Annapolis Convention: 20 letters & docs [decimalized]

to Lynde Lord

Informs Lynde Lord, the sheriff of Litchfield County, Connecticut, that a prisoner named John McDonald is being sent to his care. McDonald had recently participated in an insurgency in Dutchess County, New York. Indicates that he will reimburse...

GLC02450.01

[Receipt for money owed to John G. Blount by North Carolina]

Countersigned by John Clitherall. Expenses billed to the "Publick of North Carolina" include costs of delivering proclamations discontinuing assemblies in various counties and costs for transporting a suspected counterfeiter named James Mansfield.

GLC02450.02

to Elbridge Gerry

The Governor of Massachusetts asks Gerry to attend a meeting for the selection of state representatives for the Annapolis Convention, where matters of interstate commerce in regard to the restrictions in the Articles of Confederation would be...

GLC02450.03

[Order to pay Colonel William Barton six thousand pounds from the Rhode Island General Assembly]

Sent to Joseph Clarke, the General Treasurer of Rhode Island. The money was owed for Barton's efforts "recruiting his light corps." A note from Barton on the verso dated 24 June 1779 indicates he received the payment.

GLC02450.04

to William Trent

Explains his attempts to collect money for Trent from a Mr. Campbell.

GLC02450.05

to Elbridge Gerry

The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts urges Gerry, as one of the men selected to represent their state at the upcoming Annapolis Convention, to make arrangements to attend. Discusses confusion and problems in confirming that the state will have...

GLC02450.06

to John Porteous

Letter of introduction and request for assistance for two traveling men.

GLC02450.07

to Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Bayard

Discusses a shipping business venture. Comments on French naval activities in the West Indies, including their recapturing of Guadeloupe from the British. Mentions a possible response from Sir John Jervis. Speculates that the French might not only...

GLC02450.08

to Robert Carter

Dr. Jones informs Carter that his friend, Mrs. Taylor, has died. Attending her death has prevented him from preparing medicine for their chronic patients.

GLC02450.09

to Ives

Seeks payment of a fifty pound debt or proof that it has already been paid. The recipient was possibly James Ives of Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

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to John Pickering

Informs by quoting from a letter he recently received that Pickering has been nominated, and will be appointed, District Judge for New Hampshire. Offers to maintain a communication "on the Business of our Offices as well as an other occasions."

GLC02450.11

to the governor and members of the council of the state of Maryland

Martin, Maryland's attorney general, accepts the appointment to argue the state's claim against the Second Bank of the United States in the landmark case of McCulloch v. Maryland.

GLC02450.12

to unknown

Requests that Mr. Capley be paid the market price for 4,100 shingles.

GLC02450.13

to Nathanael Greene

The Governor of North Carolina relays military intelligence and discusses military preparations. Mentions that Lord Cornwallis reached Halifax. Expresses his fear that the Marquis de Lafayette "is in some danger as the Enemy force when joined will...

GLC02450.14

[Marriage Certificate of Dr. David Norwood and Elizabeth Tarbell]

Also signed by Stephen Needham, who notes that the marriage was recorded in the Danvers town records. Parsons, a Justice of the Peace for Essex County, Massachusetts, solemnized the union.

GLC02450.15

to Patrick Henry

Seeks instructions from the governor of Virginia on how to attend to the upcoming sale of public lands. Comments on the financial matters pertaining to the sale and requests money for surveying and marking boundaries. Also wishes to be informed of...

GLC02450.16

to Thomas Nelson, Jr.

Asks the Governor of Virginia for a copy of the appointment of a Mr. Pench as agent in France and the instructions given to him. Also seeks directions from the governor's board on how to act on a tobacco contract held by Mr. Pench.

GLC02450.17

to the Freeholders of the County of Westmoreland

Announces Meriwether Smith's desire to become a representative in Congress for the district containing Essex County, Virginia, through the upcoming election, the first under the recently ratified Constitution. Cites his public service during the...

GLC02450.18

[Denial of a permit to ship flour to Yarmouth, Massachusetts]

Also signed by the Select Men of Yarmouth, Massachusetts: Elkanah Crowell, John Eldridge, and Benjamin Matthews. Responds to the Select Men's request dated 10 August 1808 that Governor Sullivan issue a permit to David Killey for the schooner...

GLC02450.19

to Peter R. Beverley

Mentions that he has not received a letter from a Mr. Clarke. Discusses business matters pertaining to the estate of a deceased person. One bust engraving of Tucker included.

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