Minutes, 1775-1777.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Albany Committee of Correspondence (N.Y.)

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Local New York committee formed under the general advice of the Continental Congress of Sept., 1774. Composed of elected representatives from the county and city of Albany, the committee acted during the Revolutionary War to raise and support troops, detect and prosecute disloyal citizens, and ensure the functioning of local government. From the description of Minutes, 1775-1777. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35987424 ...

Johnson, Guy, approximately 1740-1788

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Superintendent of Indian Affairs; loyalist. From the description of Conference minutes, 1768 October 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519721 Guy Johnson, nephew of Sir William Johnson, served as Deputy Superintendant of Indian Affairs in the northeastern American colonies and became Superintendant in 1774 when his uncle died. In 1775, at the outbreak of the American Revolution, Johnson fled to Canada and sailed to England. He returned to America in 1776, where he direct...

Visscher, Matthew.

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