revolutionary america

To the Hone. Jno. Hancock, Esqre. president of ye Continental Congress...

Scale ca. 1:320,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest. Insets with indexes: Plan of Boston and its environs, 1775.--A view of the lines thrown up on Boston Neck; by the min... More

This is the place to affix the stamp

Print shows a skull and crossbones representation of the official stamp required by the Stamp Act of 1765. Illus. in: The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, 1765 October 24. American 18th century news... More

The Pennsylvania journal and weekly advertiser - expiring: in hopes of...

Print shows the masthead for The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser with a skull and crossbones representation of the official stamp required by the Stamp Act of 1765, "An emblem of the effects of the S... More

No stamped paper to be had. [Philadelphia : Printed by Hall & Franklin...

Nov. 7, 1765, issue no. 1924, of the Pennsylvania gazette, printed at Philadelphia by David Hall and Benjamin Franklin; without date, number, masthead, or imprint. On Oct. 31, 1765, the publishers announced the... More

No stamped paper to be had. [Philadelphia : Printed by Hall & Franklin...

[The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp], British Cartoon Print

Print shows a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames, with warehouses in a line in the background, one of which is inscribed "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now ship'd for America." George ... More

Virginia Colony Councilmen, Burgesses and Representatives of the Virgi...

Petition Against Taxation by Great Britain; Repeal of Stamp Act

Low, Isaac. New York. To Jellis Fonda

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Boston, December 2, 1773. Whereas it has been reported that a permit w...

Stamped on verso: Mss Division.; On verso: Ac. 373. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 5 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera C... More

Continental Congress. Proceedings of the Grand American Continental Co...

Printed in three columns.; Not in Evans.; On verso: Gift of Matt. B. Jones, Boston. Received May 15, 1934.; On verso: Ac. 4840. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsim... More

Whereas we the subscribers have broke the association of the late Cont...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 28.

Whereas a report has been industriously propagated in this City, that ...

Evans 14333.; On verso: C; Aug 4, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 31a.

In Provincial congress. New York, June 7, 1775. Resolved, that whensoe...

Imprint 3.; On verso: S; June 7, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 27.

Magna Britania her colonies reduced. [Philadelphia 1765].

Magna Britania her colonies reduced. [Philadelphia 1765].

Continental Congress, July 1776, Suggestions on Tenure of Delegates

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Continental Congress, August 27, 1776, Draft of Resolution to Recruit ...

Draft of Resolution to Recruit British Officers and Soldiers into Continental Army

Virginia Delegates in Continental Congress to Virginia Convention, Apr...

Appointment of Surgeons; Canadian Campaign; Notation on Coin Production

Continental Congress, August 27, 1776, Draft of Resolution to Recruit ...

Draft of Resolution to Recruit British Officers and Soldiers into Continental Army; Incomplete

In convention of the representatives of the state of New York. To [bla...

Imprint 2.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 109, Folder 20.

Edmund Pendleton to Virginia Delegates in the Continental Congress, Ju...

Private Addenda to Letter of Same Date; Pennsylvania-Virginia Boundary Dispute; Indian Lands

An abstract from resolves containing the encouragement offered by the ...

Copy 2 formerly numbered as Portfolio 40, Folder 7. This item has been renumbered from Portfolio 40, Folder 7. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and ... More

Continental Congress Broadside, 1777 : [Resolve of February 15, endors...

Continental Congress Broadside, 1777 : [April 14-15 resolves on Commit...

Broadside (no lillus.), printed by John Dunlap, Baltimore, 1777. Reference copy may be in SSF - Congresses and Conventions 1777. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracing... More

Continental Congress, November 28, 1777, List of Expenses; Budget

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Continental Congress, September 24, 1779, Memorandum on Gold Medal for...

Memorandum on Gold Medal for Henry Lee for Leadership at Powles Hook

Samuel Adams, esqr. One of the delegates from the province of Massachu...

Samuel Adams, full-length portrait, seated by window, facing slightly left.

Reddition de l'Armée angloises commandée par Mylord Comte de Cornwalli...

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A Representation, of the sea fight, on the 5th of Sepr. 1781, between ...

Scale ca. 1:444,000. Shows engagement at entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text, index to positions, and list of British ships and c... More

Plan of York Town and Gloucester in Virginia, shewing the works constr...

Scale ca. 1:5,850. Manuscript, pen-and-ink (black and red) and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1473 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ... More

A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak [sic] Bay, with James and York Riv...

Scale ca. 1:240,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated "London, Published by Wm. Faden, Charing Cross, Novr. 26th 1781." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1464 Available also thro... More

A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers; w...

Scale ca. 1:250,000. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the publisher's Atlas of battles of the American Revolution.[1845] LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1465 Available also through the Library of Congr... More

Thomas Jefferson to Virginia Delegates in the Continental Congress, Fe...

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Defense Mapping Agency Bicentennial commemorative memento of the Battl...

Shows troop positions, firing lines, fortifications, and ship positions. Relief shown by hachures. Facsimile. Original version: To His Excellency Gen'l Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United... More

To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies o...

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Premiere assemblée du congrès / dessiné par le Barbier Peintre du Roi ...

Print shows session of the First Continental Congress, September 1774, in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hillia... More

His excellency Henry Laurens, president of congress & minister plenipo...

Print shows Henry Laurens, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval. Illus. in: Portraits of generals, ministers, magistrates, members of Congress, and others, who have rendered themselves illustriou... More

Governeer Morris Esq'r., member of congress / B.B.E.

Print shows Gouverneur Morris, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile, in oval. Illus. in: Portraits of generals, ministers, magistrates, members of Congress, and others, who have rendered themselves illus... More

Charles Thomson Esq'r. - secretary to congress / B.B.E.

Print shows Charles Thomson, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile; in oval. Illus. in: Portraits of generals, ministers, magistrates, members of Congress, and others, who have rendered themselves illustr... More

Carte generale des colonies angloises dans l'Amerique Septentrionale p...

Scale ca. 1:5,100,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Includes historic notes and insets "Suite de la Floride et la position des Isles Lucayes et des Grandes Antilles" and "Le de... More

Der Congress erklärt die 13 vereinigten Stăaten von Nord-America für i...

Print shows a meeting of the Continental Congress, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 99. [Plate] 5. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a check... More

Reddition de l'armée du Lord Cornwalis / dessiné par le Barbier peintr...

Print shows the surrender of the British Army at Yorktown on October 19th 1781, with Comte de Rochambeau directing British General Charles O'Hara to present Cornwallis's sword to General George Washington; incl... More

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown] - Nicolas Ponce

Wash drawing (reverse of printed versions) shows the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents événemens de la Guerre qui a procuré l'indépen... More

Die Americaner machen den Lord Cornwallis mit seiner Armee zu Gefangne...

Print shows British troops handing over their weapons to the Americans at the surrender at Yorktown, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution.

Die Americaner wiedersetzen sich der Stempel-Acte, und verbrennen das ...

Print shows citizens in Boston burning proclamations from England pertaining to the stamp act of 1765, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 61. [Plate] 1. Published in: The... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

Print shows British troops firing on a group of citizens on a street in Boston, Massachusetts, with the Royal Custom House known as "Butcher's Hall" on the right, the First Church and Town House in the backgrou... More

Rembrandt Peale - Washington before Yorktown

Reproduction shows George Washington, full-length portrait, in full dress uniform on horseback preparing his troops for the final battle of the Revolutionary War in Yorktown, Virginia. The figure to Washington'... More

Paul Joseph Revere - Public domain museum object photograph

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Paul Joseph Revere - Public domain dedication photo

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The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Maj...

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The statue, or the adoration of the wise-men of the west, British Cart...

Print shows Dr. W. Scott on a pedestal, he is wearing clerical robes, a crown fashioned from tobacco leaves, and holding a branch from an apple tree in his right hand and a picture of the tax stamp; around the ... More

[Broadside concerning repeal of Stamp Act, printed in Boston, May 16, ...

Reference copy may be in 4412 AB. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: US Hist.; Shelf.

Tradesmen’s protest against the proceedings of the merchants, Relative...

Copy 2 formerly numbered as Portfolio 37, Folder 22a. This item has been renumbered from Portfolio 37, Folder 22a. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images ... More

The tomb-stone. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...

Print shows several men, George Grenville, Lord Bute, the Duke of Bedford, and, as a small dog wearing clerical robes, Dr. W. Scott, labeled "AntiSejanus", dancing on a sarcophagus with bas-reliefs of "Britanni... More

Portrait from "[Seventeenhundred and seventysix, or the War of Indepen...

This image has been taken from scan 000211 from "[Seventeenhundred and seventysix, or the War of Independence; a history of the Anglo-Americans, from the period of the Union of the Colonies against the French, ... More

Tea tax, and Humble wish. Sold retail and wholesale by L. Deming, No. ...

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Tea tax. Sold by L. Deming No. 1 South ... Boston

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Floating hospitals for Yorktown ... Washington, April 16, 1862.

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 204, Folder 30.

The broker's "Stamp Act" lament. July, 1862

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The broker's "Stamp Act" lament. July, 1862

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Stamp duties imposed by the act of Congress of July 1, 1862 and its am...

On verso: Filed March 18, 1863. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 124, Folder 26a.

A complete list of stamp duties, to take effect August 1, 1864. Carefu...

I. Title.; On verso: Gift, Caleb Cushing Papers, Oct. 22, 1962. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collecti... More

The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown A.D. 1781

Print depicts the surrender of the British forces after the Battle of Yorktown. Major General O'Hara, substituting for General Cornwallis, is shown handing his sword to the Comte de Rochambeau, who is standing ... More

The eight years of the war of the American revolution. Chronological t...

Title.; Chronological table of the American revolution. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Port... More

Puck's own Yorktown celebration / J. Keppler.

Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labeled "Third Term", Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, ... More

The dawn of peace. Morning of the surrender of Yorktown / designed & e...

20737 U.S. Copyright Office, 1881. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Campbell.

[Yorktown Monument (Alliance and Victory Monument), Yorktown, Virginia...

Original architectural drawing showing the Yorktown Monument nearing completion, with scaffolding still in place. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:... More

Paul Revere, Head and Shoulders Portrait

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Mrs. Paul Joseph Revere (Lucretia Watson Lunt)

Lucretia Watson Lunt (1832-1898) married Paul Joseph Revere on March 17, 1859. Charles James Turrell (1846-1932)

location:Yorktown from "The American Revolution"

This image has been taken from scan 000307 from volume 02 of "The American Revolution". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr ... More

British Army commander from "The German Allied Troops in the North Ame...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "The German Allied Troops in the North American War of Independence, 1776-1783. Translated and abridged from the German ... by J. G. Rosengarten". The title and s... More

Lodge Room, Paul Revere Lodge, F. + A.M.

Lodge room, Paul Revere Lodge, Brockton, Massachusetts. D4850 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1.

Signal lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church...

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Yorktown Monument, Yorktown, Virginia

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Moore House (house of Cornwallis' surrender), Yorktown, Virginia

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"Boston tea-party." Three cargoes of tea destroyed. Dec. 16, 1773

G6078 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction based on engraving by D. Berger, 1784, after D. Chodowiecki. No. 8. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Yorktown Monument, Yorktown, Virginia

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The populist Paul Revere / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan riding on a horse fashioned out of "The Commoner" newspapers, through a town, announcing that representatives of the reorganized Democratic Party were coming, drawing o... More

Boston Tea Party - Drawing. Public domain image.

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[York Hall, York Co., Virginia, exterior, with flower garden in foregr...

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Paul Revere House, North Square, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Family living room, Paul Revere House, Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Fireplace in living room, Paul Revere House, Boston, Massachusetts...

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The Kitchen, Paul Revere House, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Rear view, Paul Revere house, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Paul Revere Sentinels appear at Senate Neutrality Hearing. Washington,...

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Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown (painting in Capitol), [Washington...

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The Stamp Act denounced - Drawing. Public domain image.

1765. People in street condemning the Stamp Act. Illus. in: Lossing, Benson John, Lossing's History of the United States of America [1913], vol. 3, p. 617. Reference copy may be in LOT 4412A. This record contai... More

Paul Revere' Paul Reveres ride - A black record with a label on it

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Jean E. Mohle [i.e. Moehle] as Paul Revere

Photograph shows Jean Earl Moehle dressed as patriot Paul Revere at the Wake Up America/Lexington Day/Patriot's Day celebrations, Manhattan, New York City, April 19, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015 ... More

[Chest of Jared Joy, member of the original Boston tea party]

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Shrine float, Boston Tea Party, 6/7/23

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President General, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R., 1924; Personal Pa...

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[Pages, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R.]

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[President General, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R., 1924 with group,...

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[President General of N.S.D.A.R. and Pages, Continental Congress, N.S....

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General Lafayette again arrives in America. The Marquis de La Fayette,...

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[Pages, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R.]

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[President General and Personal Pages, Continental Congress, N.S.D.A.R...

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[For 1930 ... Hall, Washington, D.C. As Continental Congress of the Da...

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