revolutionary war

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von - Public domain portrait engraving

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von - Public domain portrait engraving

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von - Public domain portrait engraving

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Frakturs illumination - David Lockwood, Connecticut

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W26223, for David Lockwood, Connecticut., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Ar... More

Locket belonging to Abigail Adams

Locket given to Abigail Adams by John Adams during the Revolutionary War. The locket can be found in the Memorial Room of the Old House.

Frakturs illumination - Abraham Spoor, Massachusetts

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W2480, for Abraham Spoor, Massachusetts., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Ar... More

Frakturs illumination - Fraktur of the Family of Peter Hunt

Original Caption: Fraktur of the Family of Peter Hunt, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Archives’ ARC ID: 300092..Creator: Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions. (1849 - 1930)...Subjects:.Fraktur..:... More

Frakturs illumination - Ebenezer Sumner

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W19418, for Ebenezer Sumner., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Archives’ ARC ... More

Frakturs illumination - John Tomlin, Virginia

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W6302, for John Tomlin, Virginia., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Archives’... More

Frakturs illumination - Christian Nichols, Pennsylvania

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W2842, for Christian Nichols, Pennsylvania., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National... More

Frakturs illumination - John Thompson, New York

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W18138, for John Thompson, New York., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Archiv... More

Frakturs illumination - William Potter, Massachusetts

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W16373, for William Potter, Massachusetts., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National ... More

Frakturs illumination - George Nolf, Pennsylvania

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W3188, for George Nolf, Pennsylvania., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Archi... More

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

Frakturs illumination - David Johnson, Connecticut

Original Caption: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W15779, for David Johnson, Connecticut., ca. 1800 - ca. 1900..U.S. National Arc... More

1 Kentucky: Entering the Great Valley

George Rogers Clark was born in Virginia in 1752. During 1772, at the age of 20, he moved west to the Ohio River Valley. He was quickly recognized as a leader in this area. By 1777, he was in command of the ... More

John Singleton Copley - Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (Mary Greene), England

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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

Le General Arnold un des chefs de l'armée Anglo-Americaine.

Benedict Arnold, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing uniform; in oval with ornate border.

Low, Isaac. New York. To Jellis Fonda

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John Singleton Copley - Col. Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley

Portrait of General Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley, C. 1772. Warren, who died fighting in the Battle of Bunker Hill, was a personal friend and physician to John and Abigail Adams. On exhibit over the fi... More

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

[Revolutionary war broadside: The Boston committee of Correspondence r...

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

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

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Benedict A...

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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; 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

The Attack and defeat of the American fleet under Benedict Arnold by t...

Scale ca. 1:70,000. Manuscript, pen and ink. Relief shown by hachures. Date in title changed to "11th" of "Octr." Annotation added to title: From a sketch taken by an officer on the spot. Engraved by Wm. Faden,... More

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Benedict A...

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The attack and defeat of the American fleet under Benedict Arnold, by ...

Scale ca. 1:70,000. Relief shown by hachures. Includes "An account of the expedition of the British fleet on Lake Champlain, under the command of Captain Thomas Pringle, and of the defeat of the rebel fleet, co... More

Public Domain Stock Photo . Vintage farm equipment 1776 revolutionary ...

Wartime images: Free images of war, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required.

Receipts for money paid by men refusing to enter the Revolutionary War...

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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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General Arnold, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Benedict Arnold, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its first commencement, to the... More

Der Americanische Gener: Arnold

Benedict Arnold, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform; in oval frame. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G. N. Raspe, 1776-84, p.... More

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

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

State of Vermont. In Council. Windsor, 7th June, 1779. Resolved, that ...

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

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

Major General Arnold Wounded Dec. 31-1775 at the attack of Quebec.

Benedict Arnold, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing slightly right, gesturing with right hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies,... More

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Ethan Alle...

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Photo of Bedcover, France - Public domain dedication

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George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Benedict A...

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George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Benedict A...

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George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Benedict A...

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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

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Ethan Alle...

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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

The Surrender of Earl Cornwallis (Lieutenant General of the British Ar...

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

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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

Count de Rochambeau, French General of the Land Forces in America Revi...

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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

Revolutionary War [Request for compensation to be paid to Nathaniel Se...

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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

Major general Baron Steuben / B.B.E., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Baron von Steuben, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile; in oval. Illus. in: Portraits of generals, ministers, magistrates, members of Congress, and others, who have rendered themselves illust... More

Landung einer Französischen Hülfs-Armee in America, zu Rhode Island, a...

Print shows the disembarkation of French troops, under the command of Comte de Rochambeau, at Newport, Rhode Island, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 136. [Plate] 9. Pu... 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

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

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

Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith by Mather Brown, 1786

Portrait of Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith (daugter of John and Abigail Adams) by Mather Brown, 1785. Nabby's husband William Smith served and distinguished himself as an Aide de camp to George Washington during t... More

Lord Cornwallis, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Charles Cornwallis, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing military uniform, facing slightly right; in oval. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending ... More

Thomas Jefferson to Francis Hopkinson, January 26, 1786

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Francis Hopkinson to Thomas Jefferson, April 15, 1787

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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Hopkinson, July 6, 1788

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Francis Hopkinson to Thomas Jefferson, May 1789, Bill

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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis - Public domain portrait engraving

Zeichner: Brown, W. H. (1790) Radierer: Brown, W. H. (1790) Stecher: Grainger, W. Verleger: Cooke, Charles Verlagsort: London