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3rd and 4th Earls of Loudoun papers, (bulk 1731-1762)
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Loudoun memorandum books
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Pocket notebooks containing memoranda and journal entries that Earl of Loudoun kept after he was appointed to America, during his service in the colonies, and the wake of his recall to London in March 1758. The entries record Loudoun's interactions with British and colonial authorities, including his patron Duke of Cumberland; letters sent and received; his orders, directives, and instructions as well as note various private meetings, diversions, etc.
mssHM 1717 (1-12)
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George W. Buswell papers
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Fair copies of Buswell's war diaries created probably in the 1870s or 1880s, his military document (orders, muster-in and muster-out rolls, his oath of office, and a certificate of payment).
mssHM 46330-46335
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Thomas Sumner Greene papers, (bulk 1863-1866)
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Military records, mostly pertaining to the 47th Regiment of Colored Infantry including military orders, muster rolls, invoices, commissions, receipts, and certificates. Also, a character sketch and a letter of recommendation for Thomas Sumner Green, a typescript of My recollections of the Civil War, written by Thomas Sumner Greene in 1917, and letters to his parents from Tennessee and Louisiana, September 1862 to April 1865. One letter is written on the verso of a copy of the Selma Federal Union, the first Union newspaper printed in Selma, Alabama, 1850 April 28.
mssGreene
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Letterbook of correspondence with Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, Sir Henry Griffith and other Yorkshire officials regarding military affairs in wapentakes of Buckrose and Dickering
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Letterbook of correspondence between Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, then Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire, the Privy Council, and various sheriff, bailiffs, and Justices of the Peace, mainly Sir Henry Griffith, and other Yorkshire officials. The correspondence deals with military affairs in wapentakes of Buckrose and Dickering; also, with muster lists, assessments, papers regarding poor relief, etc., copies of letters from Sir Thomas Postumus Hobby, Matthew Hutton and others. The letter book is in two volumes: Vol. I - 131 pages, 33 x 23 cm., sewn into a fragment of a 15th century manuscript on vellum; Vol. II - 44 pages, 30 x 21 cm., both volumes with damaged pages and loss of text.
mssHM 50657
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, Papers
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Selection of papers relating to the colonial affairs, accumulated by Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, during his tenure as secretary of state from 1706 to 1710. Included are letters, communications, reports, etc. from the Board of Trade and colonial administration and legislative bodies, chiefly those of New Jersey and New York, with a few items from South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Correspondents include Joseph Dudley, Lewis Morris, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, and others. Included are pieces pertaining to Queen Anne's War, Lewis Morgan's conflict with New Jersey Governor Lord Cornbury, the Palatine settlements, colonial trade, Newfoundland fisheries, etc. Some pieces have been published in: Documents relating to the colonial history of the state of New Jersey, [1631-1776] / ed. by William A. Whitehead, F.W. Ricord [and] W. Nelson (Newark, N.J. : Printed at the Daily journal establishment, 1880-1886). Some notable items include: New Jersey. House of Representatives. Letter in the handwriting of Lewis Morris, signed by Samuel Jannings, addressed to Lord Sunderland, enclosing sworn evidences of Lord Cornbury's corrupt practices. 2 pieces. May 5, 1707 Coxe, Daniel. Letter to William Dockwra (?) denouncing Lewis Morris and "that Confederate gang." Burlington, N. J., January 17, 1708/9 Schuyler, Peter, and Schuyler, Abraham. Joint letter to Lord Sunderland written while en route to America following the visit of the Indian Kings, whom they accompanied to England. Enclosure: letter pledging the loyalty of the Six Nations, signed by the totems of three Indian Kings. 2 pieces. "From on board Her Majesty's Ship Dragon," May 22, 1710.
mssSunderland papers
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William Gillet Ritch papers, (bulk 1845-1882)
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Early documents (1539-1694) concerning the history of Spanish exploration and settlement in New Mexico, many translated by Samuel Ellison. Many of these documents discuss events in the wake of the public uprising and the reconquest.
mssRI 1-2270