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Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland family papers, 1611-1862 (bulk 1700-1831)

Title: Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland family papers, 1611-1862 (inclusive), 1700-1831 (bulk)

Papers of U.S. senator James Lloyd and others related to the Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland families.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (12 boxes and 1 folder)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01316/catalog View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Autograph letter signed : Head Qurs. Ebenezer, to Col. A. Campbell, 1779 Mar. 2.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Head Qurs. Ebenezer, to Col. A. Campbell, 1779 Mar. 2.

Concerning the conduct of the war.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270618985 View

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IX, Miscellany, 1766-1808

Title: Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IX, Miscellany, 1766-1808

Portraits, prints, letters, maps, and documents tipped into Volume 9 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, Frederick 5th Earl of Carlisle, John Wilkes, Charles James Fox (2), George III, Lafayette (2), Anthony Wayne, Eleazer Oswald, John Marshall, Charles Lee (2), Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (2), James Gambier Baron Gambier, George Baylor, Augustine Prevost, Archibald Campbell, John André, Charles Henry Count d'Estaing, Joseph Reed, Benedict Arnold, Henry Clinton, Benastre Tarleton (20, Lord Rawdon, Conte de Rochambeau, William Washington, Francis Kinloch. Prints: Mr. Serjeant Glyn, John Wilkes, Rev. Mr. John Horne (sitting at a table); Frederick 5th Earl of Carlisle and George Selwyn Esqre; Niagara - From a Cavern; [Death of Pulaski]; Recueil d'Estampes Representant Les Differents Evenemens de la Guerre qui a procure l'Independence aux Etats unis de l'Amérique; Fort Clinton - West Point; New York - Bay; An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina; [Sargeant Jasper displaying the American flag at Fort Moultrie]; [Slaughter of Col. Bufords regiment at Charleston]. Letters: ALS, William Eden, Lord Aukland, to [?], February 21, 17888; ALS, Aaron Burr to Col. Monroe, June 5, 1795; ALS, William Goddard to Horatio Gates, April 28, 1785; ALS, John Sullivan to Nicholas Gilmon, April 4, 1788; ALS, John Sullivan to Noah Emery, August 11, 1789; A[aman.]LS, Comte D'Estaing to [?], November 18, 1772; ALS, Robert Howe to Jeremiah Wadsworth, September 12, 1779; ALS, Benjamin Lincoln to Col. Lyly, July 10, 1785; ALS, Henry Lee to [?], January 3, 1787; ALS, Jeremiah Wadsworth to Capt. Nehemiah, March 15, 1796; ALS, Joseph Reed to Caesar Rodney, Gov. of Delaware, November 15, 1779; ALS, Benjamin Lincoln to James Bowdoin, Gov. of Massachusetts, November 10, 1786; ALS, Banastre Tarleton to Robert Brownrigg, December 31, 1803; ALS, Moira (Lord Rawdon) to [I. Ridge?], August 12, 1808; ALS, U.S. Congress, Committee of Cooperation to Thomas Sim Lee, signed by Philip Schuyler, John Mathews, and Nathaniel Peabody,July 23, 1780; ALS, William Irvine to Mathias Slough, October 13, 1784; A[handwritten copy]LS, William Irvine to James Wilkinson, December 8, 1800; ALS, La Luzerne to Benjamin Harrison, Gov. of Virginia, June 24, 1782; ALS, Joseph Reed to Giles Hicks, February 28, 1781; ALS, Benjamin Lincoln to Gov. [?], February 11, 1788; ALS, Banastre Tarleton to Charles George, April 6, 1802; ALS, Lord Stirling (William Alexander) to [?], February 25, 1766; ALS, Henry Lee to James Greenleaf, July 28, 1794. Documents: ADS, Calvert Porter and C. Lee, [assignment of land, with signatures of Henry Lee and John Murray], February 12, 1780; A[aman.]DS, New Hampshire. Governor, 1785-1786 (John Langdon, 1741-1819), [Proclamation of Thanksgiving, in handwriting of John Sullivan], October 21, 1785; ADS. France. Ministère de Marine. Division de Bordeaux, [list of supplies needed for the ship Le Bizarre, signed by Comte d'Estaing], December 6, 1772; A[aman.]DS, Benjamin Lincoln, [statement of expenses], October 8, 1791-May 1794. Maps: Plan de la Bataille de Montmouth où le Gl. Washington Commandant l'Armeé Americaine Et le Gl. Clinton l'Armeé Anglaise, le 28 Juin 1778; [Rhode Island]; An Eye Sketch of the Falls of Niagara; Plan of the City & Harbour of Savannah 1818.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (73 items).

https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/6048494 View

Draught of part of the province of South Carolina shewing the march & encampments of the British troops under the command of Major Genl. Prevost upon an expedition into that province.

Title: Draught of part of the province of South Carolina shewing the march & encampments of the British troops under the command of Major Genl. Prevost upon an expedition into that province. [1779]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col. ; 52.2 x 73 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81640882 View

Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

Title: Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

The Thomas Gage papers consist of the military and governmental correspondence and headquarters papers of General Thomas Gage, officer in the British Army in America (1754-1763) and commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America (1763-1775). The papers include incoming correspondence and retained copies of letters written by Gage, together with a large quantity of documents related to military administration and manuscript maps of North America. The collection is particularly strong in documenting British administration of North America after the French and Indian War, interactions with Native Americans, and the years preceding the American Revolution. The collection also includes a the Thomas Gage warrants, a series of financial documents authorizing payments related to British military expenses in North America during Gage's service as commander-in-chief.

ArchivalResource: 70 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711054960 View

Skelly, Francis John. Francis John Skelly diary, 1779.

Title: Francis John Skelly diary, 1779.

This diary consists of copies of 10 pages of entries made between April and November of 1779. Francis John Skelly lists daily troop movements under the command of Maj. Gen. Prevost from Ebenezer, Georgia to Port Royal, South Carolina, and describes a skirmish with "Rebels" led by "Polaskey" (Pulaski) in which the American forces were defeated. The diary is a photocopy of the original in the Huntington Library of San Marino, California.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44571233 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Papers, 1783.

Title: Papers, 1783.

Collection contains a personal letter from Prevost to Samuel Strenger and a document on the "Return of the Staff of the British American Forces Who are Desirous of Settling with Those of Other Departments."

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36115925 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Letter fragment of Augustine Prévost, 1777.

Title: Letter fragment of Augustine Prévost, 1777.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79450131 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Journal, 1774.

Title: Journal, 1774.

This is a record of a trip Prevost made to Pennsylvania between August and November 1774 to recruit men for the 1st Battalion of the Royal Americans, and to see George Croghan about the latter's real estate misadventures in which Prévost was caught.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122573558 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Autograph letter signed : to Col. Campbell, 1779 Feb. 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed : to Col. Campbell, 1779 Feb. 23.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270618981 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Letter, 1779 April 10, [Savannah?], to Thomas Pinckney.

Title: Letter, 1779 April 10, [Savannah?], to Thomas Pinckney.

Writing to Major Pinckney from "Headquarters" about arranging an exchange of prisoners.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.), in folder ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297170252 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. [Map of New York land grants and purchases] / copy'd from an original of Guy Johnson Esqr. by [sig.] Aug. Prevost.

Title: [Map of New York land grants and purchases] / copy'd from an original of Guy Johnson Esqr. by [sig.] Aug. Prevost. 1771.

ArchivalResource: 1 map : ms., col. ; 36 x 52 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58757746 View

Ballentine, Samuel, fl. 1783. Samuel Ballentine military discharge and A.L.S., 1783.

Title: Samuel Ballentine military discharge and A.L.S., 1783.

Discharge (Oct. 1783) at St. John, N.B., of Samuel Ballentine from the 2nd battalion, DeLancey's British American forces, signed by Lt. Col. Richard Hewlett and Maj. Gen. Augustine Prevost; together with A.L.S. from Elizabeth Ballentine to Samuel Ballentine, inquiring of his reasons for not writing and discussing family affairs.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225890899 View

Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

Title: Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

The Henry Clinton papers contain the correspondence, records, and maps of Henry Clinton, who served under Thomas Gage and William Howe between 1775 and 1778, and was commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America from 1778 to 1782. Although the bulk of the papers cover his tenure as commander-in-chief, with particular attention to engagements in New York and New Jersey and the sieges of Charleston and Yorktown, they also document Clinton's efforts to restore his reputation after the war, and to some extent, his personal life. The are described in a separate finding aid. Harriot Clinton and Elizabeth Carter diaries

ArchivalResource: 304 volumes (90 linear feet)

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-42cli?rgn=main;view=text View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Autograph letter signed : Ebenezer, (to Col. Campbell?), 1779 Mar. 5.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Ebenezer, (to Col. Campbell?), 1779 Mar. 5.

Concerning operations of the war.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 3/4 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270618993 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Letters : Croghan's Forest, [i.e. Cooperstown, N.Y.], and New York, [N.Y.], to Sir William Johnson, 1772 Mar. 20-July 7.

Title: Letters : Croghan's Forest, [i.e. Cooperstown, N.Y.], and New York, [N.Y.], to Sir William Johnson, 1772 Mar. 20-July 7.

Two letters, Mar. 20 and July 7, 1772, from Prévost to Sir William Johnson, regarding news via George Croghan of colonization efforts on the Ohio and affairs in the 60th Regiment which was commanded by his father, James Prevost.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (1 folder) ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39641407 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Autograph letter signed : Ebenezer, to Col. Campbell, 1779 Mar. 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Ebenezer, to Col. Campbell, 1779 Mar. 4.

Concerning operations of the war.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 1/2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270618989 View

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800)

Title: Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)

The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period.

ArchivalResource: 30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/927 View

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797. Jeffery Amherst papers, 1758-1764.

Title: Jeffery Amherst papers, 1758-1764.

The Jeffery Amherst papers (763 items) consist of the correspondence, documents, and military orders of Jeffery Amherst, British commander-in-chief in North America from 1758-1763. Included are Amherst's letters to General Thomas Gage and the papers given to Gage with the transfer of authority in 1763.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758450177 View

Sarah Stone Autograph Collection, 1720-1962

Title: Sarah Stone Autograph Collection 1720-1962

Resident of Salem, Massachusetts. Letters, clipped signatures, and other autograph items of prominent American and a few British figures, chiefly of the nineteenth century.

ArchivalResource: 200 items; 1 container; .4 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012061 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Plan of the French and rebells sieg[e] of Savannah in Georgia, in South [sic] America, deffend: t[h]rough the Br: Gen: August Prevost, 1779.

Title: Plan of the French and rebells sieg[e] of Savannah in Georgia, in South [sic] America, deffend: t[h]rough the Br: Gen: August Prevost, 1779. [1779]

ArchivalResource: col. map 43 x 65 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5564632 View

Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

Title: Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

The Henry Clinton papers contain the correspondence, records, and maps of Henry Clinton, who served under Thomas Gage and William Howe between 1775 and 1778, and was commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America from 1778 to 1782. Although the bulk of the papers cover his tenure as commander-in-chief, with particular attention to engagements in New York and New Jersey and the sieges of Charleston and Yorktown, they also document Clinton's efforts to restore his reputation after the war, and to some extent, his personal life. The are described in a separate finding aid. Harriot Clinton and Elizabeth Carter diaries

ArchivalResource: 304 volumes (90 linear feet)

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-42cli?rgn=main;view=text View