Revolutionary War Microform Collections
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Greene, Nathanael. NATHANAEL GREENE PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1966.
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After the military disaster at Camden in August 1780, General George Washington sent his trusted lieutenant, General Nathanael Greene, to take command of patriot forces in the South. Greene's immediate problem was to contest the British advance under Lord Cornwallis through the Carolinas and into Virginia. The papers center on correspondence between Greene and various other patriot leaders from 1780 to 1782. They include casualty reports from the battles at Guilford Court House and Cowpens, and from skirmishes around Charleston. They also include lists of militia, reports on negotiations with Indian tribes, and a copy of Cornwallis's plan for creating a Loyalist militia in South Carolina. The letter books cover the periods October-December 1780, January-February 1781, and January-April 1782. The general correspondence runs from 1775 to 1785. One additional volume contains the report of the commission appointed by Greene to negotiate with the Cherokees.
This collection contains three letter books, three volumes of general correspondence arranged chronologically, and one volume of commission reports.
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Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804. PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: 1955.
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Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the treasury, placed the new nation on a firm financial footing. His advocacy of a strong national government brought him into bitter conflict with Thomas Jefferson. However his political philosophy was ultimately adopted in the development of the governmental structures. He was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. The papers are arranged in two series in chronological order (1760-1830 and 1749-1804) and also include reports to Congress (1790-1792), papers of the New York Artillery Company, and cash books.
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Hamilton, Alexander. FARMER REFUTED: OR, A MORE IMPARTIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE DISPUTE BETWEEN GREAT-BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES, INTENDED AS A FURTHER VINDICATION OF THE CONGRESS.
New York: James Rivington, 1774.
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This pamphlet is Hamilton’s defense of the Continental Congress against Samuel Seabury’s Loyalist attacks in A View of the Controversy Between Great-Britain and her Colonies. Available on the web at http://opac.newsbank.com/select/evans/14096.
At the end of microfilm reel of Seabury, Samuel. (Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Title continues “In answer to a letter from A.W. Farmer, intitled [sic] A View of the Controversy Between Great-Britain and her Colonies: Iincluding, a Mode of Determining the Present Disputes Finally and Effectually, etc.” Signed “A sincere friend to America.”
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Hamilton, Alexander. FULL VINDICATION OF THE MEASURES OF CONGRESS, FROM THE CALUMNIES OF THEIR ENEMIES.
New York: James Rivington, 1774.
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Hamilton (1757-1804) was a lawyer, a captain in the Revolutionary War, George Washington’s personal secretary and confidential aide, a member of the first Continental Congress, a delegate to the Continental Convention, and the first Secretary of the Treasury. He was one of the authors of The Federalist, a commentary on the principles of government and American constitutional law, and was a leader in the Federalist Party after the death of Washington. He wrote this pamphlet at age 17 to defend the members of the Continental Congress against the attacks in Samuel Seabury’s Loyalist work Free Thoughts . . . Available on the web at http://opac.newsbank.com/select/evans/13313.
At end of Seabury, Samuel reel.
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Title continues “In answer to a letter, under the signature of A.W. Farmer. Whereby his sophistry is exposed, his cavils confuted, his artifices detected, and his wit ridiculed; in a general address to the inhabitants of America, and a particular address to the farmers of the province of New-York.”
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Hartley, David, 1732-1813. PAPERS OF AMERICAN INTEREST AMONG THE HARTLEY RUSSELL ARCHIVES IN THE BERKSHIRE RECORD OFFICE, SHIRE HALL, READING.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1966.
British records relating to America in microform
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David Hartley entered Parliament in 1774. His career in the House of Commons lasted until 1784. Hartley advocated conciliation with the American colonists before and during the Revolution. He accepted American independence and believed the political separation need not involve complete commercial and spiritual separation. The papers contain much material on Hartley's activities before and during the war and at the peace conferences. Topics include notes on the conflict between Britain and France in North America (1749-1756) and subsequent peace negotiations. The papers also focus on American prisoners-of-war since Hartley acted as Great Britain's agent in negotiations with Benjamin Franklin for the exchange of prisoners.
A description of the collection is at the beginning of the reel.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. THOMAS JEFFERSON PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1974.
Presidential papers microfilm
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These papers relate primarily to Jefferson's political and legal concerns. They include general correspondence, including drafts of state papers, copies of letters made by Jefferson from General Horatio Gates' Revolutionary-War letter book, and correspondence with officials. Also included are account books, court cases and readings on law, Randolph family manuscripts, Virginia law and historical records, collected letters, and miscellaneous bound volumes and clippings. Principal correspondents include John Adams, William Claiborne, Henry Dearborn, Albert Gallatin, Horatio Gates, Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Latrobe, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Randolph, William Short, Robert Smith, and George Washington. Ellis Library also has the earlier filming of the Jefferson papers. While not as comprehensive as the 1974 edition, the earlier filming has useful internal finding aids that do not appear in the later edition.
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Index to the Thomas Jefferson papers.
The guide provides an index by writer or recipient.
Knox, Henry 1750-1806. MICROFILMS OF THE HENRY KNOX PAPERS OWNED BY THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND DEPOSITED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1950.
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When trouble erupted with the British in Boston in 1774, Henry Knox (1750-1806) left his occupation as bookseller and became a colonel of artillery in the newly-formed Continental Army. He played an instrumental role in forcing the British out of Boston when he and his men brought artillery pieces from the captured British post at Ticonderoga over the mountains to Boston in the winter of 1775-76. Later, Washington promoted him to brigadier general and Knox fought at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Yorktown. He became secretary of war in 1785 under the Articles of Confederation. Washington reappointed him secretary of war in 1789 under the new Constitution. This collection of papers extends from 1719 to 1794. The materials include correspondence, legal documents and a variety of other materials accumulated by Knox.
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The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual in communication with Knox. Also included is a brief description of the contents of each document.
LEE FAMILY PAPERS, 1742-1795.
Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Library, 1966.
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In 1640, Richard Lee came to Virginia from England and became the progenitor of one of this nation's most distinguished families. Many of the papers in this collection relate to his descendants, Arthur and Richard Henry Lee, both sons of Thomas Lee. Arthur was a delegate to the Continental Congress and diplomatic agent with Benjamin Franklin in England and France. With Franklin and Silas Deane, he negotiated the treaty with France in 1776. Richard was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served as senator from Virginia from 1789 to 1792. This collection is an excellent source for the study of the American Revolution, particularly the climate of opinion which preceded it. The papers also shed light on the history of Great Britain and other European countries, for the Lees were truly cosmopolitan, well-connected abroad, and perceptive in their observations. Within this collection, major correspondents include John Adams, Silas Deane, Ralph Izard, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Laurens, Robert Morris, Edmund Pendleton, John Ross, and George Washington.
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Guides:
Guide to the microfilm edition of The Lee family papers, 1742-1795..
The guide provides background, reel notes, and a list of major correspondents.
LETTER TO THE REV. DR. COOPER, ON THE ORIGIN OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
London: 1777.
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This pamphlet is critical of a sermon given by Cooper at Oxford University.
Note: Located on the reel labeled “Ramsay, Allan.”
Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL.
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LETTERS OF MARQUE FOR THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE, LONDON.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Microform Limited, 1980.
British Records Relating to America in Microfilm
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Minchinton, Walter E. Letters of marque, declarations against America 1777-1783 : in the Public Record Office, London.
The guide contains the provenance of the letters, background information on letters of marque, the use of letters of marque during the America War for Independence, a list of reel contents, and a bibliography of related works.
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810. BENJAMIN LINCOLN PAPERS
Boston, MA: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1967.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Microfilm publication no. 3
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Benjamin Lincoln was appointed major general in the Continental Army in 1776. He, in conjunction with Artemas Ward, commander of the forces in Massachusetts, provided the leadership that broke the blockade of Boston. He also won distinction in operations in New York and during the Saratoga campaign of 1777. Lincoln was later given command of the American army in the South, and was forced to surrender to the British in 1780. Following a prisoner exchange, he became Secretary of War. In 1787 he commanded the Massachusetts forces that suppressed Shay's rebellion. Washington described him as "having prov'd himself on all occasions an active, spirited, sensible Man." Lincoln began saving his papers systematically early in his life, particularly after his appointment as major general in the spring of 1776. His papers provide insight into the military history of the Revolution and the problems encountered in the establishment of the government during the 1780s and 1790s, like delineating the border between Maine and Canada, settling relations with Indians, getting the Constitution ratified in individual states, and dealing with Shay's rebellion.
"Massachusetts Historical Society. Microfilm publication no. 3
An uncataloged guide, Allis, Frederick S. Jr. (ed.). Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Benjamin Lincoln Papers, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide provides background, a description of the contents of each reel, and a list of correspondents."
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Lind, John. THREE LETTERS TO DR. PRICE CONTAINING REMARKS ON HIS OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE OF CIVIL LIBERTY, THE PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE JUSTICE AND POLICY OF THE WAR WITH AMERICA.
London: 1776.
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Dr. Richard Price was a Welch moral and political philosopher who was strongly opposed to the war with the American colonies. In 1776, he published a pamphlet entitled Observations on Civil Liberty and the Justice and Policy of the War with America. John Lind was a young lawyer and pamphleteer who opined that the Americans were treacherous individuals rather than states. He also mocked the colonists for failing to free their slaves while supposedly believing in the equality of all mankind. He also wrote Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress in 1776.
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LISTON PAPERS.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1990.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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This collection consists of the papers of Sir Robert Liston (1742-1836), diplomat, and owner of Millburn Tower, Gogar, Edinburgh, and his wife Henrietta (1752-1826). A self-made man, Richard became a diplomat because of his linguistic skills. In 1796 he became the British Minister to the United States and that same year married Henrietta Marchant. In the United States Richard dealt with Presidents George Washington and John Adams to implement the Jay Treaty, promote trade, secure repayment of debt, and discourage impressment of British soldiers. The papers include dispatches to Lord Grenville, discussions of the Indian chief Joseph Brant, and the journals of Henrietta which cover their travels throughout the United States.
Guides:
The Liston papers, 1796-1800, in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh : [guide].
The guide includes an introduction to the collection, a bibliography, and a reel-by-reel description.
Martin, George, solicitor. DIARY OF GEORGE MARTIN, 1779-1800.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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John Martin immigrated to America from Dublin in the middle of the eighteenth century. He acquired property in Virginia and passed it on to two of his sons. One of these sons, Samuel, returned to live in England while retaining ownership of property in Goochland and Albemarle counties. This document, rather than being a true diary, is a record of a series of claims advanced by Samuel and his son, George, in order to secure compensation for the loss of their Virginia properties during the American War for Independence. The material contains detailed information about the estates and about losses in shipping sustained by the family. The claims were presented to both the British Commissioner of Claims and the Virginia General Assembly.
An introduction at the beginning of the reel contains background information on the Martin family, a general description of the diary contents, and a brief bibliography.
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MATERIAL RELATING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM THE AUCKLAND PAPERS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (ADD MSS 34412-17).
Yorkshire, Eng: EP Microform Ltd, 1974.
British records relating to America in microform
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William Eden (1744-1814), first Baron of Auckland, took an interest in American affairs perhaps because his elder brother, Robert, was governor of Maryland. After the Declaration of Independence, Eden was in charge of British espionage. Dr. Bancroft, secretary to the American commissioners at Versailles, informed him about the diplomatic activities of Franklin and Deane. The loyalists Paul Wentworth and the Rev. John Vardill, also provided information. His brother-in-law, Hugh Elliot, British ambassador at Berlin, raided the correspondence of the American mission to the Prussian court. Eden later helped draft conciliation proposals that offered the Americans their demands on taxation and autonomy in exchange for their continued union under the Crown. Eden accepted appointment as a member of the Carlisle Commission that went to America in 1778 to offer the proposal. The proposal, however, was consistently rejected by the American Congress. Papers which relate to these events are arranged chronologically.
An uncataloged guide, Material Relating to the American Revolution From the Auckland Papers in the British Museum, available in the Special Collections Office, provides a detailed list of the contents of each reel.
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Murdin, Cornelius. THREE SERMONS.
Southampton: T. Baker (Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago; 1966.), 1779.
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The author was a vicar and preached these anti-American independence sermons in the parish churches of Twyford and Ouzlebury, Hampshire.
Title continues “I. Liberty When Used as a Cloke [sic] of Maliciousness, the Worst of Evils. II. The Evil of Rebellion, as Applicable to American Conduct, Considered. III. Great Britain Oppressing America, A Groundless Charge.” ON THE REEL ENTITLED “A LETTER TO THE WHIGS.”
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North Carolina. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY THE CITIZENS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, ON THE 20TH DAY OF MAY, 1775, WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS, AND THE PRECEEDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATION.
Raleigh, NC: Lawrence & Lemay for Governor Montfort Stokes, 1831.
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This pamphlet contains the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775, the certificates testifying to the circumstances attending the Declaration, and the proceedings of the Cumberland Association.
Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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Parker family. PARKER FAMILY PAPERS, 1760-1795.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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James Parker, a merchant of Norfolk, Virginia, fought as a captain in the British Army during the War for Independence. He was captured twice and held as a prisoner of war in France. The papers relate to his career in Virginia and his experiences during the war, and to the careers of his sons, Patrick and Charles. The letters discuss personal, political, and business matters. One group of papers deals with Parker's claims for his lost American property. In addition, the papers contain such items as the Virginia Almanack for 1771, accounts and correspondence related to prize money, an account of Benedict Arnold's attempted betrayal of the West Point Fort, and letters exchanged while James was a prisoner of war.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the first reel.
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Pattison, James, 1724-1805. JAMES PATTISON PAPERS, 1777-1781, FROM THE LIBRARY, ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, WOOLWICH, LONDON, S.E. 18.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1963.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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James Pattison, a British army officer in the American War of Independence, was commander in New York from 1779 to 1780. In April of 1777, Pattison became colonel commandant of the 4th battalion of the Royal Artillery. In September he arrived in New York to assume command of the Royal Artillery, serving under Sir Henry Clinton, Sir Thomas Wilson, and Sir William Howe during their American campaigns. The papers include brigade and general orders giving details of military operations such as the strength and movements of British forces. Other registers record appointments, bills of lading, commissions, and passes. Pattison's official correspondence contains accounts of military operations from October 1777, to January 1781. Papers related to his administration in New York provide insights into local history.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. TIMOTHY PICKERING PAPERS
Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1966.
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Microfilm publication. no. 2
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Timothy Pickering served as postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under President George Washington. Later, as a Senator and Representative, he opposed the policies of President Thomas Jefferson and of James Madison. A leader of the extreme Federalists, Pickering urged New England's secession from the Union. The papers are a major part of Timothy Pickering's personal collection, dating from the Revolutionary period up to his retirement from public life in the 1820s. Principal correspondents include John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Fisher Ames, George Cabot, Alexander Hamilton, Stephen Higginson, Major Samuel Hodgdon, Colonel David Humphreys, John Jay, Rufus King, Henry Knox, James McHenry, John Marshall, William Vans Murray, Richard Peters, John Pickering, Charles Pinckney, William Smith, Jacob Wagner, George Washington, Timothy Williams, and Oliver Wolcott.
An uncataloged guide, Allis, Frederick S. Jr. (ed.), A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Timothy Pickering Papers, is in the Special Collections Office. It provides a short biography, a summary of the reel contents for reels 1 through 4 and 63 through 69, and a supplemental list of correspondents. Also, SPEC-R F61.M41 58 Historical Index to the Pickering Papers provides a limited subject and more extensive personal name index to reels 5 through 62. Notations in the index indicate the subject content of each document. Reel 69 includes an additional index to personal names appearing in lists and registers not indexed in this second guide. Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Microfilm publication. no. 2
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Ramsay, Allan. THOUGHTS ON THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF GOVERNMENT, OCCASIONED BY THE LATE DISPUTES BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER AMERICAN COLONIES.
London: 1796.
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This book discusses whether Great Britain has the right to tax her American colonies.
Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL.
This reel also contains three pamphlets: “Candid Thoughts,” “A Letter to the Rev. Dr. Price” by James Stewart, and “A Letter to the Rev. Dr. Cooper.” See their separate entries for more information.
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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820. WINTHROP SARGENT PAPERS.
Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1965.
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Winthrop Sargent of Massachusetts served in the Revolutionary Army, helped found the Ohio Company, and participated in General St. Clair's disastrous expedition against the Indians in 1791. He later served as Governor of the Mississippi Territory. His personal interests ranged from meteorology and geology, to botany, horticulture, and archaeology. His papers include a biography of his life by Benjamin Harrison Pershing, diaries and orderly books of the St. Clair expedition, correspondence of Sargent's survey trips to Ohio and the formation of the Ohio Company, correspondence (1789-1801) covering his activities as secretary of the Northwest Territory and administrator of the Mississippi Territory, his return to Philadelphia and Boston, and his later retirement in Natchez. Principal correspondents include Gilbert and John Aspinwall, Manassah Cutler, Samuel Hodgdon, Richard Platt, and James Wilkinson.
An uncataloged guide, Allis, Frederick S. Jr. (ed.). Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Winthrop Sargent Papers is available in the Special Collections Office.
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Seabury, Samuel. CONGRESS CANVASSED: OR, AN EXAMINATION INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE DELEGATES, AT THEIR GRAND CONVENTION, HELD IN PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 1, 1774.
New York: James Rivington, 1774.
Seabury (1729-1796) was an Episcopalian minister who later became the first bishop of the Episcopal Church in America. He was an opponent of American independence during the Revolution and wrote a series of pamphlets attacking those in favor of freedom from England. This pamphlet is “a brilliant attack on the first Continental Congress, showing the illogic of the arguments that the king and his ministers are evil and the Parliament good, and correctly predicting that the Parliament would eventually back the king and that war would result. Alexander Hamilton's first work, A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress, &c., written while he was only seventeen years of age, was published in response to Seabury’s first pamphlet, ‘Free Thoughts . . .,’ and indeed Seabury notes in a postscript that he is ‘neither frightened nor disconcerted by it.’ Seabury was perhaps the pre-eminent exponent of Tory thought in America at the time, and the political exchanges between Seabury and Hamilton were some of the most contentious of the Revolutionary era.” (From Resource Books, LLC)
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: “Signed A.W. Farmer,” this work is sometimes erroneously attributed to Isaac Wilkins. Addressed to the merchants of New York. "Postscript" on page 28 dated Dec. 16, 1774, in response to Alexander Hamilton's “Full Vindication of the Measures of the Congress.”
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Seabury, Samuel. FREE THOUGHTS, ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 5, 1774.
New York: James Rivington, 1774.
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This was Seabury’s first pamphlet of four attacking the Continental Congress and the proponents of American independence. Alexander Hamilton's first work, A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress, &c., written while he was only seventeen years of age, was published in response to this pamphlet.
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Title continues “Wherein their errors are exhibited, their reasonings confuted, and the fatal tendency of their non-importation, non-exportation, and non-consumption measures, are laid open to the plainest understandings; and the only means pointed out for preserving and securing our present happy constitution: In a letter to the farmers, and other inhabitants of North America in general, and to those of the province of New-York in particular.” Signed “A.W. Farmer,” this work is sometimes erroneously attributed to Isaac Wilkins.
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Seabury, Samuel. VIEW OF THE CONTROVERSY, ETC., IN A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR OF A FULL VINDICATION, ETC.
New York: James Rivington, 1774.
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This was Seabury’s third pamphlet in a vitriolic exchange with Alexander Hamilton. In 1774, Hamilton had published A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress, &c., prompting this Loyalist response by Seabury. The following year Hamilton responded in The Farmer Refuted: Or, a More Impartial and Comprehensive View of the Dispute Between Great-Britain and the Colonies. The printer, James Rivington, had his press seized by Capt. Isaac Sears after publishing Hamilton’s rejoinder.
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Title in its entirety reads “A view of the controversy between Great-Britain and her colonies: Including a mode of determining their present disputes, finally and effecually [sic]; and of preventing all future contentions: In a letter, to the author of A full vindication of the measures of the Congress, from the calumnies of their enemies.” Signed “A.W. Farmer,” this work is sometimes erroneously attributed to Isaac Wilkins.
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Serle, Ambrose. AMERICANS AGAINST LIBERTY, OR AN ESSAY ON THE NATURE AND PRINCIPLES OF TRUE FREEDOM.
London: 1775.
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Serle (1742–1812) was a British civil servant and secretary to Lord Howe from 1776 to 1778. Commissioner in the British government Transport Office, and hymnist. This work is critical of America’s continued use of slaves and its desire for independence from Britain.
Title continues “Shewing [sic] that the designs and conduct of the Americans tend only to tyranny and slavery.”
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Sharp, Granville. DEFENCE OF THE ANCIENT, LEGAL, AND CONSTITUTIONAL, RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE, TO ELECT REPRESENTATIVES FOR EVERY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
London: Galabin and Baker, 1780.
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Sharp (1735-1813) was an English scholar, philanthropist, and advocate for the abolition of slavery. He also sympathized with the American colonists’ revolt against British rule. This work is about representation in the British government, writs, Parliament, and constitutional law.
Second edition. Title continues “viz. not only ‘every year once,’ but also ‘more often if need be:’ As expressly required in the old statute, and confirmed by the general usage of ancient times, demonstrated by the evidence of the original writs for election: in a letter to a member of the Surry Committee.” Sharp’s “A circular letter to the several petitioning counties, cities and towns, addressed to their respective general meetings, against the late proposition for a triennial election of representatives” is at the end of this reel.
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Smith, Hezekiah, 1737-1835. [JOURNALS, 1762-1805, PAPERS, ADDRESSES TO THE ARMY, ETC.].
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress for the Southern Baptist Conventions, Historical Commission, 1955.
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Hezekiah Smith, a Baptist clergyman of Haverhill, Massachusetts, is associated with the founding and development of Rhode Island College, later known as Brown University. He acted as a chaplain from 1775 to 1780 in the Continental Army. His journals, arranged chronologically, record the dates and locations of his sermons and details of troop movements during the Revolutionary War. Also included are General Gate's army orders, a list of army chaplains in 1778, and other manuscript addresses and sermons delivered to the army.
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Smith, Hezekiah. PAPERS OF HEZEKIAH SMITH, 1762-1805
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Smith (1737-1805) was a Baptist minister who served as Chaplain of the American army from 1776 to 1780. He became friends with George Washington and gave encouragement and support to the troops. He later established and supported Brown University. There are 12 sets of papers with a number of letters and an additional address to the Army at the end. No. 1: Oct. 29, 1762-April 19, 1764. No. 2: April 19, 1764-Oct. 4, 1764. No. 3: Oct. 6, 1764-Feb. 10, 1767. No. 4: March 16, 1767-Sept. 30, 1769. No. 5: Oct. 1, 1769-Sept. 25, 1773. No. 6: March 18, 1776-Jan. 1, 1777. No. 7: June 17, 1777-April 6, 1779. No. 8: April 16, 1779-Dec. 12, 1779. No. 9: Dec. 1780-Aug. 1788. No. 10: June 17, 1789-Dec., 1798. No. 10: June 17, 1789-Dec. 1798. No. 11: Jan. 1779-Jan. 15, 1805. Also includes Chaplain Smith's list of Major Generals, Brigadiers, Chaplains, etc. in the American Army, Aug. 17, 1778; a sermon composed to deliver in Gallows Hill previous to the execution of eleven criminals Aug. 17, 1778; Chaplain Smith's sermon to the American Army, Oct. 18, 1778; a sermon composed to deliver at the execution of Josiah Edwards on Gallows Hill; Nov. 12, 1779, not delivered for want of time; Chaplain Smith's address to the American Army on swearing, July 31, 1779; address to the American Army, Oct. 17, 1779; a number of letters and another address to the Army, June 1779.
Manuscript; 1762-1805
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STATE SLAVERY STATUTES.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989.
354 fiche
This collection includes over 7, 100 state statutes regarding slavery dating from 1789 to 1865 in the United States. Included is every statute passed in the fifteen slave states that dealt with slavery, free blacks, and the broader issue of race. Also included are private laws, special acts, legislative resolutions, and texts of state constitutions and subsequent revisions as they affected slavery. These documents depict how the legislators of the American South maintained slavery from the time of the American Revolution when most of the northern states had abolished slavery to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, as well how slavery affected virtually everything legislators did in the South.
Guides:
State slavery statutes : guide to the microfiche collection.
Guide includes inventory listing and subject, name, and geographic location index.
Stewart, James. LETTER TO THE REV. DR. PRICE.
London: 1776.
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This pamphlet is critical of Richard Price’s principles and reasoning on the nature of civil liberty and free will.
Note: Located on the reel labeled “Ramsay, Allan.”
Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL.
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United States. Adjutant General's Office. GENERAL INDEX TO COMPILED MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1942.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 515; v. National Archives record group 93.
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Arranged by surname, the index gives the name and unit of a soldier or civilian and sometimes his rank, profession, or office. The index may refer to more than one jacket or envelope if a soldier served in more than one unit. Besides soldiers, the entries include sailors, members of army staff departments, and civilian employees, such as teamsters, laundresses, carpenters, and cooks. The compiled service records to which this index refers is reproduced in the collection, Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, (National Archives M 881), which is not presently owned by Ellis Library.
The National Archives catalog, Microform Resources for Research now lists this collection as Microcopy no. M 860
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
United States. Adjutant General's Office. INDEX TO COMPILED MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR NAVAL PERSONNEL.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1943.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 516.
1 reel(s)
There are approximately 1,000 cards that have been filmed for this collection, each giving the name of a sailor or civilian employee. Rank of profession is sometimes given, typically as seaman, surgeon, lieutenant, pilot, quartermaster, carpenter, or midshipman. Cross references refer to the correct envelope for variant spellings. The names in this index are duplicated in the general index, General Index to Compiled Military Service of Revolutionary War Soldiers (National Archives T 515, renumbered M 860).
The National Archives catalog, Microform Resources for Research now lists this collection as Microcopy no. M 879
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
United States. Adjutant General's Office. INDEX TO COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OF VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS WHO SERVED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1958.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 257; v. National Archives record group 93
2 reel(s)
This collection contains an index card for each individual for whom there are records of service as a volunteer in the Revolutionary War. The cards are arranged alphabetically by name. The introductory pamphlet explains how to locate additional information for any particular individual in the card index.
An uncataloged pamphlet describing the collection is available in the Special Collections Office. At the beginning of the first reel there is reprint of the introductory pamphlet.
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United States. Continental Congress. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1774-1789.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publication. Microcopy co. M 332; v. National Archives record group 360.
9 reel(s)
This collection includes items not part of the main body of records reproduced as Papers of the Continental Congress (M 247). These miscellaneous papers, dated mostly from 1774 to 1789, are arranged by type of document such as dispatches, letters, credentials, and other papers, and then alphabetically by author or subject. The material includes information on foreign affairs, fiscal problems, naval affairs, cessions of western lands, the credentials of delegates to the Continental Congress, and papers relating to particular states. Specifically, the collection contains diplomatic dispatches from John Adams, William Carmichael, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, John de Neufville, and others, as well as correspondence relating to Spain and the Barbary States.
An uncataloged guide, Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, is available in the Special Collections Office. This guide contains information on the arrangement of the material and a description of the contents of each reel.
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