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Deposition Regarding Land, Signed By Daniel Boone, David Morris, John Porter, Lewis Craig, Thomas Marshall. Mason County, Kentucky, 1797., Daniel Boone

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Fragment of a deposition, a legal instrument, in which Daniel Boone appears to testify he had been present at the land in question in 1778.

Court Order Signed By John Sevier, John Sevier

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John Sevier signs a court order as clerk of court in North Carolina to transport a George Howard to face charges of trespass brought by John Hamilton.

John Sevier gained fame for his role in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 and as a frontiersman.

Receipt For £3090 Signed By Henry Lee, 1779., Henry Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Henry Lee notes receipt of £3090 from William Guss, 24 April 1779. Place unknown. Lee had the nickname "Light-Horse Harry" and was the father of U.S. officer and Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

Letter From Patrick Henry, Patrick Henry

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Permission for Brig Lady Howe to return to New York, signed by Patrick Henry, 1779.

Receipt For Payment To Ephraim Curtis For His Boarding Of Prisoner Levi Carter, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 19, 1779., Worcester County, Ephraim Curtis

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This is a debit receipt indicating Ephraim Curtis' payment for the boarding of Levi Carter, who was "committed" by William Dunsmoor for desertion. Carter was boarded for 4 weeks and 3 days. Curtis is also paid for a "turning key."

Elias Boudinot Letter To James Parker On Legal Matters. Elizabethtown, N.J., 1787., Elias Boudinot

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Boudinot, formerly of the Continental Congress, writes in his private capacity as a lawyer, touching on a number of cases.