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Virginia. Office of the Quartermaster General. Public Store. Fredericksburg. Papers, 1767, 1777-1782, 1787.

Title: Papers, 1767, 1777-1782, 1787.

These papers include such records as would have been accumulated by an individual whose main responsibility was to obtain provisions, etc. for the military. Included are correspondence, orders, certificates, receipts, and accounts.

ArchivalResource: 184 p.

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Griffith, David, 1742-1789. Papers of David Griffith, 1770-1778.

Title: Papers of David Griffith, 1770-1778.

The papers include the ordination, 19 August 1770, of Griffith as deacon, the ordination, 24 August, 1770, of Griifith as priest; an order 30 September 1778, by Alexander Ross, aide-de-camp to General Cornwallis, that Griffith not be taken prisoner while attending wounded troops; and a letter, 1 October 1778, from Alexander Ross to Griffith, sending lemons for the treatment of Col. Baylor.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799. George Washington papers, 1777-1798 [manuscript].

Title: George Washington papers, 1777-1798 [manuscript].

Order book with orders issued under Washington's name to various officers and commands from the headquarters of the Continental Army, June- October 1777, chiefly at Morristown, N.J. (microfilm and photoprints; original returned to private owner in 1942); and original letter, 5 April 1779, from Washington to Thomas Burke (1747 (ca.)-1783), stating his position in regard to a state bounty for soldiers. Also included are photoprints or facsimiles (locations of originals unknown) of a notice discharging a soldier from "the Virginia Regiment," 1757, signed by Washington; a letter, 1777, from Washington to George Baylor; an English translation of a contract, 1789, between Washington's agent and Washington's German gardener; and a letter, 1798, from Washington to the trustees of Washington Academy.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24201988 View

Washington, Lawrence, of Chotank. Letter, Mt. Pleasant (Westmoreland County, Va.), to George Baylor, 1776 April 6.

Title: Letter, Mt. Pleasant (Westmoreland County, Va.), to George Baylor, 1776 April 6.

Washington thanks Baylor for providing "George" with a commission in his regiment and hopes that Baylor will give him any necessary advice. In a postscript he inquires about terms for the services of Baylor's stud horse.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. ALS, 1782 June 25, Headquarters, to Colonel George Baylor.

Title: ALS, 1782 June 25, Headquarters, to Colonel George Baylor.

ArchivalResource: 2 1/2 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13418097 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

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).

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Baldwin, Loammi, 1745-1807. Papers, 1768-1872

Title: Loammi Baldwin papers, 1768-1872

Papers of soldier, civil engineer, and state legislator Loammi Baldwin focusing on his service in the Revolutionary War.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01081/catalog View

Baylor, George, 1752-1784. ALS, 1778, September 17, [s.l.], to Major Alexander Clough, docketed by Dr. Major Taupon.

Title: ALS, 1778, September 17, [s.l.], to Major Alexander Clough, docketed by Dr. Major Taupon.

ArchivalResource: 2 1/2 p. ; 21 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13080579 View

Washington, Lawrence, of Chotank. Letter, Mt. Pleasant (Westmoreland County, Va.), to George Baylor [manuscript], 1776 April 6.

Title: Letter, Mt. Pleasant (Westmoreland County, Va.), to George Baylor [manuscript], 1776 April 6.

Washington thanks Baylor for providing "George" with a commission in his regiment and hopes that Baylor will give him any necessary advice. In a postscript he inquires about terms for the services of Baylor's stud horse.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS, 1777 March 1 : Head Quarters, Morristown, to George Baylor, Col. of a Regiment of Cavalry near Fredericksburg.

Title: LS, 1777 March 1 : Head Quarters, Morristown, to George Baylor, Col. of a Regiment of Cavalry near Fredericksburg.

Discusses equipping his former ADC's regiment with carbines, pistols, and horses. Disapproves the appointment of two men: "They left the Army without permission, & must return to their Companies immediately, or expect to be treated roughly."

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 33 x 21 cm.

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Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. Papers of John Sullivan, 1775-1781.

Title: Papers of John Sullivan, 1775-1781.

Includes accounts, correspondence, intelligence reports, orders, payrolls, and returns relating to Sullivan's commands at Winter Hill, Medford, Cambridge, and elsewhere during the American Revolution. Correspondents include John Adams, George Baylor, John Erskine, Benjamin Flower, Horatio Gates, Moses Hazen, John Jay, Marquis de Lafayette, Henry Laurens, Henry Lee, Timothy Pickering, Benjamin Rush, and William Winthrop.

ArchivalResource: 99 items.1 microfilm reel.

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Virginia. Office of the Quartermaster General. Public Store. Fredericksburg. Returns of Colonel George Baylor's regiment, 1778-1779.

Title: Returns of Colonel George Baylor's regiment, 1778-1779.

These papers contain returns of men, arms, or horses for Col. Baylor's regiment.

ArchivalResource: 5 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122624959 View

Baylor family. Papers : of the Baylor family, 1749-1920 (bulk 1797-1899).

Title: Papers : of the Baylor family, 1749-1920 (bulk 1797-1899).

Most of the items are promissory notes, receipts and accounts of George Baylor. Many concern the settlement of the estate of Jacob Baylor. The collection also contains a variety of court orders and summonses for Rockingham County, Va. There are a few items of correspondence in the 1890s, almost all concerning court and financial matters.

ArchivalResource: 60 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30793281 View