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American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library

The Boston Public Library has an extensive collection of original manuscripts from the American Revolutionary War era. The letters and documents were drafted by John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, James Otis, Joseph Warren, George Washington and other important Revolutionary War figures. The materials are mostly of American origin, but also include British, European, and West Indian sources. Some of the topics covered include the war’s political origins, the unfolding of military and naval c...



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Letter to John Hancock concerning non-importation agreements [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock concerning non-importation agreements [manuscript]
by Hancock, John, 1737-1793, recipient; Hayley and Hopkins (Merchants: London, England); Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: East India Company, Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769
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Document certifying that Capt. Isaac Davis of Acton was in a regiment of Minutemen killed at Concord, April 19th, 1775 [manuscript]
Document certifying that Capt. Isaac Davis of Acton was in a regiment of Minutemen killed at Concord, April 19th, 1775 [manuscript]
by Peirce, Abijah; Davis, Isaac, 1745-1775; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775, Minutemen (Militia)
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Letter to James Bowdoin and others about English reactions of Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Letter to James Bowdoin and others about English reactions of Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Bollan, William, d. 1776; Bowdoin, James, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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Letter to Sir William Hamilton reporting King's speech on American riots [manuscript]
Letter to Sir William Hamilton reporting King's speech on American riots [manuscript]
by Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795; Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Massachusetts Treasurer Henry Gardner, inquiring how many depreciation notes were issued to General Moses Hazen's troops (the 2e Canadian Continental Regiment) [manuscript]
Letter to Massachusetts Treasurer Henry Gardner, inquiring how many depreciation notes were issued to General Moses Hazen's troops (the 2e Canadian Continental Regiment) [manuscript]
by Heath, William, 1737-1814; Gardner, Henry, 1731-1782 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803
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Letter (first 4 pages) to François Kinlock at Geneva, about democracy's advantages over monarchy, New York campaign, Regulator movement, North Carolina constitution, M'Fingal and "Dr. Price's" Common Sense [manuscript]
Letter (first 4 pages) to François Kinlock at Geneva, about democracy's advantages over monarchy, New York campaign, Regulator movement, North Carolina constitution, M'Fingal and "Dr. Price's" Common Sense [manuscript]
by Laurens, John, 1754-1782; Kinlock, François, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: June 16, 1776
Topic: Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
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Letter to brother-in-law, Isaac Winslow, urging him not to come to England [manuscript]
Letter to brother-in-law, Isaac Winslow, urging him not to come to England [manuscript]
by Clarke, Richard, 1711-1795; Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Ocean travel
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Letter to Thomas and John Fleet, printers in Boston, asking them to print Isaac Winslow's resignation from Mandamus Council in Evening Post [manuscript]
Letter to Thomas and John Fleet, printers in Boston, asking them to print Isaac Winslow's resignation from Mandamus Council in Evening Post [manuscript]
by Adams, Amos, 1728-1775; Fleet, Thomas, 1732-1797, recipient; Fleet, John, 1734-1806, recipient; Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Massachusetts. Council
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List of soldiers entitled to wear honor badges [manuscript]
List of soldiers entitled to wear honor badges [manuscript]
by Massachusetts. Militia. Regiment, 4th. Board on Badges; Selden, Charles; Larned, Simon; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document to Major Barber asks for cartridges and paper for Lieut. Warren [manuscript]
Document to Major Barber asks for cartridges and paper for Lieut. Warren [manuscript]
by Bond, William, 1734-; Barber, Nathaniel, 1728-1787, recipient; Warren, Josiah, 1749-1797; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Gentlemen reporting repeal of Townshend Acts except the Tea Act, criticizing Bostonians for breaking Non-importation Agreements [manuscript]
Letter to Gentlemen reporting repeal of Townshend Acts except the Tea Act, criticizing Bostonians for breaking Non-importation Agreements [manuscript]
by Eliot, Samuel, 1739-1820; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769
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Letter to Gen. John Thomas (?) about battle of Hog and Noddles Islands and British losses [manuscript]
Letter to Gen. John Thomas (?) about battle of Hog and Noddles Islands and British losses [manuscript]
by Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800; Thomas, John, 1724-1776 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790
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Orders to secure Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights [manuscript]
Orders to secure Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights [manuscript]
by Massachusetts. Committee of Safety; Palmer, Joseph, 1716-1788; White, Benjamin, ca. 1724-1794; Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790; Ward, Jonathan, Colonel; Gerrish, Samuel; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
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Receipt for blankets from state [manuscript]
Receipt for blankets from state [manuscript]
by Reading (Mass.). Citizens; Pratt, Edward; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Sir William Hamilton at Naples about disturbances in America [manuscript]
Letter to Sir William Hamilton at Naples about disturbances in America [manuscript]
by Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795; Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Governor Thomas Sim Lee, asking him to announce publicly birth of French Dauphin [manuscript]
Letter to Governor Thomas Sim Lee, asking him to announce publicly birth of French Dauphin [manuscript]
by Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813; Lee, Thomas Sim, 1745-1819, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Louis-Joseph-Xavier, Dauphin of France, 1781-1789
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Letter to John Hancock congratulating him on repeal of Stamp Act [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock congratulating him on repeal of Stamp Act [manuscript]
by Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797; Hancock, John, 1737-1793, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Great Britain, Harvard College Library
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Petition to Selectmen for resignation of tea consignees [manuscript]
Petition to Selectmen for resignation of tea consignees [manuscript]
by Boston (Mass.). Citizens; Clarke, Richard, 1711-1795; Powell, William; Boston (Mass.). Selectmen, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Tea Party, 1773
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Document instructing Shelbourne Committee of Correspondence to confer about present commissions held by Justices of Peace [manuscript]
Document instructing Shelbourne Committee of Correspondence to confer about present commissions held by Justices of Peace [manuscript]
by Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788; Shephard, Levi; Shelburne (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Account book for supplies for troops [manuscript]
Account book for supplies for troops [manuscript]
by Miller, Charles, Commissary; Greenough, Charles P. (Charles Pelham), 1844-1924; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Trumbull, Joseph, 1737-1778
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General orders to the commissary to deliver Serj. Haskell two quarts of rum [manuscript]
General orders to the commissary to deliver Serj. Haskell two quarts of rum [manuscript]
by Winthrop, William, 1753-1825; Haskell, Sergeant; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter book of General Lincoln containing copies of 339 letters written at the time of the siege of Charleston [manuscript]
Letter book of General Lincoln containing copies of 339 letters written at the time of the siege of Charleston [manuscript]
by Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810; Barnwell, John, Major; Bee, Thomas, 1725-1812; Beekman, Benjamin, Colonel; Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790; Bretigny, Marquis de; Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789; Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 recipient; Cuthbert, Daniel, Major; Drayton, Stephen, 1736-1810; Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788; Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794; Gadsden, Christopher, 1724-1805; Galphin, George, -1780; Garden, Alexander, 1757-1829; Glascock, William, 1730-1793; Heriot, Robert, 1739-1792;...
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Dated: Charleston, Aug. 6, 1779 to Nov. 28, 1780
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Order to Deputy Paymaster Ebenezer Hancock to pay John Brown $50 [manuscript]
Order to Deputy Paymaster Ebenezer Hancock to pay John Brown $50 [manuscript]
by Brown, John; Hancock, Ebenezer, 1741-1819 recipient; Heath, William, 1737-1814; Loring, Seth; Richardson, James; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Bill for subsistence for five months at three pounds per month. Certified by James Richardson, and signed. Order for the payment written in the hand of Seth Loring, and signed. Signed also by William Heath. Receipt signed by John Brown
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Receipt for 5 watch coats from Capt. Samuel Flower [manuscript]
Receipt for 5 watch coats from Capt. Samuel Flower [manuscript]
by Day, Luke, Captain; Flower, Samuel, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Albany, April 8, 1778
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Receipt for Nathaniel Barber for ball and flints [manuscript]
Receipt for Nathaniel Barber for ball and flints [manuscript]
by Cooke, Sam; Barber, Nathaniel, 1728-1787, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document to Richard Devens, Esq., Commissary General, asking him to deliver to Capt. Michael Hodge one canon with its appurtenances [manuscript]
Document to Richard Devens, Esq., Commissary General, asking him to deliver to Capt. Michael Hodge one canon with its appurtenances [manuscript]
by Wigglesworth, Edward, 1742-1826; Devens, Richard, 1721-1807, recipient; Hodge, Michael, 1743-1816; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, requesting legal assistance in contest with Governor Sharpe [manuscript]
Letter to Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, requesting legal assistance in contest with Governor Sharpe [manuscript]
by Morris, Robert, ca. 1745-1815; Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790
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Letter to Elias Boudinot at Elizabeth Town lamenting despotism, conflicts with England, and inconsistency of Southern slave-owners' cries of liberty [manuscript]
Letter to Elias Boudinot at Elizabeth Town lamenting despotism, conflicts with England, and inconsistency of Southern slave-owners' cries of liberty [manuscript]
by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784; Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to General Dearborn [manuscript]
Letter to General Dearborn [manuscript]
by McClary, Michael, 1752-1824; Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829, recipient; Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813; Page; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Supply order to Major Barber asks to let the bearer have cartridges and flint for Captain Batchelor's company [manuscript]
Supply order to Major Barber asks to let the bearer have cartridges and flint for Captain Batchelor's company [manuscript]
by Bridge, Ebenezer, 1744-1814; Barber, Nathaniel, 1728-1787. recipient; Hartshorn, Thomas, 1742-1819; Batchelor, Captain; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document requesting General Court to pay Gabriel Priest for service in Capt. Robert Longley's Co. [manuscript]
Document requesting General Court to pay Gabriel Priest for service in Capt. Robert Longley's Co. [manuscript]
by Whitcomb, John; Longley, Robert, 1733-1802; Priest, Gabriel, 1757-1792; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection; Massachusetts. General Court
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Dated: Boston, Jan. 22, 1777
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Excerpt from a letter written about his son and his failure to do passing work at college [manuscript]
Excerpt from a letter written about his son and his failure to do passing work at college [manuscript]
by Hopkins, Samuel, 1721-1803; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Log book of cruises and captured ships [manuscript]
Log book of cruises and captured ships [manuscript]
by Tyrannicide (Brig); Hallet, John Allen; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Boston Harbour, July 21, 1778 through Dec. 7, 1778.
Topic: Logbooks
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Letter to Selectmen requesting town meeting to consider Tea Act [manuscript]
Letter to Selectmen requesting town meeting to consider Tea Act [manuscript]
by Boston (Mass.). Citizens; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803; Revere, Paul, 1735-1818; Boston (Mass.). Selectmen, recipient; Boston (Mass.). Town Meeting; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Tea tax (American colonies), Boston Tea Party, 1773
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Bill to Massachusetts for engraving paper money, £713 [manuscript]
Bill to Massachusetts for engraving paper money, £713 [manuscript]
by Revere, Paul, 1735-1818; Massachusetts. Treasury Dept; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Boston, July 12, 1779
Topic: Paper money
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Contingent account of pay due to expenses from Cambridge to Virginia [manuscript]
Contingent account of pay due to expenses from Cambridge to Virginia [manuscript]
by Phillips, William, 1731?-1781; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Abemarle, Jan. 31, 1779
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Letter to Arthur Lee in London about Governor Hutchinson's departure and colonial unity [manuscript]
Letter to Arthur Lee in London about Governor Hutchinson's departure and colonial unity [manuscript]
by Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788; Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780
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Letter to John Cushing, Jr., cancelling arrangements as he is ordered to Camp by General Greene unless Mrs. Greene's request for him as escort is granted [manuscript]
Letter to John Cushing, Jr., cancelling arrangements as he is ordered to Camp by General Greene unless Mrs. Greene's request for him as escort is granted [manuscript]
by Blodgett, William, 1754-1809; Cushing, John, Jr. recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Providence, Oct. 25, 1778
Topic: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
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Letter to Governor Thomas Sim Lee, enclosing the duplicate of a letter which fell into the hands of the Tories [manuscript].
Letter to Governor Thomas Sim Lee, enclosing the duplicate of a letter which fell into the hands of the Tories [manuscript].
by Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; Lee, Thomas Sim, 1745-1819, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document ordering John Greenough, Esq., in Wellfleet, to capture H.M.S. Somerset, 60 guns, stranded of Truro [manuscript]
Document ordering John Greenough, Esq., in Wellfleet, to capture H.M.S. Somerset, 60 guns, stranded of Truro [manuscript]
by Powell, Jeremiah; Greenough, John, 1742-1781; Massachusetts. Council; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Authorizes Greenough to call on all officers to aid him in securing the Somerset, a British ship stranded near Truro
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Claim against the estate of Joseph Warren for £13/6/7 [manuscript]
Claim against the estate of Joseph Warren for £13/6/7 [manuscript]
by Whitworth, Miles; Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Col. Joseph Jackson about houses to be let in Lincoln and in Needham [manuscript]
Letter to Col. Joseph Jackson about houses to be let in Lincoln and in Needham [manuscript]
by Inches, Henderson; Jackson, Joseph, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Rental housing
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Letter to Col. William Williams about supplies, reorganization of Commissary Dept., opposition to Edmund Burke of North Carolina, and "Tory lie" that Washington is to be replaced. [manuscript]
Letter to Col. William Williams about supplies, reorganization of Commissary Dept., opposition to Edmund Burke of North Carolina, and "Tory lie" that Washington is to be replaced. [manuscript]
by Dyer, Eliphalet, 1721-1807; Williams, William, 1731-1811 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: York, Pa., March 20, 1778
Topic: Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Letter to Col. Henry Jackson, speculating on direction of Gen. Howe's fleet [manuscript]
Letter to Col. Henry Jackson, speculating on direction of Gen. Howe's fleet [manuscript]
by Knox, Henry, 1750-1806; Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Agrees with him in thinking the surrender of Ticonderoga disgraceful and believes an investigation will be made. Howe has not been seen either in Philadelphia or New York, both of which are protected against him. If he appears to the east the General should be notified. Is pleased to hear that Manley has not been retaken. Lists the articles Jackson will need in camp
Topic: Manley, John, 1732-1793
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Letter to Abigail Bishop, hoping for quick end to year's campaign [manuscript]
Letter to Abigail Bishop, hoping for quick end to year's campaign [manuscript]
by Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781; Bishop, Abigail. recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to General William Heath about supplies from north and enemy moves near Philadelphia [manuscript]
Letter to General William Heath about supplies from north and enemy moves near Philadelphia [manuscript]
by Washington, George, 1732-1799; Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804; Heath, William, 1737-1814 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Concerning the procuring of supplies for the army in Boston, especially lead; congratulates Heath on the surrender of Burgoyne; describes movements of the enemy around Philadelphia; commissioning of Lee's and Jackson's regiments
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Letter to George Grenville, relaying news of Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Letter to George Grenville, relaying news of Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Lloyd, Charles, 1735-1773; Grenville, George, 1712-1770, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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Letter to General Horatio Gates, reporting victory over enemy [manuscript]
Letter to General Horatio Gates, reporting victory over enemy [manuscript]
by Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801; Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to General James Warren, asking to resign because of Congress' stupid instructions and treachery of colleague [manuscript]
Letter to General James Warren, asking to resign because of Congress' stupid instructions and treachery of colleague [manuscript]
by Adams, John, 1735-1826; Warren, James, 1726-1808, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to his brother, Algernon Percy, about rebel defeat at Quebec [manuscript]
Letter to his brother, Algernon Percy, about rebel defeat at Quebec [manuscript]
by Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817; Beverley, Algernon Percy, Earl of, 1750-1830, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Lydia Miller, his wife, about English forays at Lechmere Point [manuscript]
Letter to Lydia Miller, his wife, about English forays at Lechmere Point [manuscript]
by Miller, William Turner, 1745-1823; Miller, Lydia Cockrane, 1746-1816, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Nathaniel Gilbert in Hingham about unity in Massachusetts [manuscript]
Letter to Nathaniel Gilbert in Hingham about unity in Massachusetts [manuscript]
by Fisher, Nathaniel, 1753-1810; Gilbert, Nathaniel, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Robert Morris and Richard Henry Lee about Baron de Kalb's departure for America, Franklin's arrival, an French fears of early peace [manuscript]
Letter to Robert Morris and Richard Henry Lee about Baron de Kalb's departure for America, Franklin's arrival, an French fears of early peace [manuscript]
by Deane, Silas, 1737-1789; Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 recipient; Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: De Kalb, Johann, 1721-1780, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
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Letter his brother Augustin Laurent Guillaumier, merchant at La Ciotat, France, describing British and French fleets under d'Estaing and de Grasse, the raising of troops for possible seizure of Jamaica [manuscript]
Letter his brother Augustin Laurent Guillaumier, merchant at La Ciotat, France, describing British and French fleets under d'Estaing and de Grasse, the raising of troops for possible seizure of Jamaica [manuscript]
by Guillaumier, Antoine; Guillaumier, Augustin Laurent, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Cap-Français, May 13, 1779
Topics: Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794, Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de,...
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Letter asking for water and flour [manuscript]
Letter asking for water and flour [manuscript]
by St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Mackay, Aeneas, O'Hara
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Receipt for Nathaniel Gilman, Continental Loan Officer for the State of New Hampshire, for sum paid as interest on various loan certificates [manuscript]
Receipt for Nathaniel Gilman, Continental Loan Officer for the State of New Hampshire, for sum paid as interest on various loan certificates [manuscript]
by Green, Ezra, 1746-1847; Gilman, Nathaniel, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Money
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Receipt for supplies for use of the sick and wounded in Cambridge for William Hunt [manuscript]
Receipt for supplies for use of the sick and wounded in Cambridge for William Hunt [manuscript]
by Eustis, William, 1753-1825; Hunt, William, 1749-; Pettee, Simon; Bisco, Josiah; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Resolution not to buy or sell English goods until Boston Port Bill is repealed [manuscript]
Resolution not to buy or sell English goods until Boston Port Bill is repealed [manuscript]
by Medway (Mass.) Citizens; Adams, Jonathan, b. 1737; Adams, Eleazer, b. 1720; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Port Bill, 1774
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Cash book for American officers' accounts during the siege of Boston [manuscript]
Cash book for American officers' accounts during the siege of Boston [manuscript]
by Winthrop, William, 1753-1825; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Document authorizing Col. Isaac Motte to receive £3000 for clothes for 2d South Carolina Continental Regiment [manuscript]
Document authorizing Col. Isaac Motte to receive £3000 for clothes for 2d South Carolina Continental Regiment [manuscript]
by Lowndes, Rawlins, 1721-1800; Motte, Isaac, 1738-1795; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: July 29, 1778
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Document to Capt. Foster or the commanding officer at Watertown asking him to receive six horses from Mr. Fessenden and to put them to pasture in the land belonging to either Major Vassal or Gov. Oliver [manuscript]
Document to Capt. Foster or the commanding officer at Watertown asking him to receive six horses from Mr. Fessenden and to put them to pasture in the land belonging to either Major Vassal or Gov. Oliver [manuscript]
by Gridley, Scarboro, d. 1787; Foster, Thomas Wait, 1748- recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Fessenden, Mr, Vassal, John, 1738-1797, Oliver, Thomas, 1733-1815
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Document to Major Barber asking for powder and ball for the use of his regiment [manuscript]
Document to Major Barber asking for powder and ball for the use of his regiment [manuscript]
by Prescott, William, 1726-1795; Barber, Nathaniel, 1728-1787, recipient; Robbins, Philip, 1725-1804; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document appointing a committee to thank General Conway and Isaac Barre for helping to repeal Stamp Act [manuscript]
Document appointing a committee to thank General Conway and Isaac Barre for helping to repeal Stamp Act [manuscript]
by Boston (Mass.). Town Meeting; Barré, Isaac, 1726-1802; Cooper, William, 1720-1809; Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph written by Samuel Adams, signed by William Cooper, Town Clerk
Topic: Great Britain
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Document protesting against Parliamentary taxes and property [manuscript]
Document protesting against Parliamentary taxes and property [manuscript]
by Otis, James, 1725-1783; Barnstable (Mass.). Citizens; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Bill to Edward Blanchard and Ebenezer Hancock for the sloop of Capt. Bradford [manuscript]
Bill to Edward Blanchard and Ebenezer Hancock for the sloop of Capt. Bradford [manuscript]
by Townsend, Shippie, 1722-1798; Blanchard, Edward; Hancock, Ebenezer, 1741-1819; Bradford, Captain; Ranger (Sloop); Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Indictment of Alexander Mall for stabbing Samuel Atwood during the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Indictment of Alexander Mall for stabbing Samuel Atwood during the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Massachusetts. Superior Court of Judicature; Mall, Alexander; Attwood, Samuel; Taylor, William; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Bill to British government from the U.S. Continental Congress for supplying Convention Army, £4,453 [manuscript]
Bill to British government from the U.S. Continental Congress for supplying Convention Army, £4,453 [manuscript]
by Heath, William, 1737-1814; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Boston, July 6, 1778
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Declaration of his Intentions in selling a horse to British just prior to the Battle of Concord and his sentiments concerning spreading rumors of Negro revolt expressed in conversation with Katherine Adams, wife of Jonathan Adams [manuscript]
Declaration of his Intentions in selling a horse to British just prior to the Battle of Concord and his sentiments concerning spreading rumors of Negro revolt expressed in conversation with Katherine Adams, wife of Jonathan Adams [manuscript]
by Adams, Elisha; Lord, Daniel; Medway (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence; Medway (Mass.). Town Meeting; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Adams, Katherine, Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775, African Americans, Slave insurrections
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Document for the Governor and Company of the Colony of Connecticut [manuscript]
Document for the Governor and Company of the Colony of Connecticut [manuscript]
by Hubbell, Samuel, 1714-1760; Chester, John, 1703-1771; Elmer, Samuel; Ledyard, John; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document to the Hon. Henry Gardner, Esq. Treas. asking him to pay what wages are due to him for his attendance at the Massachusetts General Court to Col. Moses Little [manuscript]
Document to the Hon. Henry Gardner, Esq. Treas. asking him to pay what wages are due to him for his attendance at the Massachusetts General Court to Col. Moses Little [manuscript]
by Gerrish, Jacob, 1738-1817; Gardner, Henry, 1731-1782, recipient; Little, Moses, 1724-1798; Massachusetts. General Court; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to John Hancock, asking for shipfitting contracts [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock, asking for shipfitting contracts [manuscript]
by Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831; Hancock, John, 1737-1793 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Shipbuilding
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Circular letter to Nathaniel Appleton, commissioner of the Continental Loan Office for the State of Massachusetts, from John L. Clarkson, secretary of the Treasury Office of the U.S. Continental Congress, about issuing Loan Office certificates [manuscript]
Circular letter to Nathaniel Appleton, commissioner of the Continental Loan Office for the State of Massachusetts, from John L. Clarkson, secretary of the Treasury Office of the U.S. Continental Congress, about issuing Loan Office certificates [manuscript]
by Clarkson, John L; Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Document ordering Daniel Claus, agent for Indian affairs in Canada, to pay Indians for leggings [manuscript]
Document ordering Daniel Claus, agent for Indian affairs in Canada, to pay Indians for leggings [manuscript]
by Johnson, Guy, approximately 1740-1788; Claus, Daniel, 1727-1787; McGowen, Archibald; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Indians of North America
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Indictment of Colburn Barrell, a Sandemanian, for accusing America of rebellion [manuscript]
Indictment of Colburn Barrell, a Sandemanian, for accusing America of rebellion [manuscript]
by Massachusetts. Superior Court of Judicature; Barrell, Colburn, 1735-1803; Brattle, Thomas; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to William Winthrop about prize ships [manuscript]
Letter to William Winthrop about prize ships [manuscript]
by Billings, Richard, 1733-1808; Winthrop, William, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Portsmouth, Oct. 13, 1778

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