Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. (1925 - 2010), Spartanburg native, businessman, and philanthropist, collected the manuscripts shown here. These manuscripts are a portion of Mr. Littlejohn's personal collection, which also includes archival collections, ephemera, textiles, and objects. The collection has been housed in the Wofford College library since 2007, and and in 2011 the library accepted the generous donation of the whole of Mr. Littlejohn's collection.

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Warrant for John Abercromby, signed by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 1785.

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney signed the South Carolina warrant for John Abercomby. 16 March 1785.
Letter from John Jay to John Dickenson, 1785.

John Jay

John Jay, secretary for the Office of Foreign Affairs, writes to John Dickenson, president of the state of Pennsylvania, to introduce Ian Hendrick Christiaan Heineken as Consul from the Netherlands, 28 April 1785.
Legal Document prepared by Charles Lee

Charles Lee

Charles Lee signs for plantiff George Ralls who is suing Charles Carter for payment and damages, 1785.
List of prisoners in jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 6, 1785.

Worcester County

List of prisoners "confined in the Common Goal in Worcester." List includes names of prisoners and charges for which they were imprisoned.
Affadavitt, signed by Lyman Hall

Lyman Hall

Affadavitt, signed by Lyman Hall, concerning certifcates from Jacob Read, 1780.
List of prisoners in jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 6, 1785.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

List of prisoners "confined in the common goal in Worcester in the County of Worcester," September 6, 1785. Next to the prisoners' names are the charges for which they are confined.
Warrant signed by Thomas Heyward and Isaac Huger for David Scott. Charleston, 1786.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for David Scott on a charge of debt, 1786.
Warrant for Richard Shaw, signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1786.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward, at Charlestonn, S.C., signs a warrant for Richard Shaw for debt, 1786.
Indenture, signed by John Rutledge, 1786.

John Rutledge

Indenture for Ephraim Mitchell for 295 pounds, signed by John Rutledge in Charleston, South Carolina, August 29, 1786. Rutledge was an American statesman and judge from South Carolina.
Warrant for Charles Drayton, signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1877.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for Charles Drayton, 1787.
Letter from John Witherspoon to Thomas Fitzsimons

John Witherspoon

Letter to Thomas Fitzsimons, notice of order for 5 Guineas and meeting with General Pinckney, signed John Witherspoon, dated October 3, 1787.
Warrant for John Withers, signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1788.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for John Wither on a charge of trespassing, 1788.
Warrant signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr. for John Morrall. Charleston, 1788.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for John Morral on a charge of debt, 1788.
John Witherspoon letter to Thomas Fitzsimons and Christopher Gadsden

John Witherspoon

Letter to Thomas Fitzsimons and Christopher Gadsden, including letter from Gadsden, signed by John Witherspoon.
Warrant for Samuel Courtauld signed by Thomas Heyward Jr., June 13, 1788.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward signs a warrant for Samuel Courtauld for the collection of a debt owed to Josiah Smith, Daniel Desaussure and Edward Darrell in Charleston, SC, in 1788.
Warrant signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr. for Isaac Huger. Charleston, 1788.

Thomas Heyward Jr. and State of South Carolina

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for Isaac Huger on a charge of trespassing, 1788.
Receipt for a transaction between Leonard Wheatley and Robert Sharman, signed by Daniel Morgan, 1788.

Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan appears to sign this receipt as a witness to the transaction described - for a horse - between Leonard Wheatley and Robert Sharman.
Letter from Oliver Wolcott to John Lawrence

Oliver Wolcott

An order signed by Oliver Wolcott to pay Lynde Lord for attending Supreme Court of Errors, 1788.
Warrant for John Hamilton signed by John F. Grimke, Charleston, South Carolina, 1789.

John Fauchereaud Grimké

This warrant for John Hamilton is brought by plaintiffs Jacob Gilliman, Daniel Stroble, Abraham Markley and another man whose last name is illegible, who claim they are owed £174. Signed on front by John Grimke, signed on verso docket by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Charles Pinckney letter

Charles Pinckney

Charles Pinckney writes a cover letter for an enclosure, which is not present. To Major John Hampton. 26 June 1791.
Letter in which Daniel Morgan refuses Henry Knox's request for assistance in fighting Native Americans. 1792.

Daniel Morgan

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.`
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 and Elizabeth Prinner

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.
Land grant to Robert Brodie, Camden, South Carolina, 1794, featuring signature of William Moultrie.

Robert Brodie, William Moultrie, and State of South Carolina

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,
Letter from Pierce Butler to John Ross requesting money, 1795.

Pierce Butler

Pierce Butler requests "two or three hundred" dollars of John Ross, for "house use."
"Articles of Agreement of Partnership," a contract that forms a business partnership between Jonathan Dayton, Francis Childs, and Jonathan Hampton Lawrence. Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, 1796. No signatures, possibly a draft.

Jonathan Dayton, Francis Childs, and Jonathan Hampton Lawrence

A form containing tenets of an agreement to form a business partnership, in mercantile transactions, between Jonathan Dayton, Francis Childs, and Jonathan Hampton Lawrence in Elizabeth Town (now Elizabeth), New Jersey. 1796.