John, 1729-1782

Instructions on how to identify genuine certificates and guard against counterfeits. Letter from the Treasury Office in Philadelphia, PA.

GLC01412.03
Collection Item
Letter signed

to Thomas Nelson

July 26, 1781

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Lafayette informs Virginia's Governor Nelson of an enclosed certificate (not included) for a horse to be used by the 3d regiment. Docketed by Nelson.

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Autograph letter signed

to John Page

October 8, 1776

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

Encloses a map (not included) of the present seat of war. Discusses the "British application for the Scots Brigade in the service of Holland."

GLC01412.05
Collection Item
Document signed

to unknown

28 September 1781

Hopkins, Esek, 1718-1802

Cosigned by John Jenckes. Document indicating the receipt of $2,151,265.66 (equivalent to 645,379.14 pounds) from Joseph Clarke, General Treasurer (possibly for the state of Rhode Island).

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Collection Item
Document signed

[Certificate of appointment to rank of major general]

24 June 1782

Hanson, John, 1715-1783

Partially printed document appointing William Heath to Major General in the Continental Army (Heath was previously a Major General of only Massachusetts troops and Brigadier General in the Continental Army). Signed by John Hanson as President of the...

GLC01412.08
Collection Item
Manuscript signed

[Articles of agreement]

30 May 1690

Burgess, James, fl. 1690

Cosigned by Christopher Kilby and Eliezer Moody as witnesses. Agreement between James Burges of Boston and Enoch Badcock of Milton, Massachusetts to build a briganteen. Not signed by Badcock.

GLC01412.09
Collection Item
Header Record

Three documents related to the military service of Gideon Stebbins [Decimalized]

1776-1786

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Collection Item
Printed document signed

[Commission of Gideon Stebbins]

February 14, 1776

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Countersigned by Charles Thomson. Partially printed appointment of Gideon Stebbins to Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States Colonies. Accompanied by two signed payrolls for militia commanded by Stebbins during Shays' rebellion. The...

GLC01412.10.01
Collection Item
Manuscript document signed

[Pay roll for Captain Stebbins militia company for service suppressing Shay's Rebellion]

June 1786

Stebbins, Gideon, 1739-1829

Lists the men and indicates that they helped suppress "the Mob at Northampton."

GLC01412.10.02
Collection Item
Manuscript document signed

[Pay roll for Captain Stebbins militia company for service suppressing Shay's Rebellion]

September 1786

Stebbins, Gideon, 1739-1829

Lists the men and indicates that they served under General William Shepard "in defense of the Supreem Judicial Coart at Springfield."

GLC01412.10.03
Collection Item
Document signed

[Proclamation creating a day of fasting and rest in the province of Rhode Island]

12 May 1756

Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785

Countersigned by Thomas Ward as Secretary. Signed by Hopkins as colonial Governor of Rhode Island. Extols religious reform and repentence of sins. Notes the calamities of the French and Indian War. Proclaims that Thursday, 20 May 1756 will be a...

GLC01412.11
Collection Item
Document signed

[Major Robert Roger's Account with John Ferguson]

February 18, 1769

Maxwell, John, fl. 1768-1769

Also signed by John Ferguson and Lieutenant Colonel Elias Jones.
Receipt and account for Major Roger's board and lodging from 5 July to 8 November 1768 while on trial for treason against England. Signed by Maxwell that 43 pounds, five shillings...

GLC01412.12
Collection Item
Document signed

[Ordinance for William Redston]

25 July 1775

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Countersigned by two unidentifiable names. Dismisses Redston from responsibilty of unsold stores in Plymouth. Stores are listed in the ordinance. With "Pro Patria" (Britannia and lion) watermark.

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Collection Item
Autograph document signed

[Resolution of Congress]

18 April 1777

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

Extract of Congress, signed by Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Gives Major General Arthur St. Clair two weeks leave of absence to visit his family.

GLC01412.18
Collection Item
Manuscript document

[Clerical document]

14 September 1775

Documents the impressment of the Captain Edward Southwick's Sloop Warren by Captain James Wallace of the Rose, a man of war. Includes a list of unreturned materials, exceeding 50 pounds in value.

GLC01412.20
Collection Item
Printed document signed

[Revolutionary War era United States Continental lottery ticket]

1776

United States Lottery

Third class lottery ticket, numbered D5m276, signed by John Mease. Indicates the lottery authorized by a congressional resolution on 18 November 1776. The lottery was established to fund the Revolutionary War. Accompanied by letter about the...

GLC01412.23.01
Collection Item
Document signed

[Certificate of continental service for Peter Mix]

28 August 1782

Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795

Certifies that Mix served in the "4th Connt Regt" during 1781. Written at "Camp."

GLC01412.27
Collection Item
Document signed

[Permit for prisoner exchange]

30 April 1777

Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789

Co-signed by General Sir William Howe and his aide-de-camp N. Rose. Permit issued by Joshua Loring, British Commissioner of Prisoners, giving permission to William Taylor to facilitate an exchange of American prisoners Richard McKnight and Thomas...

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