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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

John Eager Howard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0469
Abstract The John Eager Howard Papers is an artificial collection and is comprised of thirteen smaller collections of various original manuscripts and papers. The collection spans over three centuries, beginning during the mid to late 17th century with items from the Howard family and letters from John Eager Howard, a soldier and politician. Eager was named governor of Maryland in 1788, and was elected to the Continental Congress, U.S. Congress, and U.S. Senate. The collection concludes with...
Dates: 1662-1952
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / John Eager Howard papers

Maryland Convention of 1776 Journal of Accounts

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1776
Abstract

This collection contains the account journal from the Maryland Consitutional Convention of 1776, listing all delegates, length of service and payment made.

Dates: 1776
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Maryland Convention of 1776 Journal of Accounts

Maryland Line record book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0124
Abstract

Pay list of Maryland Line at its discharge in 1783, with names and ranks when commissioned. Reasons for leaving service, time of service, amount of pay, money received and balance due, are included.

Dates: 1783
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Maryland Line record book

Mordecai Gist papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0390
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence of Brigadier General Mordecai Gist during the American Revolution. Topics include military affairs and the Maryland Line, accounts and returns (1779-83), and Gist family records.

Dates: 1772-1813
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Mordecai Gist papers

Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3088
Abstract

This artificial collection contains Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance documents signed by the residents of the respective counties or copied and submitted by the magistrates who witnessed them.

Dates: circa 1777-1779; undated; Majority of material found in 1778
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance collection

Otho Holland Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0908
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794), a Revolutionary War general and Collector of the port of Baltimore, as well as those of his sons, especially of William E. Williams. Letters relate to such subjects as eyewitness accounts of Revolutionary War battles; the setting up of the Society of the Cincinnati; the attitude of younge men to George Washington; the beginnings of Federal Government and the attendant politics; life in Baltimore and Western Maryland;...
Dates: 1781-1839
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Otho Holland Williams papers

Purviance papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1394
Abstract The Purviance papers contains correspondence pertaining to the Maryland Committee of Safety, of which Robert and Samuel Purviance were both members during the Revolutionary war. These letters describe the progress of the campaigns, as well as the efforts to provide supplies of salt, guns, and ammunition for the soldiers of the Continental Army. Also included in the collection is Robert Purviance Jr.'s handwritten manuscript, A Narrative of Events which Occurred in...
Dates: 1766-1849
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Purviance papers

Revolutionary War collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1814
Abstract

This is an artificial collection and includes items such as personal letters, muster rolls, military communication and orders, government administrative records, and petitions.

Dates: 1728-1962
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Revolutionary War collection

Revolutionary War military records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1146
Abstract

Artificial collection of military documents of the American Revolution, primarily troop rolls and accounts for pay and provisions.

Dates: 1776-1824
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Revolutionary War military records

Robert Gilmor papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0387.1
Abstract

This manuscript collection was assembled and donated by the Gilmor family in 1845. Among others, the papers include correspondence with important figures in the French and Indian War, as well as the American Revolution.

Dates: 1689-1845
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Robert Gilmor papers

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