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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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American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
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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Bill of lading for the ship Pigon, Richard Dale, master, bound for Canton, China, with five thousand Spanish milled dollars [manuscript]
Bill of lading for the ship Pigon, Richard Dale, master, bound for Canton, China, with five thousand Spanish milled dollars [manuscript]
by Dale, Richard, 1756-1826
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Dated: Philadelphia, Apr. 6, 1796
Topic: Pigon (Ship)
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Diaries of cruise with privateer from Boston, capture, ordeals in Old Mill Prison at Plymouth, England, attempted escapes, and release [manuscript]
Diaries of cruise with privateer from Boston, capture, ordeals in Old Mill Prison at Plymouth, England, attempted escapes, and release [manuscript]
by Russell, William, 1748-; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Old Mill Prison, Privateering
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Letter to gentlemen of Boston, conveying her condolences about the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Letter to gentlemen of Boston, conveying her condolences about the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791; Boston (Mass.). Selectmen, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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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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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
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Letter to General John Thomas, Commander of the American troops at Roxbury [manuscript]
Letter to General John Thomas, Commander of the American troops at Roxbury [manuscript]
by Boston (Mass.). Selectmen; Thomas, John, 1724-1776, recipient; Scollay, John, 1712-1790; Newell, Timothy; Austin, Samuel; Pitts, John, 1737-1815; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Graves, Samuel, 1713-1787
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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
Topics: Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Siege, 1780, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. --...
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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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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
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Letter to His Excellency from the Worcester Committee of Correspondence [manuscript]
Letter to His Excellency from the Worcester Committee of Correspondence [manuscript]
by Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800; Worcester (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Murray, Samuel, ca. 1750-ca. 1785, Rutland (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence
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Letter to M. de Neufville at Amsterdam about privateers, Dutch neutrality, and battles in Virginia [manuscript]
Letter to M. de Neufville at Amsterdam about privateers, Dutch neutrality, and battles in Virginia [manuscript]
by Jarvis, James; Neufville, John de, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Commerce, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources
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Orderly books of the 20th Militia Regiment of the Connecticut Infantry [manuscript]
Orderly books of the 20th Militia Regiment of the Connecticut Infantry [manuscript]
by Grosvenor, Thomas, 1744-1825; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Order books, United States -- History --...
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Letter to John Hancock, reporting that 12,000 men are building Continental ships at Providence [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock, reporting that 12,000 men are building Continental ships at Providence [manuscript]
by Bant, William, d. 1779; Hancock, John, 1737-1793 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Shipbuilding
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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 Benjamin Stelle, Deputy Paymaster of Rhode Island army, asking him to pay John Cooke $420 for Col. Christopher Greene's 1st Rhode Island Continental Regiment [manuscript]
Letter to Benjamin Stelle, Deputy Paymaster of Rhode Island army, asking him to pay John Cooke $420 for Col. Christopher Greene's 1st Rhode Island Continental Regiment [manuscript]
by Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806; Cooke, John; Greene, Christopher, 1737-1781; Stelle, Benjamin, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Account of wages, due the staff and other officers of Col. Greene's Brigade
Topic: United States. Army
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Minutes of meetings about Tea Act [manuscript]
Minutes of meetings about Tea Act [manuscript]
by Boston (Mass.). Merchants; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Tea tax (American colonies), Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773, Tea trade
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Document by John Pitts from the Suffolk County, Mass. Committee of Correspondence requesting Medway Selectmen to pay County Treasurer tax revenues withheld from Provincial Treasurer until colony's constitution is settled [manuscript]
Document by John Pitts from the Suffolk County, Mass. Committee of Correspondence requesting Medway Selectmen to pay County Treasurer tax revenues withheld from Provincial Treasurer until colony's constitution is settled [manuscript]
by Pitts, John; Suffolk County (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence; Medway (Mass.). Selectmen, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Massachusetts, Taxation
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Document testifying that soldiers clubbed children but were trapped in alley for ten minutes by citizens before Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Document testifying that soldiers clubbed children but were trapped in alley for ten minutes by citizens before Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Leach, John; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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Eighteen documents about military supplies and political activities [manuscript]
Eighteen documents about military supplies and political activities [manuscript]
by Stoughtonham (Mass.); Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Sharon (Mass.) -- History, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Deposition about Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Deposition about Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Ward, Richard; Dawes, Thomas, 1731-1809; Gray, Samuel, d. 1770; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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Letter to Major General John Bradstreet about arrival of troops and unified opposition to General Gage [manuscript]
Letter to Major General John Bradstreet about arrival of troops and unified opposition to General Gage [manuscript]
by Montrésor, John, 1736-1799; Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787
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Proceedings of court martial [manuscript]
Proceedings of court martial [manuscript]
by Frye, James, 1709-1776; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
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American casualties in battles of Lexington and Concord, with other deaths to May 1, 1776 [manuscript]
American casualties in battles of Lexington and Concord, with other deaths to May 1, 1776 [manuscript]
by Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775, Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775, Battle...
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Copy of letter to Dr. Franklin from the Committee of Correspondence dated December. 21, 1775
Copy of letter to Dr. Franklin from the Committee of Correspondence dated December. 21, 1775
by Massachusetts. Committee of Correspondence; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 recipient; Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803; Hancock, John, 1737-1793; Phillips, William; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Letter to Benjamin Franklin, agent in London, giving an account of the proceedings of the town of Boston at the meeting held in regard to the importation and destruction of tea, December 16, 1773
Topic: Boston Tea Party, 1773
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Document signed by John McKesson, about destroying river channel, fire boats, and supplies [manuscript]
Document signed by John McKesson, about destroying river channel, fire boats, and supplies [manuscript]
by New York (State). Convention of the Representatives (1776-1777); McKesson, John; Yates, Robert, 1738-1801; Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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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
Topics: Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Siege, 1780, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. --...
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Indictment of Thomas Preston and others for the murder of Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Indictment of Thomas Preston and others for the murder of Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Massachusetts. Superior Court of Judicature; Preston, Thomas, 1722-1798; Attucks, Crispus, d. 1770; Taylor, William; De Coverly, Roger, Sir, 1728-1796; Winthrop, Samuel; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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Muster roll of Capt. Gershom Nelson's Company that marched from Mendon to Roxbury on the 19th of April 1775 at the alarm of the battle of Lexington [manuscript]
Muster roll of Capt. Gershom Nelson's Company that marched from Mendon to Roxbury on the 19th of April 1775 at the alarm of the battle of Lexington [manuscript]
by Massachusetts Infantry. Col. Ezra Wood's 3d Worcester Co. Regiment; Nelson, Gershom, 1729-1813; Wood, Ezra, 1726-1815; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775
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Order to Henry Gardner, Esq., to pay sum to Benjamin Kingsberry and charge the same to the colony [manuscript]
Order to Henry Gardner, Esq., to pay sum to Benjamin Kingsberry and charge the same to the colony [manuscript]
by Cheever, David, 1722-1815; Gardner, Henry, 1731-1782, recipient; Kingsberry, Benjamin; Pitts, John, 1737-1815; Lothrop, Isaac, 1735-1808; Barrett, James, 1710-1779; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Muster rolls of Col. Jacob Gerrish and others of companies guarding Convention Army [manuscript]
Muster rolls of Col. Jacob Gerrish and others of companies guarding Convention Army [manuscript]
by Massachusetts. Militia. Essex County, 17th Regiment; Gerrish, Jacob, 1738-1817; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
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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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Document testifying about the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
Document testifying about the Boston Massacre [manuscript]
by Palmes, Richard; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Boston Massacre, 1770
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Document for the Medway Committee of Correspondence declaring his sentiments as to the acts of the British Parliament [manuscript]
Document for the Medway Committee of Correspondence declaring his sentiments as to the acts of the British Parliament [manuscript]
by Cutler, Jonathan; Medway (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Great Britain. Parliament
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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
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Claim against the estate of Joseph Warren for £0/14/0 [manuscript]
Claim against the estate of Joseph Warren for £0/14/0 [manuscript]
by Manning, Samuel; Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Bill to Colony of Massachusetts Bay for services [manuscript]
Bill to Colony of Massachusetts Bay for services [manuscript]
by Glover, Jonathan, 1731-1804; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Industry (Schooner), Massachusetts
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Document to the Commissary of Ordnance Stores asking to let the bearer have 1250 rounds of cartridges [manuscript]
Document to the Commissary of Ordnance Stores asking to let the bearer have 1250 rounds of cartridges [manuscript]
by Brewer, Jonathan, 1726-1784; Holbrook, Jonathan, 1743-1776, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Supplies and stores, United States -- History...
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Order to Henry Gardner, Esq., to pay sum to John Browne and charge the same to the colony [manuscript]
Order to Henry Gardner, Esq., to pay sum to John Browne and charge the same to the colony [manuscript]
by Cheever, David, 1722-1815; Gardner, Henry, 1731-1782, recipient; Brown, John; Gill, Moses, 1734-1800; Lothrop, Isaac, 1735-1808; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Letter to Dwight Foster in Brookfield from Solomon Drown, about shipping aboard a privateer, French arrival in Newport, and superiority of Virginia's constitution over Massachusetts' [manuscript]
Letter to Dwight Foster in Brookfield from Solomon Drown, about shipping aboard a privateer, French arrival in Newport, and superiority of Virginia's constitution over Massachusetts' [manuscript]
by Drowne, Solomon, 1753-1834; Foster, Dwight, 1757-1823 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Letter [to George Washington?] complaining about depreciated currency for his troops [manuscript]
Letter [to George Washington?] complaining about depreciated currency for his troops [manuscript]
by Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803; Washington, George, 1732-1799 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Certificate that tax collectors' accounts, 1778-1782, were approved by Treasurer David Jeffries [manuscript]
Certificate that tax collectors' accounts, 1778-1782, were approved by Treasurer David Jeffries [manuscript]
by Crafts, Thomas, 1740-1799; Jeffries, David, 1714-1785; Shaw, Francis; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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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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Letter to Board of War about arms and equipment [manuscript]
Letter to Board of War about arms and equipment [manuscript]
by Revere, Paul, 1735-1818; United States. Continental Congress. Board of War and Ordnance, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Equipment and supplies, United States --...
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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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Topics: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns, Lake Champlain (N.Y.) -- History,...
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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 Timothy Edwards, acknowledging Washington's order to delay recruiting because there is no money for bounties [manuscript]
Letter to Timothy Edwards, acknowledging Washington's order to delay recruiting because there is no money for bounties [manuscript]
by Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804; Edwards, Timothy, 1738-1813 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Bounties, Military
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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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Letter to Isaac Winslow about Canada and General Burgoyne [manuscript]
Letter to Isaac Winslow about Canada and General Burgoyne [manuscript]
by Clarke, Jonathan, 1744-1827; Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792, Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
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Orderly books maintained by 3d Company, 6th Connecticut Regiment at Roxbury and New York [manuscript]
Orderly books maintained by 3d Company, 6th Connecticut Regiment at Roxbury and New York [manuscript]
by Avery, Nathaniel; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States. Continental Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 6th (1776-1783)
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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
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Draft of Instructions to Boston's Representatives in General Court, James Otis, Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock, to protest against quartering troops in town [manuscript]
Draft of Instructions to Boston's Representatives in General Court, James Otis, Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock, to protest against quartering troops in town [manuscript]
by Boston (Mass.). Town Meeting; Adams, John, 1735-1826; Otis, James, 1725-1783, recipient; Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788, recipient; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803, recipient; Hancock, John, 1737-1793, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, United States -- History --...
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Letter criticizing ex-Sheriff Fellows for opposing law courts [manuscript]
Letter criticizing ex-Sheriff Fellows for opposing law courts [manuscript]
by Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Fellows, John, 1735-1808
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Letter to Dwight Foster about camp illness and supplies [manuscript]
Letter to Dwight Foster about camp illness and supplies [manuscript]
by Coleman, Samuel; Foster, Dwight, 1757-1823 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Park of Artillery near Morris Town, March 19, 1780
Topics: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives, United States -- History...
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Letter to Gen. William Heath about letters and pass for business trip [manuscript]
Letter to Gen. William Heath about letters and pass for business trip [manuscript]
by Phillips, William, 1731?-1781; Heath, William, 1737-1814 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Cambridge, May 6, 1778
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Letter to Governor Richard Caswell, ordering rendezvous [manuscript]
Letter to Governor Richard Caswell, ordering rendezvous [manuscript]
by Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph, signed
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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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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Holograph, signed
Topic: Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769
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Letter to Rev. Richard Price in England, condemning Bishops and Customs Commissioners [manuscript]
Letter to Rev. Richard Price in England, condemning Bishops and Customs Commissioners [manuscript]
by Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787; Price, Richard, 1723-1791, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph, signed
Topic: Church of England
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Letter to Abigail Bishop, pleading with her to marry him [manuscript]
Letter to Abigail Bishop, pleading with her to marry him [manuscript]
by Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781; Bishop, Abigail, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Camp Fredericksburgh, Nov. 2, 1778
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Letter to John Bradford, continental agent at Boston, introducing Robert Falconer [manuscript]
Letter to John Bradford, continental agent at Boston, introducing Robert Falconer [manuscript]
by Hancock, John, 1737-1793; Bradford, John, fl. 1776-1782, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph, signed
Topic: United States. Continental Congress
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Letter to John Hancock about damage to Boston and evacuation by the British [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock about damage to Boston and evacuation by the British [manuscript]
by Bant, William, d. 1779; Hancock, John, 1737-1793, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topics: Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Siege, 1775-1776, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 --...
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Letter to John Hancock about evacuation of Boston [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock about evacuation of Boston [manuscript]
by Lowell, John, 1743-1802; Hancock, John, 1737-1793 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Evacuation Day, Boston, Mass., 1776
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Letter to John Hancock about his ship captured by American privateer [manuscript]
Letter to John Hancock about his ship captured by American privateer [manuscript]
by Lowell, John, 1743-1802; Hancock, John, 1737-1793 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Boston, December 7, 1779
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
American Revolutionary War Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Letter to Massachusetts General Court, requesting help in hiring sailors so that he may sail for France and treaty negotiations [manuscript]
Letter to Massachusetts General Court, requesting help in hiring sailors so that he may sail for France and treaty negotiations [manuscript]
by Laurens, John, 1754-1782; Massachusetts. General Court, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Letter to mother Deborah Taylor, Halifax, Mass., describing British and American skirmishing around Boston [manuscript]
Letter to mother Deborah Taylor, Halifax, Mass., describing British and American skirmishing around Boston [manuscript]
by Leach, Caleb; Taylor, Deborah, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph, signed
Topics: Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783, United States -- History -- Revolution,...
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Letter to Mr. Hunt asking him to deliver salt to Maj. Nathaniel Ruggles [manuscript]
Letter to Mr. Hunt asking him to deliver salt to Maj. Nathaniel Ruggles [manuscript]
by Trumbull, Joseph, 1737-1778; Hunt, recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: Ruggles, Nathaniel, b. 1730
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Letter to Tapping Reeve about mutiny of Pennsylvania Continental troops and English army in Virginia [manuscript]
Letter to Tapping Reeve about mutiny of Pennsylvania Continental troops and English army in Virginia [manuscript]
by Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797; Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823 recipient; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Poems on witty subjects in Congress [manuscript]
Poems on witty subjects in Congress [manuscript]
by Ellery, William, 1727-1820; Wythe, George, 1726-1806; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: American wit and humor
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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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Holograph, signed
Topic: Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773
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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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Holograph, signed by Benjamin White, chairman
Topic: Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
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Opinion regarding right of free African Americans to hold real property [manuscript]
Opinion regarding right of free African Americans to hold real property [manuscript]
by Waln, Nicholas, 1742-1813; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph, signed
Topics: Free African Americans, Slavery
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Document authorizing Ł100 for delegates to Continental Congress [manuscript]
Document authorizing Ł100 for delegates to Continental Congress [manuscript]
by Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810; Massachusetts. Provincial Congress; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Topic: United States. Continental Congress
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Document for the Commissary, General Ward ordering that the bearer be supplied with one quart of oil [manuscript]
Document for the Commissary, General Ward ordering that the bearer be supplied with one quart of oil [manuscript]
by Ward, Joseph, 1737-1812; Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800; White, J; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph, signed
Topics: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Supplies and stores, United States -- History...
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Diary of [Joseph Meriam of Grafton] a soldier discussing deserters, camp routines at Cambridge, Indian troops, prayer meetings and rumors [manuscript]
Diary of [Joseph Meriam of Grafton] a soldier discussing deserters, camp routines at Cambridge, Indian troops, prayer meetings and rumors [manuscript]
by Meriam, Joseph, 1734-1814; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Holograph
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources
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Muster roll of Capt. Seth Drew's Co. [manuscript]
Muster roll of Capt. Seth Drew's Co. [manuscript]
by United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1777-1783); Drew, Seth, Captain; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
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Dated: Loudon's Ferry, Sept. 7, 1777
Topic: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. -- Sources

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