Historical Documents

(British Army) Autograph Manuscript, entitled, "Establishments of His Majesty's Land Forces for the Year 1764", 77pp, 1764, 4"X6 ...

(British Army) British muster roll, entitled "Computation of the Pay of a Regiment of Horse Commanded by Lt Genl Wade as it is distributed in a...

NATHANIEL BACON (1647-76) Colonial leader of Bacon's Rebellion; tried to force Virginia Governor Berkeley to institute reforms; leading a coloni...

SPENCER PHIPPS (1685-1757) English Colonial Lt Governor of Massachusetts (1731-57); administering the government in 1749-53, and again 1756-57. DS, si

THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1711-80) American Colonial administrator; accepted legality of Stamp Act, and hence had his house destroyed by a mob; Royal Governo

WILLIAM PEPPERELL (1696-1759) General; commanded American forces, co-operating with the British, in capture of French fortress Louisburg (1745); raise

(French & Indian War) Large lithograph, entitled "A Prospective View of the Battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sept 1755, betwee...

(Americana) Book, "Annals of the Troubles in the Netherlands, >From the Assession of Charles V, Emperor of Germany. In Four Parts. A Proper ...

(Colonial America) Original pamphlet, "Liberty Described and Recommended", a sermon preached to the Corporation of Freemen in Farmington, ...

(Colonial Slavery) DS, 1p, April 2, 1771, oblong 8vo, slave bill of sale. In part, "...Know all men...I Walter Keble of Chesterfield...in consi...