INDEX. Entries marked N are in the New York Public Library; those marked W are in the Oct. 21. 1799 Feb. I. ADAMS (John Quincy) 1797 June 25. 1799 Jan. 20. Mar. 3. ADDISON (Alexander) 1798 June 3. 1799 Nov. 24. ALEXANDRIA, master. 1798 Aug. 4. ANDERSON (James) 1797 Jan. Jan. 29. 1799 Sept. 10. Oct. I. ANDERSON (Dr. James) 1796 Feb. 15. 1797 Nov. 4. ANDERSON (Richard C.) 1798 July 30. ANTHONY (Joseph) 1799 Sept. 30. Nov. 13. Department of State at Washington. BOOKER (William) 1797 June 26. 1799 Mar. 3. BOUCHER (Jonathan) 1798 Aug. 15. BRONAUGH (John) 1797 July 11. BROOKE (Robert) 1797 Oct. 27. BUCHAN (David Steuart) ZZZZZ Z HAYNIE (Miss Sally) 1799 Nov. 26. FAIRFAX (Ferdinando) 1798 Aug. 20. GIBBS (Caleb) N 1799 W May 5. GILL (John) W 1795 May 4. May 17. 1799 Oct. 13. W GIRD (Mr.) W CHRISTIE (Farlie) GIST (John) N 1799 Nov. 12. CINCINNATI, Society of GOODHUE (Benjamin) 1798 Oct. 20. 1797 Oct. 15. W COLSTON (Rawleigh) 1799 Nov. 22. W Oct. 21. COOPER (William) 1799 May 5. CORBIN (Francis) W W W W W HOSE (Robert T.) Mar. 10. 1794 HUMPHREYS (David) 1797 June 26. 1798 July 20, JAY (John) 1794 May 7. Aug. 30. JENIFER (Dr.) 1798 July 15. JOHNSON (Thomas) 1796 Jan. 31. JONES (Daniel) 1796 Nov. 24. JONES (William) 1798 Sept. 10. KEITH (James) 1794 Jan. 29. 1798 Mar. 13. KING (Rufus) 1797 June 25. July 31. Dec. 6. 1798 May 15. KNOX (Henry) 1797 Mar. 1798 Aug. 9. 2. Oct. 23. N W N 1798 Oct. 8. W 1798 May 27. W HORRY (C. L. P.) 1798 May 6. W LEAR (Tobias) 1794 Aug. 28. Dec. 12. Dec. 14. Dec. 21. 1797 Sept. 11. Oct. 24. LEE (Charles) 1795 May 17. 1796 Nov. 14. 1797 Aug. 4. LEE (Henry) 1797 Sept. 8. LEE (Richard B.) 1798 Oct. 27: LEE (Thomas Sim) 1794 July 25. L'ENFANT (Peter) 1791 Dec. 2. LEWIS (George) 1795 Jan. 18. 1797 Nov. 13. LEWIS (John) 1794 May 29. LEWIS (Lawrence) 1799 Sept. 28. LEWIS (Robert) 1794 Jan. I. 1795 Feb. 22. 1798 Jan. 26. Feb. 11. June 4. 1799 Aug. 18. Dec. 7. LEWIS (Rev. Zachariah) July 28. W July 29. July 30. July 31. Aug. 1. Aug. 2. 1797 Sept. 15. PETER (Thomas) 1798 Feb. 16. July 8. July 15. Aug. 12. Sept. 4. 1799 July 17. 1797 Aug 14. LINCOLN (Benjamin) 1799 July 1. LITTLE (Charles) 1799 Nov. 20. Nov. 28. LLOYD (James) June 13. LUZAK (John) 1798 June 4. MCALPIN (James) 1799 Jan. 27. Mar. 18. MCCARTY (Daniel) 1797 Nov. 3. Νον. 13. 1798 Sept. 3. MCDONALD (Thomas) 1797 Aug. 29. MACKAY (Anthony) 1798 July 28. MCHENRY (James) 1797 July 7. Aug. 14. 1798 Jan. 2. Jan. 28. Feb. 7. Mar. 4. Mar. 27. May 6. June 22. July July 15. MCLEOD (Norman) 1795 July 10. MARSHALL (James) 1798 July 16. MARSHALL (John) 1797 Dec. 4. 1799 May 5. May 12. MARSHALL (Thomas) 1798 Mar. 30. MARSTELLAR (Col. MARTIN (Alexander) 1798 Feb. 22. MARTIN (Thomas C.) 1797 Oct. 3. 1798 June 17. MASON (John) 1798 Jan. 2. Dec. 8. 1799 MAURY (James) W W 1799 Oct. 26. NELSON (Thomas) PINCKNEY (Thomas) 1793 Dec. 26. 1795 July 9. ROBERTS (William) Nov. 6. 1798 Jan. 22. Feb. 12. I. Oct. RUSSELL (William) THE SIGNERS TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. RHODE ISLAND. (Emmet Collection. Presented to the New York Public Library by John S. Kennedy.) Sanderson (John). Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence. Volume VI., Rhode Island. Illustrated by Thomas Addis Emmet, M.D. New York [1870?]. F°. The text of the volume consists of the life of Stephen Hopkins, by Robert Waln, jr., from volume 6, pages 223 to 260 of the original edition of Sanderson; and of the life of William Ellery, by H. D. Gilpin, from volume 9, pages 237 to 283. The material indexed consists of: broadsides 4, chart 1, documents 9, engravings 2, letters 20, map 1, newspaper 1, plans 3, portraits 49, views 23. Engraving: America. Circular aquatint. [Paris, 1781?] Inserted in a decorative frame engraved by G. Noble and C. Jagger in 1800. F°. EM. 2317 A figure in Indian dress sets his foot upon the neck of a hyena, a broken trident beneath it; with his right hand he lays a caduceus on an altar which bears the inscription: STEPHEN Letter: Hopkins (Stephen). Providence, Sept. 24, 1755. To Sir William Johnson. Congratulates him on his victory over Dieskau; it makes up for Braddock's defeat; regrets the death of Ephraim Williams, Moses Titcomb, and Hendrick; Rhode Island has raised 350 men, part of whom have started; others are ready and willing if needed. Lithograph fac-simile of an A. L. S. in the possession of F. J. Dreer, Esq., Phila. 2 pp. F. With a wood engraving, on India paper, of the Monument of Stephen Hopkins, Providence R. I. EM. 2320 Also in Brotherhead's Book of the Signers, Phila., 1861, p. 69. Document: Rhode Island, Colony.-Governor. Newport, Sept. 1, 1755. Warrant to the sheriff of Kings County to summon the members of the General Assembly to meet at Newport on Sept. 8 to deliberate and perform what further is necessary to be done by the colony in view of the call for reinforcements from General Johnson, on August 24, and the vote by the General Assembly of Connecticut of 1,500 men in addition to the 500 they had already raised. A. D. S., Stephen Hopkins, Govr. Endorsed. On the back is also written an affidavit that the members have been notified; signed by Berh. Brown, Sher. I page. F°. EM. 2321 Letter: Arnold (Benedict). Newport, R. I., May 22, 1716. To Samuel Leonard, Taunton [Mass.]. He wishes sent to him by the bearer, James Burt, jr., the iron due for his two shares in the old iron works. A. L. S. 1 page. 8°. EM. 2322 Document: Hopkins (Esek). [Providence? Mar., 1786?] Receipt from Benjamin Bourn for a judgment of the superior court, March term, 1786, in favor of Esek Hopkins as administrator of Samuel Hopkins against Silas Talbot for £27 debt D. S. Endorsed. and £7 125. 4 d. costs. row strip. NarEM. 2323 L'Amérique et les mers, O Louis! vous reconnaissent. pour leur libérateur. On the altar is a column bearing portraits of Louis Seize, Franklin, and Wagingston, surmounted by a cock and a globe with the fleur-de-lys. To the right is a palm tree with the motto En m'élevant je m'embellis; to the left an anchor and bales, with shipping in the background. View Newport, R. I. Inscription: (left) S. King, Del. (right) L. Allen, Sc. | A South-West View of Newport. Line. [Newport? 1795.] F°. EM. 2318 Plan Newport, R. I. A plan of the town of Newport in the Province of Rhode Island. [London] Published by J. F. W. Desbarres, April 24, 1776. Size: 20 x 29 in. Scale: 10 inches to a mile. Copper-plate. Sheet mounted on muslin to fold. EM. 2319 Also in J. F. W. Des Barres' Atlantic Neptune, vol. 3. HOPKINS. View Providence, R. I. Inscription: (left) A. C. Warren. (centre) Entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1872, by D. Appleton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington. (right) R. Hinshelwood. | City of Providence from Prospect Hill. Line. 4°. EM. 2324 Also in W. C. Bryant's Picturesque America, vol. 1 (N.Y., 1872) P. 496. View: Albany, N. Y. Inscription: (left) Drawn by G. Wall (right) Engraved & Printed by Fenner Sears & Co. | Albany, from Van-Unsselaens [Van Rensselaer's] Island. London, Published Jan 1831. by I. T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall. Line. 4°. EM. 2325 Also in Hinton's History and topography of the United States, vol. 2 (London, 1832) p. 489. Portrait: Shirley (William). After the painting by T. Hudson. Inscription: Etchd, by H. B. Hall, Morrisania, N. Y. 1873 | Gen. William Shirley, Gov. of Mass. W. Shirley (fac-simile signature). 4°. EM. 2326 Letter: Ward (Samuel). Providence, Jan. 2, 1761. "To the Hon'ble the Members of both Houses not in their public Capacity but as some of the principal Gentlemen of the Colony." In answer to the proposition of Stephen Hopkins that they should both withdraw from the contest for the governorship, he answers that the general good of the Colony was his only object in opposing Hopkins; if it is thought that the welfare of the Colony will be promoted by his declining to accept a public office, he will do so; but if he is chosen to serve the people he will not refuse. A. L. S. At the head is a copy of Stephen Hopkins's letter to the Assembly, dated Jan. 1, declaring that for the peace of the Colony, he will give up his pretentions to the governorship if Ward will do the same. I page. F. EM. 2327 View Newport, R. I. Inscription: (left) Drawn by G. Wall. (right) Engraved & Printed by Portrait: Pitt (William), Earl of Chatham. Inscription: Engraved by W. Holl. [Lord Chatham. From a Print by E. Fisher, after a Picture by R. Brompton. Under the Superintendence of the_Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street.] Line. Fo. EM. 2329 An earlier state of the plate, lettered as above, in the S. D. U. K.'s Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs, vol. 7 (London, 1837) p. 55. Letter: Pitt (William), Earl of Chatham. Whitehall, Feb. 19, 1757. To [William Denny] Governor of Pennsylvania. His letter of Jan. 4 spoke of the King's intention to send a strong squadron to North America; he now informs him that Rear Admiral [Francis] Holburne is to command the squadron; the Governor is to apply to him for assistance if needed, and is also to keep him informed as to all naval intelligence that may come to his knowledge; he is to use all legal methods for recruiting seamen. L. S., W. Pitt. Endorsed: "19 Febry 1757 Secretary Pitt. Reced 17 Augt 1757 By Post" 3 pp. F°. EM. 2330 See the Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, vol. 7 (Harrisburg, 1851) p. 564. Letter: Campbell (John), 4th Earl of Loudoun. New York, Sept. 7, 1757. To Gov. William Denny. He has ordered Col. Dusseaux [Joseph Desseaux] with the Second Battalion of the [62d or] Royal American, to join Col. [John] Stanwix at Carlisle; asks for a statement of the number of men that have been raised in Pennsylvania according to the agreement made last March, and how they have been disposed; he is moving all the other troops up the Hudson; when he has decided where winter quarters will be he will acquaint Denny with the number of regiments that will be in Pennsylvania. L. S., Loudoun. 2 pp. F°. EM. 2331 Portrait: Howe (Richard), Viscount Howe. Inscription: Lord Viscount Howe. (right) Angus Sculp. Published Novr. 1, 1782, by I. Fielding, Pater-noster Row, I. Sewell, Cornhill, & I. Debrett, Piccadilly. Line. 8°. EM. 2332 Also in the European Magazine, vol. 2 (Oct., 1782) p. 243. View: Brest, France. Inscription: (left) Desé. et Gravé, par Legrand le Lorrain. | Ire. Vue de la Rade de Brest. Line. [Paris, 1780?] 8°. EM. 2333 Plan: Louisburg. A Plan of the Harbour and Town of Louisbourg in the Island of Cape Breton Drawn on the Spot. [With soundings.] [Dublin, 1763.] Size: 98 x 7 in. Scale: 3 inches to a mile. Copper-plate. Paper, mounted on paper. EM. 2334 Also in A compleat history of the late war, Dublin, 1763, p. 109. It follows apparently Nicholas Bellin's Plan du Port et Ville de Louisbourg dans l'Isle Royale, in Charlevoix's Nouvelle France, vol. 2 (Paris, 1744) p. 387, reproduced in J. G. Shea's Charlevoix, vol. 5 (N. Y., 1871) p. 284. View: Louisburg. Inscription: A View taken from the Entrance of Louisbourg Harbour. (right) Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jany. 29, 1778, by J. F. W. Des Barres Esq". Line (colored). 23 x 111 in. EM. 2335 Also in Des Barres's Atlantic Neptune, vol. 4. The above engraving varies slightly from that in O'Callaghan's Documentary History of New York, vol. 4 (4° ed.) p. 168, (8° ed.) p. 259, and also from that in Hough's Pouchot, vol. 1 (Roxbury, 1866) p. 49. Reduced reproductions of Jefferys are given in Bancroft's History of the U. S., vol. 4 (Boston, 1853) p. 210, and in Gay's Popular History of the U. S., vol. 3, p. 288. See Winsor's Narrative and critical history of America, vol. 5 (Boston, 1887) p. 586. View: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Inscription: (left) Serres Pinxit, R Short delint. (right) Jas. Mason sculpsit (centre) To the Right Honourable George Dunk, Earl of Halifax His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, &c. &c. &c. This Plate representing Part of the Town & Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia Looking down George Street to the opposite Shore called Dartmouth, Representation d'une Partie de la Ville et Port de Halifax dans la Nouvelle Ecosse, regardant en bas de la Ruë de George, et vis á vis le Rivage appellé Dartmouth. Is most humbly Inscribed, by his Lordship's most devoted Servant, R: Short. Published Ap. 5th. 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London. With Halifax arms; and key, in French and English. Line. 20 x 14 in. EM. 2339 View Fort William Henry. [From a carving on a powder horn in possession of the Maine Historical Society.] Inscription: Sketch of Fort William Henry. Wood engraving. 8°. EM. 2340 Apparently a proof of the cut in Stone's Life of Johnson, vol. 1 (Albany, 1865) p. 553. A similar cut is to be found in Holden's History of Queensberry, N. Y., 1874, P. 306. The horn is inscribed: "Michael B. Goldthwait's horn, 1756, at Fort Wm. Henry, October 2, A.D." Portrait: Campbell (John), 4th_Earl of Loudoun. After a painting by Ramsay; full length, in Highland dress. Inscription: The Rt: Honble: the Earl of Loudoun Capt". General & Governour in Chief of his Majestys Forces in North America; and one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland. Line. 8°. EM. 2341 Also in the London Magazine, vol. 26 (Oct., 1757) P. 504. For reproductions see Winsor's Narrative and critical history of America, vol. 5 (Boston, 1887) p. 507; and Shannon's Manual of the Corporation of New York, 1869, p. 767. View: Providence, R. I. Inscription: (right) Published by Charles Magnus & Co, 12 Frankfort Street, New York. | Providence, R. I. Line. [1850?] 8°. EM. 2342 Portrait: Hancock (John). After the painting by Copley, formerly in Faneuil Hall. Inscription: Illman & Pilbrow Sc. John Hancock (fac-simile signature). Line. [1820?] 8°. EM. 2343 |