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William Dabney To G. Marchant, April 1, 1760, William Dabney

Liberty Hall Collection 1760s

William Dabney wrote to G. Marchant, unaddressed. Dabney asked Marchant to let the barer have brown linen and a quarter pound of thread and to charge it to his account.

Demonstratio Theorematis Fermatiani Omnem Numerum Primum Formae 4N+1 Esse Summam Duorum Quadratorum, Leonhard Euler

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Peter Van Brugh Livingston For Mary Alexander To Moses Franks, July 17, 1759, Peter Van Brugh Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Peter Van Brugh Livingston, addressed from New York, NY, wrote to Moses Franks, Merchant in London, on behalf of Mary Alexander. The payment was for Messrs Sargent Aufrere & Company.

Religion: Scriptures, February 28, 1759

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

The author and the date of the following document are unknown. The author of the manuscript noted that on February 28^th, 1759, Pope Clement XIII permitted the translation of the Holy Bible into all the languages of the Catholic States: but that was also granted by a Spanish Law enacted in the fourth century. The author noted “diffections” between the Old and New Testaments.

William Vanderspiegle To Peter Van Brugh Livingston, November 25, 1756, William Vanderspiegel

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

William Vanderspiegle wrote from Philadelphia, PA, to Peter Van Brugh Livingston, no address. He sent a payment to Peter and expected Derek Brinkerhoof to send an additional sum.

List Of Cattle Sent By Robert Livingston, August 19, 1756, Petrus D. Witt

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

An account of the purchase of oxen, stairs, and cows from Petrus D. Witt to Robert Livingston on June 15, which included travel expenses of the drivers and horses who delivered them to Livingston Manor. The initial debt was to Messrs Livingston and Morris.

List Of Cattle Sent By Robert Livingston, July 28, 1756, Petrus D'Witt

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

An account of the purchase of oxen and cows from Petrus D'Witt to Robert Livingston on June 15, including travel expenses of the drivers and horses who delivered them to Livingston Manor. The initial debt was to Messrs Livingston and Alexander. The finally payment was by Messrs Livingston and Morris on July 28th.

Robert Livingston To Peter Van Brugh Livingston, April 15, 1756, Robert Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Robert wrote from Livingston Manor to his brother Peter, no address, that Mr. George Pyncton delivered oxen, more oxen are on the way to Kinderhook, NY, and the cost.

Lewis Morris To Peter Van Brugh Livingston, February 24, 1756, Lewis Morris

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Lewis Morris's letter and receipt to Peter, Merchant in New York, regarding payments received from William Johnston, Deputy Paymaster General, for provisions to be used by forces.

Captain Nicholas Garrison To Peter Van Brugh Livingston, October 29, 1755, Nicholas Garrison

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Nicholas wrote to Peter Van Brugh Livingston, no address. Verso: Garrisons Receipts for a packet containing Sundry Letters for the British Ministry dated the 29th October 1755. He promises that he would do everything in his power to prevent the letters from falling into enemy hands.

William Alexanders Order In Favor Of Daniel Campbell For Peter Van Brugh Livingston, October 20, 1755, William Alexander

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

William Alexander received payment from Daniel Cambell.

William Alexanders Order In Favor Of Major John Bradstreet Paid To B. Robinson, 1755, John Bradstreet, Beverley Robinson, William Alexander, Oliver Delancey

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Multiple pages related to a payment that took 2 months to process. Transactions took place in Oswego, Albany, and New York City. Additional names include William Alexander, Oliver DeLancey, and Peter Van Brugh Livingston. The final note says "noted for non-acceptance 16 Oct. 1755, G.H."

Robert Livingston To Messrs Livingston And Alexander For Elisha Sheldon, August 21, 1755, Robert Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Robert Livingston wrote to Mr. Livingston & Alexander, Merchants in New York, to pay Elisha Sheldon.

Draft Of The Bill Entitled An Act To Preserve The Navigation Of The Creeks And Rivulets Within The Colony Of New Jersey, August 15, 1755

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

This document is a draft, with X's and underlined words. The speaker was James Alexander.

Sundries To Be Provided By Robert Livingston, May 8, 1755

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

The list includes cannonballs, grape shots, iron round for bolts, flat bards, working oxen, and live cattle, with quantities and some prices.

Jonathan Belcher To Thomas Leonard, March 3, 1755, Jonathan Belcher

Liberty Hall Collection 1750s

Jonathan Belcher wrote to Thomas Leonard, unaddressed. Jonathan Belcher, the royal Governor of the Province of New Jersey wrote this to pay Thomas Leonard, Esq. regarding assembly attendance at Amboy. People included: Charles Read, Peter Kembley, Samuel Stokes, Thomas Leonard's daughter. Places included: Amboy, New Jersey

Principes De La Trigonométrie Sphérique Tirés De La Méthode Des Plus Grands Et Plus Petits, Leonhard Euler

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L. Euleri Opusculorum Tomus Iii. Continens Novam Theoriam Magnetis Ab Illustr. Academia Regia Scient: Parisina Praemio Condecoratam A. 1744., Leonhard Euler

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The Journal Of Major George Washington (1754), George Washington, Paul Royster , Editor

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The Journal of Major George Washington, Sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie, Esq; His Majesty’s Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander In Chief Of Virginia, to the Commandant of the French Forces on Ohio. To Which Are Added, the Governor’s Letter, and a Translation of the French Officer’s Answer.

In October of 1753, George Washington, a 21-year-old major in the Virginia militia, volunteered to carry a letter from the governor of Virginia to the French commander of the forts recently built on the headwaters of the Ohio River in northwestern Pennsylvania. The French had recently expanded their military operations from the Great Lakes …

The Journal Of Major George Washington, George Washington

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In October of 1753, George Washington, a 21-year-old major in the Virginia militia, volunteered to carry a letter from the governor of Virginia to the French commander of the forts recently built on the headwaters of the Ohio River in northwestern Pennsylvania. The French had recently expanded their military operations from the Great Lakes into the Ohio country, and had spent the summer of 1753 building forts and roads along the Allegheny River, with the design of linking their trade routes and sphere of influence down the Ohio to the Mississippi. Virginia governor Robert Dinwiddie believed them to be in …

A Pious Warning To All Wicked And Impenitent Sinners, Author Unknown

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Set forth in the confession and plain conviction of Bezaleel Knowles, a young Quaker, about 17: Who, before the learned, righteous and honourable Judge Sir Michael Foster, was try'd at York, on Saturday, March 24 1753, found guilty, and sentenc'd to be executed [ill.] the 16th, between 8 and 12, for the horrid, barbarous and almost unparallell'd Murder of Mrs. Dorothy Gibson, late of Knaresborough, on the 25th of January last.

Dissertation Sur Le Principe De La Moindre Action, Avec L'Examen Des Objections De M. Le Prof. Koenig Faites Contre Ce Principe, Leonhard Euler

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De Bestiis Marinis Or, The Beasts Of The Sea, Georg Wilhelm Steller

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Steller’s classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), as well as the first scientific descriptions of the fur seal or “sea bear” (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller’s sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

Steller’s sea cow was a sirenian, or manatee, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1741 and rendered extinct by 1768. It was a 30-foot long, plant-eating aquatic mammal, weighing …

Sur Le Principe De La Moindre Action, Leonhard Euler

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Essay D'Une Démonstration Métaphysique Du Principe Général De L'Equilibre, Leonhard Euler

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Extract Of A Letter From Professor Euler, Of Berlin, To The Rev. Mr. Caspar Wetstein, Chaplain To Her Royal Highness The Princess Dowager Of Wales, Leonhard Euler

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Avertissement Au Sujet Des Recherches Sur La Précession Des Équinoxes, Leonhard Euler

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Part Of A Letter From Leonard Euler, Prof. Math. At Berlin, And F.R.S., To The Rev. Mr. Caspar Wetstein, Chaplain To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales, Concerning The Gradual Approach Of The Earth To The Sun, Leonhard Euler

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Part Of A Letter From Mr. Professor Euler To The Reverend Mr. Wetstein, Chaplain To His Royal Highness The Prince, Concerning The Contraction Of The Orbits Of The Planets, Leonhard Euler

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De Bestiis Marinis, Or, The Beasts Of The Sea (1751), Georg Wilhelm Steller, Walter Miller (Translator), Jennie Emerson Miller (Translator), Paul Royster (Transcriber And Editor)

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Steller’s classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), as well as the first scientific descriptions of the fur seal or “sea bear” (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller’s sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

Steller’s sea cow was a sirenian, or manatee, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1741 and rendered extinct by 1768. It was a 30-foot long, plant-eating aquatic mammal, weighing …