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Jane Grove And John Kean On Behalf Of Samuel Grove To John Faucherand Grimke, January 1, 1778, Jane Grove, John Kean, John Faucherand Grimke

Liberty Hall Collection 1770s

This legal document is for the sale of enslaved people from the estate of Samuel Grove, deceased, to John Faucherand Grimke. Samuel Grove was the husband of Jane Grove and stepfather to John Kean, the executrix and executor of his estate. Names of the enslaved people: London, Cuffy, Cudjoe, John, Sancho, Ocra, Gloster, Celia, Doll, Cloe, Hannah, Betty, Ceasar, Chance, Sarah, Bess, Cato, Edinborough, Primus, Sampson, Peter, June, December, Sandy, September, October, Billy, Guinea Peter, Kate, Affy, Flora, Minnah, Moll, Pender, Venus, Bella, Lettice, Ben, Rinah, Bess, Little Venus Mariane, Bosan, and Joe. This indenture was signed in the presence …

Orderly Books Of The 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1780 [Book 1 Of 8], 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment

Orderly Books of the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1780

Clark University's Archives & Special Collections holds eight Orderly Books of the command of Captain Thomas Lloyd Moore of the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment serving under Brigadier "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The first orderly book begins April 14, 1778 and ends in late July 1778. These books contain a day-by-day account of orders, court martials, guard duty, and other events, and are similar to what the U.S Navy calls the "rough log".

These materials were among the contents of Dr. William Libbey's library, which was donated to Clark University in 1928 following his passing.

Portions from the first orderly book were transcribed …

Drafts By Robert Morris To William Livingston And William Scudder, August 22, 1777, Robert Morris

Liberty Hall Collection 1770s

Robert Morris drafted letters to William Livingston, addressed to Morriston [Morristown], and William Scudder, addressed to Shrewsbury. William Livingston wrote an ordinance to hold the Supreme Court at Princeton. Robert Morris asked both recipients for the ordinance to include a county, either Middlesex or Somerset, so that a sheriff can call for a grand jury.

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.

John Kean On Behalf Of Stephen Bull And Elizabeth Bowry, April 7, 1777, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1770s

John Kean certifies that Stephen Bull petitioned Elizabeth Bowry. The verso is labeled Henry William DeSaussure.

The History Of Emily Montague Vol Iii, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

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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Selected Pages From A New And Complete System Of Geography. Containing A Full, Accurate, Authentic And Interesting Account And Description Of Europe, Asia, Africa, And America ... Also A Concise History Of Every Empire, Kingdom, State, &C. ... The Whole Embellished And Enriched With Upwards Of One Hundred ... Copper Plates ... By Charles Theodore Middleton, Esq. Assisted By Several Gentlemen., Charles Theodore Middleton Esq.

Selections from Special Collections

2 v. fronts., plates, maps (part fold.) 36 cm.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2012. The abstract was prepared by Kyle Brennan.

This work is in the public domain under United States Copyright Law. If you use any part of this work please include Lawrence University Special Collections in your citation.

William Stephens Receipt For Debts Put In His Hands, 1774-1777, Peter Lavien & Co., William Stephens

Liberty Hall Collection 1770s

The verso is labeled as Peter Lavien & Co., William Stephens receipt for debts put in his hands. It includes 3 pages of 80+ names, followed by bonds, notes, or accounts, listed in pounds, shillings, and pence. The largest amount is £3931, the smallest is 11 shillings. Only a few dates are listed, between January 1, 1774, and January 1, 1777. John Kean received the list in Savannah, GA on March 8, year unknown. It is signed by William Stephens.

The History Of Emily Montague Vol I, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

The History Of Emily Montague Vol Ii, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

Georgia Constitution Of 1777, State Of Georgia

Current and Historical Georgia Constitutions & Related Materials

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Last Will And Testament Of David Ogden, November 12, 1776, David Ogden

Liberty Hall Collection 1770s

The Last Will and Testament of David Ogden. Ogden lived in Newark, NJ and divided his property among his children Isaac Ogden, Abraham Ogden, Samuel Ogden, Nicholas Ogden, Sarah Hoffman and Peter Ogden. In the event Sarah died before him her share went to her children, Martin Hoffman, Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Mary Gillon Hoffman, with her husband, Nicholas Hoffman, as trustee. In the will he also said his enslaved man Jack son of Fillis could choose which one of the children he went to and they would pay $150 to the others. The executors were Jacob Ogden, Philip Cortland, and …

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 …

Selected Pages From Silva: Or, A Discourse Of Forest-Trees, And The Propagation Of Timber In His Majesty’S Dominions: As It Was Delivered In The Royal Society On The 15th Day Of October, 1662, Upon Occasion Of Certain Quaeries Propounded To That Illustrious Assembly, By The Honourable The Principal Officers And Commissioners Of The Navy. Together With An Historical Account Of The Sacredness And Use Of Standing Groves., John Evelyn

Selections from Special Collections

28 p. l., 649, [9] p. front (port.) plates ( 1 fold.) fold. tab 30 cm.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Fall 2012. The abstract was prepared by Linghui Li .

Institution Des Sourds Et Muets, Par La Voie Des Signes Méthodiques; Ouvrage Qui Contient Le Projet D’Une Langue Universelle, Par L’Entremise Des Signes Naturels Assujettis À Une Méthode, Charles-Michel De L’Epée

Deaf Rare Books

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Dumb Speech, Or The Art Of Conversing By The Fingers Only, As Well In The Dark As In The Light, R. Aiken

Deaf Rare Books

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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

No abstract provided.

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

Readings in American Civic Literacy

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Copy From Samuel Grove To Jonathan Clempson, October 6, 1775, Samuel Grove

Liberty Hall Collection 1770s

This is a copy of Samuel Grove's letter from Beaufort to Jonathan Clempson, address unknown. The letter includes business about credit, cargo, and crop updates made in ledgers. Products include hay, rice, and indigo.

Names included: Grove and Davies, Richard Shubrick, Shubrick and Clempson, John Kean and Company, John Howell, Nicholas Lecheme, Miller, Hanson Clark, Lane, and possibly others.

Places mentioned: Hambral, Rotterdam, Savannah, Charles Town.

Ten Pound (£10) Note Of South Carolina Currency, 1775., Provincial Congress Of South Carolina, Gideon Dupont, Edward Blake, Thomas Corbett, Aaron Loocock, William Parker

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This South Carolina certificate no. 36967 "entitles the bearer to Ten Pounds Current Money." Signed by Gideon Dupont, Aaron Loocock, Thomas Corbett, William Parker, and Edward Blake.

Systema Entomologiae: Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus, Johann Christian Fabricius

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

Electronic Texts in American Studies

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 …

J. Clempson To Samuel Grove, Circa 1775, J. Clempson

Liberty Hall Collection Undated

Jonathan Clempson wrote to Samuel Grove in Beaufort, South Carolina. Clempson informed Grove that Mr. RS sold the Indigo consigned to him which yielded Grove a large profit. Also included an invoice. Discussed shipping Grove’s goods, exportation prices, and business concerning plantation life. This document is undated.

An Act For Divesting Out Of The Crown The Plantation And Estate Of Ulysses Fitzmaurice Esquire, Deceased, And For Vesting The Same In Trustees, To Be Fold For Payment Of His Debts, And For Other Purposes Therein Mentioned.

British Parliamentary Acts

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Institution Des Sourds Et Muets, Ou Recueil Des Exercises Soutenus Par Les Sourds & Muets Pendant Les Années 1771, 1772, 1773 & 1774 : Avec Les Lettres Qui Ont Accompagné Les Programmes De Chacun De Ces Exercises, Charles-Michel De L’Epée

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

An Act For Further Continuing So Much Of Two Acts, Made In The Sixth And Thirteenth Years Of The Reign Of His Present Majesty, As Relates To The Opening And Establishing Certain Free Ports In The Island Of Jamaica.

British Parliamentary Acts

No abstract provided.