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De Formatione Fractionum Continuarum, Leonhard Euler

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Trigonometria Sphaerica Universa, Ex Primis Principiis Breviter Et Dilucide Derivata, Leonhard Euler

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Poem, Triumphant Victory At Pensacola, Bernardo De Gálvez, Jonathan Tharrin, Nicole Darbois

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"Gálvez’s poem ... is translated into English for the first time by Jonathan Tharin as 'The Triumphant Victory at Pensacola.' Gálvez creates a two-part ode glorifying the defeat of the British by his Spanish forces and the subsequent celebration of their victory"

The French Gazette, Norman Desmarais, Carl Becker

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The French Gazette is an English translation of the Gazette Françoise, the French newspaper published in Newport, RI by the French fleet that brought the Count de Rochambeau and 5800 French troops to America in July, 1780. The newspaper intended to translate various news items printed in American newspapers to keep the officers and men abreast of political events in this emerging nation. It is the first known service newspaper published by an expeditionary force. The French facsimile edition is also available elsewhere on this site.

Gazette Francoise

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The Gazette Françoise is a facsimile edition of the French newspaper published in Newport, RI by the French fleet. The newspaper intended to translate various news items printed in American newspapers to keep the officers and men abreast of political events in this emerging nation. It is the first known service newspaper published by an expeditionary force. The English translation is available elsewhere on this site.

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.

Henry Laurens Letter To Earl Of St, Henry Laurens

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter to Earl of Stirling explaining does not have a response before talking to Congress, and admiring obedience displayed by those who captured James Merehandize, signed Henry Laurens as President of Congress, dated October 25, 1778.

Certificate Written To Henderick Smock For 10 Pounds, Signed By William W. Houghton And John Hart, William W. Houghton, John Hart

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Certificate written to Henderick Smock for £10 for sitting in assembly at Princeton in April 1778.

De Repraesentatione Superficiei Sphaericae Super Plano, Leonhard Euler

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Letter From Henry Laurens To General Mcintosh, Henry Laurens

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter of encouragement in reply to General McIntosh, signed Henry Laurens, dated April 12, 1777.

Receipts Of The Delivery Of Gunpowder To Isaac Pinney, Dated 1777-07-01, Signed By Howard Moulton And Jonathan Trumbull, Jonathan Trumbull, Howard Moulton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Order and receipts for 300 lbs. of musket powder. Ordered by Trumbull, governor of Connecticut.

Walter Kerfoot, Walter Kerfoot's Account With Thomas Abraham, Account, 7 February 1777, Walter Kerfoot

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Account (Financial), dated February 7, 1777, from Walter Kerfoot

Walter Kerfoot, Walter Kerfoot's Account With Thomas Abraham, Account, 7 February 1777, Walter Kerfoot

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Account (Financial), dated 7 February 1777, from Walter Kerfoot

Blank Appointment Form Signed By Henry Laurens, Henry Laurens

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Blank appointment form, signed Henry Laurens, President of Congress with attestation by Charles Thomson, includes engraved portrait of Laurens

God Arising And Pleading His People’S Cause ; Or The American War In Favor Of Liberty, Against The Measures And Arms Of Great Britain, Shewn To Be The Cause Of God (1777), Abraham Keteltas, Reiner Smolinski , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

ABRAHAM KETELTAS (1732-98) was raised by Protestant parents in New York and New Rochelle, where he spent much of his time among the communities of Huguenots in the area. Becoming fluent in French early on, he later studied theology at Yale, where he earned his degree in 1752, followed by his preacher’s license in 1756. From 1757 until his dismissal in 1760, Keteltas supplied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He then served as an itinerant preacher to the Dutch and Huguenot parishes in Jamaica and Long Island, New York, where he gained much popular support. …

Members Of The Stetson University Baseball Team

British Parliamentary Acts

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The History Of Emily Montague Vol Ii, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

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Recognizance Signed By Ezra Houghton And Josiah Wilder, Ezra Houghton, Josiah Wilder

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Recognizance signed by Ezra Houghton saying that he will appear in court on a certain day, and until the court date, he is only allowed off his farm to go to church, 1776.

The Church’S Flight Into The Wilderness: An Address On The Times, Containing Some Very Interesting And Important Observations On Scripture Prophecies (1776), Samuel Sherwood A. M., Reiner Smolinski , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

Sherwood’s most popular sermon is his much cited The Church’s Flight into the Wilderness: An Address on the Times, containing Some very interesting and important Observations on Scripture Prophecies (1776)—here republished courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society. Delivering his oration in January 1776 in the presence of Gov. John Hancock, Sherwood freely mixes millenarian metaphors and political ideology to incite his listeners to action. Like many of his predecessors, Sherwood readily adapts the mythology of New England’s Puritan past to fit the new situation. The apocalyptic flight of the Woman into the howling wilderness of America a century and a …

A Charge On The Rise Of The American Empire (1776), William Henry Drayton, Reiner Smolinski , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

WILLIAM HENRY DRAYTON (1742–79), chief justice of South Carolina, Revolutionary leader, and wealthy plantation owner, was born near Charlestown. His family on both sides were wealthy planters and prominent politicians, enabling young William Henry to study in London and Oxford. Upon his return he married a South Carolina heiress, turned to politics, and was elected to the Assembly. Drayton championed the cause of British interest in the colonies and opposed such popular measures as the non-importation movement while defending the rights of the individual. Upon loosing his seat in the Assembly, Drayton left for England and returned shortly thereafter to …

Liberty Further Extended: Or Free Thoughts On The Illegality Of Slave-Keeping; Wherein Those Arguments That Are Used In Its Vindication Are Plainly Confuted. Together With An Humble Address To Such As Are Concerned In The Practice., Lemuel Haynes, Paul Royster , Ed.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This is a regularized text of a private sermon or pamphlet manuscript, authored by a 23-year-old African American who had served in the “minuteman” militia and the Continental Army, and who became an ordained minister and was pastor to white Congregational churches for more than 50 years.

Haynes’ tract is an important and revelatory addition to the early anti-slavery literature in the American colonies. Only identified and published in 1983, it is uniquely situated at the crossroads of independence, anti-­slavery, Congregationalism, and African-American identity. Brought to light by Ruth Bogin, the work is testimony to the diversity of thought and …

Declaration Of Independence (1776), Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman

Readings in American Civic Literacy

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Selections From Adam Smith's Wealth Of Nations (1776), Adam Smith

Readings in American Civic Literacy

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Walter Kerfoot, Thomas Abraham Jr., 24 August 1775, Walter Kerfoot

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Correspondence, dated August 24, 1775, from Walter Kerfoot, to Thomas Abraham Jr.

Walter Kerfoot, Thomas Abraham Jr., 24 August 1775, Walter Kerfoot

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Correspondence, dated 24 August 1775, from Walter Kerfoot, to Thomas Abraham Jr.

Some Strictures Upon The Sacred Story Recorded In The Book Of Esther (1775), Oliver Noble M.A., Reiner Smolinski , Editor

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Oliver Noble (1733/4–92) was born in Hebron, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale in 1757, but stayed on as a tutor until he received his second degree in 1759. Later that same year, he was ordained a minister in South Coventry, Connecticut, but disagreements with his congregation led to his dismissal in 1761. Noble’s abilities as a preacher must have been well known, for his next installment occurred in 1762 at a church in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he preached from the pulpit of the fifth parish until 1784. Again dismissed, Noble moved to Newcastle, New Hampshire, six months later, and there …

Bill And Receipt For Oak Scantling, 1775, Joseph Ogilby

Charles R. Roberts and Walter E. Boyer Collections

This handwritten bill and receipt, sent by Frederick Shingle of Philadelphia in 1775 and signed by Joseph Ogilby, records the cost of oak scantling.

The receipt was found in an account ledger attributed to Friederich Schenckel (d.1810).

Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn

Early Visions Bucket

"Bernard Romans (b.1720) was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to America around 1757, and after a life of some controversy, died at about the age of 64. Romans, who spent sixteen years in North America (not all times, places, and activities accurately recorded), demonstrated his broad range of experiences with A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida (1775)."

Buckskin Breeches Order Slip, November 3, 1774, Daniel Richards

Charles R. Roberts and Walter E. Boyer Collections

This handwritten order slip, sent to Frederick Shingle of Philadelphia on November 3, 1774 by Daniel Richards, requests buckskin breeches for Richard Finemore.

This slip was found in an account ledger attributed to Friederich Schenckel (d.1810).

Receipt [Docket] Of Payment To William Williams, William Williams

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Receipt of payment by William Williams of school money belonging to Lebanon, January 1774