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Warrant For John Abercromby, Signed By Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 1785., Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney signed the South Carolina warrant for John Abercomby. 16 March 1785.

Letter To William Lyle From Benjamin Lincoln Regarding Business Matters And Lincoln's Plans To Travel, 1785., Benjamin Lincoln Jr.

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Lincoln writes to Lyle about the fortunes of Sloop Polly and the price of wheat, and he also indicates an intention to travel to meet Lyle and pay any balance owed him. Boston, 1785.

Warrant Signed By Isaac Huger, Charleston, 1785., Isaac Huger, State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Warrant signed by Isaac Huger, commanding to send Tompson Simons to Charleston, dated March 1, 1785.

Worcester County Court Of General Sessions Document Determining That A New Jail Should Be Built, June 10, 1784., Worcester County Court Of General Sessions, Worcester County, Abel Wilder

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This document notes that the current jail is "Very inconvenient + insufficient for the safety of the County[,] Comfort of the Prisoners" and it is necessary to build a new jail on a new plot of land.

The Discovery, Settlement And Present State Of Kentucke, John Filson

Zea E-Books in American Studies

This is an open-access electronic text edition of Filson’s seminal work on the early history of Kentucky, including the first published account of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. Filson’s work was an unabashedly optimistic account of the western territory, where Filson had acquired large land claims, whose value he sought to enhance by the publication of this advertisement and incitement for further settlement. Scarcely two years after the violent and tragic British and Indian invasion of 1782, Filson portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise, where peace, plenty, and security reigned. Of some significance is Filson’s recognition that the …

Account Of Services Performed And Money Due Ignatius Goulding, 1783 And 1788, Worcester, Massachusetts., Worcester County, Ignatius Goulding

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Debit account detailing money due Ignatius Goulding by Worcester County for services performed and expenses incurred.

Letter From Anthony Wayne To Mordecai Gist, Anthony Wayne

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter from Anthony Wayne, concerns the mode of introduction for the army officers before the South Carolina assembly, invites Gist and his family to dine with him and his officers where they may discuss the details, dated January 15, 1783.

Certificate Endorsed By Levi Todd, Levi Todd

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Levi Todd ceritifes that Elizabeth Kirkman is entitled to benefits as a resident on the western frontier. Todd helped found Lexington, Kentucky and was a prominent figures in that state. He was Mary Todd Lincoln's grandfather.

The Newport Tragedy: Or An Elegy, Sacred To The Memory Of Six Young Women And A Boy Who Were Drowned July 13, 1782, In Newport Harbor., Unknown

Newport Ephemera

No abstract provided.

Statement Of Money Owed To Mr. Amherst Bartlett, Signed By Peter Colt., Peter Colt

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A statement of eight pounds, eight shillings, and ten pence owed to Mr. Amherst Bartlett by the Connecticut Treasury office. Signed by Connecticut state treasurer, Peter Colt.

Request By Grand Jury To Court Of Sessions To Order Treasurer To Give The Jurors Their "Note Upon Interest" In Payment For Their Service, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 7, 1781., Ephraim Doolittle

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A grand jury in Worcester, Massachusetts requests arrangements be made for their payment in light of the fact that the County Treasurer "has not money in store to pay them."

Newport Mercury No. 1048, Newport Mercury

Newport Ephemera

No abstract provided.

The French Gazette, Norman Desmarais, Carl Becker

Primary Sources

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

Primary Sources

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.

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.

Order To Pay David Bottom, Signed By Oliver Ellsworth, 1778., Oliver Ellsworth

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This is an order on John Lawrence, Treasurer, to pay to David Bottom money due him and charge it to the State.

Warrant For Robert Shurley On A Charge Of Debt Brought By Jacob Brown. Signed By John Sevier, North Carolina, 1778., John Sevier

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John Sevier, signing as clerk of court in Washington County, North Carolina, orders the sherriff to find and transport to court Robert Shurley so that he may answer to Jacob Brown on a plea of debt, specifically 12 pounds of "Virginia money" and 5 pounds damage.

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 …

Receipt For A Gun, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1777., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Daniel Morgan acknowledges receipt of a rifle from George Johnson of the Virginia Regiment for the use in the Partisan Corps under Morgan's command. Signed June 10, 1777.

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.

Letter From Peter Parker To Nicholas Cook Regarding American Prisoners. Rhode Island, 1777., Peter Parker

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Sir Peter Parker commanded the squadron at the unsuccessful attack on Fort Moultrie in Charleston, S.C. He aided Howe in the capture of N.Y and reduced R.I.

Receipt For 62 ₤10 Notes Paid To Samuel B. Webb By Capt. Edward Mulbley, 1777., Samuel Blatchley Webb

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Samuel Webb was Silas Deane's private secretary, then First Liet. of Chester's company in American Revolution. In 1776 he was appointed Washington's private secretary and aide-de-camp. In 1777 he was captured at the Battle of Long Island and wasn't released until 3 years later.

Walter Kerfoot, 7 February 1777, Walter Kerfoot

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

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

Record From The Second Continental Congress Ordering That The Secret Committee Produce A List Of Articles Ordered, Signed By Charles Thomson, January 17, 1777., United States. Continental Congress, Charles Thomson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Order that “the secret committee” produce a “list of the articles [....] which they have ordered in consequences of the directions of Congress distinguishing how much is arrived + what is expected.”

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