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Series VII: Transcripts, 1520s-1880s (continued)
VII E: Other Manuscript Sources, 1560s-1880s (continued)
(102) New Hampshire Grants. Papers, 1777-1784. (continued)
Letters, resolutions, proclamations, reports and petitions relating to Vermont. Correspondents include Ira Allen, Josiah Bartlett, Jacob Bayley, Benjamin Bellows, Thomas Chittenden, Joseph Fay, Samuel Livermore, Philip Schuyler, and John Sullivan. Originals in the State House, Concord, New Hampshire.
102.1, 15 Jan. 1777-11 Feb. 1783
102.2, 27 Nov. 1778-26 Apr. 1784
(103) New Jersey. Papers, 1776-1781.
16 items.
Miscellaneous letters from Philemon Dickinson, John Hancock, William Maxwell, Arthur St. Clair, John Symmes, and George Washington to Gov. William Livingston concerning military affairs, 1776-1781. Also includes a letter from Gen. Nathanael Greene to the president of Congress, 22 Apr. 1781, on the Southern Campaign.
BOX VII E:52 REEL 35 (104) New York. Committee on Conspiracies. Records, 1777-1778.
1 item (373 pp.)
Minutes of the "Committee for Inquiring into detecting, and defeating all Conspiracies which may be formed in the State of New York against the Liberties of America" Records for 11-31 Dec. 1776, in Series 7A, box 64. Published in the New-York Historical Society, Collections (1924-1925), vols. 57-58. Originals in the New-York Historical Society
104.1, 1 Jan.-26 Apr. 1777
104.2, 29 Apr. 1777-10 Sept. 1778
BOX VII E:52-53 REEL 36 (105) New York. Constitutional Convention. Journal, 1777.
1 item.
Material for 1 Jan.-5 Mar. 1777, consists of minutes of the proceedings of the committee of safety. Minutes of the state constitutional convention begin 6 Mar. 1777. Includes an abstract or analytical digest and an index. Originals, designated volumes seven and eight, in the State Department, Albany, N.Y.
105.1, 1 Jan.-12 Feb. 1777
105.2, 13 Feb.-12 Mar. 1777
105.3, 13 Mar.-13 Apr. 1777
105.4, 14-30 Apr. 1777
105.5, 1-13 May 1777
BOX VII E:53-54 REEL 36-37 (106) New York. Council of Safety. Journal, 1777-1778.
1 item.
Minutes of the council of safety. Includes an abstract or analytical digest and an index. Published in Journals of the Provincial Congress (1842), 2 vols. Originals, designated volumes nine and ten, in the State Department, Albany, N.Y.
106.1, minutes, 14 May-17 June 1777
106.2, minutes, 18 June-31 July 1777
106.3, minutes, 1 Aug.-10 Sept. 1777
106.4, abstract and index, 14 May-10 Sept. 1777
106.5, minutes, 7 Oct.-11 Dec. 1777
106.6, minutes, 12 Dec. 1777-14 Jan. 1778, and abstract and index
BOX VII E:54 REEL 37 (107) New York. Military Committee. Records, 1775-1777.
circa 250 items.
Letters, minutes, reports, returns, warrants, affidavits, resolutions, lists of merchants (retailers) and tavernkeepers, and miscellaneous items. Indexed. Calendared in Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany N.Y.(1866), 2 vols. Originals in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y.
BOX VII E:54-55 REEL 37 (108) New York. Revolutionary War. Associations. Associations records, 1775-1777.
circa 100 items.
Chiefly letters, petitions, resolutions, reports, and attendance records of associations attempting to sustain the Continental Congress and the Provincial Convention. Provides information on the treatment of non-associators and Tories and the maintenance of Revolutionary soldiers. Indexed. Calendared in Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y. (1866), 2 vols. Originals in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y.
BOX VII E:54-55 REEL 37 (109) New York. Revolutionary War. Letters. Letters, 1776-1778.
circa 800 items.
Chiefly letters to the committee of safety, council of safety, convention, and governor concerning military recruits and supplies, troop movements, civilian unrest, prisoners of war, paroles, the appointment of officers, problems with disease among soldiers, the manufacture of weapons and munitions, the distribution of prize goods, Tories, and accounts. Originals, designated vols. 20-23, in the State Department, Albany, N.Y.
109.1, 1776-1777
109.2, Jan.-Feb. 1777
109.3, Mar.-Apr. 1777
109.4, Apr. 1777
109.5, May-Dec. 1777
109.6, May-Nov. 1777
109.7, 1776-1778
109.8, June-July 1777
BOX VII E:55 REEL 38 (110) New York. Revolutionary War. Military. Returns, 1775-1777.
circa 100 items.
Miscellaneous returns, instructions concerning the enlistment of Continental soldiers, resolutions and recommendations of various committees on the appointment of officers, and accounts.Calendared in Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y. (1866), 2 vols. Originals, designated "Military Returns, 24," in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y.
BOX VII E:56-58 REEL 38-39 (111) New York. Revolutionary War. Miscellaneous Papers, 1775-1780.
circa 1,800 items.
Letters, minutes, affidavits, reports, orders, resolutions, proceedings of courts-martial, returns, and accounts concerning the conduct of the war, Tories, prisoners of war, munitions, supplies, and the pay and organization of troops. Calendared in Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y. (1866), 2 vols. Originals, designated "Miscellaneous Papers, vols. 34-39," in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y.
111.1, 1775-1776 and index to vol. 34
111.2, 1776 and index to vol. 35
111.3, 1776-1777
111.4, 1776-1777
111.5, 1776-1777 and index to vol. 36
111.6, 1777
111.7, 1777
111.8, 1777 and index to vol. 37
111.9, 1777
111.10, 1777
111.11, 1777 and index to vol. 38
111.12, 1777-1780
111.13, 1777-1780
111.14, 1777-1780 and index to vol. 39
BOX VII E:58 REEL 39-40 (112) New York. Revolutionary War. Petitions, Petitions, 1776-1777.
circa 300 items
Petitions and memorials to the Provincial Congress, chiefly concerning problems related to the war: the enlistment of indentured servants, misrepresentations by recruiting officers, the seizure of private property, military pay, dissatisfaction with officers, trade with the British and with neighboring states, the care of destitute families, and passes to cross the American lines. Indexed. Calendared in Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y.(1866), 2 vols. Originals designated "Petitions, 33," in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y.
112.1, 1776-1777
112.2, 1776-1777 and index
BOX VII E:58 REEL 40 (113) Norwich [Connecticut], Town records, 1765-1780.
1 item (16 pp.)
Extracts from the records of town meetings, chiefly concerning military and business affairs during the Revolutionary crisis.
(114) Ohio. Northwest Territory, Laws, 1788.
13 items.
Statues regarding the government and legal administration of the Northwest Territory. Originals in the possession of Mrs. Boyer, Newark, Del., 1845.
BOX VII E:59 REEL 40 (115) Parsons, Samuel Holden, 1737-1789. Orderly books, 1778.
2 vols.
General in the Continental Army. General and division orders for troops under Parsons's command at Fort Arnold, West Point, and vicinity, 18 Apr.-16 July 1778, and at White Plains, N.Y., 31 July-15 Sept. 1778. Originals in the possession of Samuel Holden Parsons, Hartford, Conn., 1843.
115.1, Apr.-July 1778
115.2, July-Sept. 1778
(116) Penhallow, Samuel, 1665-1726. Papers, 1703-1707.
7 items.
"Account of a voyage to Penobscot, in Maine, by Samuel Penhallow and Theodore Atkinson, Esqrs. who were sent with supplies for the Indians, by Lt. Gov. [William] Patridge"; letters from Penhallow to Gov. Joseph Dudley and secretary Isaac Addington, Apr.-Nov. 1703, concerning Penhallow's accounts; and an address from the New Hampshire Assembly to Queen Anne, 1707.
BOX VII E:59 REEL 40 (117) Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775. Correspondence, 1748-1770.
circa 120 items.
Proprietor of Pennsylvania. Letters from Penn to Lt. Gov. James Hamilton, 22 Feb. 1748-5 Mar. 1770, concerning the administration of proprietary government in Pennsylvania during Penn's residence in London. Includes instructions from the proprietors and a letter from Hamilton to Penn, 21 Aug. 1759.
117.1, 1748-1753
117.2, 1754-1770
(118) Pennsylvania. Governor and Council. Journal, 1773-1775.
1 item (51 pp.)
Minutes of proceedings of the governor and council, 14 Dec. 1773-9 Dec. 1775. Original, designated "Pennsylvania Record, Book U," in the office of the secretary of state, Harrisburg, Pa.
(119) Pomeroy, Ralph, d. 1819. Papers, 1777-1786.
circa 40 items.
Deputy quartermaster for the state of Connecticut. Chiefly correspondence and orders concerning military supplies and lines of communication with Continental troops. Correspondents include Jedediah Huntington, Henry Knox, Samuel Holden Parsons, Richard Peters, Timothy Pickering, Jonathan Trumbull, and George Washington.
(120) Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790. Papers, 1762-1773.
2 items.
Lieutenant colonel in the Connecticut provincial regiment. Orderly book, 25 Aug.-16 Oct. 1762, containing routine orders issued during the occupation of Havanna, Cuba. Concerns chiefly duty assignments, discipline, and supplies. Journal kept during an expedition to West Florida and Louisiana for the Connecticut Land Company to secure bounty lands for Connecticut veterans of the French and Indian War, 20 Dec. 1772-28 Mar. 1773. Both items printed in The Two Putnams, Israel and Rufus (1931). Original items in the possession of Lemuel Grosvenor, Pomfret, Conn., 1845; presented to the Connecticut Historical Society by Charles Otis Thompson, 1903.
120.1, Orderly book
120.2, Journal
BOX VII E:59 REEL 40 (121) St. Clair, Arthur, 1736-1818. Papers, 1772-1793.
circa 200 items.
Chiefly correspondence concerning military affairs in the American Revolution. Provides information on the Canadian Campaign, the progress of the war in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the Yorktown Campaign, and the final stages of the Southern Campaign. Also contains a few payrolls and returns for troops under St. Clair's command. Prewar correspondence concerns Indian affairs, fortifications and trade on the western frontier, and land disputes between Pennsylvania and Virginia. Miscellaneous items include a letter from Michael McDonough to his brother Patrick, 10 Nov. 1791, describing St. Clair's defeat by the Miami Indians on 4 Nov. 1791, and an advertisement on the distribution of printed copies of the laws of the Northwest Territory, 16 Jan. 1793. Correspondents include Elias Boudinot, Richard Butler, George Croghan, Nathanael Greene, John Hancock, Thomas Hartley, Robert L. Hooper, William Irvine, John Jay, John Paul Jones, Henry Knox, Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Lincoln, Eneas McKay, Robert Morris, Samuel Holden Parsons, Thomas Penn, Richard Peters, Joseph Reed, Philip Schuyler, Thomas Smith, William Smith, William Thompson, James Tilghman, Baron von Steuben, George Washington, and Anthony Wayne. Printed in William Henry Smith, The St. Clair Papers (1881). Originals in the Ohio State Library.
121.1, 1772-15 July 1779
121.2, 25 July 1779-25 Mar. 1782
121.3, 24 Aug. 1782-16 Jan. 1793
BOX VII E:60-61 REEL 41-42 (122) St. Croix River Commission. Collection, 1796-1798.
circa 90 items.
Journals, memorials, legal arguments, reports, and rejoinders concerning negotiations between the United States and Great Britain over the northeastern boundary of the United States. Originals chiefly in the Department of State.
122.1, Journal of minutes of the commission, 1796-1798
122.2, Appendix to the journal containing all the papers and documents which have been read and filed with the secretary by the agent for his Britannic Majesty and the agent for the United States, 1796-1798.
122.3, Memorial of claim for the United States filed before the Board of Commissioners at St. Andrews, 4 Oct. 1796, by James Sullivan.
122.4, Memorial of Ward Chipman, agent for His Britannic Majesty, filed before the Board of Commissioners at St. Andrews, 4 Oct. 1796.
122.5, The claim of the United States to the Magaquadavie as the St. Croix boundary, stated by their agent, James Sullivan, 1797.
122.6, Memorials concerning the river truly intended under the name of the river St. Croix in the treaty, 1797.
122.7, Reply to the three first parts of the argument of the agent of the United States.
122.8, The American agents' rejoinder to the reply of the agent for His Britannic Majesty.
122.9, Remarks made by the agent for the United States on the supplemental argument of the agent for His Britannic Majesty filed at Providence, 18 Aug. 1798.
122.10, Supplemental argument filed by the agent for His Britannic Majesty at Boston, 30 Aug. 1798.
122.11, Appendix to the arguments of the agent for His Britannic Majesty filed at Boston, 30 Aug. 1798.
122.12, Postscript to the supplemental argument filed by the agent for His Britannic Majesty at Providence, 25 Sept. 1798.
122.13, Observation on the postscript argument of the agent of His Britannic Majesty filed by the agent for the United States at Providence, 25 Sept. 1798.
122.14, Reply to the observations of the American agent filed by the agent for His Britannic Majesty at Providence, 25 Sept. 1798.
122.15, Remarks on the reply of the British agent filed at Providence on 25 Sept. 1798, by the agent for the United States.
122.16, Report made to the President of the United States by Egbert Benson, one of the commissioners.
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