Image Text 2 Items In Provincial Congress, New-York, May 31, 1776. : Whereas the present government of this colony by Congress and committees ... and whereas the Continental Congress did resolve … Three resolutions concerning elections and the determination of a new government for the state of New York. Signed: Extract from the minutes- Robert Benson- sec'ry. Imprint from Evans. Two states noted- line 33- A: "whereas it appears of right ..."; B: "whereas it appertains of right ..." Watermark: Strasburg lily over "GR." Library holds two copies. Copy 1 state A with "appears" crossed out and "appertains" written above in ink; right hand margin damaged- slight loss of text. References: Evans 14934. View Item
Image Text 2 Items In Congress, Monday, June 12, 1775. : ... This Congress ... recommend, that Thursday, the twentieth day of July next, be observed by the inhabitants of all the English colonies on this continent, as a day of public humiliation, fasting and prayer … Signed: By order of the Congress- John Hancock- president. (A true copy-) Charles Thompson [i.e.- Thomson]- secretary. Printed area measures 31.9 x 19.7 cm. New-York Historical copy inscribed on verso: fast- 1775- 20 July- Congress- John Hancock. In another hand: Revd. Mr. Rogen- Littleton. References: Evans 14565; Ford- W.C. Broadsides- 1806. View Item
Image Text 2 Items In Congress, July 4, 1776. : A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general Congress assembled. The Hugh Gaine printing of the Declaration of Independence. "Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress- John Hancock- president. Attest. Charles Thomson- secretary." Watermark: Strassburg bend and lily over "GR." New-York Historical copy presented by Lucius Wilmerding. Cf. NYHS Quarterly 32 (1948). References: Bristol B4403; Shipton & Mooney- 43203; Walsh- M.J. "Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence." Harvard Library Bulletin 3 (1949): 31-43- 4. View Item
Image Text 4 Items Instructions to the officers appointed to recruit in New-York, for the service of the United States of America. Concerning the enlistment of officers and soldiers for a three year term. Text in two columns. New-York Historical copy 1 signed in manuscript: "Fish-kill- Nov. 25th. 1776. By order- Robert Yates chairman of the Committee of Arrangement in the State of New-York". Damaged along creases with slight loss of text. New-York Historical copy 2 signed in manuscript: "By order of the Committee of Arrangement- Rt Harpur [?] Chairman P.F [?]"; manuscript notes on verso. View Item
Image Text 2 Items In Congress, 27th May, 1778. : Establishment of the American Army. I. Infantry. Resolved, that each battalion of infantry shall consist of nine companies ... II. Artillery ... III. Cavalry ... IIII. Provost … Resolutions of the Continental Congress passed May 27-June 2- 1778. Signed: Extracts from the minutes- Charles Thomson- secretary. References: Evans 16126; Journals of the Continental Congress- 221; Hildeburn- C.R. Pennsylvania- 3225. View Item
Image Text 2 Items State of Connecticut, in America. To [blank] constable of [blank] and collector of the state tax for said town, for the year 1780, greeting. : Whereas the General Assembly of this state, in May, 1780, granted a rate or tax of six pence on the pound … Signed: Dated at Hartford- the 21st day of June- in the year of our Lord- 1780. [blank] treasurer. Title vignette. New-York Historical copy filled out in manuscript to Mr. David Baldwin of Canterbury- in the amount of five hundred and seventy-six pounds- two shillings and three pence- and signed by John Lawrence. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Philadelphia, July 20, 1776. By an express arrived yesterday from South-Carolina, we have the following important intelligence. : Extract of a letter from Fort Johnson, South-Carolina, July, 2, 1776. … An account of the attack on Fort Sullivan. Ascribed to the press of Benjamin Towne by Evans. Text in two columns. New-York Historical copy inscribed on verso: For Mr. John McKesson- from E.H.[?] ... References: Evans 14671; Bristol B4342; Shipton & Mooney 43140; Hildeburn- C.R. Pennsylvania- 3342. View Item
Image Text 2 Items State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, August 15, 1777 : Whereas it appears ... that the proportion of the Continental Army, directed to be raised in this state, is far short of being compleat ... Resolved, that ... several companies "In Council- August 15- 1777. Read and concurred. John Avery- Deputy-Secretary. Consented to by the major Part of the Council. A true Copy. Attest. John Avery- Deputy-Secretary"--p. [2]. Imprint supplied by Evans. New-York Historical copy: inscription at head; manuscript annotations in margin. References: Evans 15436; Ford- W.C. Broadsides- 2093; Cushing- J.D. Mass. laws- 1008. View Item
Image Text 2 Items In Congress, March 23, 1779. : Ordinance for regulating the cloathing department for the armies of the United States Describes the hierarchy and functions of the clothing department of the army. At end: Extract from the minutes- Charles Thomson- secretary. The Continental Congress met at Philadelphia in 1779. New-York Historical copy: lower-left corner clipped; inscribed: duplicate. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Postscript to the New-York packet, of May 14, 1778 Extracts from proceedings of Parliament for March 1778 concerning France's treaty with America- and other news from London. Printed in three columns. New-York Historical copy closely trimmed. References: Bristol B4748; Shipton & Mooney 43465. View Item
Image Text 2 Items In Committee of Safety, for the state of New-York. Fish-Kills, Oct. 9, 1776. : Resolved, that the persons hereafter mentioned, be appointed to purchase at the cheapest rate, in their several counties, all the coarse woollen cloth, linsey-woolsey, blankets Signed: Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson- sec'ry. Imprint supplied from Vail- R.W.G. A patriotic pair of peripatetic printers (in Essays honoring Lawrence C. Wroth- Portland- Me.- 1951)- p. 395. New-York Historical copy: manuscript correction in the text; inscribed on verso: "9th Oct. 1776- Resolution of Committee of Safety No. 3". References: Bristol B4290; Shipton & Mooney 43100. View Item
Image Text 2 Items By Commodore Sir George Collier, commander in chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in North-America; and Major-General William Tryon ... : Address. To the inhabitants of Connecticut ... Given on board His Majesty's ship Camilla, in the Sound, July 4th Encouraging the inhabitants of Connecticut to end their persistent- "ruinous and ill-judged resistance-" and warning those not resuming allegiance to the King not to expect continued leniency. Signed: George Collier- Wm. Tryon. Place and date of publication supplied by Alden. Text in two columns. Royal arms at head of title. View Item
Image Collection 15 Items Ebenezer Gray collection, 1777-1844 (bulk 1777-1786) Letters, certificates, land grants and military orders pertaining to the life of Ebenezer Gray of Connecticut. Items include Grays commissions as major (dated 1777, signed by John Hancock) and lieutenant-colonel in the Sixth Connecticut Regiment (1778, signed by John Jay); eight letters from various officers discussing military matters; Grays membership certificate in the Society of the Cincinnati, signed by George Washington; and a land grant to Grays three children, signed by Thomas Jefferson. View Collection
Image Collection 1 Items Witness to the Early American Experience This collection contains digital images of historical documents from the New-York Historical Society's Library that preserve the words of hundreds of eyewitnesses to the American Revolution in and around New York City. The digital archive includes the collection of maps by George Washington's cartographers, Robert Erskine and Simeon DeWitt, the William Alexander Papers, and all broadsides published from 1765 to 1783 in the Library's collections. View Collection
Image Collection 607 Items Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1763-1783 The New-York Historical Society has an extensive collection of broadsides that document the American Revolution and the tumultuous events leading up to it. Broadsides, the technical term for any document, large or small, printed on one side of a single sheet of paper, served as posters, handbills, official proclamations, advertisements, and conveyors of ballads and poetry. They were plastered on walls, distributed by hand or read out loud and are especially important for the study of the Revolutionary period. View Collection