Hartford, Connecticut: June 14, 1787. Barlow to Hayley, Student to Mentor. Hayley was a major influence on Barlow and this is a very interesting letter. Read More

Concord: March, 9, 1737. Belcher was the colonial govenor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and later of New Jersey. This interesting letter is addressed to Belcher as govenor of N.H. and concerns the "swapping" of a horse, "a Mair." The transaction was a bit shady and a controversy resulted, with... Read More

Amsterdam et à Paris: Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1778. Nouvelle edition. Account of the author's third visit to Louisiana, then a Spanish colony, in 1771-1772. According to Sabin, the 1778 edition differs from the 1777 only in the title page. His first book, published in 1768, landed him in prison... Read More

a Londres et se trouvre a Paris: Jean-François Bastien, 1788. First edition. Read More

London: T. Payne, 1775. Second Edition. Reverend Burnaby was the son of a wealthy clergyman and graduate of Queen’s College, Cambridge. “There is a pleasant tone, a wise and educated spirit in this record, which make ample amends for the obvious influences of the writer’s religious and political views upon... Read More

Elizabeth, New Jersey: April 12, 1774. The document, written in a neat secretarial hand, if for a tract of land on Canoe Brook in Essex County, New Jersey, near "the Road that crosses the Mountains from Newark to Morris Town", that is being sold by to Frederick Jones by Jonathan... Read More

Charlestown, [Mass.]: May, 1757. FAMILY FARM FROM A 1663 LAND GRANT. In 1663, Francis Norton and Nicholas Davison were granted 500 acres by Charlestown for various services rendered to the town. Norton was a haberdasher and successful merchant, who made most of his money in the fur and fish in... Read More

[London: 1711]. Duties on Prizes. Making all prize goods captured in America accountable for duty as if imported from England, with the exception of brandy and wine. Read More

Litchfield, Ct: 3rd April 1778. Read More

Hardwick: March 14, 1757. MASSACHUSETTS STAMP ACT. Partially-Printed Document Signed “David White” dated during the French & Indian War period, conveying to Samuel Robinson “One Certain Tract or Parcel of Land Lying and being in Hardwick.”With most of the wax seal remaining and signed at the bottom by Job Dexter... Read More

Nov 1767. MHS: "Thomas Fayerweather (1724-1804) was the son of John Fayerweather (1685-1760) and Jerusha Grose and the nephew of Thomas Fayerweather (b. 1661). In 1756, Thomas married Sarah Hubbard, with whom he had four children. A successful merchant, Fayerweather and his partner James Burd had interests in Boston, Maryland... Read More

Saco [Maine]: May 21 1722. Written on the eve of Dummer's War from the frontier of what is now Maine, reading: “Capt. Peprell Sr plaise to pay unto Mr. John Brown on order of ten shillings and place it in act of fr your Humble svt Henry Gilbert"Sir William Pepperell... Read More