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Mountflorence, James Cole. Letter, 1793 January 22, Norfolk, [Virginia] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p.

Title: Letter, 1793 January 22, Norfolk, [Virginia] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p.

By Mr. Morris's request at Paris, self today put in post office his dispatches to him; arrived yesterday in French ship L'aimable Antoinette in 60 days passage from Havre de Grace; nothing yet determined on fate of King and Queen in France, but Republican armies are "triumphing in every quarter"; gave account of France to printer here; will take dispatches for Governor Blount of governor of Kentucky; goes to southwest territory.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. on 1 leaf ; 24 cm. x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62276089 View

Du Pont, Victor, 1767-1827. Papers, 1753-1847.

Title: Papers, 1753-1847.

These materials constitute the chief body of Victor du Pont's papers. They should be used in conjunction with the Victor du Pont papers that are part of the Hagley Museum and Library's Longwood Manuscripts.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503404 View

Jethro Sumner Papers, 1775-1791, (bulk 1781-1782)

Title: Jethro Sumner Papers, 1775-1791 (bulk 1781-1782)

Jethro Sumner (1733?-1785) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army. Sumner served in the Virginia militia,1755-1761; was justice of the peace, 1768, and sheriff, 1772-1777, of Bute (now Warren) County, N.C.; and was colonel of the 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Continentals, 1776-1778, and brigadier-general 1779-1780. The collection contains Revolutionary War military correspondence of Continental Brigadier General Jethro Sumner. The bulk of the collection relates to the period 1781-1782, when Sumner was raising troops for General Nathanael Greene, whom he reinforced at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, and while he was in charge of forces in North Carolina. Letters are chiefly concerned with strategic matters including reports on engagements and the movement of British forces, procurement of arms and supplies, and issues of manpower including drafting of men and desertion. A few items pertain to his earlier service in the North. Among the correspondents are Martin Armstrong, Reading Blount, Thomas Burke, John B. Ashe,Baron Steuben, Alexander Martin, Benjamin Lincoln, Nathanael Greene, John Alexander Lillington, William Christmas, William R. Davie, Thomas Eaton, Joseph Hewes, Willie Jones, Nicholas Long, James Cole Mountflorence, Benjamin Seawell, H. Tatum, and Hugh Williamson.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 390 items)

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00705/ View

Gwathmey collection, 1708-1852

Title: Gwathmey collection, 1708-1852.

Letters, autographs, papers, illustrations, and portraits relating to Revolutionary and early nineteenth century statesmen believed to have been assembled as an autograph collection by Julia M. Dickinson Tayloe early in the nineteenth century. Includes a U.S. War Dept. broadside, 1794 May 19.

ArchivalResource: 170 items.

https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/archival/items/u2652666 View

Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Fulwar Skipwith records and account book, 1794-1815 (bulk 1794-1799).

Title: Fulwar Skipwith records and account book, 1794-1815 (bulk 1794-1799).

The volume contains official and personal accounts of Fulwar Skipwith while consul general in Paris, France, 1794-1799. Entries report names of American ships entering French ports, descriptions and value of cargo, shipments of books and mathematical instruments for the U. S. Department of War, personal aid to imprisoned or detained American seamen, shipment to Virginia of the statue of George Washington by French sculptor Houdon, and transactions of American accounts in "assignats" (French paper currency). The accounts of James Monroe, Thomas Pinckney, and J. C. Mountflorence, to name a few, are included. Also present are a separate index and a coat-of-arms bookplate. Two loose items in the volume consist of a record of the imports and sales of American cotton in the 1790s and a deposition (1815) by Isaac Cox Barnet testifying to the sale and delivery of cotton to Walter Burling by Skipwith.

ArchivalResource: 3 items (includes 1 v.)1 microfilm reel. 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122467824 View

William L. Clements Library. James McHenry papers, 1777-1832.

Title: James McHenry papers, 1777-1832.

The James McHenry papers contain correspondence and documents related to the political career of James McHenry. The majority of the materials pertain to his tenure as Secretary of War from 1796 to 1800.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768797694 View

Mountflorence, James Cole. Letter, 1793 February 1, Norfolk, [Virginia] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p.

Title: Letter, 1793 February 1, Norfolk, [Virginia] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p.

Transmits manuscript relative to French Revolution; been circumstantial about Marquis Lafayette; it is thought the U.S. might interfere in his behalf or that the Executive might demand him as a citizen of the U.S.; will visit south of the Ohio and then return to Europe; should any application to Court of Berlin be necessary, will be happy to assist; will be in Richmond until the 15th.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. on 1 leaf ; 31 cm. x 18 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62276104 View

Sylvanus Bourne Papers, 1775-1859, (bulk 1800-1815)

Title: Sylvanus Bourne Papers 1775-1859 (bulk 1800-1815)

Massachusetts businessman and United States consul in Santo Domingo (1790-1791) and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1794-1817). Drafts and photocopies of Bourne’s personal and diplomatic correspondence, business and commercial papers, a scrapbook, and account books. Consists primarily of correspondence relating to commerce between the United States and European countries, primarily France and Great Britain, and United States foreign relations and politics. Other material concerns Bourne’s business in Massachusetts and the Bourne family.

ArchivalResource: 4100 items; 39 containers; 6.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009055 View

Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813. ALS, 1793 June 22, Philadelphia, Pa., to Maj. James C. Mountflorence.

Title: ALS, 1793 June 22, Philadelphia, Pa., to Maj. James C. Mountflorence.

Requests the payment of a note.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122465984 View

King, Rufus, 1755-1827,. Papers of Rufus King, 1782-1830.

Title: Papers of Rufus King, 1782-1830.

United States foreign relations as shown in letters and dispatches received by Rufus King during his tenure as American minister in London.

ArchivalResource: 599 pieces.9 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122551700 View

James McHenry papers 1777-1832 McHenry, James papers

Title: James McHenry papers 1777-1832 McHenry, James papers

The James McHenry papers contain correspondence and documents related to the political career of James McHenry. The majority of the materials pertain to his tenure as Secretary of War from 1796 to 1800.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-844mch?rgn=main;view=text View