11 February 1793

Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

Document signed

Title: [Circular letter regarding fees payable to United States revenue officers]

A circular letter from the treasury department, signed by Tench Coxe, regarding fees payable to United States revenue officers handling foreign "distilled spirits, wine, and tea."

GLC08569

1711

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An act for... erecting a corporation to carry on a trade to the South-Seas

Establishing the South Seas company. Overspeculation in the company's stock led to the "bubble" and the crash, when it came, saw the first modern depression. With exchange stamp of Harvard's Baker Library

GLC08613

1753-1755

Massey, Samuel, fl. 1753-1755

Manuscript signed

Title: Samuel Massey's version book

Page 1, which is dated 5 March 1753, notes that he has shipped sixteen barrels of bread to Barbados on board the Rebecca, a ship under the command of James Lowther. The shipment is consigned to Jonathan and John Mifflan. Exact title reads "Saml Masseys version book."

GLC08639

1872/12/24

Newspaper

Title: Whalemen's shipping list and merchant's transcript. [Vol. 30, no. 41 (December 24, 1872)]

Vol. 30 no. 41.

GLC08662

1808/03/02

Reynolds, Jas., fl. 1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Clay

Discusses of the Embargo of 1807 and argues that, given the character of the American people, it should not be made permanent. Notes hearing about a "raw-head & bloody bones" speech Clay gave. Clay was a congressman from Pennsylvania, "British spies are among US."

GLC08673

18 October 1773

Gill, John, 1732-1785

Newspaper

Title: The Boston gazette and country journal. [No. 667 (October 18, 1773)]

Contains a newspaper editorial probably written by Samuel Adams concerning Parliament's new tea tax and the plan to send tea ships of the East India Company to America. Signed by the pseudonym "Praedicus." Adams often used pseudonyms for the articles he wrote for the Gazette. Also includes a list of letters remaining unclaimed in the post office and other public notices and sales. Includes some news from London, Quebec, New York, and Boston.

GLC08675

1778-1780

Header Record

Title: [Tea receipts] [Decimalized .01- .03]

Collection of three receipts for tea sold during the Revolutionary War.

GLC08696

28 April 1824

Newspaper

Title: Columbia centinel. [No. 4179 (April 28 1824)]

Discusses the tariff, the disestablishment of religion in Massachusetts, and divorce.

GLC08725.03

22 November 1859

Irish, Hugh C., 1832-1862

Newspaper

Title: Paterson Daily Guardian [Vol. VI, no. 934 (November 22, 1859)]

Anticipating increased sectionalism in politics, partly related to Harpers Ferry. "The late elections having demonstrated that the Opposition of the North are abundantly able to elect a President, we may as well prepare for a stormy session of Congress and a prodigious foaming of slaveholders. To be sure, the people of the country are pretty well used to the raw-head-and-bloody-bone tactics of these gentlemen, but we shall be surprised if they do not outdo all they have ever done in this line, between now and next November. We counsel our readers, in advance, to prepare their minds for such…

GLC08725.06

1800/07/21

Hudson & Goodwin, fl. 1787-1800

Newspaper

Title: Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]

Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and Germany, and a proclamation by Toussaint L'Overture announcing a blockade over the southern ports of St. Domingo (present day Haiti).

GLC08726.02

1806/12/20

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [No. 2373 (December 20, 1806)]

Contains international news pertaining to the Napoleonic Wars, a report from the House of Representatives on non-importation laws, and various announcements and advertisements.

GLC08726.04

1807/03/21

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [No. 2399 (March 21, 1807)]

Contains "An Address to Mothers," a promotional list of federalist party nominations, a report on a treaty being negotiated with Britain concerning the non-intercourse laws, and other foreign news concerning relations with France. Also contains other news pertaining to commerce and shipping as well as many announcements and advertisements.

GLC08726.05

1807/09/12

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [No. 2447 (September 12, 1807)]

Contains a report from the Napoleonic Wars in Poland, a report on the acquittal of Aaron Burr in his trial for treason, and an account of the economic hard times. Also contains other news pertaining to commerce and shipping as well as many announcements and advertisements.

GLC08726.06

18 March 1794

Sterns and Winslow, fl. 1794

Newspaper

Title: American herald of liberty. [Vol. 8, no. 37 (March 18, 1794)]

Discusses continued tensions, especially regarding commerce, between Great Britain and the United States following the 1783 Peace Treaty. Letters to the editor cover issues such as the United States' relations with the Creek Nation, illegal actions carried out by the British at sea, and the war between France and Britain.

GLC08740

14 December 1775

Towne, Benjamin, ?-1793

Newspaper

Title: The Pennsylvania evening post. [Vol. 1, no. 14 (December 14, 1775)]

Includes several letters from mid-October 1775 by Brook Watson in Montreal. As a British officer who owned land in Nova Scotia, Watson pretended to support the American cause in 1774. Intercepted letters to General Thomas Gage proved he was a spy. The letters in this issue were published at the request of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. The letters contain several embarrassing comments, including his prediction that Gage will have to leave Boston soon and that "the kingdom of Great-Britain cannot much longer be governed by such weak councils and feeble efforts." Watson…

GLC08748.06

15 August 1774

Fleet, Thomas, 1732-1797

Newspaper

Title: Boston evening post. [No. 2029 (August 15, 1774)]

Printed by John and Thomas Fleet. Signed by Mr. [John?] Porter. Contains a report on the opposition of English politicians William Dowdeswell and John Dunning to the passage of the Port Bill of 1774. Dunning states "It now appears to me, that the inhabitants of Boston are much in the same condition as prisoners surrendering at discretion ... " Includes petitions opposing the Port Bill presented to the House of Commons by Americans residing in England. Contains a report on the Quartering Act of 1774 (page two). Mentions other news related to British government, including a recent…

GLC08749

1811/03/18

Hosmer, Charles, 1785-1871

Newspaper

Title: Connecticut mirror. [Vol. II, no. 37 (March 18, 1811)]

Prints acts relating to international commerce between the United States, Britain and France. Also prints President James Madison's proclamation effectively ending the embargo, in accordance with Macon's Bill, which had been passed in 1810. Contains an address by Timothy Pickering to the people of the United States and a proclamation by Connecticut Governor John Treadwell. Features news from Europe as well as many announcements and advertisements.

GLC08769

17 April 1793

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [Vol. XIX no. 974 (April 17, 1793)]

Reprints three congressional acts passed at the second session held 5 November 1792. The acts concern the collection of duties on goods and merchandise, the payment of a loan made of the Bank of the United States, and extending the time for receiving on loan a part of the domestic debt. Other news includes local news, news from Great Britain and other European countries, ship arrivals, postings, and advertisements.

GLC08774

1833

Sedgwick, Theodore, 1811-1859

Book

Title: A Memoir of the life of William Livingston

Printed by J & J. Harper. Ex-libris copy of New England Historical & Genealogical Society.

GLC08871

21 September 1769

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph document signed

Title: The Deposition of John Posey, re: parcel of spoiled herring

Document signed by Washington in the text and at the end as Justice of the Peace, with a nine line docket in his hand. Concerning a parcel of spoiled herrings.

GLC01058

1717

Louis XIV, 1638-1715

Pamphlet

Title: Lettres Patentes en Forme d'Edit (in French)

Rest of title: ", portant establissement d'une compagnie... " Printed decree granting Louisiana to the Compagnie d'occident. From this decree stemmed the foundation of New Orleans and French exploitation of Louisiana. Wroth, Acts of French Royal Administration, 601

GLC01068

April 30, 1864

Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864

Letter signed

Title: to Henry T. Clark

Writes to North Carolina Governor Clark about the recent act passed by the Confederate Congress authorizing the exportation of cotton across enemy lines in exchange for supplies.

GLC01078

March 1807

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Header Record

Title: [Collection of two James Madison letters]

GLC01096

1765-1781 ( bulk: 1765-1766 )

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

Autograph manuscript

Title: Manuscript journal and letter book

Bulk, 1765-1769 on Stamp Act Congress; some pages cut out. In four sections: 1) Correspondence of CT and Philadelphia Merchant's Committee, re: Stamp Act, 1765-1766; 2) Resolves of colonies re: Stamp Act Congress, with minutes of the Congress from Oct. 1765; 3) Records of the Philadelphia Merchants' Committee for 1769 with CT's transcripts of letters sent to Benjamin Franklin and others; 4) Retained drafts of correspondence, 1780-1781, with two long letters to John Jay (10/12/1780 and 7/11/1781) on the Revolutionary War. Written in a reverse calf copybook with engraved label of bookbinder…

GLC01018

04 March 1790

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Pamphlet

Title: The Secretary of Treasury respectfully reports.... [state debts report]

An appendix to Hamilton's Public Credit report on state debts. Proposes raising customs duties. Evans 23003, Bibliotheca Hamiltoniana 165

GLC01041