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The Loyal Briton's Song, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Verse concerning British nationalism circa the Napoleonic Wars

The Royal Stag-Hunt, J. West

Broadside Ballads: England

Song concerning a merry stag (deer) hunting and honoring Kings & Queens

Boston Customs Receipt For Importation Of One Hogheads Of Rum From Martinique, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill, Boston,1802., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This document is signed by Lincoln as Collector and Melvill as Inspector at the port of Boston and Charlestown, 1802. Lincoln was a general in the American Revolution, Melvill was an officer in the same conflict as well as a participant in the Boston Tea Party.

Receipt For One Chest Of Green Tea Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill At Boston, 1810., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This import certificate for one chest, 63 pounds, of green tea is signed by Lincoln as Collector and Melvill as Inspector. Includes engraved portrait of Benjamin Lincoln.

Monody On The Much Lamented Death Of The Most Noble Francis Duke Of Bedford, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Mourning song for Francis, 5th Duke of Bedford

Form Of Verification Of The Delivery Of Merchandise, Signed By Tobias Lear, Cape Francois, Santo Domingo (Present-Day Cap Haitien, Haiti), 1801., Tobias Lear

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Lear, as general commercial agent of the U.S. at Cape Francois, certifies that Joseph Arnaud's accounting of the cargo of the Brig Rainbow - contained on verso - is accurate and complete. Lear was once private secretary to Gen. Washington. Cape Francois, Santo Domingo is now Cap Haitien, Haiti.

Bushrod Washington, A Justice Of The Supreme Court Of United States, Requests $875 Be Paid To Charles Simms, Collector At The Port Of Alexandria, April 1, 1801., Bushrod Washington

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Bushrod Washington, a justice of the Supreme Court of United States, requests $875, one quarter of his salary, to be paid to Charles Simms, collector at the port of Alexandria. April 1, 1801.

William Marbury Letter Regarding Business And Financial Matters, 1800., William Marbury

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

William Marbury writes to Israel Whelan of Philadelphia regarding receipt of $200, the handling of certain freight and other business/financial matters. Georgetown, 1800.

A Bond-Street Lounger, George Saville Carey (1743-1807)

Broadside Ballads: England

Details a man who lives all his days at another's expense

43: "Forest Plantation" Map, William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

"Forest Plantation"

21: 18-- March 19: [William Dunbar, Jr.] To Mrs. William Dunbar "My Beloved Mother", William Dunbar Jr.

William Dunbar Collection

18-- March 19: [William Dunbar, Jr.] to Mrs. William Dunbar "My Beloved Mother"

9: 1799 February 2: Margaret Dunbar (London) To William Dunbar "Dearest Brother" (Natchez), Margaret Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1799 February 2: Margaret Dunbar (London) to William Dunbar "Dearest Brother" (Natchez)

Land Grant For 199 Acres To Curtis Johnson, With James Wood Signing As Governor Of Virginia, 1797., James Wood, Commonwealth Of Virginia

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Curtis Johnson is granted a parcel of 199 acres in Washington County near a branch off the south fork of the Holston River.

8: Undated: Margaret Dunbar (London) To William Dunbar "My Dearest Brother" (New Orleans), Margaret Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

Undated (possibly 1797): Margaret Dunbar (London) to William Dunbar "My Dearest Brother" (New Orleans)

Letter From Benjamin Lincoln To Eben Parsons Regarding The Son Of A Friend From North Carolina, 1796., Benjamin Lincoln Jr.

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Lincoln writes to Parsons regarding helping a North Carolina friend's son who is attending school in Hingham, Mass., 1796.

Washington's Farewell Address: The President’S Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This is a digital “facsimile” edition of a contemporary pamphlet version of President George Washington’s “Farewell Address,” first issued in the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper on September 19, 1796. Co-authored with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, it expresses Washington’s decision to decline a third term of the presidency and offers his parting advice to his “friends and fellow-citizens.”

Washington’s “farewell address” emphasizes the importance of Union, the danger of partisanship, the threat of parties allied to foreign countries or interests, the accomplishment of a national government, the precedence of national over sectional interests, the maintenance of the public credit, the …

'Farewell' Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

Zea E-Books in American Studies

President George Washington’s farewell address “To the People of the United States” was delivered to the public through the medium of the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper and was immediately reprinted in other newspapers and in pamphlet form throughout the country, and in England, Ireland, and Scotland as well. All contemporary editions derived directly or indirectly from the Daily Advertiser newspaper source.

The composition of the address was a collaborative effort, with James Madison co-authoring with Washington an early draft that was reviewed and revised at least twice to incorporate suggestions by Alexander Hamilton. The final draft, in Washington’s handwriting, was …

Land Grant To Robert Brodie, Camden, South Carolina, 1794, Featuring Signature Of William Moultrie., Robert Brodie, William Moultrie, State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Robert Brodie is granted "One thousand acres Surveyed for him 19th Mar. 1794 Situate in the District of Camden on Waters of Sawney’s Creek bounded by a line running SW. by Rob. Martins land all other sides by Rob. Brodies." South Carolina,

37: 1794: Manuel Gayoso De Lemos/Melling Woolley, Manuel Gayoso De Lemos

William Dunbar Collection

1794: Manuel Gayoso de Lemos/Melling Woolley

The Province Of Maine From The Best Authorities, Samuel Lewis, William Barker, Mathew Carey

Maine Bicentennial

The Province of Maine, from the best Authorities by Samuel Lewis, 1794. W. Barker, sculp. [Scale of] American Miles 69 1/2 to a Degree. Engraved for Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography improved.

Black and white, foldout map of northern Massachusetts showing the New Hampshire border and identifies the "Line between the United States and the British Possessions by Treaty 1785" including Quebec and Nova Scotia. Map size: 36 x 24 cm. Scale 1:1,520,640. Engraved by W. Barker. Map is in stable condition but shows folds and creases.

36: 1794: Manuel Gayoso De Lemos/William Dunbar, Manuel Gayoso De Lemos

William Dunbar Collection

1794: Manuel Gayoso de Lemos/William Dunbar

Young Casey Is The Lad, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Enlistment and tenure of a soldier under Corporal Casey

Desponding Negro, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Narrative of a slave

The Primrose Girl, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

No abstract provided.

1793 License For Elizabeth Prinner(?) To Keep And Inn Or Tavern That Sells Liquor, New York City, 1793. Signed By Richard Varick, Mayor., Richard Varick, Elizabeth Prinner

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Elizabeth Prinner(?), a grocer, is granted a license to keep an "Inn or Tavern for retailing strong or spiritous liquors" until March 1, 1794. She is forbidden from keeping a "disorderly" establishment or one that permits "any Cock-fighting, Gaming, or Playing with Cards or Dice, or Keep any Billiard-Table, or other Gaming-Table, or Shuffle-Board, within the Inn" or "any Out-House, Yard or Garden belonging thereunto." Signed by Richard Varick, 45th mayor of New York City.

Letter In Which Daniel Morgan Refuses Henry Knox's Request For Assistance In Fighting Native Americans. 1792., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In this letter Daniel Morgan, a Virginian famous for his victory at Cowpens, S.C. duing the American Revolution, replies to Secretary of War Henry Knox's request for assistance in fighting Native American. Morgan demures, citing the qualities of the U.S. officer corps and the "peculiar" nature of fighting Native Americans.`

35: Justice Of The Peace Appointment, 1792: Manuel Gayoso Do Lemos To William Dunbar, Manuel Gayoso Do Lemos

William Dunbar Collection

Justice of the Peace appointment, 1792: Manuel Gayoso do Lemos to William Dunbar

Historical Collections Of The Indians In New England., Daniel Gookin

Special Collections (Miscellaneous)

An account of the Indians of New England by Daniel Gookin, a magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Published in 1792.

The Loyalist, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Loyalty for King George III and Britain

Carrion Crow, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

A man shoots an arrow into a sow instead of a crow.