Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1776-1783

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: Advertisement.; Dated: July 24, 1778., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: At a General Assembly of the governor and Company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1781.; Signed: A true copy of record, examined, by George Wyllys, secretary., Ascribed to the press of T. Green of New London by Bristol, but not listed in H.A. Johnson's Checklist of New London imprints., N-YHS copy: manuscript correction in the text; signed in manuscript: "Leonard Chester, Sub. S.[?]"; fabric lining.

: At a General Assembly of the governor and company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1779.; Also appointing Chauncey Whittelsey as a purchasing cloathier for the state., Signed: A true copy of record, examin'd, by George Wyllys, sec'ry., Printed area measures 29.4 x 22.7 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: At a general meeting of the Committee of Mechanicks, at Mrs. Van Dyke's, the 27th December, 1783.; Listing 15 candidates for the New York Legislature., "Signed by order of the chairman, Richard Kip, jun. sec'ry.", Names separated by vertical ornamental rule., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: McDougall; fabric lining.

: Boston, September 26, 1777.; Account of the engagement at Stillwater, N.Y., Printed area measures 32.2 x 11.5 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: By His Excellency George Clinton, Esq; governor of the state of New-York, general of the militia, and admiral of the navy of the same. A proclamation.; Overtures intended to confirm and clarify title to disputed lands originally granted by Massachusetts or New Hampshire and occupied by tenants in Albany, Charlotte (i.e. Washington), Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties in New York, the latter two counties ultimately ceasing to exist after Vermont declared itself a republic. Additionally warns that claims to properties will not be recognized by tenants acknowledging "any allegiance or subjection to the pretended state of Vermont.", N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: By His Excellency George Clinton, Esquire, governor of the state of New-York, &c. &c. &c. To [blank] greeting.; "Given at Poughkeepsie, this [blank] day of [blank] 1781. By His Excellency's command, [blank]"., N-YHS copy has manuscript notes on leaf [2]: "Copy of Warrant to enlist Men on bounties of unappropriated lands" and "No. 1"; ink stamp: "Tomlinson Collection--Deposited by Mercantile Library Association".

: By His Excellency George Washinton [sic], Esquire, general, and commander in chief of the army of the United States of North-America.; Signed and dated: Given under my hand, at head-quarters, New-York, August 17, 1776. George Washington., N-YHS copy: tissue lining.

: By His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, knight of the most honourable Order of Bath, lieutenant general of his Majesty's forces, &c. Proclamation.; Royal arms at head of title., Concerns the price of grain in New York., Dated: Given under my hand at the city of New-York, the 20th day of December, 1777, in the eighteenth year of his Majesty's reign., Signed: Henry Clinton, Lieut. Gen., Type ornament band., Watermarks: [Britannia] J Taylor., Library copy imperfect: fragments brought together and silked; some text affected., Wood-block cracked through lion., Library copy stamped on back: Tomlinson collection--Deposited by Mercantile Library Association.

: By His Excellency Thomas Jefferson, Esq; governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A proclamation.; Denies the legality of pledges made by American citizens to the British authorities promising not to aid or assist the Revolutionary forces and requires Loyalist objectors to remove themselves to territories under British rule., Signed: Thomas Jefferson., Place of publication supplied by Bristol., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: By His Excellency William Livingston, Esquire ... proclamation.; Charging all justices of the peace to carry out the prescribed punishments against British sympathizers and charging the commanding officers of the New Jersey Militia to from "depredation and violence" and prevent the plundering of civilians., Signed: By His Excellency's command, Cha. Pettit, secretary. Wil. Livingston. God save the people., Imprint supplied by Evans., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: By His Excellency William Tryon, Esq; captain general and governor in chief, in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation.; Signed: Wm. Tryon. By His Excellency's command, Sam. Bayard, Jun. d. secry. God save the King., Imprint from Evans., Royal arms at head of title., Watermark: crown over "GR.", N-YHS copy: wood block split in half; fabric lining.

: By his Excellency George Clinton, Esquire, governor of the state of New-York, general and commander in chief of all the Militia, and admiral of the Navy of the said state. Proclamation. Whereas in and by a proclamation of the United States of America ...; "Given under my hand, and the privy seal of the said state, at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess, this seventeenth day of April, in the seventh year of the independence of the said state, 1783. Geo. Clinton. By His Excellency's command, Robert Benson, secretary.", N-YHS copy signed by Clinton; from the Donald F. Clark collection; backed on paper.

: By the Honorable Major-General Putnam, commander of the forces of the United American States, at and near the White-Plains. A proclamation.; Offering pardons to those who had deserted from the American army or joined the enemy forces and who return to duty by January 1, 1778., Signed: Israel Putnam., Imprint supplied from Vail, R.W.G. A patriotic pair of peripatetic printers, 1951, p. 404., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7, 1781.; Thirteen numbered regulations governing privateers and privateering., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., Imprint from Evans., Line endings differ from those given by the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 21, p. 1199-1200.

: By the United States in Congress assembled. A proclamation.; Includes the text of the treaty., Text in four columns., N-YHS copy: ink stains; fabric lining.

: By the United States in Congress assembled. A proclamation.; Includes the full text of the treaty, concluded Apr. 3, 1783., Signed: Done in Congress at Princeton, this twenty-fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and of our sovereignty and independence the eighth. Elias Boudinot, president. Charles Thomson, secretary., Not Evans 18245., Text in four columns., Text-block: 645 x 313 mm., Watermark: Strasburg lily. Countermark: "IV". Centermark: elaborate script "R".

: By the United States of America in Congress assembled.; Signed: Elias Boudinot, president. Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: By the United States of America, in Congress assembled, March 22d, 1783.; Amending a resolution of Oct. 21, 1780, and giving five years of full pay instead of half-pay for life to retiring army officers., Signed at end: Charles Thomson, sec., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: Carrier's address to the generous subscribers of the Independent journal.; A carriers' address for the "Independent journal, or, The general advertiser", published in New York from 1783 to 1788., Poem in 34 lines; first line: Time posting on with full career., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: Catalogus recentium, in Collegio-Yalensi, MDCCLXXXI.; Imprint supplied by Evans., Text in two columns., N-YHS copy: closely trimmed; fabric lining.

: Chester, the 7th day of April, 1780.; Signed: Bezaleel Seely, Jun. To Nath'l. Sacket, Esq., Followed by: From this letter it evidently appears, that there is a side, and that there are principles--what this side and these principles are, none can be at a loss to determine--the public may be assured, that that worthy disinterested patriot, Judge Yates, has publicly disavowed an intention to offer himself as a candidate for the government ..., From the typeface and sizes, the printer was probably John Holt. The only other printer outside of New York City at this time was Samuel Loudon in Fishkill., N-YHS copy: the word "evidently" in "The above letter is evidently genuine ..." is crossed out in ink.

: Colony of Massachusett's-Bay, 1776.; The so-called "test oath" as prescribed by an act passed by the Massachusetts General Court on May 1, 1776., Imprint supplied by Evans., Printed area measures 15.4 x 14.5 cm. Lower half of sheet is blank for subscribers' names., N-YHS copy inscribed in manuscript: Wm. Reed [and 13 others]

: Committee chamber, New-York, January 10, 1776.; First part signed: By order of the Committee, Corn. P. Low, chairman, p.t., Followed by: To the inhabitants of New-York. Signed: Lucius., Imprint from Evans., N-YHS copy with holograph signature of John M'Kesson; fabric lining.

: Committee of Safety, New-York, January 27, 1776.; Followed by a blank commission directed to the company officer for raising a troop of seventy-six men., First part printed in two columns, second part in one., Imprint from Evans., Evans entry duplicated by Bristol B4292. Bristol title incorrect: In Committee of Safety ..., Watermark: Liberty & Prudence. Cf. Gravell, T.L. Amer. watermarks 458. Although Evans attributes to Loudon, this paper was used for interleaving Gaine's universal register ... for the year 1776., N-YHS copy has "Committee of Safety, New-York, January 27, 1776." crossed out and "In Provincial Congress N York 24th July 1776" written above. Blanks in form filled out: "To [Richard Varick, Esq] ... appointed a [captain] ... [Wm. A. Forbes, Aaron Van Hook, James Fairley] intended to be the other officers". Holograph signature at end: "By order Nathll. Woodhull presidt.", Rehoused; mylar encapsulation., Conserved; washed dry-cleaned deacidified-aqueous resized restored.

: Committee-chamber, New-York, April 13th 1776.; Followed by a list of twenty-one names in three columns., One of 4 different tickets issued for this election., Imprint from Evans.

: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, February 26, 1781.; "In the House of Representatives, February 26, 1781. Read and concurred ...", Ascribed to the press of Benjamin Edes and Sons in Boston by Evans.

: Copies of two bills presented and read in the House of Commons, on the 19th of February last.; "No. I. Copy of a bill for declaring the intentions of the Parliament of Great Britain, concerning the exercise of the right of imposing taxes within His Majesty's colonies, provinces and plantations in North-America.", "No. II. Copy of a bill to enable His Majesty to appoint commissioners, with sufficient powers to treat, consult, and agree upon the means of quieting the disorders now subsisting in certain of the colonies, plantations, and provinces of North-America.", Date of publication from Evans., Text in two columns, separated by horizontal and vertical type ornament rules. Third horizontal ornament inverted., Watermark: [vryheyt] PPM. Cf. Gravell, T.L. Amer. watermarks 536., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: Covention [sic] at Concord, Sept. 22, 1779 for stating the prices of sundry articles.; "... Resolved, at our opinion, that no article of merchandize or country produce, be sold after the first day of October next, at a higher price than the following, viz. ... Done in convention at Concord by unanimous consent, the 23d day of September, A.D. 1779.", Signed: John Langdon, president, attest, E. Thompson, secretary., Imprint supplied by Evans., Text in two columns., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: Cruel murder; or A Mournful poem.; Text within mourning border; verse in two columns divided by type ornament rule., N-YHS copy imperfect: damaged along creases, with slight loss of text; fabric lining.

: Declaration, or Ordinance, of the Convention of the State of New-York, passed May 10, 1777, offering free pardon to such of the subjects of the said State, as, having committed treasonable acts against the same, shall return to their allegiance. Whereas d; Printed in two columns., Offers pardon to subjects found guilty of treasonable acts who voluntarily come forward and take an oath of allegiance to the state of New York., Includes form of oath of allegiance, to be taken not after July 1., Imprint supplied by Evans., N-YHS copy: signed in manuscript by Robert Benson and others; manuscript draft on verso of a fragment of resolution eliminating the death penalty for persons found guilty of high treason.

: Extract of a letter from General Gates, dated camp at Saratoga, October 18, 1777.; The thirteen articles of convention are followed by: Extract of a letter from General Gates to Gen. Vaughan, dated Albany, October 20, 1777, concerning the British army's burning of Kingston, N.Y.; and a copy of the recommendation "to set apart Thursday, the 18th day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise," dated "In Congress, Nov. 1, 1777.", Imprint from colophon., Text in two columns., N-YHS copy inscribed: Convention of Saratoga [...?] to Gen. Vaughan; ink marks; mounted on paper sheet.

: Extraordinary intelligencer.; Giving report of the Battle of Yorktown., "In the press, and speedily will be published ... an elegant edition of Dr. Watts's Psalms and hymns ..."--foot of sheet, preceding imprint.

: Few lines composed on the Dark Day, of May 19, 1780.; Verse in twenty-two numbered stanzas; first line: Let us adore, and bow before, the sovereign Lord of might., The darkness which extended over much of New England was presumably the result of smoke and ashes from a forest fire, trapped in the atmosphere by excessive moisture. Cf. Bumgardner, G.B. American broadsides, 1971, no. 57., Text in two columns; printed area measures 29.5 x 15.2 cm. With printers' ornaments separating title from text and at the foot of the second column. In the present edition, the title appears in two lines, the second beginning with the word "of.", N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: From the Bristol gazette of October 10, 1782.; The resignation speech of the mayor of Bristol, England., Evans entry omits "of October 10, 1782" from title, and erroneously identifies Cruger as the mayor of New York. Shipton & Mooney erroneously identify the author as John Cruger, mayor of New York 1756-1765., Imprint from Evans., Watermarks: Britannia., N-YHS copy 2 inscribed: "Walton Livingston Oakley from his dear Grandmama Matilda C. Cruger Oakley".

: Gen. Washington.; Ballad, in twelve stanzas; first line: Vain Britons boast no longer, with proud indignity., First line: Vain Britons boast no longer, with your proud indignity., This song appears, with title, "War and Washington; A song composed at the beginning of the American Revolution," in Sewall, Jonathan Mitchell. Miscellaneous poems ..., Portsmouth, N.H., 1801, p. 52-53., N-YHS copy: fabric lining, mounted on paper backing.

: Gentlemen, Although a certain day is fixed for the session of Congress, which we beg leave to remind you is the first of February; and although we have no prospect of necessity of calling the Congress sooner, yet we have abundant reason to request that th; Opposes the "supposed conciliatory proposal on the part of Great-Britain.", " ... returnable the [blank] day of February next.": last sentence of first paragraph., "Signed by order, and in behalf of the Committee of Safety. To the members of the Provincial Congress of the colony of New-York.", Library copy with ms. "Jan. 9th 1776" at head; blank filled in: returnable the "14th" day; signed at end: "Pierre Van Cortlandt chairman." Sheet 20 x 18 cm. pasted at bottom with ms. note describing content and referring to minutes of Jan. 8, 1776; fabric lining.

: George the Third, by the grace of God, of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland ... Whereas, by a statute made and passed ... An act to prohibit all trade and intercourse with the colonies ... and also two acts made in the last session ... and whereas by a c; Followed by a warrant to be filled out by officials of New York authorizing individuals and ships to take prizes., Library copy filled out authorizing David Ross, commander of the schooner Surprize to take prizes, dated March 3, 1781. William Tryon's name in the printed text has been erased and "James Robertson" written in. Robertson officially took over the governorship from Tryon on March 21, 1780., The watermark ("J Whatman" fleur-de-lis within shield over script "JW." Cf. Gravell, T.L. Foreign watermarks 753-754) appears in paper used for a Rivington 1780 publication. Cf. Bristol B5103., Successive commanders of the Surprize in case of death: Mathew Brien and William Stewart. Ms. at bottom of text: By order of his Honor the Judge - D. Mathew Regt. Robt. Bayard. Below this is are two ms. entries, dated March 18 and 26, 1781, on the taking of the schooner St. Patrick in Chesapeake Bay by the Surprize and Trimmer, with additional names: Robert Etherington, Jonathan Philips, and James McDonald.

: Head quarters, Peeks-kill, general orders for the army under the command of Brigadier General M'Dougall.; Followed by: Instructions for soldiers in the service of the United States, concerning the means of preserving health. Of cleanliness., Imprint supplied by Bristol., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: "XXV".

: Head-quarters, New-York, April, 8th 1776.; Signed: Israel Putnam, major general in the Continental Army, and commander in chief of the forces in New-York., Watermark: crown over cropped GR.

: His Majesty's most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament, on Friday October 27, 1775.; Concerning the rebellion in America., Imprint date from Bristol., Printed also in the New-York gazette, Jan. 8, 1776., Text in three columns.

: I [blank] being made a prisoner of war, by the Army of the Thirteen United Colonies in North-America, do promise and engage, on my word and honour, and on the faith of a gentleman, to depart from hence to [blank] in the province of [blank] being the place; Dated: A.D. 1776., N-YHS copy: mounted on paper.

: In Committee of Safety for the state of New-York. Fish-kill, Jan. 6, 1777.; Signed: Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson, sec'ry., Calling for the reporting of monies collected in fines local and military officials., Samuel Loudon printed at Fishkill, N.Y. in 1777.

: In Committee of Safety for the state of New-York. Kingston, March 1, 1777.; Fifteen resolves concerning local elections, debt and debtors, and the fixing of grain prices., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, sec'ry., Ascribed to the press of Samuel Loudon by Evans., Text in three columns., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Committee of Safety, for the state of New-York. Fish-Kills, Oct. 9, 1776.; 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., N-YHS copy: manuscript correction in the text; inscribed on verso: "9th Oct. 1776, Resolution of Committee of Safety No. 3"; fabric lining.

: In Committee of Safety, for the state of New-York. Fish-kills, Nov. 7, 1776.; Signed: Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson sec'ry., Ascribed to the press of Samuel Loudon by Evans., N-YHS copy 1: fabric lining; N-YHS copy 2 inscribed: 1776 Nov. 7th, law to arrest & imprison all persons travelling with a paper from the secretaries &c., Additional copy located in N-YHS extra-illustrated copy of of "Old New York," by John W. Francis, in the holdings of the Manuscripts Division; call number: BV Francis (Goelet).

: In Congress, 27th May, 1778.; Resolutions of the Continental Congress passed May 27-June 2, 1778., Signed: Extracts from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, April 1, 1777.; Signed: Extract from the minutes. Published by order of Congress, Charles Thomson, secretary., Includes also resolutions dated April 2, 9, and 10, all concerned with the payment of the army., N-YHS copy: fabric lining., Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

: In Congress, April 14, 1777.; At end: By order of Congress, John Hancock, president., Printed area measures 28.1 x 14.9 cm., N-YHS copy imperfect: damaged along creases, with slight loss of text; fabric lining.

: In Congress, April 14, 1779.; Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: "Gen. Gates"; in another hand, "Resolve of Congress, dated 14th April, 1779"; fabric lining.

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