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  Receipt for 62 ₤10 notes paid to Samuel B. Webb by Capt. Edward Mulbley, 1777.

  Samuel Blatchley Webb

  Samuel Webb was Silas Deane's private secretary, then First Liet. of Chester's company in American Revolution. In 1776 he was appointed Washington's private secretary and aide-de-camp. In 1777 he was captured at the Battle of Long Island and wasn't released until 3 years later.

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  Receipts of the delivery of gunpowder to Isaac Pinney, dated 1777-07-01, signed by Howard Moulton and Jonathan Trumbull

  Jonathan Trumbull and Howard Moulton

  Order and receipts for 300 lbs. of musket powder. Ordered by Trumbull, governor of Connecticut.

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  Letter from Peter Parker to Nicholas Cook regarding American prisoners. Rhode Island, 1777.

  Peter Parker

  Sir Peter Parker commanded the squadron at the unsuccessful attack on Fort Moultrie in Charleston, S.C. He aided Howe in the capture of N.Y and reduced R.I.

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  Letter from Henry Laurens to General McIntosh

  Henry Laurens

  Letter of encouragement in reply to General McIntosh, signed Henry Laurens, dated April 12, 1777.

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  Receipt for a gun, signed by Daniel Morgan, 1777.

  Daniel Morgan

  Daniel Morgan acknowledges receipt of a rifle from George Johnson of the Virginia Regiment for the use in the Partisan Corps under Morgan's command. Signed June 10, 1777.

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  Warrant for Robert Shurley on a charge of debt brought by Jacob Brown. Signed by John Sevier, North Carolina, 1778.

  John Sevier

  John Sevier, signing as clerk of court in Washington County, North Carolina, orders the sherriff to find and transport to court Robert Shurley so that he may answer to Jacob Brown on a plea of debt, specifically 12 pounds of "Virginia money" and 5 pounds damage.

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  Certificate written to Henderick Smock for 10 pounds, signed by William W. Houghton and John Hart

  William W. Houghton and John Hart

  Certificate written to Henderick Smock for £10 for sitting in assembly at Princeton in April 1778.

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  Order to pay David Bottom, signed by Oliver Ellsworth, 1778.

  Oliver Ellsworth

  This is an order on John Lawrence, Treasurer, to pay to David Bottom money due him and charge it to the State.

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  Henry Laurens letter to Earl of St

  Henry Laurens

  Letter to Earl of Stirling explaining does not have a response before talking to Congress, and admiring obedience displayed by those who captured James Merehandize, signed Henry Laurens as President of Congress, dated October 25, 1778.

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  Elias Boudinot letter to James Parker on legal matters. Elizabethtown, N.J., 1787.

  Elias Boudinot

  Boudinot, formerly of the Continental Congress, writes in his private capacity as a lawyer, touching on a number of cases.

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  Receipt for payment to Ephraim Curtis for his boarding of prisoner Levi Carter, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 19, 1779.

  Worcester County and Ephraim Curtis

  This is a debit receipt indicating Ephraim Curtis' payment for the boarding of Levi Carter, who was "committed" by William Dunsmoor for desertion. Carter was boarded for 4 weeks and 3 days. Curtis is also paid for a "turning key."

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  Letter from Patrick Henry

  Patrick Henry

  Permission for Brig Lady Howe to return to New York, signed by Patrick Henry, 1779.

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  Receipt for £3090 signed by Henry Lee, 1779.

  Henry Lee

  Henry Lee notes receipt of £3090 from William Guss, 24 April 1779. Place unknown. Lee had the nickname "Light-Horse Harry" and was the father of U.S. officer and Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

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  Court order signed by John Sevier

  John Sevier

  John Sevier signs a court order as clerk of court in North Carolina to transport a George Howard to face charges of trespass brought by John Hamilton.

  John Sevier gained fame for his role in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 and as a frontiersman.

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  Deposition regarding land, signed by Daniel Boone, David Morris, John Porter, Lewis Craig, Thomas Marshall. Mason County, Kentucky, 1797.

  Daniel Boone

  Fragment of a deposition, a legal instrument, in which Daniel Boone appears to testify he had been present at the land in question in 1778.

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  Request by grand jury to Court of Sessions to order Treasurer to give the jurors their "note upon interest" in payment for their service, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 7, 1781.

  Ephraim Doolittle

  A grand jury in Worcester, Massachusetts requests arrangements be made for their payment in light of the fact that the County Treasurer "has not money in store to pay them."

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  Land grant to Andrew Hynes, signed by Benjamin Harrison June 1, 1782

  Benjamin Harrison

  Land grant to Andrew Hynes, signed by Benjamin Harrison of Virginia. Document grants 400 acres of land to Andrew Hynes, June 1, 1782.

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  Statement of money owed to Mr. Amherst Bartlett, signed by Peter Colt.

  Peter Colt

  A statement of eight pounds, eight shillings, and ten pence owed to Mr. Amherst Bartlett by the Connecticut Treasury office. Signed by Connecticut state treasurer, Peter Colt.

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  Certificate endorsed by Levi Todd

  Levi Todd

  Levi Todd ceritifes that Elizabeth Kirkman is entitled to benefits as a resident on the western frontier. Todd helped found Lexington, Kentucky and was a prominent figures in that state. He was Mary Todd Lincoln's grandfather.

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  Letter from Anthony Wayne to Mordecai Gist

  Anthony Wayne

  Letter from Anthony Wayne, concerns the mode of introduction for the army officers before the South Carolina assembly, invites Gist and his family to dine with him and his officers where they may discuss the details, dated January 15, 1783.

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  Account of services performed and money due Ignatius Goulding, 1783 and 1788, Worcester, Massachusetts.

  Worcester County and Ignatius Goulding

  Debit account detailing money due Ignatius Goulding by Worcester County for services performed and expenses incurred.

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  Notification letter of land warrant to Col. John Fitzgerald, signed Benjamin Harrison

  Benjamin Harrison

  Letter to Col. John Fitzgerald from Benjamin Harrison, concerning a warrant for 5333 1/3 acres of land, dated April 3, 1784.

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  Worcester County Court of General Sessions document determining that a new jail should be built, June 10, 1784.

  Worcester County Court of General Sessions, Worcester County, and Abel Wilder

  This document notes that the current jail is "Very inconvenient + insufficient for the safety of the County[,] Comfort of the Prisoners" and it is necessary to build a new jail on a new plot of land.

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  Warrant signed by Isaac Huger, Charleston, 1785.

  Isaac Huger and State of South Carolina

  Warrant signed by Isaac Huger, commanding to send Tompson Simons to Charleston, dated March 1, 1785.

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  Letter to William Lyle from Benjamin Lincoln regarding business matters and Lincoln's plans to travel, 1785.

  Benjamin Lincoln Jr.

  Lincoln writes to Lyle about the fortunes of Sloop Polly and the price of wheat, and he also indicates an intention to travel to meet Lyle and pay any balance owed him. Boston, 1785.