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Brooks-Keyes family papers, 1761-1908

Title: Brooks-Keyes family papers, 1761-1908.

Papers of the related Brooks and Keyes families, including correspondence and other papers of Mass. Gov. John Brooks, 1786-1825; letters to Edward L. Keyes, the husband of John Brooks' granddaughter Lucy, 1845-1853; and two volumes kept by Keyes' daughter, Caroline Florence (Keyes) Mudge. John Brooks correspondence includes letters from Gov. James Bowdoin and John J. Spooner about an expedition to "apprehend certain characters" in Shrewsbury, Mass. during Shays' Rebellion; resolutions regarding the death of his son John Brooks (d. 1813) at the Battle of Lake Erie; and letters from Brooks to John Quincy Adams and Alexander S. Brooks on political matters. Other correspondents include William Hull, John Brooks (d. 1813), Levi Lincoln, Peter Chardon Brooks, and Edward Livingston. The collection also contains John Brooks' commission as Massachusetts marshal signed by George Washington and Timothy Pickering, 7 Nov. 1795; various appointments of John Brooks signed by Henry Knox, James Bowdoin, Caleb Strong, and William Eustis; and other Brooks family documents, 1761-1832. Keyes family papers include letters to Edward L. Keyes from Anson Burlingame, 1853, and one from Wendell Phillips to Caroline Florence Keyes (later Mudge), 1 June 1861. The autograph book of Caroline (Keyes) Mudge, 1861-1869, includes autographs of Charles Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Henry Wilson, James Monroe, Rufus King, Alexander Hamilton, John Quincy Adams, Caleb Strong, DeWitt Clinton, and many others. The scrapbook of Caroline (Keyes) Mudge, ca. 1850-1908, contains newspaper clippings related to Gov. John Brooks and a large number of clippings of poetry by various authors. Part of the scrapbook consists of a log of the U.S. ship Independence at Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro, 1838-1840, as well as miscellaneous Brooks and Keyes family accounts, 1848-1855.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box, 1 cased vol., and 1 oversize box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/752196955 View

Hull, William, 1753-1825. Autograph letter signed William Hull to: "Dear Colonel" July 3, 1777.

Title: Autograph letter signed William Hull to: "Dear Colonel" July 3, 1777.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70815928 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

Fogg, John, Major. Military papers, 1706-1844.

Title: Military papers, 1706-1844.

Military papers pertaining to Fogg which include military commissions signed by Governors Elbridge Gerry, Caleb Strong, and John Brooks.

ArchivalResource: 3 oversize.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70978809 View

Brooks, John, 1752-1825. Orderly book, 1780.

Title: Orderly book, 1780.

Revolutionary War orderly book (with typescript) of Lieutenant-Colonel John Brooks of the Inspector-General's staff, Headquarters, the Highlands, Feb. 8 through June 24, 1780. Contains orders issued by General Heath, the commander of West Point and the Hudson Highlands, and by his successor, General Howe, who commanded during Heath's leave of absence (from Feb. 22). The orders concern fortifications, rations and supplies, boats, courts-martial, promotions, returns and reports, and the danger of spies, along with other day-to-day affairs of the army. Brooks later was appointed Brigadier General and served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1816-1823.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. and 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20739848 View

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Autograph letter signed Thomas Jefferson to: "John Brooks" November 10, 1791.

Title: Autograph letter signed Thomas Jefferson to: "John Brooks" November 10, 1791.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70814474 View

James Freeman Clarke family papers, 1777-1914.

Title: James Freeman Clarke family papers, 1777-1914.

Papers of James Freeman Clarke's grandfathers, the Rev. James Freeman and the Revolutionary war general William Hull, both of Boston, Mass., and of his wife's family, the Huidekopers.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00872/catalog View

Bigelow, John P. (John Prescott), 1797-1872. Papers, 1805-1896 (bulk 1814-1863)

Title: John P. (John Prescott) Bigelow papers, 1805-1896 (inclusive), 1814-1863 (bulk)

Letters, diaries, and papers of American politician John P. (John Prescott) Bigelow.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00390/catalog View

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806. Letter signed HKnox to: "My dear Sir" April 12, 1792.

Title: Letter signed HKnox to: "My dear Sir" April 12, 1792.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70814753 View

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. Walcott-Pickman family papers, 1776-1887.

Title: Walcott-Pickman family papers, 1776-1887.

Pickman family papers (1806-56) mainly relating to Benjamin T. Pickman, Boston merchant and commander of the New England Guards (1812-19), include correspondence, drafts of addresses, notes, receipts, and commissions and papers relating to activities of the New England Guards. Correspondents include John Quincy Adams, Robert W. Barnwell, John Brooks, Edward Everett, Levi Lincoln, Horace Mann, and Josiah Quincy. Papers (1814-51) of Samuel Baker Walcott, lawyer of Hopkinton, Mass., and associate in the law office of Daniel Webster, include correspondence from Charles Folsom, Marcus Morton, John Pickering, and Daniel Webster on legal, legislative, and family matters. Papers of Charles Folsom Walcott, Boston lawyer and Civil War soldier, describe his military activities in the Virginia campaigns (1862-65), and include correspondence and documents relating to his legal work (1855-87).

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17163916 View

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838

Title: Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838

Portraits, prints, letters, documents, and manuscripts (with printed version) tipped into Volume 12 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, 1 with autograph), George Washington, Cornwallis, Lafayette (2, 1 in color), Count de Grasse, Richard Henry Lee, William White, John Brooks, Napoleon, James Madison, John Adams (2), Samuel Osgood (2, 1 with autograph), Walter Livingston (with autograph), George Washington Parke Custis (with autograph), Mrs. Washington, Edmund Randolph, James Wilson (with autograph), John Blair, Robert Hanson Harrison, Fisher Ames, Thomas Jefferson (2), Louis 16th, Governeur Morris. Prints: Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu Yorck ein.--1783; Mt Vernon, Residence of Washington; Early Days of Washington; [Martha Washington, Miss Custis, servant]; General Putnam's Escape from the British at Horse-neck; Washington Presiding in the Convention 1787; [Two men, a woman, and a baby in a boat fishing]; East View of Baltimore, Maryland; Sunnyside. Residence of Washington Irving; Inaugeration of Washington at the Old City Hall 1789; Fraunces' Tavern; Washington Taking Leave of His Mother; The First Cabinet. Letters: ALS, John Trumbull to John Taliaferro, May 24, 1838; AL[draft], John Trumbull to the Editors of the American [in defense of Benjamin West], [n.d.]; A[aman.]LS, Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln, May 25, 1790; ALS, Tobias Lear to Messers. Adam Stewart & Co., March 19, 1790; AL, Benjamin Franklin to Robert Hare, June 27 [1789]; ALS, Tobias Lear to William Pierce, October 6, 1795; A[aman.]LS, John Jay to William Carmichael, December 1, 1786; ALS, William Pierce to Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia, January 29, 1786; A[aman.]LS, David Humphreys to John Trumbull, May 16, 1800; A[aman.]LS, Thomas Mifflin to John Houstoun, Governor of Georgia, April 21-22, 1784; A[aman.]LS, David Humphreys to Stephen van Rensselaer, March 6, 1810; ALS, Sam Nicholson to Arthur Lee, January 9-10, 1778; A[aman.]LS, George Clinton to Aaron Burr, March 27, 1790; ALS, U.S. Board of Treasury to Philip Schuyler [signed by Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston, and Arthur Lee], July 17, 1788; ALS, Samuel Osgood to Samuel Holten, May 14, 1782; ALS, Arthur Lee to [?], August 4, 1769; ALS, James Madison Jr. to Auditors of the Public Accounts, Virginia, September 25, 1780; ALS, Henry Knox to William Hull, May 6, 1792; A[aman.]LS, Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, October 20, 1795; ALS, Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth, June 11, 1791; ALS, David Humphreys to Samuel Parker, September 2, 1803; ALS, Samuel Bard to Judge Thomson, February 6, 1812; A[aman.]LS, Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, May 13, 1790. Letters (continued): ALS, Edmund Randolph to Charles Simms, February 6, 1791; ALS, John Rutledge to Henry Lanney, July 18, 1778; ALS, [Virginia. Commission to treat with the Ohio Indians] to Edmond Pendleton [signed by Thomas Walker, Andrew Lewis, James Wood, Adam Stephen, J. Walker], October 20, 1775; ALS, Governeur Morris to Jonathan Dayton, July 8, 1807. Documents: D[printed]S, U.S. Board of Commissioner of the Federal city, Warrant [entitling Samuel Blodget, Jr. to share #319 of loan to City of Washington, signed by Thomas Johnson, David Stuart, and Daniel Carroll], May 18, 1792. Manuscripts: AM[draft], "General Washington," [n.d.]; AM[final draft], "General Washington," [n.d.]; AM, [advertisement for a print of "General Washington Resigning his Commission..."], [n.d.] Printed: "General Washington."

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (74 items).

https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/6048497 View

Brooks, John, 1752-1825. Weekly return of monies received and paid, on account of the direct tax of two millions of dollars, by [John Brooks] Inspector for the [2d] survey in the district of Massachusetts.

Title: Weekly return of monies received and paid, on account of the direct tax of two millions of dollars, by [John Brooks] Inspector for the [2d] survey in the district of Massachusetts.

Partially printed forms filled in by hand recording the federal tax collected from state residents by John Brooks, "Inspector for the 2d Survey in the District of Massachusetts", 26th to 31st May 1800 (No. 1) -- 9th to 14th March 1801 (No. 42). Includes a loose list of "Sums which form the amount of weekly receipts of cash & the persons from whom received", 1800.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (29 p.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56483447 View

United States. War Dept. Records, 1814-1865.

Title: Records, 1814-1865.

A detailed list of a cavalry troop; a letter from Tenn. governor Willie Blount to Capt. James Cowan of the U.S. Rangers, concerning the Creek Wars in Tenn.; a letter from Mass. governor Caleb Strong to Adj. Gen. John Brooks referring to appointments to the War Dept.; four letters of recommendation, two of these directed to Joel R. Poinsett, then Secretary of War; a property document (1865) from the Freedmen's Bureau; and a grant of military bounty lands to a Mrs. Sarah Woolley.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36689519 View

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

John Brooks letters and return of provisions, 1795-1801

Title: John Brooks letters and return of provisions 1795-1801

Soldier in the American Revolution and State Senator from Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/7824 View

Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Additional correspondence, 1787-1886

Title: James Freeman Clarke additional correspondence, 1787-1886

Letters written to the Unitarian clergyman and author James Freeman Clarke and his family.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00934/catalog View

Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790. Shays' Rebellion papers, 1786-1787.

Title: Shays' Rebellion papers, 1786-1787.

A small collection of letters related to Shays' Rebellion, the armed revolt led by Daniel Shays against the government authority in western and central Mass. between Aug. 1786 and Feb. 1787. The letters communicated between James Bowdoin, the governor of Mass., and the military officers sent to quell the revolt concern the insurgents' attempts to disrupt the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, the deployment of state and federal troops, and the latest reports on the military situation. Correspondents include Benjamin Lincoln, Nathan Dane, David Cobb, John Brooks, Daniel Shays, John Sullivan, and Theodore Sedgwick.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27637085 View

Revolutionary War papers, 1774-1784.

Title: Revolutionary War papers, 1774-1784.

Papers, largely military, concern the American Revolution, especially in the Hudson Valley, and include Revolutionary pledges and proceedings of local meetings against British rule, 1774-1776; orders and letters relating to the expedition against Canada, 1775-1776; order book of Gen. Burgoyne, June to October, 1777, with articles of convention between Burgoyne and Gen. H. Gates; minutes, arrest warrants, and a letter from Robert Benson relating to affairs of the Committee for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies, 1777; items relating to Claudius Smith, Orange County Tory, consisting of the confession of band member William Cole and execution orders for Smith and others, 1779; orderly books kept by Capt. Nathan Strong, Valley Forge, 1777, Gen. John Brooks at Dobb's Ferry, 1781, and Lt. Col. Josiah Harmar of the First American Regiment, 1784; military returns, payrolls, commissions, passes, warrants, discharges, and other records, 1775-1781; proceedings of a meeting of army officers concerning compensation for losses, 1792; several letters of William Denning, a commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Board, 1780-1781; and miscellaneous letters, 1775-1784, concerning appointments, election riot in Philadelphia (1775), Loan Office business, need for supplies, military news, and the life of soldiers.

ArchivalResource: ca. 150 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155525000 View

Pickard-Whittier papers, 1815-1915.

Title: Pickard-Whittier papers, 1815-1915.

Correspondence and manuscripts of American writer and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier and his American biographer Samuel Thomas Pickard.

ArchivalResource: 17 boxes (5.7 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00386/catalog View

United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 7th. Orderly book, 1781.

Title: Orderly book, 1781.

Orderly book, March 12, 1781 - May 12, 1781. It includes headquarters orders from West Point and New Windsor, and garrison and regimental orders from West Point, including some accounts of courts-martial.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (146 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58770457 View

Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982

Title: Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 18.5 linear feet (37 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01425/catalog View

Brooks, John, 1752-1825. John Brooks papers, 1786-1823.

Title: John Brooks papers, 1786-1823.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79451608 View

Brooks, John, 1752-1825. John Brooks documents, 1819-1821, Massachusetts.

Title: John Brooks documents, 1819-1821, Massachusetts.

2 documents, signed, appointing Henry Adams as Coroner of Norfolk County and John Rollins as Division Inspector of the Second Division of the Militia. Both documents are also signed by Alden Bradford, as Secretary of the Commonwealth.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34848020 View

Donnison, William, 1757?-1834. William Donnison--Massachusetts Militia general orders collection, 1800-1818.

Title: William Donnison--Massachusetts Militia general orders collection, 1800-1818.

Collection contains several General Orders for the early 19th century Massachusetts Militia.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234316399 View