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


Certificate Endorsed By Levi Todd, Levi Todd Nov 1782

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.


Statement Of Money Owed To Mr. Amherst Bartlett, Signed By Peter Colt., Peter Colt Jun 1782

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.


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

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 Mar 1778

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.


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

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 Peter Parker To Nicholas Cook Regarding American Prisoners. Rhode Island, 1777., Peter Parker Apr 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 Mar 1777

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 Feb 1777

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 Jan 1777

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.”


Note Granting Lieut. Samuel Dogget Leave For A Month. Signed By Horatio Gates, Ticonderoga, New York, 1776., Horatio Gates, Continental Army Sep 1776

Note Granting Lieut. Samuel Dogget Leave For A Month. Signed By Horatio Gates, Ticonderoga, New York, 1776., Horatio Gates, Continental Army

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Lieutenant Doggett is granted one month's leave in September of 1776. At the time this note was written Gates was headquartered at Ticonderoga, New York.


Order To Pay Soldiers, Signed By Oliver Ellsworth, January 1776., Oliver Ellsworth Jan 1776

Order To Pay Soldiers, Signed By Oliver Ellsworth, January 1776., Oliver Ellsworth

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Oliver Ellsworth instructs addressee to pay soldiers returning to camp, January 1776.


Walter Kerfoot, 24 August 1775, Walter Kerfoot Aug 1775

Walter Kerfoot, 24 August 1775, Walter Kerfoot

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Correspondence, dated August 24, 1775, from Walter Kerfoot


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

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.


1771, Unknown Dec 1770

1771, Unknown

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Note, dated 1771


Account For Ship Captain John Brown With Sam And William Vernon; October 29, 1770, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia., John Brown, Sam Vernon, William Vernon Oct 1770

Account For Ship Captain John Brown With Sam And William Vernon; October 29, 1770, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia., John Brown, Sam Vernon, William Vernon

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This document records the debits and credits accounted for by John Brown in his shipping of various cargo, which includes Jamaican and New England rum, pork, rice, onions, molasses, bread, tea, chocolate, snuff, corn, coffee, flour, and leather.


Letter From Benjamin Lincoln, Jr. To William Palfrey, 1768., Benjamin Lincoln Jr. Nov 1768

Letter From Benjamin Lincoln, Jr. To William Palfrey, 1768., Benjamin Lincoln Jr.

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In this letter, Lincoln offers to deliver money to Palfrey, an associate of John Hancock, from a Mr. Barter, 1768.


Anna Barbara Mensch, Unknown, 10 October 1768, Anna Barbara Mensch Oct 1768

Anna Barbara Mensch, Unknown, 10 October 1768, Anna Barbara Mensch

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated October 10, 1768, from Anna Barbara Mensch


Harmen Scholtens, Andries Apostool, 4 October 1768, Harmen Scholtens Oct 1768

Harmen Scholtens, Andries Apostool, 4 October 1768, Harmen Scholtens

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated October 4, 1768, from Harmen Scholtens, to Andries Apostool


Harmen Scholtens, Hendrik Kops, 20 September 1768, Harmen Scholtens Sep 1768

Harmen Scholtens, Hendrik Kops, 20 September 1768, Harmen Scholtens

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated September 20, 1768, from Harmen Scholtens, to Hendrik Kops


Rb 004 Guide To Cora And Webb Mading Collection On Public Health, John P. Mcgovern Historical Collections & Research Center Dec 1766

Rb 004 Guide To Cora And Webb Mading Collection On Public Health, John P. Mcgovern Historical Collections & Research Center

Rare Books Finding Aids

The Cora and Webb Mading Collection focuses on public health and contains over 1,500 books and pamphlets on urban sanitation in the United States and communicable diseases. Two important aspects of the collection are the large number of early twentieth century city and state health department reports and the nineteenth century pamphlets on specific contagious diseases. See more at RB 004.


Christiaan Leendertz, Hendrik Kops, 18 July 1761, Christiaan Leendertz Jul 1761

Christiaan Leendertz, Hendrik Kops, 18 July 1761, Christiaan Leendertz

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated July 18, 1761, from Christiaan Leendertz, to Hendrik Kops


Christiaan Leendertz, Land Record, 2 August 1760, Christiaan Leendertz Aug 1760

Christiaan Leendertz, Land Record, 2 August 1760, Christiaan Leendertz

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Land record (Government Record), dated August 2, 1760, from Christiaan Leendertz


Harmen Scholtens, Hendrik Kops, 17 June 1760, Harmen Scholtens Jun 1760

Harmen Scholtens, Hendrik Kops, 17 June 1760, Harmen Scholtens

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated June 17, 1760, from Harmen Scholtens, to Hendrik Kops


Christiaan Leendertz, Biographical, 1 January 1760, Christiaan Leendertz Dec 1759

Christiaan Leendertz, Biographical, 1 January 1760, Christiaan Leendertz

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Biographical, dated 1760, from Christiaan Leendertz


Harmen Scholtens, Johannes Deknatel, 19 November 1758, Harmen Scholtens Nov 1758

Harmen Scholtens, Johannes Deknatel, 19 November 1758, Harmen Scholtens

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated November 19, 1758, from Harmen Scholtens, to Johannes Deknatel


Michael Kauffman; Jacob Borner; Samuel Böhm; Daniel Stauffer, Committee For Foreign Need, 2 September 1758, Michael Kauffman, Jacob Borner, Samuel Böhm, Daniel Stauffer Sep 1758

Michael Kauffman; Jacob Borner; Samuel Böhm; Daniel Stauffer, Committee For Foreign Need, 2 September 1758, Michael Kauffman, Jacob Borner, Samuel Böhm, Daniel Stauffer

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated September 2, 1758, from Michael Kauffman; Jacob Borner; Samuel Böhm; Daniel Stauffer, to Committee For Foreign Need


6 May 1757, Unknown May 1757

6 May 1757, Unknown

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Correspondence, dated May 6, 1757 (06 5mo. 1757 Quaker Style)


Johann Martin Boltzius, Gotthilf August Francke, 1 December 1756, Johann Martin Boltzius Nov 1756

Johann Martin Boltzius, Gotthilf August Francke, 1 December 1756, Johann Martin Boltzius

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated December 1756, from Johann Martin Boltzius, to Gotthilf August Francke


1755, Unknown Dec 1754

1755, Unknown

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Land record (Government Record), dated November 28, 1755