John Thomas (1724-1776) was a physician in Kingston, Mass., and an army
officer in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
The bulk of the John Thomas papers consists of letterbooks of incoming and
outgoing correspondence. Among the correspondents are John Thomas's wife Hannah
Thomas, Thomas Pownall, Jeffery Amherst, Jotham Gay, Abel Keen, William
Shirley, Benedict Arnold, Horatio Gates, Philip Schuyler, Artemas Ward, Charles
Lee, George Washington, Benjamin Lincoln, John Adams, Josiah Quincy, John
Hancock, Mercy Otis Warren, and others. Many of the letters were written while
Thomas was commander of a brigade at Roxbury and Dorchester Heights during the
Siege of Boston, 1775-1776. Also included are commissions, returns, orders,
receipts, and papers of Thomas family members.
The collection also contains John Thomas's diary for 1748-1760; a volume of
regimental orders and rosters, 1759; and two orderly books, 1759-1760, which
together document his activities as a military surgeon and soldier in the
French and Indian War and his command of a regiment at Lunenburg, Halifax, and
Crown Point.
One folder of newspaper clippings and programs related to the erection of a
gravestone to Thomas in 1925 has not been microfilmed.
The collection is arranged by the old shelf numbers for each individual
volume in original page-number order within volumes. Most of the items in the
collection are individually described in the manuscript catalog of the
Massachusetts Historical Society and refer to these numbers for location. The
Detailed Description of the Collection below includes the old shelflist numbers
for identification purposes. The dates on the reels overlap, and individual
items within reels are not in strict chronological order.
Gift of William A. Thomas (estate), June 1904. Regimental orders and roster,
1759, given by Misses Sarah and Joanna Williams, 18 Sept. 1912.
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| Reel | Old Shelf Number | Contents |
| | III. Letterbooks,
1609-1890
Note: The items in this collection are arranged by the
old shelf numbers for each individual volume in original page-number order
within volumes. Most of the items are individually described in the manuscript
catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society and refer to these numbers for
location. The descriptions below include the old shelflist numbers for
identification purposes. The dates on the reels overlap, and individual items
within reels are not in strict chronological order.
|
| | | A. Letterbook,
1693-1890; bulk:
1693-1835
This letterbook contains letters to John Thomas, as well as drafts of
letters from John Thomas to various individuals. Most of Thomas's
correspondents are family members, primarily his brother Anthony Thomas, his
father John Thomas (1683-1770), and Nathaniel Ray Thomas. Among the other
correspondents are Simon Tufts, Cotton Tufts, Joseph Goldthwaite, and Crocker
Sampson. John Thomas's diary, located at 171.1.9.18, describes a brief trip to
Connecticut, 27 Sep.-9 Oct. 1752.
Also included in this subseries are papers of other family members,
including Hannah Thomas and John Thomas, Jr. (1766-1853), and correspondence of
Thomas's grandson John Thomas III (b. 1793), primarily with Joseph Sampson,
Augustus Thomas, and John Thomas, Jr. Letters between Sampson and John Thomas
III relate to their time as students at Brown University.
Note: This volume is identified on the microfilm as
"Letterbook, 1693-1835."
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| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.1 | | | Finding of the court about the ketch Prosperous,
25 Apr. 1693 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.2 | | | Letter from John Robinson (Lebanon) to Hannah Thomas,
15 Oct. 1745 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.3 | | | Inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Thomas,
10 Dec. 1745 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.4 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Fort Cumberland) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
Sep. 1745 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.4 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Marshfield) to his brother John Thomas,
1 Mar. 1746 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.5 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Medford) to his brother, rough draft,
28 Dec. 1746 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.5 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Medford) to his brother, rough draft,
22 Jan. 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.6 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Medford) to his father John Thomas,
28 Mar. 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.6 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Ray Thomas (Harvard College) to John Thomas,
11 Mar. 1748 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.7 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Boston) to his brother,
1 May 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.7 | | | Letter from Cotton Tufts (Harvard College) to John Thomas, rough
draft,
8 May 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.8 | | | Letter from John Thomas to his brother, rough draft,
14-18 Apr. 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.8 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to his brother, rough
draft,
2 June 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.8 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
9 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.8 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to his father John Thomas,
rough draft,
28 May 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.9 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
2 June 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.9 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to his father John Thomas,
rough draft,
14 Apr. 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.9 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Boston) to John Thomas,
20 June 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.10 | | | Letters from John Thomas to unidentified recipients, rough drafts,
9-16 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.10 | | | Letter from Simon Tufts (Medford) to John Thomas,
3 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.11 | | | Letter from Cotton Tufts (Medford) to John Thomas,
8 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.11 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to Andrew Thomas, rough
draft,
8 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.11 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to Andrew Thomas, rough
draft,
24 Apr. 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.11 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to his father John Thomas,
rough draft,
19 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.12 | | | Letter from Simon Tufts (Medford) to John Thomas,
30 July 1747 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.13 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Ray Thomas to John Thomas,
21 Sep. 1748 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.13 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Ray Thomas (Harvard College) to John Thomas,
25 Oct. 1748 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.14 | | | Letter from Cotton Tufts (Harvard College) to John Thomas,
7 Nov. 1748 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.14 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
26 Feb. 1750 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.14 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to Dr. Silvester Gardner, rough
draft,
20 Nov. 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.15 | | | Letter from Joseph Goldthwaite, Jr. (Boston) to John Thomas,
1 Mar. 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.15 | | | Letter from John Thomas to unidentified recipient, rough draft,
24 Apr. 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.15 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
27 May 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.15 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
20 May 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.16 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
10 Oct. 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.16 | | | Letter from Abner Hall (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
6 Dec. 1749 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.18 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Boston) to John Thomas,
7 June 1759 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.18 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
27 Jan. 1752 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.18 | | | John Thomas diary,
27 Sep.-9 Oct. 1752 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.19 | | | Letter from Joseph Goldthwaite, Jr. (New Haven) John Thomas,
1 May 1753 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.20 | | | Letter from John Thomas to unidentified recipient, rough draft,
2 May 1745 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.21 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Boston) to John Thomas,
18 Sep. 1755 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.21 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Camp Cumberland) to unidentified recipient,
rough draft,
2 Nov. 1755 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.22 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Halifax) to Anthony Thomas, rough draft,
24 Jan. 1756 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.23 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Boston) to John Thomas,
12 Dec. 1759 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.23 | | | Letter from Joseph Goldthwaite (Louisbourg) to John Thomas,
22 July 1759 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.24 | | | Complaint by Anthony Winslow (Plymouth) against Anthony Thomas,
sworn before David Stockbridge,
3 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.24 | | | Letter from Jeremiah Kinsman (Norwich) to Anthony Thomas,
28 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Kingston) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
8 Apr. 1762 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.25 | | | Letter from David Stockbridge (Boston) to John Thomas,
2 Feb. 1760 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Kingston) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
17 July 1762 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Kingston) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
7 June 1762 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Kingston) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
5 July 1762 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.25 | | | Letter from Timothy Fales to John Thomas,
27 Apr. 1769 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.26 | | | Receipt from John Thomas (Kingston) to Reuben Peterson, with R. S.
receipt of balance,
3 June 1774 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.26 | | | Letter from Waterman Thomas (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
25 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.27 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
9 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.27 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
11 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.28 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
25 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.28 | | | Letter from Briggs Thomas (Waldoborough) to John Thomas,
12 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.29 | | | Letter from Thomas Chase (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
26 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.29 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Kingston) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
28 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.30 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
31 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.30 | | | Letter from Waterman Thomas (Falmouth) to John Thomas,
14 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.31 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Lothrop (Plymouth) to Ellen Lothrop,
8 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.31 | | | Letter from Anthony Thomas (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
29 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.31 | | | Letter from William Drew (Kingston) to John Thomas,
12 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.32 | | | Letter from Solomon Reed ("Mido") to Zephaniah Willis, a student at
Yale College,
5 Apr. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.32 | | | Letter from James Bradford, Jr. (Plainfield) to his aunt,
4 Nov. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.32 | | | Power of attorney from Hannah Thomas to Joshua Thomas, rough draft,
26 Nov. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.33 | | | Receipt from William Lewis to Hannah Thomas,
4 Oct. 1790 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.33 | | | Resolve in regard to Hannah Thomas, copy by John Avery and
certificate by George Bisby, deputy sheriff,
10 June 1780 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.33 | | | Letter from S. Thomas (Marshfield) to Hannah Thomas,
30 Mar. 1781 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.33 | | | Letter from Crocker Sampson (Philadelphia) to Hannah Thomas,
23 June 1791 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.34 | | | Receipt from Samuel Joyce (Kingston) to Hannah Thomas,
11 Mar. 1791 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.34 | | | Letter from Crocker Sampson (Philadelphia) to Hannah Thomas,
20 June 1791 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.34 | | | Receipt from John Gray (Kingston) to Nathaniel Thomas,
30 June 1798 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.34 | | | Receipt from Samuel Davis to Hannah Thomas,
20 Sep. 1793 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.34 | | | Receipt from John Gray (Kingston) to Hannah Thomas,
24 June 1793 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.34 | | | Receipt from John Gray (Kingston) to Nathaniel Thomas,
7 May 1798 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.35 | | | Statement by Edward Proctor, chairman of the Selectmen of Boston, to
the Selectmen of Kingston about Eunice Gardner, a mulatto,
20 June 1803 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.35 | | | Receipt from John Gray (Kingston) to Nathaniel Thomas,
17 May 1805 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.35 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Sandwich) to Augustus Thomas,
6 Nov. 1806 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.35 | | | Letter from John Thomas, Jr. (Liverpool) to his sister Hannah
Thomas,
26 Nov. 1803 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.35 | | | Amoskeag Canal Lottery ticket, signed by S. Swanj, manager,
Jan. 1808 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.35 | | | Amoskeag Canal Lottery ticket, signed by James F. Baldwin,
Jan. 1808 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.36 | | | Letter from John Thomas, Jr. (Liverpool) to his sister Hannah
Thomas,
25 Jan. 1809 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.36 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
23 Nov. 1810 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.36 | | | Letter from John Thomas, Jr. (Liverpool) to Zephaniah Willis,
8 Sep. 1810 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Plymouth) to Joseph Sampson,
11 Apr. 1806 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.39 | | | Letter from John Thomas III to Augustus Thomas,
[1810] |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.39 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
18 Apr. 1811 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.41 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
14 July 1811 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.42 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
4 Oct. 1811 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.42 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
5 Dec. 1811 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.43 | | | Letter from John Thomas III to his father John Thomas, Jr.,
24 Mar. [1811] |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.44 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
24 Apr. 1812 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.44 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
9 July 1812 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.45 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
27 July 1812 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.45 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
30 July 1812 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.46 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
26 Oct. 1812 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.47 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Joseph Sampson,
26 Apr. 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.47 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
12 Apr. 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.47 | | | Annual return of the company of foot commanded by Charles Holmes,
signed by Holmes,
4 May 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.48 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
7 May 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.48 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Brown University) to Augustus Thomas,
8 July 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.49 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Lebanon) to his father John Thomas,
Jr.,
4 Oct. 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.50 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Norwich) to his father John Thomas,
Jr.,
21 Dec. 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.51 | | | Letter from Sylvanus Thomas (Winthrop) to John Thomas, Jr.,
10 Jan. 1814 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.51 | | | Letter from John Thomas, Jr. (Liverpool, N.S.) to his sister Hannah
Thomas,
29 Nov. 1815 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.51 | | | Account of the town of Kingston, Mass., with the Alewive Committee,
signed by John Adams,
21 June 1814 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.52 | | | List by Robert Holmes, Jr. of persons detached to march to Duxbury,
24 June 1814, with list of persons to relieve the guard on
verso,
4 July 1814 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.52 | | | Warrant to E. Bradford to levy taxes, signed by Nathaniel Thomas and
John Thomas, Jr.,
30 May 1814 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.52 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
7 July 1815 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.53 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Lebanon) to Joseph Sampson,
11 July 1814 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.54 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Boston) to Joseph Sampson,
17 July 1815 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.54 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
19 Oct. 1815 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.55 | | | Letter from Isaac Bartlett to John Thomas III,
15 Feb. 1816 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.55 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
10 Nov. 1815 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.56 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
5 Feb. [1816] |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.57 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
22 Feb. 1816 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.57 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
14 May 1816 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.57 | | | Letter from John Thomas, Jr. (Liverpool) to Hannah Thomas,
31 Oct. 1816 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.59 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
12 Oct. 1817 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.59 | | | Letter from Joseph Sampson (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
21 Dec. 1817 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.60 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Kingston) to Joseph Sampson,
5 July 1819 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.61 | | | Letter from Joseph Sampson (Providence) to Augustus Thomas,
12 Mar. 1820 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.62 | | | Letter from Alden Bradford (Boston) to John Thomas, [Jr.] notifying
him of his election as senator from the district of Plymouth,
June 1820 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.63 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Plymouth) to Joseph Sampson enclosing
an article for the Rhode Island American,
11 Dec. 1820 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.64 | | | Letter from John Thaxter (Scituate) to John Thomas, [Jr.],
18 Mar. 1822 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.64 | | | Certificate by P. L. Nichols as to the unfitness of Augustus Thomas
for military duty,
17 Sep. 1821, with certification by Ira Cook on verso,
18 Sep. 1821 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.64 | | | Receipt from Nathaniel Thomas to Joseph W. Jenkins,
17 Oct. 1822 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.65 | | | Letter from William A. Thomas (Charlestown) to his brother Augustus
Thomas,
17 Apr. 1824 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.65 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (Plymouth) to his father John Thomas,
Jr.,
12 Dec. 1825 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.66 | | | Receipt from Josiah T. Ellis (Kingston) to Nathaniel Thomas,
9 Apr. 1829 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.66 | | | Letter from William A. Thomas (Callo) to his brother Augustus
Thomas,
28 Jan. [1830] |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.66 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Thomas to the Selectmen of Kingston,
3 Apr. 1830 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.66 | | | Statement of tax to John Thomas, [Jr.] as a member of the First
Congregational Parish of Kingston, Mass.,
17 June 1835 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.67 | | | Enrollment of Augustus Thomas as a soldier in Alexander Holmes's
Kingston militia company,
26 Mar. 1838 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.67 | | | Letter from John Thomas III (New York) to his father John Thomas,
Jr.,
9 July 1844 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.68 | | | Copy of deed of land from John Thomas, [Jr.] (Kingston) to Nathaniel
P. Willis and others,
15 Dec. 1846 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.73 | | | Tax warrant on the town of Kingston for $278.66, signed by Jonathan
Jackson, treasurer,
26 Mar. 1803 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.76 | | | Letter from John Thomas, [Jr.] to unidentified recipient,
undated |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.76 | | | Receipt from Lydia Delano to Hannah Thomas,
7 June 1778 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.82 | | | Copy of letter from Priscilla Lathrop (Fairfield) to Mrs. Nathaniel
Lothrop,
10 Aug. 1779 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.83 | | | William Appleton Thomas copy book,
1810 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.85 | | | Address by William A. Thomas to officers and privates of the
Pembroke Light Infantry, undated |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.85 | | | Plymouth Beach Lottery ticket, signed by David Beal, Jr.,
Oct. 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.86 | | | "Signals to be made at the Gurnet,"
1812 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.86 | | | Bill from Julius Foster (Kingston) to Nathaniel Thomas,
20 Dec. 1818 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.86 | | | Bill from Kingston, Mass., to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
1814 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.87 | | | Letter from Priscilla Burr to Hannah Thomas, undated |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.88 | | | Certificate of membership to John Thomas, [Jr.] in the Plymouth
County Society for Promoting Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, signed by
Daniel Howard and Bartholomew Brown,
14 Oct. 1820 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.89 | | | Diploma from Brown University to John Thomas III, signed by William
Ingalls, Thomas M. Burrows, and John M. Eddy, on parchment,
9 Mar. 1813 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.90 | | | Lines from William Ellery to Barnabas Hedge, undated |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.9.91 | | | Printed pamphlet: "Inquest on Michael Johnson alias Crispus
Attucks,"
Oct. 1890 |
| | | B. Letterbook,
1753-1841; bulk:
1775-1838
The bulk of this letterbook consists of letters from John Thomas to his wife
Hannah Thomas, written while he was serving as commander at Roxbury during the
Siege of Boston, 1775-1776. The volume also contains a few letters from Hannah
Thomas to John Thomas, as well as some financial and legal papers.
Note: This volume is identified on the microfilm as
"Letterbook, 1775-1838."
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| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.1 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
3 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.2 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
12 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.3 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
16 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.4 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
22 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.5 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
24 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.6 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
28 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.7 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
1 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.8 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
2 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.9 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
4 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.10 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
7 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.11 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
10 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.12 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
12 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.13 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
13 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.13 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
14 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.14 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
15 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.14 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
[19] May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.15 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
20 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.16 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
24 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.17 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
25 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.18 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Watertown) to the Massachusetts Provincial
Congress accepting his appointment as lieutenant general,
25 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.19 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
26 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.20 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
27 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.21 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
29 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.22 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
29 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.23 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
31 May 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.23 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
[1 June 1775] |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.24 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
1 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.24 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
2 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
3 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
6 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.25 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
8 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.26 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
23 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.26 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Nathaniel Thomas,
25 June 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.27 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
3 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.28 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
4 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.28 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
4 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.28 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
6 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.28 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
7 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.29 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
7 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.29 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
8 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.30 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
18 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.30 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
27 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.30 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
22 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.31 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
29 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.31 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
31 July 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.32 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
2 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.32 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
5 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.32 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
10 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.33 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
5 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.33 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
17 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.34 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
20 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.34 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
24 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.34 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
29 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.34 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
31 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.35 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
2 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.35 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
5 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.35 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
7 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.35 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
8 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.36 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
12 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.36 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.36 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
12 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
16 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
20 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
20 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
22 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
31 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.37 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
23 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.39 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Boston) to Hannah Thomas,
10 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.39 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
17 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.40 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
22 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.40 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
24 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.41 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
15 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.41 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
26 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.41 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
28 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.42 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
19 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.42 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
1 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.42 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
4 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.43 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
7 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.43 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
8 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.44 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
11 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.44 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
17 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.44 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
29 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.45 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
2 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.45 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
4 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.46 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
5 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.46 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
9 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.47 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
11 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.47 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
29 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.48 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
6 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.48 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
1 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.48 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
11 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.48 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
20 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.49 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
12 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.49 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
26 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.49 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
8 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.50 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Hannah Thomas,
13 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.50 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Watertown) to Hannah Thomas,
23 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.51 | | | Deed of land in Kingston from Nathan Bradford to Elisha Bradford,
signed by Thomas Adams and John Wadsworth,
10 Feb. 1753, sworn before Nicholas Sever,
27 Feb. 1753, recorded by Josiah Cotton,
7 Mar. 1753 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.52 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Worcester) to Hannah Thomas,
25 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.52 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Hannah Thomas,
26 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.53 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Albany) to Hannah Thomas,
30 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.53 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Quebec) to Hannah Thomas,
5 May 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.54 | | | Letter from Z. Willis to Betsy Willis,
24 Nov. 1810 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.55 | | | Letter from Hannah Thomas (Kingston) to her husband John Thomas,
16 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Letter from Hannah Thomas (Kingston) to her husband John Thomas,
12 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Letter from John Thomas, Jr. (Plainville) to Hannah Thomas,
2 Nov. 1776 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Receipt to Thomas & Cunningham for payment on notes,
9 Mar. 1841 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Power of attorney from Hannah Thomas to William Sever, witnessed by
Ann Warren Sever and Mary Bryant and sworn before William Drew,
23 May 1781 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Receipts to Thomas & Cunningham,
19-27 Jan. 1841 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Power of attorney from Hannah Thomas to Nathaniel Thomas, witnessed
by Seth Drew and Zephaniah Willis,
12 Jan. 1801 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Notation of Hannah Thomas's share in her father's estate,
undated |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Receipts to Thomas & Cunningham,
31 Aug. 1839-5 Nov. 1840 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Printed pamphlet: "Laws for Regulating and Governing the Militia of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,"
June 1807 |
| Reel 2 | 171.1.10.56 | | | Receipt to John Thomas, [Jr.],
15 Aug. 1838 |
| | | C. Letterbook,
1713-1844; bulk:
1755-1776
This letterbook primarily consists of letters to John Thomas from a variety
of significant contemporary figures, including Jotham Gay, Benjamin Lincoln,
Jeffery and William Amherst, Artemas Ward, James Warren, Josiah Quincy, George
Washington, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, Theophilus Cotton, Mercy Otis Warren,
John Adams, Philip Schuyler, Benedict Arnold, Baron de Woedtke, and many
others. Also included are a few letters from John Thomas to various
individuals.
This subseries also contains Thomas's military commissions from William
Shirley (1746 and 1755), Thomas Pownall (1759 and 1760), Thomas Hutchinson
(1770), Joseph Warren (1775), and John Hancock (1775 and 1776), as well as
papers related to courts-martial, 1775.
Note: This volume is identified on the microfilm as
"Letterbook, 1755-1776."
|
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.2 | | | Commission by William Shirley (Boston) to John Thomas as lieutenant
in expedition to Nova Scotia, signed also by John Winslow, Jedidiah Preble, and
J. Willard, secretary,
13 Feb. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.2 | | | Order by William Shirley to John Thomas to beat his drums for
enlisting volunteers in the regiment commanded by John Winslow,
13 Feb. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.3 | | | Order by John Winslow (Annapolis) to John Thomas,
30 May 1755
This item is not on the microfilm.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.3 | | | Commission by William Shirley to John Thomas as surgeon's mate in
the 1st Battalion of the expedition to Nova Scotia, signed also by J. Willard,
13 Feb. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.5 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
19 July 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.6 | | | Letter from Jonathan Hoar (Annapolis Royal) to John Thomas,
7 Sep. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.6 | | | Vote of the Massachusetts General Court to continue the service of
the troops in the invasion of Canada, signed by Andrew Oliver,
6 Oct. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.4 | | | Commission by Thomas Pownall to John Thomas as colonel, signed also
by Andrew Oliver,
12 Mar. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.4 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
14 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.4 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
1 July 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.8 | | | Letter from Thomas Clapp (Boston) to John Thomas,
12 Nov. 1759
This item is not on the microfilm.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.8 | | | Letter from Abel Keen (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
15 Nov. 1759
This item is not on the microfilm.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.9 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Halifax) to his brother,
20 Dec. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.9 | | | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln (Hingham) to John Thomas,
18 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.10 | | | Letter from Thomas Pownall (Boston) to John Thomas,
23 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.10 | | | Commission by Thomas Pownall to John Thomas as colonel, signed also
by Andrew Oliver,
4 Feb. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.12 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Thwing (Halifax) to John Thomas,
7 May 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.1 | | | Commission by William Shirley (Boston) to John Thomas as second
chirurgeon in the expedition to Canada,
1 Mar. 1746 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.7 | | | Letter from Thomas Pownall (Boston) to John Thomas enclosing vote to
continue the service of the troops,
10 Oct. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.7 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
30 Oct. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.7 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
5 Nov. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.7 | | | Letter from James Hamilton (Halifax) to John Thomas,
12 Nov. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.13 | | | Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Albany) to John Thomas,
25 May 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.13 | | | Letter from William Amherst (Albany) to John Thomas,
27 May 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.14 | | | Letter from William Amherst (Albany) to John Thomas,
1 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.14 | | | Letter from Robert Prescott (Albany) to John Thomas,
1 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.14 | | | Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Albany) to John Thomas,
1 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.15 | | | Letter from Charles Lawrence (Halifax) to John Thomas,
23 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.16 | | | Letter from John Hockett (sloop Boscawen) to John Thomas,
30 Aug. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.16 | | | Letter from Richard Saltonstall to John Thomas,
9 Sep. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.17 | | | Orders by Jeffery Amherst (Ile aux Noix) to John Thomas,
12 Oct. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.18 | | | Commission by Thomas Hutchinson (Boston) to John Thomas as justice
of the peace, signed also by Andrew Oliver, sworn before John Winslow, Thomas
Foster, and Josiah Edson,
30 Aug. 1770 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.18 | | | Account by John Thomas of rations for the army,
31 Dec. 1773 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.19 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward (Cambridge) to John Thomas,
22 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.19 | | | Letter from Joseph Cushing (Hanover) to John Thomas, signed also by
Jeremiah Hall,
21 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.20 | | | Letter from Joseph Warren to John Thomas,
29 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.21 | | | Account by Captain King of the loss in killed and wounded of Lord
North's men on the return to Boston, copy by William Coit,
Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.22 | | | Letter from John Browne (Cohasset) to John Thomas,
1 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.22 | | | Copies of three letters by John Thomas,
3 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.25 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward to John Thomas,
6 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.26 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward to John Thomas,
8 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.29 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury) to Artemas Ward about defending
Dorchester Heights,
18 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.30 | | | Letter from Richard Devens (Cambridge) to John Thomas with direction
as to examining Lady Frankland (Agnes Surriage), who has a pass to Boston from
the Committee of Safety and who is supposed to have firearms with her effects,
18 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.30 | | | Resolves of Massachusetts Provincial Congress, copy by William
Cooper,
18 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.31 | | | Commission by Joseph Warren, president of Congress
pro tem, to John Thomas as lieutenant general,
signed also by Samuel Freeman,
19 May 1775, sworn before Samuel Dexter,
26 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.31 | | | Commission by Joseph Warren, president of Congress
pro tem, to John Thomas as colonel, signed also by
Samuel Freeman,
19 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.32 | | | Names of officers in John Thomas's regiment,
19 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.32 | | | Examination of John Spear, taken before Josiah Quincy, justice of
the peace,
20 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.33 | | | Order of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress about the appointment
of John Thomas as lieutenant general, copy by Samuel Freeman,
25 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.34 | | | Letter from Josiah Quincy to John Thomas,
27 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.35 | | | Letter from Daniel Hitchcock (Rhode Island camp) to John Thomas,
3 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.36 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward to John Thomas about ordnance and ordnance
stores,
3 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.36 | | | Order of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress at Watertown about
protecting the sea coast, copy by Samuel Freeman,
3 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.37 | | | Order of the Committee of Safety at Cambridge calling a meeting with
the generals and the Committee of Supplies, signed by Richard Devens,
3 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.38 | | | Copy of resolve of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress about the
allowance of goods for soldiers,
10 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.40 | | | Report by Oliver Hanchet (Roxbury) of the main guard,
18 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.40 | | | Orders to the commanding officer of the militia in Walpole to muster
men forthwith to march to Cambridge, signed by Nathan Cushing,
17 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.40 | | | Letter from David Cheever (Watertown) to John Thomas sending powder,
18 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.41 | | | Commission by John Hancock to John Thomas, countersigned by Charles
Thomson,
22 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.42 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward (Cambridge) to John Thomas,
24 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.43 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward (Cambridge) to John Thomas directing him to
order 8 companies in Colonel Cotton's regiment to proceed to Roxbury,
23 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.43 | | | Letter from H. J. Sherburne (Rhode Island camp) to John Thomas
asking for Mr. Hollowell's house, which has just been vacated by the
Connecticut troops, to be used as a hospital,
26 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.43 | | | Letter from S. Osgood (Cambridge) to John Thomas asking explanation
for the firing at Roxbury,
26 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.44 | | | Report and sentence of a court-martial by John Thomas on Stephen
Foster,
27 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.44 | | | Letter from S. Osgood (Cambridge) to John Thomas about companies to
be sent for the defense of Plymouth,
1 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.44 | | | Letter from Cotton Tufts (Weymouth) to John Thomas informing him
that a ship of war of 20 guns has just been anchored between Sheep Island and
Nantucket,
8 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.47 | | | Letter from Joseph Reed to John Thomas,
15 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.49 | | | Letter from David Cheever for the Committee of Supplies (Watertown)
to John Thomas,
18 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.50 | | | Letter from James Warren (Watertown) to John Thomas,
22 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.50 | | | Letter from James Warren (Watertown) to John Thomas, by order of the
House of Representatives, urging him not to leave the army, with printed copy
of letter,
22 July 1775
Printed in Proceedings of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, 2nd series, vol. 18, p.
425.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.51 | | | Letter from George Washington (Cambridge) to John Thomas urging him
to remain in the army, with printed copy of letter,
23 July 1775
Printed in Proceedings of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, 2nd series, vol. 18, p.
426.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.51 | | | Letter from Charles Lee to John Thomas urging him to remain in the
army, with printed copy of letter,
23 July 1775
Printed in Proceedings of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, 2nd series, vol. 18, p.
425.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.53 | | | Letter from Horatio Gates to John Thomas,
25 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.52 | | | Address of the field officers of the several regiments belonging to
the camp in Roxbury from Theophilus Cotton to John Thomas, with printed copy of
address,
25 July 1775
Printed in Proceedings of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, 2nd series, vol. 18, pp.
428-429.
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| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.53 | | | Manuscript copy of address of the field officers of the several
regiments belonging to the camp in Roxbury from Theophilus Cotton to John
Thomas,
25 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.54 | | | Letter from M. Warren to John Thomas asking to have a letter sent
into Boston,
1 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.54 | | | Letter from James Fry to John Thomas,
7 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.54 | | | Letter from Horatio Gates (Cambridge) to John Thomas,
2 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.55 | | | Letter from James Warren (Watertown) to John Thomas,
7 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.55 | | | Letter from Thomas Mifflin (Cambridge) to John Thomas recommending
John Parke,
22 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.55 | | | Letter from Horatio Gates to John Thomas,
25 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.55 | | | Letter from John Stark (Winter Hill) to the committee convened at
Roxbury to settle ranks of regiments and officers in the American army
protesting the rank given him,
23 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.56 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward to John Thomas about Benjamin Bryon,
Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.56 | | | Abstract of one month's pay of John Thomas's regiment,
Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.57 | | | Commission to John Thomas as justice of the peace, signed by James
Otis, B. Greenleaf, W. Spooner, Caleb Cushing, J. Winthrop, Joseph Gerrish,
John Whetcomb, Jedidiah Foster, Eldad Taylor, Michael Farley, B. Lincoln, S.
Holten, Moses Gill, James Prescott, Jabez Fisher, and Perez Morton, with
impression of seal,
6 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.57 | | | Letter from Horatio Gates to John Thomas,
17 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.57 | | | Letter from Edmund Randolph to John Thomas about John Stark's
discontent with his rank,
16 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.57 | | | Letter from G. Johonnot (Cambridge) to John Thomas about discontent
with rank in the army,
23 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.58 | | | Letter from John Adams (Philadelphia) to John Thomas,
13 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.58 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward (camp at Roxbury) to John Thomas,
19 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.58 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward to John Thomas,
20 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.59 | | | Intelligence received from the army at the Great Bridge near
Norfolk,
16 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.59 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Accomack) to Col. Mifflin about the success
of the expedition to Norfolk,
18 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.58 | | | Letter from George Washington (Cambridge) to John Thomas,
4 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.60 | | | Letter from Horatio Gates to John Thomas,
10 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.61 | | | Letter from John Fellows (Sheffield) to John Thomas about Ethan
Allen being taken prisoner near Montreal,
26 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.62 | | | Letter from Benjamin Greenleaf to John Thomas,
29 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.63 | | | Letter from Joseph Ward (Roxbury) to John Thomas about taking
command of 2,100 men and throwing up works for the defense of Dorchester Point,
4 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.64 | | | Commission to John Thomas as major general, signed by John Hancock
and countersigned by Charles Thomson,
6 Mar. 1776, enclosed in letter from John Hancock to John
Thomas (shelf number: 171.1.7.65) |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.65 | | | Letter from John Hancock (Philadelphia) to John Thomas enclosing his
commission as major general (shelf number: 171.1.7.64),
6 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.66 | | | Extract of letter from John Hancock to George Washington about the
promotion of John Thomas to major general,
6 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.67 | | | Letter from John Adams (Philadelphia) to John Thomas, with printed
copy of letter,
7 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.67 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Dorchester Hill) to Hannah Thomas about his
taking possession of Dorchester Point and cannonading the British in Boston,
with printed copy of letter,
9 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.68 | | | Letter from William Palfrey (Cambridge) to John Thomas forwarding
papers about his promotion to the rank of major general,
14 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.68 | | | Receipt from Benjamin Lincoln (Roxbury) to John Thomas for a pair of
pistols,
24 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.69 | | | Letter from Philip Schuyler (Saratoga) to John Thomas about learning
of his arrival in Albany, with printed copy of letter,
29 Mar. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.70 | | | Letter from Philip Schuyler to John Thomas,
23 Apr. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.73 | | | Letter from Benedict Arnold (Montreal) to John Thomas,
1 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.73 | | | Letter from Constant Freeman, Jr. (Three Rivers) to John Thomas,
10 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.74 | | | Letter from Baron de Woedtke (Sorel) to John Thomas,
19 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.74 | | | Letter from Baron de Woedtke to unidentified recipient,
undated |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.76 | | | Letter from John Thomas to "my friends and countrymen,"
9 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.79 | | | Letter from Benedict Arnold (Sorel) to John Thomas,
14 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.80 | | | Letter from Charles Carroll (Montreal) to John Thomas, signed also
by Samuel Chase,
15 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.81 | | | Letter from Philip Schuyler (Fort George) to John Thomas,
17 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.83 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Sorel) to commissioners of Congress,
20 May 1776
Partially printed in Proceedings of the
Massachusetts Historical Society, 2nd series, vol. 18, p.
431.
|
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.82 | | | Letter from Baron de Woedtke (Sorel) to John Thomas,
18 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.84 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Sorel) to General Wooster,
20 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.85 | | | Letter from James Jeffry to Pierre Marteth,
2 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.86 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Chambly) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
25 May 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.87 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Sorel) to General Wooster,
21 May 1776
Printed in Proceedings of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, 2nd series, vol. 18, p.
431.
|
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.88 | | | Letter from Hannah Jones (Dorchester) to John Thomas,
1 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.88 | | | Letter from Josiah Sturtevant (Boston) to John Thomas asking his
protection in passing the guard,
9 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.88 | | | Receipt to Sam Langley, undated |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.89 | | | Letter from Josiah Sturtevant (Boston) to John Thomas,
15 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.90 | | | Letter from Ebenezer Sproutt (Middleborough) to John Thomas,
1 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.90 | | | Letter from John Thomas to unidentified recipient about barley,
oats, and hay at Nantasket,
1724-1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.90 | | | Account of the burning of George Tavern, undated |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.91 | | | Report of the court-martial, held at the camp at Roxbury, at the
trial of Private James Lee,
6-10 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.91 | | | Letter from Samuel Partridge (Boston) to John Thomas,
13 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.91 | | | Letter from Sylvanus Conant (Middleboro) to John Thomas,
13 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.92 | | | General return by Samuel Brewer (Roxbury) of all the Massachusetts
regiments in the camp at Roxbury,
5 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.93 | | | Letter from W. Hunt (Watertown) to John Thomas,
17 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.93 | | | Letter from Oakes Angier (Bridgewater) to John Thomas,
17 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.94 | | | Letter from John Thomas (camp at Roxbury) to Colonel Warren,
11 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.94 | | | Letter from John Browne (Cohasset) to John Thomas,
11 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.94 | | | Letter from William Tayler (Milton) to John Thomas,
13 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.95 | | | Letter from William Tayler (Milton) to John Thomas,
16 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.95 | | | Letter from William Watson (Plymouth) to John Thomas,
27 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.96 | | | Letter from Theophilus Cotton (camp at Roxbury) to the Committee of
Supplies,
29 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.96 | | | Letter from Peleg Wadsworth (Plymouth) to John Thomas,
10 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.97 | | | Letter from Joseph Read (camp at Dorchester) to General Ward,
1 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.97 | | | Return of the regiments of foot in John Thomas's brigade at Roxbury,
24 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.97 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Freeman (Roxbury) to John Thomas,
13 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.98 | | | Return of the brigade in the service of the United Colonies of North
America commanded by John Thomas at Roxbury,
13 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.98 | | | Letter from Gad Hitchcock (Pembroke) to John Thomas,
20 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.99 | | | Report by Abel Pettibone of the center division of the main guard at
Roxbury Neck,
30 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.99 | | | Letter from John Thomas to unidentified recipient,
[1776] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.100 | | | Letters patent relating to Acadie and the Isle of St. Christopher,
on parchment,
May 1713 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.101 | | | Letter from Vaudreuil to the king of France,
1715 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.102 | | | Printed pamphlet: "The Life and Services of Major General John
Thomas,"
1844 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.102 | | | Resolve of the Massachusetts House of Representatives granting pay
to John Thomas as keeper of the lighthouse on the gurnet, signed by Thomas
Cushing, speaker; Thomas Flucker, secretary; and Thomas Hutchinson,
12 Apr. 1771 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.7.103 | | | Printed biography of John Thomas, undated |
| | | D. Letterbook,
1609-1810; bulk:
1747-1776
This letterbook contains John Thomas's incoming and outgoing correspondence
with a variety of individuals, including Miles Whitworth, Benjamin Lincoln,
Isaac Lothrop, John Brown, John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Jotham Gay, Jeremiah
Hall, James Hamilton, Abel Keen, Job Winslow, and many others. Included are
letters to and from many of the same correspondents represented in Series
III.C. Letterbook, 1713-1844.
This subseries also contains a large number of military papers, including
orders and returns from Thomas's service in the French and Indian War
(1755-1760); billeting rolls of companies in John Thomas's regiment at Castle
William (1759); and papers related to the courts-martial of David Davis (1775)
and Jabez Palmer, Moses Snell, John Downing, and John Fling (1759).
Note: This volume is identified on the microfilm as
"Letterbook, 1747-1776."
|
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.1 | | | Letter from George Washington (Philadelphia) to John Sinclair,
10 Dec. 1798 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.2 | | | Manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence with annotations,
undated |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.3 | | | Letter from Miles Whitworth (Boston) to John Thomas,
24 Mar. 1747 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.3 | | | Orders,
12 Apr. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.4 | | | Letter from William Taylor (Boston) to John Thomas,
3 Nov. 1747 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.4 | | | Letter from Miles Whitworth (Minas) to John Thomas,
3 Nov. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.4 | | | Letter from Gamaliel Bradford (Minas) to John Thomas,
19 Sep. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.4 | | | Printed diary of John Thomas,
9 Apr.-31 Dec. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Annapolis Royal) to his brother,
26 May 1747, with another on verso,
14 May 1747 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
2 Sep. 1748 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
4 Dec. 1748 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Marshfield) to unidentified recipient,
4 Dec. 1748 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from Philip Godfrid Kast (Camp Cumberland) to John Thomas,
24 Sep. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Orders for the provincial troops,
13 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from Benoni Danks (Fort Lawrence) to unidentified recipient,
2 Oct. 1756 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Asa Dyer enlistment paper, sworn before Benjamin Lincoln,
10 Apr. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Rules and orders by R. Barton (Boston) for the provincial troops of
the Massachusetts Bay destined for the relief of the garrison at Lunenburg,
15 Apr. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Petition by John Thomas to the governor and Council of Massachusetts
Bay,
1767 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Orders and directions for the officer commanding at Mush-Mush
Blockhouse, undated |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Letter from Timothy Ruggles (Boston) to unidentified recipient,
20 Apr. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.7 | | | Orders by Thomas Pownall giving the destination of the provincial
troops of Massachusetts Bay, copy by John Thomas,
21 Apr. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.8 | | | Billeting roll of Jabez Snow's company in John Thomas's regiment,
24 Apr. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.8 | | | Letter from John Thomas to Colonel Miller,
1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.8 | | | Orders by Charles Lawrence for the garrison at Fort Edward, copy by
Jotham Gay,
1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.9 | | | Extract from the governor's message related to the king's garrison
at Cape Breton and Nova Scotia,
[1759] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.9 | | | Order to Job Winslow to embark for Halifax, not signed,
[1759] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.9 | | | General return of all the officers, subalterns, and privates of each
company of John Thomas's regiment at Castle William,
26 Apr. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.10 | | | Regimental orders (Crown Point),
20-21 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.10 | | | Order by Thomas Pownall to pay soldiers, copy by John Thomas,
22 Mar. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.10 | | | Letter from John Furnass to John Thomas,
18 Apr. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.10-11 | | | General orders by John Thomas (Albany),
24-27 May 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.12 | | | John Thomas diary, partly written in pencil,
1-16 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.13 | | | Return of the number of carpenters and masons in John Thomas's
regiment at the camp at Fort George, Crown Point,
10 June 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.13 | | | Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Colonel Haviland,
1760, with copy by John Darby (Montreal),
14 Sep. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.13 | | | Letter from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Lebanon) to John Thomas,
30 Nov. 1762 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.16 | | | Letter from Thomas Hutchinson to Thomas Gage, probably an
intercepted letter,
23 July 1770 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.16 | | | Letter from Lemuel Robinson (Milton) to John Thomas,
23 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.16 | | | Letter from Artemas Ward (Cambridge) to John Thomas,
23 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.16 | | | Letter from Theophilus Cotton (Plymouth) to John Thomas,
24 Apr. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.18 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Freeman (Sandwich) to John Thomas,
2 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.19 | | | Letter from "Patriae Amator" to John Thomas,
5 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.21 | | | Permit from Samuel Graves (Boston), as vice-admiral of the blue, to
Jacob Whipple to fish in the harbor,
9 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.22 | | | Letter from Richard Devens (Cambridge) to John Thomas about a vote
of Congress,
13 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.23 | | | Examination of Seth Spear (Braintree) as to his dealings with the
British ships of war, sworn before Josiah Quincy,
20 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.23 | | | Letter from John Thomas to unidentified recipient about the
suffering in Boston,
20 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.24 | | | Letter from Benjamin Loring (Duxborough) to John Thomas,
25 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.25 | | | Letter from Samuel Stebbins (Georges Island) to Benjamin Lincoln,
26 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.25 | | | Letter from Jesse Stephenson (Cohasset) to John Thomas about trunks
and letters of Robert Temple,
27 May 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.25 | | | Letter from Ephraim Spooner (Plymouth) to John Thomas,
2 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.26 | | | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln (Providence) to John Thomas,
8 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.26 | | | Letter from Mrs. Bowdoin to John Thomas,
5 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.26 | | | Finding of a regimental court-martial about David Davis, signed by
Peter Harwood, Josiah Witter, Ezra Badlam, Jonathan Carriel, Lemuel Bancroft,
and Thomas Chase,
12 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.28 | | | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln (Watertown) to John Thomas,
22 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.28 | | | Letter from Isaac Lothrop (Watertown) to John Thomas introducing
Captain Maltbie of Fairfield, Conn.,
22 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.28 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Roxbury camp) to Joseph Hawley,
22 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.28 | | | Letter from Major Furness (Medford) to John Thomas,
23 June 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.28 | | | Letter from Read to John Thomas,
19 July [1775] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.29 | | | Letter from John Brown to Samuel Cushing,
[1775] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.29 | | | Report by Thomas Mayhew of the main guard for July,
18 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.30 | | | Permit to pass the main guard from John Erving, Jr. (Boston) to
Jacob Whipple, signed also by Nathaniel Ray Thomas and N. Hatch,
5 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.30 | | | Letter from E. Otis (Barnstable) to John Thomas,
7 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.30 | | | Letter from Isaac Lothrop to John Thomas,
4 July 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.31 | | | Letter from James Warren (Watertown) to John Thomas,
20 Aug. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.31 | | | Letter from John Thomas to General Gates, rough draft,
24 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.31 | | | Letter from Thaddeus Burr (Fairfield) to John Thomas introducing Dr.
Francis Forque, chief surgeon of Colonel Webb's regiment,
24 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.31 | | | Letter from John Browne (Cohasset) to John Thomas,
30 Sep. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.31 | | | Letter from John Winslow (Marshfield) to John Thomas,
3 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.32 | | | Letter from William Rand (Kingston) to John Thomas,
15 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.32 | | | Letter from John Thomas to John Adams, rough draft,
24 Oct. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.33 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Philadelphia) to John Adams, rough draft,
1 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.33 | | | Letter from George Godfrey (Taunton) to John Thomas,
3 Nov. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.34 | | | Letter from Otis to John Thomas,
26 Nov. 1755 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.34 | | | List of officers appointed by Congress with their pay, in the
handwriting of John Thomas,
9 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.35 | | | Letter from William Davis (Dartmouth) to John Thomas,
19 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.35 | | | Letter from Charles Warren to John Thomas,
25 Dec. 1775 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.36 | | | Letter from Colonel Huntington to John Thomas,
13 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.36 | | | Letter from Mercy Warren to John Thomas,
10 Jan. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.37 | | | Letter from William Drew (Kingston) to John Thomas,
20 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.37 | | | Letter from Benjamin Bullard (Roxbury) to John Thomas,
23 Feb. 1776 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.50 | | | Billeting roll of Samuel Dunbar's company in John Thomas's regiment
at Castle William,
2 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.50 | | | Billeting roll of Abel Keen's company in John Thomas's regiment at
Castle William,
3 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.50 | | | Billeting roll of Barachiah Bassett's company in John Thomas's
regiment at Castle William,
4 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.51 | | | Billeting roll of Josiah Thacher's company in John Thomas's regiment
at Castle William,
4 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.51 | | | Copy of account of stores for John Thomas's regiment,
4 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.52 | | | Billeting roll of Ephraim Holmes's company in John Thomas's regiment
at Castle William, with receipt by Nelson Finney,
5 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.52 | | | Distribution of barracks at Lunenburg,
9 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.52 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
28 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.53 | | | Proceedings of a regimental court-martial (Halifax, N.S.) for the
trial of Jabez Palmer, Moses Snell, John Downing, and John Fling, signed by
Josiah Thacher, president; and John Thomas,
6 June 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.53 | | | Letter from Jeremiah Hall (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
11 June 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.53 | | | Letter from George Lane (Fort Sackwall) to John Thomas,
6 July 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.53 | | | Engraving of Henry Hudson's ship,
4 Sep. 1609 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.54 | | | Letter from Jeremiah Hall (Lunenburg) to John Thomas, with a list of
names,
21 July 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.55 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Halifax) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
9 Aug. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.55 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Halifax) to unidentified recipient, rough
draft,
12 Sep. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.55 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Fort Edward) to John Thomas,
23 Aug. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.55 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Halifax) to unidentified recipient and a
return of men, rough draft,
29 Aug. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.56 | | | Letter from Jeremiah Hall (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
5 Sep. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.56 | | | Letter from Jeremiah Mayhew (Annapolis Royal) to John Thomas,
4 Sep. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.57 | | | Letter from Jeremiah Hall (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
2 Nov. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.57 | | | Letter from J. Hoar (Annapolis Royal) to John Thomas,
7 Nov. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.57 | | | Receipt from James Hamilton (Halifax) to John Thomas for three
months' pay,
16 Nov. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.58 | | | Letter from James Hamilton (Halifax) to John Thomas,
16 Nov. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.58 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Halifax) to governor,
6 Dec. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.59 | | | Letter from Thomas Clapp (Scituate) to John Thomas,
24 Dec. 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.59 | | | List of vessels taken,
1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.60 | | | Return of men raised by Colonel Lincoln and turned over to John
Thomas, signed by Jotham Gay,
[May] 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.61 | | | Billeting roll of Silvanus Bourn's company in John Thomas's regiment
at Castle William,
4 May 1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.61 | | | List of officers in John Thomas's regiment,
[1759] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.63 | | | Billeting roll of the field commission and staff officers of John
Thomas's regiment,
1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.64 | | | Return of John Thomas's regiment,
1759 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.65 | | | Billeting roll of Captain Gay's company in John Thomas's
regiment |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.67 | | | Letter from Abel Keen (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
5 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.67 | | | Letter from Job Winslow (Boston) to John Thomas,
7 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.68 | | | Letter from Abner Hall (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
10 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.70 | | | Letter from Job Winslow (Boston) to John Thomas,
25 Jan. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.70 | | | Letter from Abel Keen (Lunenburg) to John Thomas,
17 Feb. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.71 | | | Letter from John Rider (Halifax) to John Thomas,
15 Mar. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.72 | | | Letter from John Brown (Halifax) to John Thomas,
17 Mar. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.72 | | | Letter from John Brown (Halifax) to John Thomas,
17 Mar. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.73 | | | Letter from Nathaniel Thwing (Halifax) to John Thomas,
4 Apr. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.73 | | | Letter from John Brown (Halifax) to John Thomas,
8 Apr. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.74 | | | Letter from Jotham Gay (Halifax) to John Thomas,
7 May 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.75 | | | Letter from John Thomas (Albany) to governor about Hamilton,
26 May 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.77 | | | Letter from Daniel Parker to John Thomas,
10 Aug. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.81 | | | Printed poem: "Dr. Fansher's Rules, To be observed during
Vaccination," by [Sylvanus] Fansher,
[1810] |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.78 | | | Letter from Ephraim Jackson (Crown Point) to John Adams,
25 Sep. 1760 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.79 | | | Letter from Jonathan Trumbull (Lebanon) to Hannah Thomas,
25 Aug. 1785 |
| Reel 3 | 171.1.8.80 | | | Receipt from Joseph Josselyn (Hanover) to John Thomas for his pay as
a soldier,
1 Mar. 1776 |
John Thomas papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
