Revolutionary War Pension Request. Boxford, Massachusetts., 1818
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Last will and testament of Colonel Pierre Benjamin Faneuil, Boston, Massachusetts, 1877; signed manuscript Revolutionary War pension request for Tyler Porter, with list of battles, Massachusetts, 1818; New York State Militia Return of Officers ... under Command of Brigadier-General Lyman Curtiss, 1834; Beebee & Co. Bullion Exchange Bankers, New York financial statement, 1851; will of Christian Gingery of Warwick, Lancaster County, Pa., includes mention of "mulato Girl," 1778; will of Jacob Rubsamen (?) of Philadelphia includes manumission of three slaves, 1792; and will of Brigadier General Christian Febiger, Philadelphia, 1796. Also clipping with poem about slavery, "The Auction-Block Again - Who Bids?" from the New York Tribune, undated. Also, two documents mounted on one sheet of paper: a summons to serve on a grand jury and a tax assessment, both addressed to Matthias Aspen, Philadelphia, 1773.
Dates
- 1818
Creator
- From the Collection: New York (State). Militia (Organization)
- From the Collection: Beebee & Co. (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
9 items. (9 items.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
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