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Title: Washington, George to Joseph Reed, 1780 April 12; No. 2233 George Washington to Joseph Reed
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:667
Description: Informs him where and in what amounts supplies that are to be raised in Pennsylvania are to be deposited.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Congress
Date: 1780-04-12; 2021

Title: Excerpts of Watergate Committee Hearings
Identifier(s): audio:20256; APSdigrec_7508; Seminole Bilingual Project 01; 01
Description: Excerpt from the Watergate hearings recorded off of the radio.
Subject: Watergate Affair, 1972-1974; United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities.
Date: 1973

Title: Morris, Robert to John Adams, 1782 September 27; No. 960 Robert Morris to John Adams
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:644
Description: Congratulates him on the success of his "patriotic labors" in the Netherlands and on his success in opening a loan; encloses resolutions and copies of letters [not present] that convey the views of Congress and his own views.; "Triplicate"; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806et al
Subject: Economy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Diplomacy; United States. Congress
Date: 1782-09-27; 2021

Title: Peabody, Nathaniel to Henry Laurens, 1779 December 17
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:125
Description: Mentions a visit by "the truly Patriotic and Heroic" Col. [John] Laurens, expresses concern because Laurens resigned his appointment as secretary [to the minister plenipotentiary] to the Court of Versailles, remarks that there is "a Storm Gathering" over nominations for the post, and mentions that [James] Lovell, G[ouverneur] Morris, and Lt. Col. [Alexander] Hamilton are the nominees; informs him about appointments to the Board of Treasury, the Board of Admiralty, and the Board of War.; Partly illegible; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823
Source: The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s (Mss.B.F327); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; ; Laurens, John, 1754-1782; United States. Congress
Date: 1779-12-17; 2021

Title: No. 1080 Nathaniel Peabody to Henry Laurens
Identifier(s): text:321037
Description: Mentions a visit by "the truly Patriotic and Heroic" Col. [John] Laurens, expresses concern because Laurens resigned his appointment as secretary [to the minister plenipotentiary] to the Court of Versailles, remarks that there is "a Storm Gathering" over nominations for the post, and mentions that [James] Lovell, G[ouverneur] Morris, and Lt. Col. [Alexander] Hamilton are the nominees; informs him about appointments to the Board of Treasury, the Board of Admiralty, and the Board of War.; Partly illegible; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823et al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Laurens, John, 1754-1782; United States. Congress
Date: 1779-12-17; 2021

Title: Franklin, Benjamin Wastebook, 1785-1787; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Wastebook
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:27363
Description: This volume was kept by Benjamin Franklin and there is a small notice, in his hand, pasted to a page: "B.F.s Private Acc[oun]ts." It consists of 18 pages recording payment of taxes, purchase of stockings, hats, bookcases, thermometer, hams, etc., servants wages, etc. Franklin's French expenses are on the first two pages under dates of December 1776-April 1777. At the end of the volume is an index and several pages of accounts with the Congress, William Temple Franklin, Caffieri, etc.; Several blank pages throughout volume were not scanned.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Finance, Personal--United States; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823; Caffieri, Jean-Jacques, 1725-1792; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808; United States. Congress
Date: 1785-1787; 2023

Title: Paine, Thomas to Henry Laurens, 1778 April 11; Paine, Thomas, ALS. to Henry Laurens
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12575
Description: Letter from Thomas Paine to Henry Laurens about an affair that "deserves the attention of Congress." Paine describes a group of people from Philadelphia with a "flag from the Enemy" that were jailed in Lancaster for "attempting to put off Counterfeit Control. Money." Paine believes that they will escape due to legal maneuverings related to the act of Congress that makes counterfeiting money a felony. Specifically, that the Congressional act uses the term emitted makes it so that the offenders can argue that "the Act cannot be applied to any Money emitted after the date of the Act". Paine describes what he believes Congress intended by the term "emitted". He encourages Congress to remedy situation. Paine appends a note to this letter that describes the outcome of the trial in Lancaster.; Contains transcript of letter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Economy; United States--Politics and government--18th century; Counterfeits and counterfeiting--United States; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809; Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792; United States. Congress
Date: 1778-04-11; 2022

Title: Gates, Horatio to Richard Peters, 1783 February 20; No. 366 Horatio Gates to Richard Peters
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:860
Description: Mentions that Gates's command, which consists of fifteen regiments, gives very little trouble; remarks: "The political pot in Philadelphia Boils so furiously that ... as a Stranger rides through the Town, They Cry Scaldings ; what a Blessed Prospect we Republicans have before us!"; postscript: "The Financier [Robert Morris] has the prayers of the Army"; includes a four stanza poem by Gates "On The Prospect of Peace."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Morris, Robert, 1734-1806; United States. Congress; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1783-02-20; 2020

Title: Quincy, Edmund to Katherine Quincy, 1777 January 24; No. 2044 Edmund Quincy to Katherine Quincy
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:785
Description: Friendly letter; mentions that [John] Hancock was correct in opposing the motion for the removal of Congress [from Philadelphia to Baltimore]; comments on the attack on Quebec, [Canada], the battle of Trenton, the likelihood that Britain will abandon North America, Loyalists, and the British ministry.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Quincy, Edmund, 1703-1788et al
Subject: Waging the War; Loyalist/British Resistance and Ideology; Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776; Hancock, John, 1737-1793; United States. Congress
Date: 1777-01-24; 2021

Title: Journal of Congress excerpts; No. 626 Journal of Congress excerpts
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:897
Description: Proofs that cite excerpts from the Journal of Congress in order to refute the "ungenerous & groundless charge of their aiming at Independence, or a total Separation from G[reat] Britain."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829et al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; United States. Congress
Date: 1775-12-11; 2021

Title: Madison, James, Bland, Theodorick, and Lee, Arthur to Benjamin Harrison, 1782 September 3; No. 1738 James Madison, Jr., Theodorick Bland, Jr. and Arthur Lee to Benjamin Harrison
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:889
Description: Inform him that they presented in Congress a resolution of the [Virginia] Assembly regarding the emission of money of 18 March 1780 and the destruction of Continental money by the commissioners of Virginia; inform him that the resolution of Congress [of 27 Aug. 17821 regarding the garrison at Yorktown, [Va.] has been transmitted to him; inform him that they will send a copy of a petition from the inhabitants of Kentucky, which is suspected to be spurious; point out that if western lands are ceded to the United States, they might be used to pay the national debt; inform him about a rumor that the combined fleets of France, Spain, and the Netherlands have taken vessels of the [British] "Quebec fleet" in the English Channel.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836et al; Bland, Theodorick, 1742-1790et al; Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792et al
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance--Congresses; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States. Congress
Date: 1782-09-03; 2021

Title: Huntington, Samuel to Richard Howly, 1780 August 9; No. 601 Samuel Huntington to Richard Howly
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:774
Description: Encloses an act [not present] of Congress of 7 Aug. that gives encouragements to officers and privates who volunteer as horsemen under Gen. [Horatio] Gates in the Southern Department and that also recommends that the executives of the states from Virginia to Georgia encourage raising a corps of volunteer horsemen.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Cavalry operations; Recruiting and enlistment; Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806; United States. Congress
Date: 1780-08-09; 2021

Title: Correspondence to John Campbell, 1773-1779; Illinois and Wabash
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:14286
Description: Documents related to the "speedy settlement of the Landers the property of the United Companies of Illinois & Wabash and for the Encouragement of Settlers." Letters relate to the design to make a settlement/town by the Illinois-Wabash Company. Included is the street plan for the town.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Correspondence; Memorial service; Social networks--18th century; Land speculation; Illinois Indians; Indians of North America--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Campbell, John; United States. Congress; United Illinois and Wabash Land Companies
Date: 1773;1779; 2021

Title: Paine, Thomas to Congress, 1783 June 24; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. ALS to Honorable Clarke, Congress
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12717
Description: Thomas Paine requests for the "Committee" to allow him to submit in writing "a detail of circumstances" before making a report.; Contains transcript of letter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--Politics and government--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809; United States. Congress
Date: 1783-06-24; 2022

Title: Gates, Horatio to Charles Lee, 1776 January 22; No. 363 Horatio Gates to Charles Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:908
Description: Remarks that [Richard] Montgomery's fate will induce Congress "to Cast their Eyes on You" and mentions that [Henry] Knox said that [Philip] Schuyler wishes to be excused from acting as a general and that there is agreement that [David] "Worcester" [Wooster] is too old for that service; informs him about a report that all goes well in Philadelphia and that the King's [George III's] speech "has had a Noble Effect in Fixing all the wavering to the cause of Freedom & America"; informs him about prize vessels that were recently captured; requests that he transmit any news from Canada and inquires about his opinion regarding American affairs there; [postscript]: informs him that a pamphlet entitled Common Sense, which is "an excellent performance," has come from Philadelphia and expresses the opinion that [Benjamin] Franklin "has been principally concern'd in the Composition"; requests that he recommend a young man to "Bob" [Robert] Morris for a position in the latter's counting house; remarks that many people think General Wooster "put the worst complexion" on intelligence from Canada "that he might be succoured the more expeditiously."; Typescript transcription on microfilm.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775; United States. Congress
Date: 1776-01-22; 2020

Title: Lee, Charles to Benjamin Rush, 1776 November 2; No. 791 Charles Lee to Dr. Benjamin Rush
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:793
Description: Requests that he find employment as a weaver for a dragoon who deserted from [Gen. John] Burgoyne's regiment; describes skirmishes with the British and remarks: "We are now. . . in a very, tolerable secure condition"; comments that the Americans' distresses seem to arise from "a total want of method and a little narrow dirty economy in all things relating to the Hospital and Quarter Master General departments" and complains about lack of teams, clothing, magazines, and an establishment for engineers; remarks that the resolutions of Congress regarding military affairs are "absurd, ridiculous and ruinous" and suggests that military men are needed in Congress; requests that Congress allow Lee to return to the Southern district; suggests that in the event of a British move toward Philadelphia, a corps of observation be stationed at Trenton, [N. J.] or at Bristol, [Pa.].; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Military life; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Medical care; Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792; United States. Congress; Great Britain. Army; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1776-11-02; 2021

Title: The dispute over the Canadian Indians (Tuscarora)
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_0177; local: 13; local: 09
Description: Concerns Iroquois Indians living in Canada and a disupte regarding their rights under the Jay Treaty of 1794 to cross the border freely.
Subject: Tuscarora language; Indians of North America--Civil rights--History; Tuscarora Indians--Politics and government; Indians of North America--Canada; Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1794 Nov. 19; Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.; Indians of North America--Treaties; United States. Congress
Date: 1949-08-17

Title: The dispute over the Canadian Indians (English)
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_0176; local: 13; local: 08
Description: Concerns Iroquois Indians living in Canada and a disupte regarding their rights under the Jay Treaty of 1794 to cross the border freely.
Subject: Indians of North America--Civil rights--History; Tuscarora Indians--Politics and government; Indians of North America--Canada; Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1794 Nov. 19; Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.; Indians of North America--Treaties; United States. Congress
Date: 1949-08-17