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circa 1770-1780
Chamborant, André-Claude, marquis de, 1732-1805
to Baron von Reidesel
Autograph letter signed in the third person. Reidesel was a Hessian general in the Revolutionary War. Chamborant was a French hussar leader.
GLC01450.079
August 23, 1779
Marchant, Henry, 1741-1796
to Joseph Clarke
States he has received his letter and is concerned to hear that Marchant has not located two missing bundles of money yet. Advises that he will support his integrity in this matter should he be blamed for it or for another problem with counterfeit...
GLC01450.104.01
March 30, 1779
Autichamp, Jean-Louis de Beaumont, 1738-1831
to Chevalier de Montrond
Discusses various personal matters.
GLC01450.110
December 16, 1777
Middleton, Peter, ?-1781
to Myles Cooper
Written by Middleton as a Loyalist and former medical professor and governor at King's College (now Columbia University) to Cooper, the former president of King's College who fled New York in 1775 after revolutionary violence erupted. Reports on...
GLC01450.138
1778
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
to Lord Thanet
Copy of a letter to Thanet in which Gates appeals to Britain to recognize American independence. Cites the American victory at Saratoga and foretells "Calamities which England will sustain" if the war is continued. A version of this letter was...
GLC01450.150
November 23, 1779
Paine, Samuel, 1754-1807
to Amasa Davis & Co.
Letter describes trading conditions in the South. Encloses account of sale of the cargo of the ship "Dove," which amounted to over 20,800 pounds (the account is not included here). Knows recipient will be disappointed with the small cargo being sent...
GLC01450.158
May 1, 1761
Saltonstall, Richard, fl. 1761
to Captain Shepherd
Saltonstall, commander of a regiment during the French War, provides Shepherd the names of the officers who have been appointed to serve with him. He is ordered to make weekly returns to Major Salah Barnard of the number of men that he and his...
GLC01450.179
September 4, 1775
Little, Moses, 1724-1798
to Moses Little
Written during the Siege of Boston. Says he has nothing new to communicate. Says they have taken "the Plow'd Hill," and that there has been cannon fire and shelling. Says men in his regiment are seemingly more healthy than others, and he mentions...
GLC01450.181
July 8, 1775
Saben, Thomas, 1739-1800
to Preserved Pierce
Describes a 8 July 1775 skirmish between American and British troops in Roxbury, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. A member of the "Providence Company of Artiliary," Saben describes firing at "browns house" from "Georges Tavern,"...
GLC01450.182
March 24, 1776
Henderson, Alexander, fl. 1776
to unknown
Henderson, possibly captain of the Bulldog, informs an unknown recipient of his first lieutenant's failure to conduct duties. States that the lieutenant, Mr. Webb, "has so much neglected his duty lately, that He is Only a nominal officer, and of no...
GLC01450.184
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