Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1776-1783

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: 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.

: In Congress, April 14th, 1778.; Signed: Extract from the minutes. Charles Thomson, secretary., Followed by a resolution of the Continental Congress dated Apr. 16, 1778, concerning the commissary general of purchases., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, April 23, 1778.; Resolution of the Continental Congress recommending pardons to British sympathizers who freely turn themselves in., Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy inscribed: John McKesson; fabric lining.

: In Congress, April 29, 1777.; Establishing the duties of the regimental paymasters., At end: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., Printed area measures 25.9 x 14.9 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, April 3, 1776.; Signed: By order of Congress, [blank] president., Imprint supplied from Evans., N-YHS copy signed in manuscript: "John Hancock". Fabric lining.

: In Congress, February 3, 1778.; Four resolutions of the Continental Congress concerning the loyalty oath., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: "Resolves of Congress, Officers to take Oath, 3d. Feb. 1778"; fabric lining.

: In Congress, January 13, 1779.; Concerning Britain's efforts to discredit American currency. Four resolutions on taxation and withdrawing the bills of credit of the emissions of May 20, 1777 and April 11, 1778. The three resolutions dated January 2, 5, and 14, 1779, are each signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: resolves of Congress in January 1779; ink stamp: Tomlinson collection, deposited by the Mercantile Library Association; fabric lining.

: In Congress, January 17, 1776.; Eight resolutions concerning the recruitment of troops., Imprint supplied by Evans., N-YHS copy has ink stamp on verso: "Tomlinson Collection--deposited by Mercantile Library Association"; crossed out in pencil, with accession date "Mar 23, 1950".

: In Congress, July 4, 1776.; "Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, sec'ry.", Text printed in two columns, 70 lines in first., Watermark: A Rogge., Rehoused; mylar encapsulation., Conserved; washed; dry-cleaned; resized; deacidified-aqueous.

: In Congress, July 4, 1776.; "Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary.", Watermark: Strassburg bend and lily over "GR.", N-YHS copy presented by Lucius Wilmerding. Cf. NYHS Quarterly 32 (1948).

: In Congress, June 9, 1778.; Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, March 23, 1779.; 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., N-YHS copy: lower-left corner clipped; inscribed: duplicate.

: In Congress, May 14, 1777.; Resolves concerning the responsibilities of the quartermaster, forage-master, commissariat, and others., At end: Extracts from the minutes. Charles Thomson, secretary.

: In Congress, May 2, 1780.; Signed on p. [2]: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., Originally published: Philadelphia : David Claypoole, 1780., Imprint from Livingston. Probably printed about the end of April, 1781. Cf. Livingston, L.S. Franklin and his press at Passy, p. 84-86., Footnote to first article of text, at bottom of p. [1]: *This exception is taken away by an ordinance of Congress, of March the 27th, 1781, which see.

: In Congress, May 21, 1776.; Signed: Extract from the minutes, published by order of Congress, Charles Thomson, secretary., Another issue in a different setting of type has "Philadelphia" as the first word of the title., Imprint from Evans., Text includes the form of the parole for prisoners of war., Not in Sabin., N-YHS copy has manuscript corrections in the text; fabric lining.

: In Congress, May 27, 1778.; I. Infantry -- II. Artillery -- III. Cavalry -- IV. Provost -- May 29, 1778 -- June 2, 1778 -- November 24, 1778., Imprint from Evans., Signed at end: Extracts from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, October 3d, 1776.; Resolves regarding loans, interest, and the establishment of government loan offices, followed by two resolves dated Oct. 7, 1776 and Feb. 26, 1777, concerning interest rates and penalties for the counterfeiting of Continental Loan Office bills., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, September 16, 1776.; Twelve resolves concerning enlistment, bounties and pay, passed at sessions of Congress held on September 16th, 18th, and 19th., Signed: By order of the Congress, John Hancock, president., Imprint supplied by Evans., Printed area measures 30.0 x 16.2 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776.; Signed: by order of Congress, [John Hancock] president., Bristol B4254 supplies Watertown, Mass. as the place of publication. Actually, Bristol is describing this Philadelphia edition with ms. annotations for vessels of Massachusetts., The third and fourth lines end: war; make. In other editions the third and fourth lines end: vessels, them; shall, vessels; vessels, reprisal., N-YHS copy signed in manuscript.

: In Congress, Wednesday. April 3, 1776.; Signed: By Congress, [blank] president., "This form was reprinted, and continued to be in use ... certainly as late as 1780; the later editions being signed in ms. by the president of Congress"--Evans 15137., Imprint date based on terms of the presidents of Congress who signed extant copies: NYPL copy signed by Henry Laurens (president, Nov. 1777-Dec. 1778); LC and Rhode Island Historical Society copies signed by John Jay (president, Dec. 1778-Sept. 1779)., Not in Evans or Bristol., The third and fourth lines end: vessels, reprisal. In other editions the third and fourth lines end: vessels, them; shall, vessels; war, make., N-YHS copy singed in manuscript: John Jay; inscribed at head: instructions to commanders of privateers in 1776; fabric lining.

: In Convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York, Kingston, April 1, 1777.; Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, sec'ry., Ascribed to the press of Samuel Loudon by Bristol., Text in two columns.

: In Convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York. September 21, 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, 1951), p. 395., Printed area measures 22.3 x 16.5 cm., N-YHS copy: manuscript annotations on verso: The committee appointed to carry the within [resolutions?] into execution ... [names of committee members] attest [signed] John McKesson secry; fabric lining, inlaid in paper border.

: In Council of Safety, for the state of New-York, Kingston, August 13, 1777.; Signed: By order of Council, Pierre Van Cortlandt, president., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In Council. Philadelphia, 28th July, 1777.; Circular letter to the county lieutenants, ordering the militia to be called out on the expected arrival of the British in Delaware Bay., Ascribed by Evans to the press of John Dunlap., N-YHS copy signed in manuscript: "I am Sir your very Hum Sert Tho Wharton jun Pres"; lengthy manuscript inscription at foot of page; fabric lining.

: In Council. Philadelphia, February 3d, 1779.; Two resolves and eight articles enumerating and explaining the charges of "illegal and oppressive conduct" levelled against Benedict Arnold, and the order that the state attorney general prosecute him for the same., Signed: Extract from the minutes, T. Matlack, secretary., N-YHS copy: manuscript note attached to verso; ink stamp: Tomlinson collection--deposited by Mercantile Library Association.

: In Council. Philadelphia, July 31, 1777.; Circular letter ordering militia to the defense of Philadelphia., New-York Historical Society copy signed in manuscript: Tho. Wharton jun. pres., N-YHS copy signed in manuscript: "Tho. Wharton jun. pres."; lengthy inscription at foot of page; fabric lining.

: In Council. Philadelphia, July 9th, 1778.; Ordering the county commissioners to deliver a written account of any property confiscated from loyalists, according to the "ordinance of the late Council of Safety," Oct. 21, 1777 (Evans 15529)., Signed: By order of Council, [blank] To [blank] Esquire, one of the commissioners for the county of [blank]., N-YHS copy: blank form completed in manuscript; signed: Geo. Bryan, vice president; addressed to: "John Lacey jun." Esquire, one of the commissioners for the county of "Bucks."

: In Provincial Congress for the colony of New-York, the [blank] day of [blank] 1776.; N-YHS copy with blanks filled in: the "twentieth" day of "Feby." 1776. To "Abraham Haasbrook. Esquire" ... appoint you "the said Abraham Haasbrook. Colonel." of the "northern regiment of militia of foot in Ulster County" [signed in ms. at end] Attest. "Rob: Benson, scry." By order, "Nathll. Woodhull presidt."

: In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 13, 1776.; Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, sec'ry., Imprint from Evans.

: In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 20, 1776.; Four resolutions prescribing the required loyalty oath and the means of disarming those who refuse to take the oath., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, secretary., Imprint from Evans., Watermark: "IV".

: In Provincial Congress, New-York, May 31, 1776.; 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 2 copies. Copy 1 state A with "appears" crossed out and "appertains" written above in ink; right hand margin damaged, slight loss of text., Rehoused; mylar encapsulation., Conserved; dry cleaned; washed; resized; deacidified-aqueous.

: In committee, July 14, 1779.; Plan for raising revenue for the United States by subscription; written by a committee established by a Philadelphia town-meeting, May 25, 1779, and titled: To our fellow-citizens., Signed: William Henry, chairman., Text of plan printed in two columns., N-YHS copy inscribed: "Jno. Zabrisky", "John Zabrisky"; fabric lining.

: In the House of Representatives, June 26, 1776.; Resolution of the General Court of Massachusetts., Signed: Timothy Danielson, speaker, pro. tem. in Council, June 27, 1776. Read and concurr'd. John Lowell, dep'y. secr'y. pro. tem. Consented to, by the major part of the Council. A tre copy. Attest, John Lowell, dep'y. sec'y. pro tem., Imprint supplied by Evans., Printed area measures 25.1 x 12.5 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

: In the House of Representatives, November 1, 1776.; Order of the Massachusetts General Court. "In Council, November 2d, 1776. Read and concurred. ..." Address begins: Friends and fellow sufferers, The beneficent Creator of the universe bestowed on mankind the noble faculty of reason ..., Address commending the American forces., Signed: T. Dalton, speaker, pro. tem. read and concurred. John Avery, Deputy secretary. James Bowdoin, president., Imprint supplied by Evans., Printed area measures 36.3 x 20.4 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.

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