Guide to the manuscript materials for the history of the United States to 1783, in the British Museum, in minor London archives, and in the libraries of Oxford and Cambridge / by Charles M. Andrews and Frances G. Davenport.

  • Charles McLean Andrews
Date:
1908
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Credit: Guide to the manuscript materials for the history of the United States to 1783, in the British Museum, in minor London archives, and in the libraries of Oxford and Cambridge / by Charles M. Andrews and Frances G. Davenport. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Gov. Robert Johnson of South Carolina for expenses of seven Cherokee Indians then in England; receipt of Robert Johnson on the back; (3) copies of letter from Earl Percy to Gen. Gage, April 20, 1775 (the original is in the P. R. O.) ; (4) letter from John Staples to Lord Rochford, Stepney Green, September 20, 1775; (5) extract of a letter from Alderman William Lee to Nathan Rumsey at Nantes, London, October 25, 1776; (6) copy of letter from S. Deane, Paris, December 9, 1776; (7) copy of letter to Mr. George Carlting, Paris, April 24, 1777 [from Carmichael?] about the American situation and the attitude of France; (8) letter from E. Gerry to Joseph Gardoqui & Sons, Philadelphia, September 1, 1777, regarding Burgoyne’s movements; (9) Capt. Stanhope’s account of his seizure of the ship Rittenhouse, December 27, 1775; (10) extract of letter from Capt. Chester of Pensacola to Lord George Germain, October 6, 1777; copy of letter from the same to the governor of Louisiana, Pensacola, May 28, 1778; (11) De Brahm’s petition for his salary as provisional sur¬ veyor of East Florida, 1775-1777; (12) copy of letter from Lord George Germain to Sir Henry Clinton, January 23, 1779 (secret and confidential, outlining the future conduct of the war in N. America) ; (13) copies of various letters from Maj.-Gen. Prevost, Sir Henry Clinton, Gov. Tonyn, 1779; (14) letter to Curzon and Gouverneur, St. Eustatius, from W. Savage, Edenton, North Carolina, November, 1780; (15) copy of letter to Adm. Rodney from the Lords of the Admiralty; December 7, 1780; letter from Baron Steuben to Benjamin Walker, merchant, New York, regarding the sale of property in Virginia; (17) copy of letter from Cornwallis to Phil¬ lips, April, 1781; (18) letter from Sir Henry Clinton to Lord George Ger¬ main, New York, April 30, 1781 (duplicate) ; (19) letters from Susanna Riddell to William Innes, dated Williamsburg, Virginia, October 5, 1781, August 7, 1782, January 12, August 10, 1783; the papers of date later than 1783 relate to Canada, the Western Forts and the Indians, and the Bahamas.) 24323. Letters from Sir William Johnson, Sir J. Johnson and Col. Guy Johnson to John Blackburn, merchant, Cannon St., London, chiefly relating to Canada. 1770-1780. 24456. “ Puritan families emigrating to New England in the reign of Charles I., from Harleian 6071, followed by notes on Winthrop’s History of New England.” (Part of the Hunter Collection. See 24516, 25463, 25466.) 24516. f. 115. “Emigration in 1635. From a Record of the time in the custody of the Queen’s Remembrancer. I have copied every name of persons going to New England. Those to Virginia are in a greater number than to Barbadoes, St. Christopher, New Providence and Bermudas.” (The book, which contains about 100 leaves, is entitled, “A Register of the names of all the passengers that passed through the port of London, in one year, 1635 ”.) 24666. Collection of printed tracts relating to the English church at Am¬ sterdam. 1634, 1635. 24982. Memoirs and other papers relating to the English and French pos¬ sessions in America and the West Indies. “ Repertoire de ce qui est contenu dans ce livre ”:— “ Etat present des isles et Territoires du Roy de France, et d’Angle- terre en Amerique, avec l’histoire ancienne et modernes de leur Colonies et des Tables Astronomiques qui montrent le levee et le couche du soleil, &c, dans les dites colonies, et un Traite historique des Vents et des Moussons, par M. E. Hallei.” 1. Martinique. 2. “ Estat present des Isles et Territories du Roy d’Angletterre en Amerique.”