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Form Of Verification Of The Delivery Of Merchandise, Signed By Tobias Lear, Cape Francois, Santo Domingo (Present-Day Cap Haitien, Haiti), 1801., Tobias Lear

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Lear, as general commercial agent of the U.S. at Cape Francois, certifies that Joseph Arnaud's accounting of the cargo of the Brig Rainbow - contained on verso - is accurate and complete. Lear was once private secretary to Gen. Washington. Cape Francois, Santo Domingo is now Cap Haitien, Haiti.

Bushrod Washington, A Justice Of The Supreme Court Of United States, Requests $875 Be Paid To Charles Simms, Collector At The Port Of Alexandria, April 1, 1801., Bushrod Washington

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Bushrod Washington, a justice of the Supreme Court of United States, requests $875, one quarter of his salary, to be paid to Charles Simms, collector at the port of Alexandria. April 1, 1801.

William Marbury Letter Regarding Business And Financial Matters, 1800., William Marbury

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

William Marbury writes to Israel Whelan of Philadelphia regarding receipt of $200, the handling of certain freight and other business/financial matters. Georgetown, 1800.

A Bond-Street Lounger, George Saville Carey (1743-1807)

Broadside Ballads: England

Details a man who lives all his days at another's expense

Land Grant For 199 Acres To Curtis Johnson, With James Wood Signing As Governor Of Virginia, 1797., James Wood, Commonwealth Of Virginia

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Curtis Johnson is granted a parcel of 199 acres in Washington County near a branch off the south fork of the Holston River.

Letter From Benjamin Lincoln To Eben Parsons Regarding The Son Of A Friend From North Carolina, 1796., Benjamin Lincoln Jr.

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Lincoln writes to Parsons regarding helping a North Carolina friend's son who is attending school in Hingham, Mass., 1796.

Washington's Farewell Address: The President’S Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This is a digital “facsimile” edition of a contemporary pamphlet version of President George Washington’s “Farewell Address,” first issued in the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper on September 19, 1796. Co-authored with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, it expresses Washington’s decision to decline a third term of the presidency and offers his parting advice to his “friends and fellow-citizens.”

Washington’s “farewell address” emphasizes the importance of Union, the danger of partisanship, the threat of parties allied to foreign countries or interests, the accomplishment of a national government, the precedence of national over sectional interests, the maintenance of the public credit, the …

'Farewell' Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

Zea E-Books in American Studies

President George Washington’s farewell address “To the People of the United States” was delivered to the public through the medium of the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper and was immediately reprinted in other newspapers and in pamphlet form throughout the country, and in England, Ireland, and Scotland as well. All contemporary editions derived directly or indirectly from the Daily Advertiser newspaper source.

The composition of the address was a collaborative effort, with James Madison co-authoring with Washington an early draft that was reviewed and revised at least twice to incorporate suggestions by Alexander Hamilton. The final draft, in Washington’s handwriting, was …

Land Grant To Robert Brodie, Camden, South Carolina, 1794, Featuring Signature Of William Moultrie., Robert Brodie, William Moultrie, State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Robert Brodie is granted "One thousand acres Surveyed for him 19th Mar. 1794 Situate in the District of Camden on Waters of Sawney’s Creek bounded by a line running SW. by Rob. Martins land all other sides by Rob. Brodies." South Carolina,

Young Casey Is The Lad, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Enlistment and tenure of a soldier under Corporal Casey

The Primrose Girl, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

No abstract provided.

Desponding Negro, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Narrative of a slave

1793 License For Elizabeth Prinner(?) To Keep And Inn Or Tavern That Sells Liquor, New York City, 1793. Signed By Richard Varick, Mayor., Richard Varick, Elizabeth Prinner

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Elizabeth Prinner(?), a grocer, is granted a license to keep an "Inn or Tavern for retailing strong or spiritous liquors" until March 1, 1794. She is forbidden from keeping a "disorderly" establishment or one that permits "any Cock-fighting, Gaming, or Playing with Cards or Dice, or Keep any Billiard-Table, or other Gaming-Table, or Shuffle-Board, within the Inn" or "any Out-House, Yard or Garden belonging thereunto." Signed by Richard Varick, 45th mayor of New York City.

Letter In Which Daniel Morgan Refuses Henry Knox's Request For Assistance In Fighting Native Americans. 1792., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In this letter Daniel Morgan, a Virginian famous for his victory at Cowpens, S.C. duing the American Revolution, replies to Secretary of War Henry Knox's request for assistance in fighting Native American. Morgan demures, citing the qualities of the U.S. officer corps and the "peculiar" nature of fighting Native Americans.`

The Loyalist, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Loyalty for King George III and Britain

Historical Collections Of The Indians In New England., Daniel Gookin

Special Collections (Miscellaneous)

An account of the Indians of New England by Daniel Gookin, a magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Published in 1792.

Carrion Crow, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

A man shoots an arrow into a sow instead of a crow.

Essay On Negro-Slavery., James O'Kelly

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Receipt For A Transaction Between Leonard Wheatley And Robert Sharman, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1788., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Daniel Morgan appears to sign this receipt as a witness to the transaction described - for a horse - between Leonard Wheatley and Robert Sharman.

Warrant Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. For Isaac Huger. Charleston, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for Isaac Huger on a charge of trespassing, 1788.

Warrant Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. For John Morrall. Charleston, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for John Morral on a charge of debt, 1788.

Warrant For John Withers, Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for John Wither on a charge of trespassing, 1788.

James Clarke, 18 February 1788, James Clarke

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Manuscript, dated February 18, 1788, from James Clarke

Warrant For Charles Drayton, Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1877., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for Charles Drayton, 1787.

The Case, Trevett Against Weeden

Library Archive

Wherein the Rights of the People to Trial by Jury, &c. are dated and maintained, and the Legislative, Judiciary and Executive Powers of Government examined and denned.

Indenture, Signed By John Rutledge, 1786., John Rutledge

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Indenture for Ephraim Mitchell for 295 pounds, signed by John Rutledge in Charleston, South Carolina, August 29, 1786. Rutledge was an American statesman and judge from South Carolina.

Warrant For Richard Shaw, Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1786., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charlestonn, S.C., signs a warrant for Richard Shaw for debt, 1786.

Warrant Signed By Thomas Heyward And Isaac Huger For David Scott. Charleston, 1786., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for David Scott on a charge of debt, 1786.

Sweet Poll Of Plymouth, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

An impressed sailor leaves his love at home.

The Double Mistake, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Narrative song concerning socioeconomic classes interacting and drinking.