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1779
Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816)
Observations on the American Revolution
Morris' notes on the conduct of Biritish and American forces, and on the revolution. Published by Styner & Cist.
GLC01450.805.01
1861-1877
Unknown
[Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters]
One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Depicts a large white building (Probably the Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters, Washington, D.C.). Engraver unknown.
GLC08878.0210
29 September 1782
Dodge, Isaac (fl. 1782)
[Receipt for lost property during the American Revolution]
Indicates the receipt of one pound, four shillings from Captain Ebenezer Hovey for two lost oars "when in the Service of the Town."
GLC01450.218.06
28 January 1777
Robb, Robert (fl. 1777)
[Oath by a loyalist parolee during the American Revolution]
Witnessed by George Cochran and William Lyon, a member of the Pennsylvania committee of safety. The oath of a loyalist named Robert Robb pledges non-aggression and loyalty to the cause of the United States. The second page is a bond holding the...
GLC01450.615
1776/05/27-06/01
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [American Revolution]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, especially in the difficult time of...
GLC07630
1780/04/08
Beaumarchais, Pierre A. C. (fl. 1780)
to Friedrich Von Steuben re: financing American Revolution [in French]
"As for what concerns me, that which prevents you from gaily beating the English. Money? Soon I will take it, when it will come; but grace troubles you by means, I am much more curious about our laurels..."
GLC07473
7 June 1790
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
[Joint resolution of congress for paying veterans of the American Revolution]
Signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State.
GLC00953
1 April 1776
Morse, David (1756-1830)
[Request to pay bearer for military service during the American Revolution]
Asks for pay for one month and ten days of enlistment. Signed on the verso by David's father, Pelatiah Morse, who was possibly the bearer.
GLC01450.215.02
1779/05/24-29
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [American Revolution]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland: "The sufferings of our brethren in America... have principally arisen from that confusion and distress which are inseparable from war..."; and another...
GLC07635
[n.d.]
Incomplete journal describing political climate in New York before the American Revolution
GLC03107.05413
1939
Mannin, Ethel (1900-1985)
Women and the revolution.
Profiles of women in revolutions around the world. First American edition, printed by E. P. Dutton. With dust-jacket.
GLC06229
1952
Nasser, Gamal-Abdel (1918-1970)
The Philosophy of the Revolution
One pamphlet entitled, "The Philosophy of the Revolution" printed by Gamal Abdel-Nasser dated 1952. As emphasized by Abdel-Nasser. The pamphlet was not printed to describe the events that led up to the overthrow of King Farouk on July 23, 1952 but to...
GLC09640.002
1862
Moore, George Henry (1823-1892)
Historical notes on the employment of Negroes in the American army of the Revolution.
Published by Charles T. Evans. Discusses the involvement of African Americans in the American Revolution. Includes a return of African American soldiers on page 17 (lists numbers of African Americans by state for 1778). Discusses the opinions of...
GLC08405
1780
Wilkie, John (d. 1785)
[Volume of five loyalist tracts relating to the American Revolution, titled Galloways Tracts]
The five works, in order: "The Examination of Joseph Galloway, Esq; Late Speaker of the House of Assembly of Pennsylvania, before the House of Commons, in a Committee on the American Papers" second edition; "Plain Truth: Or, A Letter to the Author of...
GLC05705
1971
Cleaver, Eldridge, (1935-1998)
Revolution in the Congo
This pamphlet has 7 chapters; After Brother Malcom, The number one problem in Africa: Neo-colonialism, Congo (Brazzaville): a political history, Interview with Ernest Ndalla and Pierre Nze, Message to Afro-Americans, Interview with Ange Diawara, Afro...
GLC09643.19
1784
Two legal documents concerning the confiscation of James Wright's property during the American Revolution [Decimalized]
GLC08734
1970
Lightfoot, Claude M., (1910–1991).
Black America and The World Revolution
This pamphlet is the publication of five speeches given from 1966-1970 by Lightfoot. These speeches are; "The American Peace Movement: A Vital Force for World Peace," delivered at a conference on the thirtieth anniversary of the Seventh World...
GLC09643.17
1 July 1779 - 24 May 1780
Van Dyke, Cornelius (fl. 1775-1783)
[American Revolution orderly book of the 2nd New York with garrison orders for Fort Schuyler]
Orderly book with orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Van Dyke and Major John Graham, some signed and in their hand. Notable orders relate to a Fourth of July celebration and General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga. Many others concern...
GLC03158
12 March 1969
Fein, Leonard J. (1934-2014)
The Negro Revolution and the Jewish Community
One pamphlet entitled, "The Negro Revolution and the Jewish Community" dated 1969. Item is a transcript of remarks made from a conference given at Columbia University on March 12, 1969. Remarks express the synagogue's needed participation in the...
GLC09640.279
circa 1850
Military Costume of the Revolution
One engraving titled Military Costume of the Revolution dated circa 1850. Includes five men in military uniform, the man in the center is drawn to look like George Washington. In the four corners are additional men in the uniforms of the Hessians, a...
GLC08878.1304
1792 after
Mutinot (fl. ca. 1792)
French Revolution request for payment dated 13. Vendemiaire
GLC01450.718.01
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
1783/10
The Political Magazine [Treaty of peace ending Revolution]
Printed for J. Brew. Disbound. Prints the treaties with France, Spain and the United States. Also includes the letter of Sir Guy Carleton to the American Congress regarding the evacuation of New York. Contains several plated depicting European...
GLC08820
21 May 1868
Revolution. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (May 21, 1868)]
Disbound. Paginated [305]-320. Edited by E.C. Stanton and Parker Pillsbury. Includes editorial by Stanton "The Last Republican Lamp has Gone out" and articles. This issue records the annual meeting of the American Equal Rights Association. Although...
GLC06855
1797/11/25
Jay, John (1745-1829)
to Peter A. Jay re: Napoleon & the French Revolution
"There must be in the Republic an unprecedented & unparalleled want of virtue."
GLC07579
circa 1500-1930
[Collection of Americana from Revolution & Civil War] Decimalized
[decimalized]
GLC00496
n.d.
[Note regarding William Sims's service in the Revolution]
Short note regarding William Sims's campaigns in the Rhode Island Continental Regiment, including the Battle of Red Bank, at which time several other soldiers were shot for desertion.
GLC02150.13
1777/05/19-24
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [Revolution]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, and encourage peaceful conduct in the...
GLC07629
1796
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
Circa August 1878
American Forests
He gives a brief history of the American Forest council and a description of papers presented at their conferences.
GLC00687.181
1811/04/15
to Pierre Paganel re: tragedy of the French Revolution, hopes for liberty
Paganel, author of Essai historique et critique sur la Révolution Française (Paris, 1810), sent a copy of his work to Jefferson, perhaps one of the few copies to survive burning at the hands of Napoleon's censors. Jefferson writes in part: "[t]he...
GLC04433
1865
Harcourt, William George Granville Venables Vernon (1827-1904)
American neutrality
Written by Harcourt as a journalist in Britain under the pseudonym "Historicus." Cover says the pamphlet is reprinted version of his letters to the London Times of 22 December 1864. The letters focused on questions of international law resulting...
GLC00267.360
circa 1940
Smith, Alfred E.
[American Liberty]
Smith states his belief in a parent's right to choose between public and religious schools for their children, the principle of non interference in the internal affairs of other nations, and common brotherhood of man under common fatherhood of God....
GLC05508.229
1776
Journal of... Congress...1775 [with 4 other works on British view of Revolution]
London printing of the journals of Congress, bound with four more political works on the Revolution. Pagination: 200, 8, 256, 143, 71, 2 pp. (1) Journal of the proceedings of the Congress held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775. Published by order of the...
GLC05704
1942-1946
Army Air Forces
[American Campaign Ribbon]
World War II American Campaign Ribbon. Qualifying Dates: 11/6/1942 - 3/15/1946. Criteria: Service outside the U.S. in the American Theater for thirty days or within the continental U.S. for one year.
GLC09620.415.01
GLC09620.415.02
1897
Hammond, B.F. (fl. 1897)
Afro-American Monument
Oil process chromo-lithographic poster. A picture of an angel putting her hand on the head of a slave, surrounded by nine vignettes depicting scenes from slavery to results of emancipation. Includes pictures of Booker T. Washington and Frederick...
GLC08941
1863
Small American Flag
GLC06160.09
December 1787 - May 1788
Loudon, Samuel (1727?-1813)
The American Magazine.
Contains six monthly issues. Billed as "Containing a Miscellaneous Collection of Original an other Valuable Essays, in Prose and Verse, and Calculated both for Instruction and Amusement." A quote underneath the title reads: "Science the guide, and...
GLC03462
1840
American Anti-Slavery Society
American Anti-Slavery Almanac
JB00165
1860
Voorhees, Daniel Wolsey (1827-1897)
The American citizen
Published by R.H. Simpson & Co. in Terre Haute, Indiana. A signature, "Jas. H. Williams" is inscribed on the lower center of the front cover. An address delivered before the Jefferson and Washington societies of the University of Virginia. Argues...
GLC01265.08
no date
[Unidentified American vessel]
It is a smaller version of GLC04546.149. Printed from the negative of GLC 04546.150.
GLC04546.148
It is a larger version of GLC04546.148. Printed from the negative of GLC 04546.150.
GLC04546.149
The negative that GLC04546.148-148 are reprints of.
GLC04546.150
11 May 1861
Punch, or the London Charivari
The American Difficulty
Reproduced from Punch.
GLC05603.02.87
1798
Morse, Jedidiah (1761-1826)
The American Gazetteer
Second edition printed by J. Stockdale, C. Dilly and T. N. Longman.
GLC08869
1817
Bingham, Caleb, (fl. 1817)
The American Preceptor
JB00327
1861
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)
The loyalty & devotion of colored Americans in the Revolution and War of 1812.
Published by Robert F. Wallcut. Contains excerpts from speeches and quotations related to African American military service. Includes excerpts from a William Howard Day speech delivered at a convention for African Americans held in Cleveland, Ohio...
GLC06130
American and Spanish Fleets
A listing of all all the boats in the Spanish and American fleets.
GLC02691.12.05
circa 1920-1947
unknown, fl. 1920-1947;
[Photograph of Japanese-American woman near the American Trust Company building]
One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American woman by the American Trust Company building.
GLC09860.388
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