A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 1

WILLIAM GREENE: (1731 - 1809) Revolutionary War Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the colony and Speaker of the House. War-date A.L.S. 1p. 8v

WILLIAM HEATH: (1737 - 1814) American Revolutionary officer, a major general in the Continental Army reprimanded by Washington for his handling of the

DANIEL OF ST. THOMAS JENIFER: 1723 - 1790) Member of the Continental Congress (1778-82) and signer of the Constitution. A.L.S. 1p. folio, Maryland, Oc

MARIE JOSEPH DE LAFAYETTE: (1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in

HENRY LEE: (1756 - 1818) "Light Horse Harry Lee", American soldier and politician, a brilliant cavalry commander in the Revolutionary War,...

ALEXANDER MCDOUGALL: (1731 - 1786) Revolutionary major general whose early patriotic writings landed him in jail, later a street leader and principal

GOUVERNEUR MORRIS: (1752 - 1816) American revolutionary, member of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, signer of the Constitution

ROBERT MORRIS: (1734 - 1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier and politician. Morris was instrumental in the financing of Washingt

BENJAMIN RUSH: (1745-1813) American patriot from Pennsylvania who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and surgeon-general in the Continen

PHILIP SCHUYLER: (1733 - 1804) American Revolution major general commanding the northern department, member of the Continental Congress and one of the