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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Phineas Pemberton, Alice Hodgson Pemberton Via Joseph Kirkbride, November 18, 1700, Phineas Pemberton Nov 1700

Phineas Pemberton, Alice Hodgson Pemberton Via Joseph Kirkbride, November 18, 1700, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated November 18, 1700 (November 8, 1700 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his wife, Alice Hodgson Pemberton.

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Mary Pike, George Heathcote, March 30, 1697; August 6, 1697, Mary Pike Mar 1697

Mary Pike, George Heathcote, March 30, 1697; August 6, 1697, Mary Pike

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

A letter from Mary Pike to George Heathcote on March 30, 1697

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Roger Longworth, James Harrison, April 20, 1671, Roger Longworth Apr 1671

Roger Longworth, James Harrison, April 20, 1671, Roger Longworth

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated April 20, 1671 (10 2mo. 1617 Old Style) from Roger Longworth in Lancaster Castle to James Harrison. He mentions Thomas Bond receiving ten pounds and fifty shillings at Lancaster but the rest is not yet paid. Longworth and his fellow prisoners wrote to the judges for more information on when they will be called to court. Longworth also mentions travel plans—possibly to London—after he is released.

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