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Richmond, auditor-general of Maryland, regarding the settlement of claims against the State. Topics include family and social life, growing up in Yorktown, Va. Also included are typescript copies of her letters, , to her sister Anne Ambler Fisher regarding her memories of her experiences during the Revolutionary War. Typescripts of these letters are also in accession nos.

Available on department microfilm M- The letters concern mostly the business affairs of Charles Carter of Shirley, but there are occasional references to political events during the period, There are also a number of accounts of Charles Carter recorded for the years Available on department microfilm M Taylor, writing from Philadelphia, May 12, , contrasts the humane conduct of the patriots at Lexington with the alleged atrocities committed by the British.

He also reports on General Gage and the provincial army assembled at Boston and cites a Quaker regiment raised in Philadelphia as evidence of the populace's general support for the cause. Pendleton speculates, July 4, , about British military intentions and on July 8, , asks for reports about a recent battle in which Woodford was involved, possibly the Battle of Monmouth. The letter to George Washington and an enclosed copy of a resolution of the Virginia General Assembly concern the subject of a separate peace with Great Britain which Virginia rejected.

There is a portion of a military order log book for the Fifth Virginia Regiment which lists the officer of the day, the officer of the guard, the daily parole word and orders. Entries in the log cover the periods July November 20, , and October November 9, , covering the regiment's activities during its encampment in the Tidewater area and in New Jersey and New York where it had joined with Washington's army. The log book provides information on the daily activities of the regiment and records special events such as Washington's address to the army after hearing news of the victory at Saratoga.

Various courts martial are noted, particularly that of Brigadier-General Adam Stephens. Hubbard's commission as a major in Virginia's First Battalion of Militia, part of a contingent ordered to Charleston, S. Topics include United States politics and foreign affairs; the French Revolution; the imprisonment of Lafayette at Olmutz; the Whiskey Rebellion; the War of , particularly the invasion of Canada; travel in Poland, Austria in , and England in ; trade in America and India, and family and personal matters. Jefferson used these codes in his diplomatic correspondence.

Available on Manuscripts Department Microfilm reel M This item is an electrostatic copy of a compilation by Edmund Cody Burnett and was furnished by the Library of Congress. With signature of approval by General Phillips. He also participated in the march on Canada in and the seige of Quebec. Clement in her genealogical and historical research on southern and southwestern Virginia, especially Chatham and Pittsylvania Counties. Included are her notebooks on Revolutionary War service in Pittsylvania County, a fragment of the Virginia Gazette [Purdie and Dixon], , and an order from Major Abraham Shelton to four men to present themselves for duty.

Revolutionary war materials include autograph letters and other items which reflect various military and political aspects of the era. Several letters to George Clinton, , relate to the war in New York and discuss problems with the raising of sufficient numbers of troops and supplies, the lack of adequate officer quarters, the difficulty in procuring medical supplies, frontier defense, and a Loyalist uprising in Ulster and Albany Counties. Papers relating to the Cabell family include a copy of an Amherst County certification of the military service of Colonel Nicholas Cabell of Amherst County which mention the possibility of leaving England for America and complains of economic burdens imposed on him by the "late war.

One letter from Nathaniel Greene to General Twigg, January 10, , mentions that General Wayne will soon be in Georgia to take command, and expresses the hope that the enemy will soon be driven from Savannah. The other two letters written to General Twigg in refer to Indian uprisings and a treaty negotiation with the Creeks. Included is an account with Jefferson. Coincon which mentions persons from the county who participated in the Revolution.

The expenses of the Virginia delegates to Congress are also included. Twelve of the reels consist mainly of Thomas Jefferson letters, etc. Cobb regarding British and Hessian troops taken as prisoners of war in The former was a Boston merchant and an officer in the Continental Army. His papers include "memoirs" of the Boston Tea Party and of the Battle of Lexington, a letter to "Harry," June 4, , mentioning a court martial, and a copy of the constitution of the Society of Cincinnati which Cooper helped establish.

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Also in the collection is the diary of John Harrower, a Scottish emigrant who came to Virginia in search of employment. Garrision concerning the genealogy of James Monroe. Includes copies of extracts of wills of Monroe family members and a record of the Revolutionary War service of Colonel James Monroe. The letters mention this activity, the affairs of the Continental Congress, and the battles of Ticonderoga and Lexington.

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Washington's letter, March 10, , discusses the political necessity of linking the western portions of Virginia with the east by a canal network and Gerry's letter, September 10, , mentions the Philadelphia Convention and the migration from Massachusetts and other places to the Northwest Territory and to the territories of Louisiana and Florida. Part of the land was awarded to Croghan for his service in the Virginia and Continental lines; the rest was purchased by Croghan from other war veterans.

The illustrations are drawn from archeological and printed sources and show various colonial and revolutionary weapons, uniforms, a recruiting poster, and maps. A preliminary calendar prepared by David C. Yalden-Thompson is at the beginning of reel M Only one item No. Stirling, who was apparently with the 42nd Highlanders, writes from Staten Island, describing the voyage to America, encounters with a privateer, and the loss of a British transport with part of Frazier's Regiment. He also describes the treatment by Americans of a captured British officer, the poor condition of American deserters, and the arrival of the Hessians.

Tardiveau concerning Virginia's cession of , acres northwest of the Ohio River to the Illinois Regiment for their service in the war. He refused to participate, and, consequently, was jailed and whipped. A letter from Douglas, September l, , tells of his dismissal from his position for speaking disrespectfully of the country. Especially noteworthy are Piper's reports of colonial response to Parliament's various legislative acts and his analysis of the dispute in economic terms. A contemporary copy of this proclamation is also in the McGregor Library, Dyer's tenure in the position lasted from August 4, , to April 2, Meticulously detailed entries record the date, names, and unit for each recipient along with a description of the articles supplied.

An occasional entry includes observations about the activities of soldiers in the camp. There are also entries for private business accounts during the years The other items are photocopies of nineteenth century records in the National Archives which detail Dyer's service during the Revolution in connection with his application for a pension.

The bulk of the material falls after , but there are several items relating to the revolutionary period, including Charles Tappan's engraving of Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence showing changes made by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. There is also an exchange of correspondence between Martha Jefferson and her friends regarding Jefferson's voyage to France.

The petition also informs the Convention that Major John Connolly has been arrested. The other item is a letter from Charles Lee, naval officer of the South Potomac, to Lieutenant-Governor Beverley Randolph, June 29, , informing Randolph of his seizure of a West Indian ship smuggling rum and urging the strengthening of the port of Alexandria.

John Brockenbrough of Essex County, Va. Many notable families of Virginia's Northern Neck are included. Among topics mentioned are Shay's Rebellion, the treatment of Loyalists in Virginia, republicanism, and the Constitutional Convention. An electrostatic copy of an article by John E. Manahan regarding Peter Francisco's origins in Portugal, his kidnapping and arrival in Virginia, and his career during and after the American Revolution. Balman, with a handwritten history of the parish. Burgoyne's study is based on research conducted in the British Museum and chiefly concerns Germans in Canada under the command of Frederick Haldimand.

An extensive bibliography of manuscripts material is included. Included are bills of lading for flour, tea, bread and rice, personal accounts , and an agreement listing wages paid to the seamen Also included is a slave bill of sale One entry, March 12, , refers to treatment for Thomas Jefferson. Thurston discuss affairs between the British and the Indians, mentions troubles with Indians near Detroit and Fort Michilimackinac, difficulties with building fortifications in the area, and French success with the Indians ; he also writes about finishing his reports on the inland forts with a map of their locations, the few numbers of British troops in his area, the poor condition of the forts, partially due to the nature of the materials used in their construction and repair, the management of troops, and the plan to survey the area around the south shore of Lake Erie.

Includes an order signed by Lord Cornwallis instructing that no harm was to be done to Griffith while attending Colonel [ George ] Baylor and other wounded soldiers captured by the British at Old Tappen in N. Willis writes from Middlebrook and Morristown, New Jersey. A letter from Christian Febiger , a Dane who emigrated to America in the 's and eventually became colonel of the Second Virginia Regiment, reports to the Court of Cumberland County that his post will soon have a shortage of provisions and that Cumberland and surrounding counties have been ordered to supply him.

William Douglass including names of Afro-Americans born and christened, notes on ministers employed, , and information on finances. Also available on department microfilm M The elder Hamond's papers consist mainly of official records relating to his very active and influential naval career and to his brief political assignment as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Commissioner of the Navy, and Commander-in-Chief in Halifax, Highlights of his wartime career include his service in the coastal rivers of Pennsylvania and Virginia where he mastered the art of river warfare, and his role in the invasion of Charleston, The personal material, although limited, is of special significance.

The personal correspondence of Hamond with Hans Sloane and Hans Stanley gives the views of three Englishmen to the approaching separation of the colonies from England. Also of importance are Hamond's excellent narrative account, written from to , of his role in the Revolution during the years, , and his autobiography which covers his career to McGregor Library, , etc.

Jennings, May 31, , comments generally on imperial policy; and, a certification that Florence Blair is a widow of a Revolutionary war veteran and is entitled to her husband's pension. Includes typescript copies of correspondence between Betsey Ambler Eliza Ambler Carrrington and her friends and a series of letters to her sister concerning her life during the Revolutionary War. A fuller description of these letters can be found in the entry for Eliza Jaquelin Ambler Carrington Papers The collection consists of correspondence, accounts, receipts of Hayes, a Philadelphia printer of the firm Dunlop and Hayes, who was engaged by Governor Jefferson in to be the government printer.

There are also various papers relating to Hayes' printing business with the state. A letter, June 12, , from William Fleming to Colonel William Preston discusses the war situation, Cornwallis, Tarleton, appointments to the Virginia Assembly, and the government's withdrawal from Richmond with the approach of the British.

RECORDS [] 90 leaves, The collection contains transliterations from the original German, , by William Edward Eisenberg, of signers of the congregational constitution, , baptismal records, , communion records, , and lists of sponsors and godparents. There are also excerpts from books mentioning the church and the Henkel family, and a photocopy and transcript of a petition to the House of Delegates for exemption from parochial taxes to the established church.

RECORDS [] microfilm M , Collection includes subscription book concerning construction of the church building, ; baptismal records, ; communion book and pastoral records, ; minutes of congregational meetings, to ; lists of bond holders; and miscellaneous notes pertaining to the church's members, land holdings, building and property maintenance, and financial matters.

Original owned by Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Van Biblin and Harrison, November 22, , informing them that a Board of Commissioners has been set up to manage all naval matters and that they are to turnover the Revenge, a prize they had captured, to the Board. There is also a leaf from Henry's ledger book, Included are receipts to Henry and an extract from the journal of the convention made by William Wirt for his biography of Henry.

About a dozen items pertain to this period and consist largely of deeds, a plat, and indentures. Honyman was present at Yorktown and provides his observations on that battle also. Also "Instructions to the Delegates and Freeholders of Charlotte County," October 16, , which endorse direct election of senators and the elimination of the tax on dissenters for support of the Church of England. The item is available on reel M Some papers provide data on supplies issued to the Continental Army by Hunter in his role as Commissary for Public Stores in Fredericksburg.

The bulk of the material for the period of the Revolution consists of correspondence from Hunter's several business partners and contacts. These papers document the problems encountered by merchants during wartime: A few pre-war letters from Duncan Ingraham, Jr. In general, however, the papers contain little reference to military and political events during the war and post-war years, except as they impinge on business activities.

Some information is included on Hunter's speculative ventures, but little exists on his father, James Hunter, Sr. Revolutionary era material are mainly the papers of William Watts d. Most of the papers are business records, but included are numerous court records from Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, and Prince Edward Counties. Other pertinent material includes a letter from Brigadier General Robert Lawson to Watts, September 27, , authorizing him to secure military supplies by impressment or other means, and payrolls for Captain Addison Lewis ' troop of the First Regiment of Light Dragons commanded by Colonel Theodorick Bland.

Also included is a copy of a minute book for Linhaven Parish, , and several lists of tithables and taxable property for the area, chiefly the lower, middle, and upper precincts of Eastern Shore, the upper and lower Western Shore precincts, and Blackwater and Little Creek precincts. The bulk of the material relates to the 's and 's and primarily concerns his personal affairs.

Most items are original documents, but copies are included when the only originals are known to be in county court houses, in foreign repositories, or in private hands. Occasional items reflect his role as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, as Governor of Virginia, and as the United States' Minister to France and deal with politics and military affairs at the state, continental, and international level. Complementing this material are microfilm and other copies of Jefferson's papers at the Library of Congress, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Huntington Library, and from other repositories and private owners.

Thurlow, et al, Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, , is available. Bound volume of printed and mimeographed material and a typescript relating to Jack Jouett, Jr. Entries are largely in German. There are receipts for horses, nursing sick soldiers, small arms, and provisions. The papers concern foreign and domestic loans, currency, credit, and other financial matters. One letter, November 12, , is believed to have been written to C. Most of the items of the revolutionary period are bonds and other papers relating to John and Hancock Lee.

There are two letters, one from an unidentified surveyor, December 26, , and one from George Mason, September 10, , regarding land interests which they, Captain Hancock Lee, and others had in the area of Green River, in Jefferson County, and other parts of western Virginia. The first three books contain letters of Lee to business associates and to his brothers Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee A partner in the firm of deBerdt and Sayre, London, Lee's letters chiefly concern the tobacco trade.

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However, letters to his brothers contain numerous comments of political events in England and the colonies with frequent references to prominent leaders in Virginia and England. The fourth volume is almost exclusively business in nature. The originals are at the Robert E.

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Lee Memorial Foundation, Stratford Hall. The bulk of the material, comprised of originals and copies from various repositories, including the Library of Congress, Harvard University, and the American Philosophical Society, falls into the 's and 's and provides comprehensive documentation for virtually all aspects of the revolutionary era. Arthur Lee's letters begin in when he was a medical student at the University of Edinburgh; later in the sixties, his letters and those of William Lee's, both of whom were in England, deal primarily with trade and commerce, but include frequent observations on English politics, the Stamp Act, and other topical issues.

The collection is particularly valuable for revealing the development of a revolutionary spirit in America in the early 's and also sheds light on the diplomatic ventures in which Arthur and William Lee were involved. Correspondence to and from Richard Henry Lee reflect his involvement in Virginia and continental politics as a member of the House of Delegates , as a delegate to the Continental Congress , and as president of the Congress of the Confederation Some insight into Richard Henry's assessment of the Confederation and his disenchantment with the Constitution is also included.

The major portion of these papers has been microfilmed under the title, "Lee Family Papers, ;" a published guide to the microfilm edition is available. Available on department microfilm, M A few items of relevance for the Revolutionary era are in boxes 16, 18, and Of particular interest are items in box 22, including an account of Charles Lee with the State of Virginia, October , and miscellaneous legal papers and notes regarding cases tried by Charles Lee in the 's.

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There is also a letter, February 7, , from Henry Lee, Jr. Lewis describes Norfolk's ship-building industry which is depressed both by the British blockade and the drain of labor for military service. He also discusses naval action at Hampton Creek and Ockracoke as well as colonial privateering. Also, two commissions, one from Governor Jefferson, October 2, , appointing William Latane a lieutenant in the Essex County militia, and one signed by Governor Henry appointing him a lieutenant in the Sixth Company of Militia Virginia.

Other items include tickets used by John Taliaferro Lewis to attend medical lectures, , at the University of Edinburgh and a few business and legal papers of John Taliaferro Lewis for Also avaiable on department microfilm M Volume one contains a ledger for the years Copied from John H. Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginia in the Revolution The Quakers had been behind British lines in New York and were suspected of subversive activities, but President William Livingston and the Council found them not guilty.

Entries include levies assigned and prices set for various kinds of alcoholic beverages sold in the county and ages of slaves for lists of tithables. This essay is only available on department microfilm M Collections also includes other typescripts by MacClenny and newspaper clippings on the history of Nansemond and Suffolk Counties which mention events of the Revolutionary period. Available on department microfilm. Also includes a chronology of the Revolution and a map of the seige of Boston, The transcripts are in a volume entitled, "Illustrative Cases in Real Property. Topics discussed include Philadelphia's "tea party," religious liberty, Indian problems, relations between Lord Dunmore and the Virginia Assembly, the Continental Association, popular sentiment in Virginia, and the speech of Logan, the Shawnee chief, to Lord Dunmore.

Hutchinson and William M. Materials pertinent to the years between and include legal papers, several accounts, receipts, a bill of exchange, slave valuations and slave bills of sale and John Mallory's will and inventory of his estate. A letter from Richard Claiborne, Deputy Quartermaster General at Richmond, January 15, , encloses Colonel Edward Carrington's explanations for the abolition of most military posts and gives instructions for the disposition of horses, wagons, and other property in the custody of the addressee. Includes a list of tithables of Jacob Hunter, June 10, Only six items pertain to the war and relate to such topics as military activities in New York and South Carolina, prisoners of war, and Valley Forge.

Also there are several letters from William Grayson of Dumfries which were written while he attended the Confederation Congress and concern the management of his affairs back home. Finally, there is a certificate stating that Peter Rust was a militiaman who was wounded during the war.

The June 4, , letter mentions public finances, defense of the state, the ratification by Virginia of the treaty with France, sale of public lands, the confiscation of Loyalist estates, and the naturalization of foreigners, among other topics. Writing as a delegate from the Philadelphia Convention, May 21, , Mason speculates that the consensus seems to be to abandon the Confederation for a new national government; the letter includes a list of possible reforms of the Articles of Confederation.

Mason offers his services as agent should the merchant be interested. Mather gives a description of Boston during the seige, mentions the Declaration of Independence, and advises that America should remain neutral in European affairs and that paper money should be backed by bullion. Thomas Gilpin was a Quaker pacifist during the Revolution who, along with a group of Quakers, was exiled to Virginia in by Pennslvania's Supreme Executive Council. There is an exchange of correspondence between Gilpin and the Committee of Fifty in Philadelphia concerning actions of his which violated Committee orders and various other letters which give Gilpin's view on various issues and events of the Revolution.

During the 's there is an exchange of letters between James Maury, a Liverpool merchant, and various correspondents, including his brother, Mathew Maury of Virginia. These letters are concerned mostly with personal and business affairs, but some mention the economic distress of Virginians caused by their debts to English merchants. Most of the letters are in Italian and concern his activities as an agent for Virginia in Europe and contain his observations on political and economic affairs.

Some of these letters are published in Richard Cecil Garlick, Jr. Meade, who failed to receive a promotion in the army, sharply criticizes Virginia's "executive power" for its promotion policy. Topics include visits bewtween the Meade and Baylies families and family news and news of the capture of a British ship by militia off the New Jersey coast in He urges his correspondent to present his case for the surveys to Lord Dunmore. Originals are in the New York Public Library. The records include the names of many persons from the Northern Neck of Virginia and from southern Maryland and they also reflect the fluctuations of prices and currency values, and the conduct of overseas trade during the 's and 's.

These papers contain historical and genealogical information about Page County.

Information concerning the Revolutionary War is included. Two letters, October l, and November 3, , discuss Lee; the former, believed to have been written by Charles M. Morris, seeks to exonerate Lee from the charge of treason. There are receipts and accounts for money and supplies issued to Virginia and Continental military units.

A letter, February 11, , from Morris to James Maury speaks critically of Patrick Henry for his role in raising a general opposition to the Constitution. There is also an agreement between Generals Cornwallis and Greene concerning an exchange of prisoners May 3, , a ledger sheet from the account book of Maurice Simons, a merchant who sold cloth and other yard goods to the army, and a statement April 17, of Lieutenant John Heel defending himself against charges of desertion.

He also expresses his fear of the British navy and comments on the general unpreparedness of Continental forces. Also includes letters about business affairs from Thomas Nelson after These letters concern the settling of William Nelson's estate in and occasionally refer to the turbulent political climate and its impact on trade.

Most of the material consists of correspondence and receipts pertaining to business matters, although several letters, , refer to the Townshend Acts. There is also a weekly return of the troops under Captain Muhlenburg's command, November , and a document, July 5, , certifying that John Burton of Caroline County served six months in the army without pay.

Also included are a letter from John Page, President of the Council, to Colonel Lewis , 2nd Battalion of Minute Men, August 1, , instructing Lewis to rendezvous for a campaign against the Cherokees; a commission, October 26, , appointing Wilson Cary Nicholas a lieutenant of the volunteers; and, a return of men under the command of Brigadier-General Robert Lawson. Another relevant item is a "Register of Warrants," , issued under a Virginia law entitled: Microfilm copies of the originals in the Virginia State Library.

Most records are post, but there is one ledger which lists various state notes in the possession of Daniel Ludlow and Company. Some entries are for notes issued in the 's by South Carolina and Georgia. In part, contemporary transcripts. The maps show the roads taken along with intersecting roads and names of towns, plantations, churches, streams, rivers, fords, and inns. Possibly drawn by a member of the Stockton or Eddy families of New Jersey. Papers of the Washington and Lewis families pertain cheifly to the settlement of George Washington's estate.

Other items of interest are: Photocopy of unsigned notes, n. One, a broadside in French, is General Lafayette's proposal to the French Canadians inviting them to join forces with American and French forces. There is also Joseph Nourse's "Wastebook", , which contains accounts of his pay while secretary to General Charles Lee as well as accounts for various purchases of military supplies. A nineteenth century copy of a letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Fouace to William Nourse, March 10, , describes the terms of release for William Nourse who had been held prisoner by the British.

Correspondence between Joseph Nourse and Maria Nourse in the 's contain occasional mention of social activities in Philadelphia attended by various members of government. A microfilm copy M of a transcript of a "memoir" of the Nourse family contains references to the activities of family members during the revolution. The other is a letter from Nahum Ward to Joseph Nourse, May 17, , requesting additional evidence, regarding the Delafield claim made by Shifflatt of Savannah. Richard Oswald was one of the English negotiators at Paris and a friend of Franklin's.

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