Historical Documents

DANIEL CARROLL (?-1829) American patriot; active in the shipping trade & a director of the Washington Canal Co. His farm formed the site of pres...

OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807) Architect of U.S. Constitution, generally given credit for naming "The United States." Manuscript DS, "O...

THOMAS MIFFLIN (1744-1800) Revolutionary General & statesman; aide-de-camp to Washington; President Continental Congress; & Governor of Penn...

JOHN DICKINSON (1732-1808) American Revolutionary War patriot; member of the Consitutional Convention. DS, as President of the Supreme Executive Counc

WILLIAM DAWES (1745-99) American patriot; rode with Paul Revere (Apr 18, 1775) from Lexington toward Concord, warning people of coming of British. Sta

ANDREW LEWIS (1720-81) American Revolutionary patriot; served as Continental Brigadier General, 1776-77. LS, "Andw Lewis Br Gen", 2pp (sin...

NATHANIEL GREENE (1742-86) American Revolutionary War Major General; commanded Army of the South. Wardate ALS, "N Greene", as Quartermaste...

LOAMMI BALDWIN (1745-1807) American officer in Revolutionary War; served in the Lexington Alarm. In the opening days of the war, Baldwin's conti...

(Revolutionary War) Powder horn carried by an American soldier at Bunker Hill, approximately 15" in length. There is a silver plaque attached t...

PHILIP SCHUYLER (1733-1804) American Revolutionary War Major General. Signature, "Ph: Schuyler", 1788, clipped from a document. Also signe...