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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. Benedict Arnold letterbook, 1775.

Title: Benedict Arnold letterbook, 1775.

Letterbook containing the letters of Benedict Arnold on his 1775 expedition to Quebec.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70979654 View

Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775. Orderly book of Richard Montgomery, 1775.

Title: Orderly book of Richard Montgomery, 1775.

Orderly book (1775 June 3-October 6).

ArchivalResource: 1 item.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71070906 View

Lynch, Thomas, 1726-1776. Correspondence of Thomas Lynch, Esq. : typescript [ca. 1960] / by J.E. Fields, M.D., Joliet, Ill.

Title: Correspondence of Thomas Lynch, Esq. : typescript [ca. 1960] / by J.E. Fields, M.D., Joliet, Ill.

Typescript of collected letters of Thomas Lynch, with biographical and genealogical information, including annotated footnotes; correspondents include son Thomas Lynch, Alexander Lunan, Godfrey Malbone, Henry Lloyd, John Baxter, Philip Schuyler, George Washington, Richard Montgomery, John Morgan, and the "Secret Committee at Charleston," composed of William Henry Drayton, Arthur Middleton, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

ArchivalResource: 57, [12] p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34609226 View

Hill, W. P. Letter, 1867, Dec. 8, Concord, N. H., to C. E. Potter.

Title: Letter, 1867, Dec. 8, Concord, N. H., to C. E. Potter.

Names and identifies descendants of General Richard Montgomery.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593283 View

Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775. Papers of Richard Montgomery, 1775.

Title: Papers of Richard Montgomery, 1775.

Orderly book (1775 June 5-October 6) for an expedition against Canada. Book kept by Jonas Prentice, adjutant, and John McPherson, aide-de-camp.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (60 pages).1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71070613 View

Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775. ALS, 1775 July 21 : Philadelphia, to James Duane.

Title: ALS, 1775 July 21 : Philadelphia, to James Duane.

Montgomery accepts his commission from Congress as a "Citizen reduced to the melancholy necessity of taking up Arms for the publick Safety." Draft of his answer.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 24 x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13785649 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01499/catalog View

Portrait file: Guide.

Title: Portrait file: Guide.

The Portrait File is an alphabetically arranged collection of portait images of individuals, groups of individuals, and views and miscellany, received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01675/catalog View

Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836. Edward Livingston papers, 1683-1877 (bulk 1764-1836).

Title: Edward Livingston papers, 1683-1877 (bulk 1764-1836).

Consists of the papers of Edward Livingston (Princeton Class of 1781) and other members of this famous Hudson River Valley family, including a large quantity of documents of Edward's sister, Janet Montgomery, and mother, Margaret Beekman Livingston, both of whom as widows successfully managed large estates.

ArchivalResource: 75.50 cu. ft. (165 boxes, 2 map drawers, 1 tin tube, 1 roll, 1 flat oversize item)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81576848 View

Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775. ALS, [1772] March 23 : Barnsley, Yorkshire, to John Montgomery, London.

Title: ALS, [1772] March 23 : Barnsley, Yorkshire, to John Montgomery, London.

Outlines his dissatisfaction with continuing his service in the British army. "And as a man with little money cuts but a bad figure in this country among Peers Nabobs, etc etc--I have cast my Eye on America where my pride & poverty will be much more at their ease."

ArchivalResource: 1 3/4 p. ; 23 x 19.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13785693 View

Pierce, John, Jr. Letter, 1776 August 28.

Title: Letter, 1776 August 28.

Letter to Andrew Adams describing the current state of affairs in the Northern Department of the Continental Army. Pierce describes the recent pay received by the army and how it is only a partial payment. He describes the Canadian campaign and the sense of loss felt by the death of Montgomery. Pierce also relates the commanding style of General Gates. He descibes Gates as old but dedicated to the cause.

ArchivalResource: 4 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122519493 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1773-1804. Philip Schuyler letter 1776 January 13 to John Hancock.

Title: Philip Schuyler letter 1776 January 13 to John Hancock.

A letter written from Albany, New York, by Philip Schuyler to John Hancock apprising Hancock of the death of General Montgomery in Quebec. Schuyler also recommends that General Washington and the troops march into Canada.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/775351252 View

Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789. ALS, 1775 September 20, [Saint Tuors, Canada] to General Richard Montgomery.

Title: ALS, 1775 September 20, [Saint Tuors, Canada] to General Richard Montgomery.

ArchivalResource: 3 p. ; 19 x 16 cm. & 22.5 x 19.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13192431 View

Hancock, John, 1737-1793. ALS, [1776 January], [Boston], to Mrs. Hancock.

Title: ALS, [1776 January], [Boston], to Mrs. Hancock.

A hurriedly written note to his wife Dolly that accompanies a letter to a Captain McPherson relating the death of his son. Writes of General Montgomery's death. This would have been assault on Quebec on December 31, 1775.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 23.5 x 18 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13512050 View

Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775. Proclamations of Richard Montgomery, 1775.

Title: Proclamations of Richard Montgomery, 1775.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79452892 View

Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921. The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, and related materials, ca. 1767-1893.

Title: The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, and related materials, ca. 1767-1893.

Extra-illustrated edition of J. G. Rosengarten's The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, 1776-1783 (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1893), a translation and abridgement of Max von Eelking's 2-volume work: Die deutschen Hülfstruppen im nordamerikanischen Befreiungskriege, 1776 bis 1783 (Hannover: Helwing, 1863); Rosengarten's work is based on both volumes of the original, but the title page erroneously states: Vol. I. The volume contains a total of 18 original documents dated 1767 to 1893; 74 portraits of 57 different subjects, including one of Rosengarten; 7 maps; and 25 other illustrations, including 2 in color (leaves following p. 162, 254). The original documents include: 15 letters or memoranda; a marriage certificate for John Michael (?) and Elisabeth Grauel on 2 April 1767, signed by Michael Schlatter and with a red wax seal showing his coat of arms (leaf following p. 240); a ledger sheet for Pulaski's Legion in Charleston, dated 8 August 1779, signed by Charles-Frédéric Bedaulx (leaf following p. 176); and a customs form signed by Peter Muhlenberg on 11 September 1804 (leaf following p. 222). The letter by Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, is incomplete (last leaf only). The volume has indices of names (p. 353-356) and places (p. 357-360). The upper cover and front free endpaper are detached.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/607091216 View

Meigs, Henry, 1782-1861. Correspondence, 1816-1822.

Title: Correspondence, 1816-1822.

Correspondence and journal, 1816-1822, of New York congressman Henry Meigs, chiefly consisting of letters written by him to his father, Josiah Meigs, President of the Columbia Institute in Washington D.C.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (ca. 135 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58671358 View

Ritzema, Rudolphus. Diary, 1775 Aug. 7-1776 Mar. 30.

Title: Diary, 1775 Aug. 7-1776 Mar. 30.

Diary, 1775 Aug. 7-1776 Mar. 30, kept by Rudolphus Ritzema during General Richard Montgomery's expedition to Canada. Ritzema records the trip up Lake Champlain, the capture of St. John, disposition of prisoners, his stay at Montreal while Montgomery continued on to Quebec, return to New York, and the activities of the Continental Congress.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (21 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58775196 View

Journal collection, 1758-1780.

Title: Journal collection, 1758-1780.

Private journals and diaries kept by soldiers and chaplains during military marches and campaigns, including Epaphras Bull on Ethan Allen's capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775; Robert Webster on marches, encounters, food supplies, punishments and executions during Amherst Campaign, 1759; Col. Elisha Porter on travel difficulties, military encounters, courts martial, and prisoners during march to Quebec and retreat to Ticonderoga, 1776; Rev. John Cleaveland on accidents, interlude in Schenectady, courts martial, sermons and worship services, health conditions, and his opinions on military judgments during the Abercrombie Campaign, 1758; Chaplain Benjamin Trumbull on Montgomery's expedition from Ticonderoga to Quebec, 1775; and others by Jesse Roberts, 1777-1778, Abraham Wright, 1779-1780, and Jabez Gould, 1776.

ArchivalResource: 8 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155466658 View

Pierce, John, Jr. Letter, 1776 August 16.

Title: Letter, 1776 August 16.

Letter to Andrew Adams regarding the state of affairs of the war. Pierce describes how the army laid seige to Quebec over the winter and applauds the bravery and dedication of the soldiers who fought without pay. He also states that the pay for the army is finally being sent by Congress. Pierce details the horrors of the retreat from Canada and the deplorable state of the troops when they were taken over by General Gates at Fort Ticonderoga. He describes how Gates revitalized the army, restored discipline and obtained reinforcements. The troops rebuilt the old French lines at Fort Ticonderoga and improved Fort Schuyler.

ArchivalResource: 4 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122578396 View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IV, Miscellany, 1756-1807

Title: Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IV, Miscellany, 1756-1807

Portraits, prints, letters, and documents tipped into Volume 4 of the extra-illustrated quarto edition of Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1856) (Rare E 312 I72++ 1898). Portraits: Washington Irving (2), John Burgoyne, Nathanael Greene, Earl of Dartmouth, Joseph Reed (2), Horatio Gates, John Sullivan, Elbridge Gerry, Guy Carleton, Richard Montgomery, Aaron Burr (2), William Pitt, David Wooster, John Lamb (2), Benjamin Church, Thomas Graves, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Knox (2), Benedict Arnold, Christopher Greene, Philip Schuyler, Thomas Mifflin, Martha Washington, Charles Lee, John Adams, John Macpherson, Daniel Morgan, Henry Clinton. Prints: View of Boston from the Bay; Washington's Headquarters at Cmabridge; Vue du mont Vernon et la maison du général Washington; Death of Chatham; Quebec in 1775; View of Quebec, the Capital of British America; London; Mount Vernon; A View of Quebec from the Bason; On th Wast River; A Perspective View of the City of Quebec, the Capital of Canada; [Quebec - The Old Citadel]; [Quebec]; Hudson River From Hoboken; The Evacuation of Boston. Letters: ALS, Jonathan Trumbull to Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, and Oliver Wolcott, May 5, 1778; ALS, Joseph Reed to Abbè Raynal, July 14, 1780; ALS, Elbridge Gerry to Mr. Eliot, June 24, 1800; A[aman.]LS, Aaron Burr to Timothy Edwards, March 5, 1789; ALS, Henry Knox to Mrs. Breck, September 21, 1786; ALS, Píerre Van Cortlandt to Philip Schuyler, MArch 8, 1785; ALS, N. Decubaur to Stephen Moylan, November 21, 1807; ALS, Edward Everett to , February 19, 1834. Documents: A[aman.]DS, [authorization of expenditure, sent to Ebenezer Hancock and signed by Artemus and Joseph Ward], July 29, 1776; ADS, [Proclamation by New Hampshire Governor John Sullivan of a fast], February 29, 1788; A[aman.]DS, [Warrant for the arrest of Reuben Payne, issued by Virignia Governor Benjamin Harrison], June 6, 1782; DS, [Commission of Jonathan Gage, signed by John Avery, et al.], July 2, 1778.

ArchivalResource: 60 items.

https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/2093665 View

Montgomery collection [1769], 1774-1775 Montgomery collection

Title: Montgomery collection [1769], 1774-1775 Montgomery collection

This collection contains 3 letters and a poem related to Major General Richard Montgomery, a native of Ireland who became a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution. The items, 3 of which are addressed to British Army officer Perkins Magra, concern a venereal infection, Montgomery's life as a country farmer in New York in the mid-1770s, and the beginning of the American Revolution.

ArchivalResource: 4 items

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1474mon?rgn=main;view=text View