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Lamb, John, 1735-1800. John Lamb papers, 1762-1887 (bulk 1762-1799).

Title: John Lamb papers, 1762-1887 (bulk 1762-1799).

Papers, 1762-1887 (bulk 1762-1799). Most of the collection consists of the correspondence and papers of John Lamb, with some additional items relating to his son, Anthony Lamb, his granddaughter, Agnes Treat Lamb, and other members of the Lamb, Treat, Richards and Tweedy families. Most of John Lamb's papers stem from his service in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His correspondence consists almost entirely of letters received. A group of some 30 letters and papers relate to his activities as a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York during 1765-1766, particularly in opposition to the Stamp Act. A smaller group, 1770-1775, concerns opposition to the British Government, the non-importation agreement, and William Goddard's attempts to organize a postal service in 1774. The main body of the collection begins in 1776 with letters pertaining to his parole after being captured by the British in Canada. From 1777 to 1783 they relate to his command of the Second Continental Artillery, operating in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area, and concern such topics as his promotion to Colonel of the Second Regiment, recruiting, appointments, condition of the army in 1777, administrative routine, disputes over rank and promotions, resignations, misconduct, enemy activities, troop movements, problems of moving artillery, requests for clothing and equipment, hardships of army life, defensive measures along the Hudson River, and charges against Major Timothy Bigelow for his conduct at the storming of Quebec. About 50 items, 1788-1789, are letters from various people opposed to the ratification of the Federal Constitution. 27 letters from Aaron Burr, 1796-1799, deal with Lamb's financial problems. His more frequent correspondents were Gershom Mott, Eleazer Oswald, Henry Knox, Robert Walker, Edward Carrington, William Strachan, Samuel Shaw, Alexander McDougall, Sebastian Bauman, John Ruddock, Richard Varick, Benedict Arnold, George Washington, and Andrew Moodie. There are also his commission, and 92 reports, returns, and proceedings of courts martial, 1777-1783, most concerning Lamb's corps of artillery at West Point.

ArchivalResource: 2.4 linear feet (6 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476017786 View

Bierce, Lucius Verus, 1801-1876. Papers, 1838-1876.

Title: Papers, 1838-1876.

Primarily copies of speeches delivered by Bierce, on such topics as the Firelands, the Mound Builders, and early preachers (Elijah Ellsworth, Timothy Bigelow, and Ammi R. Robbins) in the Western Reserve.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 linear ft. (54 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22470011 View

Bigelow, Louise. Typescript.

Title: Typescript.

This is a typescript of the blind author Louise Bigelow's historical novel, published under title Colonel Timothy Bigelow; a historical novel, by the Meador Publishing Company of Boston in 1941. It is a novel of somewhat labored style, idolizing in tone; it is essentially a biography cast in the form of a historical novel. The fourth page of Chapter 38 is missing. There are some corrections, evidently made by the author.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (601 p.) ; octavo.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207115684 View

Greenough, Charles P. (Charles Pelham), 1844-1924. Papers, 1669-1963, bulk: 1800-1870.

Title: Papers, 1669-1963, bulk: 1800-1870.

Autograph collection of letters and documents, chiefly of a legal or political nature, mostly assembled between 1877-1905. Includes papers of Barnabas Bidwell, Timothy Bigelow, George S. Boutwell, George Davis, Henry A.S. Dearborn, Daniel Dewey, Dwight Foster, John Hancock, Thomas Hancock, Nahum Mitchell, James Sullivan, Increase Sumner, George Thatcher, Henry Vose, and Ezekial Whitman.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16321366 View

Orderly books collection, 1758-1813.

Title: Orderly books collection, 1758-1813.

This collection of orderly books encompasses the French and Indian War, the U.S. Revolution, and the War of 1812 with the majority of books dating from the Revolutionary period. Of special importance are those kept during the Siege of Boston (1775) and for the final years of the Revolution in the Highlands region of New York. Unless the cover or fly leaf cite the name of the owner, regiment, or brigade, it is often difficult to identify the volume positively, and general orders, are, for lack of more precise identification, occasionally described as "Headquarters Orderly Book" or "Brigade Orderly Book."

ArchivalResource: 34 v. ; octavo.5 v. ; folio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259578 View

American Political Society (Worcester, Mass.). Records, 1773-1776.

Title: Records, 1773-1776.

The volume of American Political Society Records for the period of 27 December 1773 to 20 May 1776 includes a statement of purpose, rules and regulations, a list of members, and minutes of each meeting. The minutes detail such activities as boycott agreements following enactment of the Boston Port Bill in 1774; the provision of two pounds of gunpowder for each member; the assumption of fines levied by the British against any member for his "resistance" activities; and organized protest against Peter Oliver (1713-1791) as Chief Justice of the Superior Court. The second volume is a typed transcript of the records which was prepared by Professor Charles W. Estus in 1984.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. ; octavo.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259105 View