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7 November 1760
George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820)
[Appointment of Robert Ross-Bonan as ensign to an independent company of foot under the command of Captain John MacHarg]
By his Majesty's command.
GLC01450.538
23 June 1746
[Appointment of Ralph Teesdale]
Created at Kensington. Countersigned by William Stanhope, Earl of Harrington, Lord President of the Council., and by Edward [Lloyd?]. Appoints Teesdale as second lieutenant in Brigadier General George Byng's regiment of marines. Contains one round...
GLC01450.539
28 February 1757
Wentworth, Benning (fl. 1757)
[Proclamation concerning raising troops in New Hampshire]
Promotes voluntary enlistment in order to raise troops to serve on the western frontiers of the New England governments and to prevent the further encroachment of the French. Lists what each volunteer will receive in terms of salary and equipment....
GLC01450.545
24 September 1722
Cadogan, William, Earl (1672?-1726)
British Ordnance Appointments [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC01450.546
[Appointment for Thomas Hollier from the reign of King George I]
Appoints Thomas Hollier as a swordcutter for the office of ordnance. Affixed with seal. Written from the office of ordnance. Sent to Charles Wills and the officers of ordnance. Also signed by Leonard Smelt.
GLC01450.546.01
[Appointment for John Dukes from the reign of King George I]
Appoints John Dukes as one of the "Laborers in Ordinary" for the office of ordnance. Affixed with seal. Written from the office of ordnance. Sent to Charles Wills and the officers of ordnance. Also signed by Leonard Smelt.
GLC01450.546.02
22 February 1755
Anson, George (fl. 1755-1756)
[Appointment of William Parry as captain of the British ship "Kingston"]
Signed by Anson, Duncannon, and W. Ellis. Clevland signed under "By Command of their Lordships." With seal of the Great Britain navy.
GLC01450.547
16 January 1759
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount (1725-1786)
[Appointment of John Knowles to lieutenant on a bomb vessel]
Countersigned by George Rogers. Appoints Knowles Lieutenant on the bomb vessel, the Furnace. Keppel was the Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels.
GLC01450.548
20 September 1759
Broderick
[Appointment of John Chubb as second lieutenant of His Majesty's ship the Conqueror]
Also signed "by command of the Admiral," Robert Hardy. Signed as Vice Admiral of the Blue and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ship and Vessels in the Mediterranean. Broderick had been one of the officers at the court marshal of Admiral John...
GLC01450.549
3 November 1685
Commission on Trade and Plantations
An accompts of salaries due...in the service of His Majesty and in attendance on the...Lords of the Committee for Trade and Plantations.
Signed by Henry Hyde, second Earl of Clarendon; Robert Spencer, second Earl of Sunderland; Charles Middleton, second Earl of Middleton; Henry Mordaunt, second Earl of Peterborough; and John Sheffield, third Earl of Mulgrave. Accounts for the...
GLC01450.555
1742-1783
British military documents [Decimalized .01-.06]
GLC01450.556
1742
Unknown
Proposal for an establishment for the detachment in the island of Rattan upon major general Wentworth's memorial to the duke of Newcastle
Lists the expenses that would be entailed by a proposed regiment in the American colonies and says there is enough surplus in the American military budget to create this regiment.
GLC01450.556.01
26 April 1757
Ligonier, John (1680-1770)
[Pay order for numerous soldiers]
Orders Gashry to pay the debts owed to various military personel. Also signed by Signed by W.B. Earle and Charles Frederick. Written from the Office of Ordnance.
GLC01450.556.02
20 November 1756
General Assembly of Rhode Island
[An act that all collectors of Crown Point Bills who are in arrears be prosecuted]
Clerical copy of an act of the General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island. All collectors of Crown Point Bills who have not paid these into the treasury are to be held accountable. Includes statement of accounts. Recto of last page is the address...
GLC01450.558
Recipe for consumption
GLC01450.600.015
circa 1709
18th Century Documents [Decimalized .01- .04]
Two manuscript documents signed, 1709; one autograph document signed, 1796; one autograph document (an obituary). Accompanied by collateral book and research.
GLC01450.612
14 October 1709
Dudley, Joseph (1647-1720)
[Petition to Queen Anne and account for planned expedition to Canada]
A petition to Quen Anne for an expedition to Canada signed by Joseph Dudley, G. Saltonstall, Samuel Cranston, Samuel Vetch, Micholson.
GLC01450.612.01
12 October 1709
Belcher, Andrew (fl. 1709)
1709 Province Massts. Bay, to Sundry Charges accruing from the Intended Expedition to Canada, Dr.
A list of charges accrued in preparation for an expidition into Canada. Debit report notes charges such as ammunition, building of barracks, clothing, various food supplies, and vessels to travel in. Brief docket on verso notes the date 12 October...
GLC01450.612.04
1745/05/18
Winslow, William
to his brother re: battle
GLC01450.614.01
<1745>/07
Clark, Thomas (fl. 1745)
to William Winslow re: celebration at fall of Louisbourg [date clipped]
GLC01450.614.02
13 March 1758
Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805)
[Commission for Gamaliel Bradford to serve as Captain of a Company raised to aid in the British invasion of Canada]
Pownall, Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, commissions Bradford to lead a Company of soldiers in a regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Doty during the 1758 British invasion of French Canada.
GLC01450.650
1760/03/31
DeLancey, James (fl. 1757-1760)
to James Clinton, re: enlisting troops to attack Canada
Signed as Lieutenant Gov. of New York.
GLC01450.653
2 September 1740
Belcher, Jonathan (1682-1757)
[Appointment of John Furney as Captain of a company of foot soldiers]
Countersigned by John Willard, Belcher's secretary. Belcher, serving as Royal Governor of Massachusetts, places John Furney in charge of a company of foot soldiers. Raises men in response to Britain's request for Colonial forces to join Major General...
GLC01450.804
1758-1793
Collection of items pertaining to Doctor John Lorimer [Decimalized .01-.07]
Contains appointments related to Lorimer's service as a surgeon, letters written to and from Lorimer, certificates regarding Lorimer's participation in the Icelandic Literary Society and the Aberdonian Medical Society, documents related to the...
GLC01450.807
6 February 1761
[Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]
Signed by "Holdernesse", Robert Darcy, Earl of Holderness and British Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1754-1761. Holdernesse signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by Thomas Tyrwhitt as Under-Secretary at War and...
GLC01450.807.01
11 June 1762
Signed by Charles Wyndman, Second Earl of Egremont and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1761-1763. Egremont signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by Thomas Tyrwhitt as Under-Secretary at War and John F....
GLC01450.807.02
1758-1784
Documents pertaining to British physician John Lorimer [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC01450.807.04
7 March 1758
Holmes, Henry (1703-1762)
to John Lorimer
Signed by British Major General Holmes, Colonel of the 31st Regiment of Foot. Countersigned by John F. Hesse, certifying that this letter has been entered in the office of Thomas Gore, Commissary General of Musters. Holmes appoints Lorimer as...
GLC01450.807.04.01
24 May 1758
Hay, James (fl. 1758)
[Confirms that John Lorimer is qualified to serve as a surgeon in the British military]
Hay, a surgeon, states "The subscribers having some time ago formally examined M. John Lorimer hereby testifie (as we have done formerly) that we have found him qualified to serve as Surgeons [Mate?] in any of his Majesties Regiments... "
GLC01450.807.04.02
7 February 1761
Crittenden, James (fl. 1761)
Crittenden signs as a witness, stating "These are to Certify All whom it may Concern that at a Court of Examiners of the Surgeon's Company held at their Theatre in the Old Baily London the 5th day of Feb. 1 Inst. Mr. John Lorimer was then Examined...
GLC01450.807.04.03
10 March 1762
Hopkins, Stephen (1707-1785)
to the sheriff of Newport County
Informs that King George III has commanded troops be raised in the colonies. Indicates that Major General Jeffrey Amherst calls for 178 men to serve from Rhode Island. Orders the sheriff to give notice to the members of the general assembly in the...
GLC01500
13 February 1745
Pepperrell, William (1696-1759)
to Jacob Wendell
Pepperrell writes to Colonel Wendell first of his poor health, then discusses his hopes that the siege of Louisbourg will end by the spring.
GLC01541.02
30 May 1689
Blackwell, John (fl. 1689)
to William Penn
Captain Blackwell, the Deputy Governor, writes regarding the disbursement of his promised salary of 200 pounds per year. He has drawn a bill upon him for 100 pounds, and hopes Penn will honor it. With red classical seal of Blackwell intact on...
GLC01541.03
8 March 1749
to George Coade
Requesting payment of a bill. Written at Spring Garden.
GLC01541.04.01
[Bill for a trip]
A bill for expenses incurred during a trip, totaling thirteen pounds, eight shillings.
GLC01541.04.02
29 May 1738
Hamilton, Andrew (ca. 1676-1741)
to Jeremiah Langhorne
Requests that a writ be issued against James Robinson on charges of trespassing and destruction of property.
GLC01558
5 July 1699
Penn, William
to Joseph Pike
Writes about preparations for his last trip to America. Accompanied by a separate leaf signed "M. Jacob" stating that the letter is "to my great great great grandfather Joseph Pike." A merchant in Cork, Ireland, Pike was an old Quaker friend.
GLC01577
6 July 1640 ca
Williams, Roger
to John Winthrop
Discusses the current behavior of the Native Americans in his area. Mentions struggles between the sachem Uncas, allied with the European settlers, and his enemy, Miantinomo. Postscript possibly refers to the efforts of King Charles I to restore...
GLC01590
3 December 1755
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
to John Hunter
With autograph free frank. Franklin says that "By our late Act I am engag'd in the Disposition of the 60,000 pounds," money given to him by the Pennsylvania legislature to raise a militia for defence of the state's borders during the French and...
GLC01656
19 April 1753
to William Smith
Thanks Smith for a copy of his A General Idea of the College of Mirania. Assures him of the quality of the education of Smith's pupils, Col. Martin's sons, at the College and Academy of Philadelphia. Mentions in particular teachers "Mr. Allison"...
GLC01722
3 May 1753
He has read Smith's "A General Idea of the College of Mirania," and compared his notes on the book with those of Richard Peters. He is enthusiastic about the book. In 1756 Smith headed the reorganization of the Franklin's College and Academy of...
GLC01723
29 November 1760
Livingston, Philip (1716-1778)
[Bill of sale for two slaves sold to Rieneer Van Giesen]
Bill of sale for two slaves of Philip Livingston, the well known merchant, Continental Congressman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Cosigned by his son Philip Philip Livingston and by Richard Jeffery Jr. as witnesses. Livingston sold...
GLC01775
4 February 1760
[Appointment of Stephen Millar as lieutenant colonel of a regiment commanded by Abijah Willard]
Countersigned by Secretary of the Province of Massachusetts Bay Andrew Oliver. Partly printed document. Signed as "General and Governor in Chief" of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Pownall was Royal Governor from 1757 to 1760. Paper seal on top...
GLC01823
1757/12/19
Ward, Samuel
to Thomas Richardson re: voucher for payment to Edward Saunders
[Continental Congress members]
GLC02471.43
February 28, 1716
Mather, Cotton (1663-1728)
to Simon Bradstreet and Joseph Stevens
Inquires about a man named Rudgen (or Brigden), who had moved into the neighborhood of the Boston church Mather ministered. Some people from Charlestown came to Mather with information that Rudgen had libeled his mother and signed a confession to...
GLC02493
1758-1822
Revolutionary War military officers: 19 letters and documents [decimalized]
GLC02500
10 June 1758
Boscawen, Edward (1711-1761)
to Captain Vaughan
Orders Captain Vaughan to "receive twelve pipes of Madeira wine being two months supply," for his men. Written on board the HMS Namur.
GLC02500.03
1754-1801
Stamp Act Congress: 22 letters and documents by members [decimalized]
GLC02503
6 October 1756
Bayard, William (1729-1804)
to unknown
Forwards a list of prices and mentions the sale of a schooner, containing molasses and rum that had been taken by one of their privateers.
GLC02503.01
15 November 1759
Lispenard, Leonard (1716-1790)
[Receipt for 501 pounds from Charles Williams and Thomas Jones]
Money received from the late Joseph Munay, by order of his will.
GLC02503.11
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