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1814
U.S. President
Message from the President of the United States....
Printed by Roger C. Weightman. House Document no. 6. Slipcased with four other pamphlets. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent
GLC00381.01
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies..
Printed by A & G. Way. House document no. 8 dated October 14, 1814. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent
GLC00381.02
Senate document no.25 dated December 1, 1814. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent
GLC00381.03
1799
Adams, Hannah (1755-1831)
Summary history of New-England
Title continues: "from the First Settlement at Plymouth, to the acceptance of the Federal Constitution. Comprehending a General Sketch of the American War." First edition, printed by H. Mann and J.H. Adams of Dedham, Massachusetts, for the author...
GLC00177.02
178?
U.S. Continental Congress
Resolutions, acts and orders of Congress, for the year 1780 : volume V
Journals of Congress. Evans 20079
GLC00219.06
[ 1787 ]
Journals of Congress, and of the United States in Congress assembled
Evans 17767 (ref. for Claypoole Phila. printing)
GLC00219.07
1783
Journal of the United States in Congress assembled...
Evans 18266
GLC00219.08
Evans 18840 (listing xviii p. in index for xxvi p.)
GLC00219.09
04 May 1798
Adams, John (1735-1826)
Message of the President of the United States, to both houses
Dated May 4, 1798. Stab-stitched as issued. Regarding negotiations with France to end the Quasi-War, and report from Ambassadors
GLC00265.03
1812-1817
Woodworth, Samuel (1784-1842)
The War. [Vol. 1-3, no. 1-119 (June 27, 1812-September 6, 1814, February, 1817)]
Published by S. Woodworth & Co., New York, New York. The journal ran from July 1812 to September 1814, and was revived for three issues in February 1817. Signed on the title page by "H W Alamer." Bound volumes of Samuel Woolworth's periodical on...
GLC00363
1812
U.S. Congress. House.
Address ... to their constituents on the subject of the war with Great Britain
Disbound. Signed "J Kent." Has states pencilled next to names of delegates in a different hand. Kent was an Assoc. Supreme Court Justice and Chancellor of Columbia Law School. A-D4 E2 ($1 signed)
GLC00422
July 1788- December 1788
Carey, Mathew (1760-1839)
The American Museum: or repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, & c. prose and poetical. Volume IV.
Printed by Carey. Carey dedicates this volume to General George Washington. Includes a printing of Washington's farewell orders to the armies of the United States, issued 2 November 1783 from Rocky Hill, near Princeton, New Jersey (pages 240-242)....
GLC06565
7 February 1803
Varnum, Joseph Bradley (1751-1821)
Report of the Committee Appointed on so much of the President's Message of the 15th December last...
Title continues: "As Related to the Militia Institution of the United States." Argues that when a 1792 Act (GLC01959) establishing a uniform militia is carried out by the states it will provide complete national defense. Not all states have carried...
GLC04626.02
1796
Unknown
An Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the War (French Revolution)
Signed by Augustin Prevost. Title continues: by an officer of the guards, in two volumes, comprising of the campaigns of 1793, 1794 and the retreat through Holland to Westphalia in 1795. This is volume 1. Color engraving of a Hungarian foot...
GLC01450.622.03
1784
Continental Congress
The Articles of Confederation; the Declaration of Rights; The Constitution of this Commonwealth, and the Articles of the Definitive Treaty Between Great-Britian and the United States of America.
First Virginia printing. Swem 7430. Stab stitched. Not fully opened
GLC00716
1806
The Constitutional articles of the independent company of cadets, as revised and ratified, May, 1806.
Printed by Greenough & Stebbins.
GLC01450.448.07
Reports from the Depts. of State, Treasury, War & Post Office [British Invasion]
Congressional report printed by A & G Way. Report 18.
GLC05207.01
Report of the Committee...to inquire into the causes...of the invasion
Congressional report printed by A & G Way. Report 24. Printed with two folding tables.
GLC05207.02
1813
Report of the Committee... as relates to the spirit and manner... [war of 1812]
Fuller title: Report of the Committee to whom was referred so much of the message of the President... as relates to the spirit and manner in which the war has been waged by the enemy.
GLC05217
Madison, James (1751-1836)
Message of the President [war of 1812 re: American defeats on Canada border]
Fuller title: "Message from the President...as may tend to explain the causes of the failure of the arms of the U. States on the northern frontier." Printed by A & G Way. Message no. 54.
GLC05218
1790
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
A Plan for the general arrangement of the militia of the United States
A-F2 G2 (-G2) ($1 signed). Submitted by Henry Knox as Secretary of War, the first report issued by his department. Evans 22958, Howes K220. 1 black and white bust engraving of Peter Cooper included.
GLC01039
1793
Bigelow, Timothy (1739-1790)
An Act for regulating and governing the militia of the commonwealth of Massachusetts
Contains the laws and rules for the Massachusetts militia. Signed "Capt. Thomas Bigelow" on the cover. Published by Adams and Larkin, "Printers to the Honorable General Court." An "additional militia law" of 24 February 1796 is bound in at the...
GLC01125.02
21 February 1814
Jones, William (1760-1831)
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a list of all the commissioned officers in the Navy of the United States showing their respective rank and dates of the commissions; also a list of all the midshipmen with the dates of their warrants
Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Printed by the order of the United States Senate. Samuel Otis, Secretary of the Senate, states that Jones' list of officers and midshipmen was printed for the use of the Senate following the motion of Jeremiah Mason...
GLC03436.03
31 December 1813
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, of the twenty-seventh instant, to the Chairman of the Naval Committee, together with sundry documents
Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Includes letters and lists related to the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. Offers a detailed account of the battle, in which United States Commander Perry defeated a more numerous British fleet. Includes lists...
GLC03436.04
14 October 1814
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
Message from the President of the United States transmitting copies of the instructions given to the ministers of the United States appointed to negotiate a peace with Great Britain
Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Includes letters from Secretary of State James Monroe to United States commissioners appointed to negotiate peace with Great Britain in order to end the War of 1812. Discusses reports received by Monroe from John...
GLC03436.05
January 1791- June 1791
The American Museum or Universal Magazine. [Vol. 9 (1791)]
Contains six monthly issues, January to June 1791. Bound in contemporary leather. Published by Carey, Stewart & Co. Contains a lot of information on American history at the beginning of the U.S. Government, Indian "depradations (sic)," Washington...
GLC03461
Three Congressional speeches re: Loan bill of 1814 to finance war
GLC03466
1814/10/10
Message from the President [re: conditions for peace]
Printed by C. Weightman
GLC08453
1809
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
Message from the President... A statement of the militia....
GLC08698
1794
Steuben, Friedrich Baron von (1730-1794)
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States... [Incomplete]
Boston edition. Title continues, " ... to which are added the United States Militia Act passed in Congress, May 1792, and the Militia Act of Massachusetts, passed June 22, 1793." Steuben's name is spelled Stuben. Printed for David and John West...
GLC03760.02
1788
Minot, George Richards (1758-1802)
The history of the insurrections, in Massachusetts, in the year 1786, and the rebellion consequent thereon
First edition copy published by Isaiah Thomas. Gives a historical account of Shay's Rebellion.
GLC03808
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Preliminary articles of peace... [between England and France]
Small quarto. Printed by T. Harrison and S. Brooke. A tentative settlement of the French and English peace, releasing the United States to go ahead with a final settlement. Signed on 20 January 1783.
GLC03985.08
Preliminary articles of peace between...Brittanick Majesty and the King of Spain
First official english publication of preliminary articles of peace between England and Spain. Printed by T. Harrison and S. Brooke. References: American Controversy 83-44, Davenport 170.
GLC03985.10
Provisional articles concluded by British and American commissioners
Reprint of the Royal Printing House edition. French edition of provisional articles. Includes decorative woodcuts with the text. Signed on 20 November 1782. Printed in French.
GLC03985.14
Provisional articles..by the...commissioners
Printed by T. Harrison and S. Brooke. The first treaty between Great Britain and the United States. This provisional agreement is the first document in which Britain recognized US independence. Signed on 30 November 1782.
GLC03985.15
[1815]
Treaty of peace and amity between his Britannic Majesty and the United States...
Small quarto. Printed by R.G. Clarke. First official English printing. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. Signed on 24 December 1814. Malloy p. 613.
GLC03985.18
Stedman, Charles
History of the origin, progress, and termination of the American war...
SABIN 91057. JCB II:372. HOWES S914. Bound with Clinton's "Observations on Mr. Stedman's History of the American War." Includes 15 maps. According to Sabin, this is "generally considered the best contemporary account of the Revolution written from...
GLC04062
1795/02/18
U.S. Congress. Acts
A Bill... for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia...
"A Bill to Provide for the Organization, Arming, and Disciplining the Militia of the United States" Printed by Francis Childs.
GLC05352
Declaration. The earnest endeavors... [British declaration of war on US]
Title: "Declaration. The earnest endeavors of the Prince Regent to preserve the relations of peace and amity with the United States of America having unfortunately failed...[caption title]." The official British declaration of war upon the United...
GLC05483
1810
Fulton, Robert (1765-1815)
Torpedo War, and Submarine Explosions
The book illustrates different methods of torpedo and submarine defense, that Robert Fulton invented himself. Contains 5 illustrations.
GLC03107.05318
1807
War Without Disguise
or "The Frauds of Neutral Commerce. A Justification of Belligerent Captures, with observations on the Answer to War in Disguise, and Mr. Madison's Examination. Showing that the true interests of America require the rigid application of the British...
GLC03107.05324
1786
A Plan for the General Arrangement of the Militia [1st ed of 1786 report]
In original gray paper wrappers. Very rare first edition printed for the members of Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Evans 20076, Sabin 38161.
GLC04554
1805
Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814)
History of the rise, progress and termination of the American Revolution. Interspersed with biographical, political, and moral observations.
Printed by Manning and Loring for E. Larkin. Volumes two and three contain the bookplate of Joseph L. Fry, Charleston, Kanawha (present day West Virginia).
GLC04719
1784 ca.
Godefroy, François (1743?-1819)
Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenements...
"...de la guerre qui a procure l'independance aux Etats Unis de l'Amerique." 16 engraved copper plates of revolutionary designs by Godefroy, Fauvel, Wiliam, Laussan, and le Paon. Prints include Lexington, Saratoga, and Yorktown. Other designs...
GLC06551
Lamb, Roger (fl. 1809)
An original and authentic journal of occurrences during the late American war
Signed by William Steele.
GLC06246
1783/10
General Assembly. State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation [with seal] + [docket]
Documenting the Revolutionary War service of four African-American soldiers, Prince Green, Pharoah Hazard, Vaughn Prince and Bristol Rhodes. Hazard served in the 1st RI Reg. Rhodes served with RI troops in 1776 and 1778, and lost a leg at Yorktown...
GLC06067
1784/10
General Assembly. State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation [with seal]
Printed by John Carter. Resolution welcoming Lafayette back to America. documentation of payment to Gideon Davenport for service by his slaves in Rhode Island's Continental battalions (p. 12). With state seal.
GLC06077
12 March 1812
St. Clair, Arthur
Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign Against the Indians...
"Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign Against the Indians [1791] was Conducted, under the Command of Major General St. Clair, together with his observations...and the Reports of the Committees appointed to Inquire into the Causes of the...
GLC09058
Burke, Aedanus (1743-1802)
Considerations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati...
Remainder of title: "Lately Instituted By the Major-Generals, Brigadier-Generals, and Officers of the American Army...." Burke is identified on the cover as the author. Printed by Basil Webster.
GLC05767
1801
Schlegel, J. F. W.
Neutral right... [searching neutral vessels]
Title continued: "Or, an impartial Examination of the right of search of neutral vessels under convoy and of a judgment pronounced by the English court of admiralty... in the case of the Swedish Colony." Printed at Aurora office. (Bound with...
GLC05945.05
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