Caption title., Verso blank., Place of publication follows printer's name., Those present at meeting listed, together with a resolution concerning measures to be taken if invaded, including the provision of wagons, rockets, pikes and horses, escape routes, and a plan to flood the region; signed: John Lockwood, clerk of the general meetings., Date of imprint taken from date of meeting referred to in title., Printer M. Turner is probably Matthew Turner, bookseller, stationer, binder, printer, and circulatory library, Market Place, Beverley., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
M. Turner, printer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., East Riding of Yorkshire (England), Hull (England), England, East Riding of Yorkshire., and Hull.
Subject (Topic):
Civil defense, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Politics and government, and History
Manuscript, in a single hand, providing charts, summaries, and personal observations on French finances during the Seven Years' War and the French and Indian War. The volume includes a list of the ordinary revenues and expenses of the king; ordinary military expenses; and an extensive section addressing war finance, including yearly summaries of money raised in France between 1756 and 1762, with notes of royal edicts, such as a lottery in 1756, and other edicts levying extraordinary taxes to pay for the war. The volume also contains sections on the finances of the clergy and the court of Rome; and occasional references to the American colonies and the Compagnie des Indes
Description:
In French., Table of contents at beginning of manuscript., On title page: Etat actuel des affaires Generalles Concernant les finances du Royaume de france. Qui constate Les Revenues et Deperses ordinaires du Roy avec Les affaires extraodinaires faittes en france depuis et comprisant 1756 jusqu'a la fin de 1762 au sujet de la guerre..., Binding: full calf. In gilt on spine: Mss. Finances de France., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
France and United States
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774. and France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)
Subject (Topic):
Appropriations and expenditures, Finance, History, Royal households, Economic aspects, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, and Politics and government
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 24 records of rosters, pay, allowances, and provisions for the 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons under Col. Elisha Sheldon. The volume includes an account of the clothing delivered to each member of the troops, along with their names and ranks; the amounts of provisions of food and drink received for the use of General John Glover; soldiers' pay as directed by Congress; allowances of subsistence money supplied to the officers in lieu of rations for themselves and their servants; as well as muster rolls for each troop in the 2nd Regiment, listing each member's name, rank, term of enlistment, and "casualties." The collection also includes a copy of a letter which requests permission to hire tailors to make clothing for the Army
Description:
Elijah Janes was paymaster of the 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, where he served under Col. Elisha Sheldon. He began his military career as a cornet on November 16, 1779 and was promoted to Lieutenant eight days later. He was wounded by a horseman's sword on the right wrist on November 20, 1780, and became Paymaster in 1782. The friendship that developed between Janes and fellow lieutenant in Sheldon's regiment James Dole continued after the war and their move to Lansingburgh (now Troy), NY, where Janes became godfather to Dole's daughter. In 1811 Elijah Janes became one of the original directors of the Farmers Bank of Troy. He died February 22, 1823 at the age of 64 and is buried in the Old Lansingburgh (Troy) Cemetery., On December 12, 1776, Congress constituted the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons at Wethersfield, CT, also known as Sheldon's horse after its commander, Elisha Sheldon of CT, for service with the Continental Army. Congress authorized George Washington to appoint the other officers of the regiment, but he gave the duty to Sheldon. In accordance with General Washington's instructions, the new regiment was to have one other field officer, a major; a regimental staff of an adjutant, a surgeon, and a surgeon's mate; and 6 troops. Each troop was to consist of a captain, a lieutenant, a cornet, a quartermaster, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, a trumpeter, a farrier, and 34 privates. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet, and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment was furloughed June 9, 1783 at Newburgh, New York and disbanded on November 20, 1783., In English., and Binding: half cloth over marbled covers. Pasted on cover: Manuscripts of Lieut. Elijah Janes Paymaster of the Second Regiment of Light Dragoons, 1779-1783. Elisha Sheldon Col.
Subject (Geographic):
United States and Connecticut.
Subject (Name):
Glover, John, 1732-1797., Janes, Elijah 1759-1823., Sheldon, Elisha, 1740-1805., and United States. Continental Army. Light Dragoons Regiment, 2nd.
Subject (Topic):
Military administration, History, Equipment and supplies, Finance, Regimental histories, and Politics and government
A satire on a 6 May 1791 scene between Fox and Burke in the House of Commons which resulted in their permanent estangement. Fox stands weeping as a boy kneels at his feet filling a bucket, the tears are so copious. Burke, turns back to look at him, clenching in his one hand "French Constitution and in the other "treason conspiracy, poor old England" as he trodes on a piece of paper "Canada Bill." Other Members of the House cluster on either side of the Speaker's chair shouting support for one or the other
Alternative Title:
Opposition in disorder
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed in lower right corner with artist John Nixon's "JN" monogram., Printmaker identified as Isaac Cruikshank in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two lines of text from Burke's speech below title: I think myself justified in saying this, because I do know that there are people in this country avowedly endeavouring to disorder its constitution, its government & that in a very bold manner - vide Burk's [sic] speech., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26.9 x 37.4 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; window mounted to 36 x 51 cm., and Mounted opposite page 470 (leaf numbered '76' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Publd. May 10, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, and Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845
Subject (Topic):
France, History, Foreign public opinion, British, Great Britain, Politics and government, Politicians, Debates, Books, Ceremonial maces, Crying, Handkerchiefs, Buckets, Constitutions, Legislation, Documents, Demons, and Bellows
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of political material, the bulk of which consists of petitions and Parliamentary speeches made in 1640 and 1641. The grievances cited in a petition by "the Citizens of London" at York include "imposicions upon Merchandise imported and exported. The urging and levying of ship money...the great concourse of Papists and their adherents in London...The seldome calling and sodaine dissolving of Parlmt. without redressing your subjects grevances;" and a petition of "the Lay-Catholiques Recusants of England" begs for relief from persecution. Issues discussed in Parliament during this time include the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, the Oath of allegiance to the Church of England, and the question of episcopal government. The manuscript also contains a satirical piece titled "Observations of Holland" which declares, "It is excellent for desparring Lovers, for each corner affoords a Willow; But if Justice should condemne one to bee hang'd on any other Tree, he may live long, and confident," followed by a similarly satirical piece on Scotland. A sermon "preacht at St. Gyles in Edinburgh...1638...by James Rowe" declares "The Kirk a Scotland cau'd a smeld as weele, as any Kirk ith the Warld. Than the Kyrk a Rounie smelt sa strang that at furst she cau'd a tauld yee, she taisted o the cheare o Babylon. But now bring in the stinkenest Papery under her Neese, and it wull savour as sweat as an Aple." The manuscript concludes with "The Oath all are to take, or to suffer as Papists" and a petition from "severall grammer schooles in and about the Cyty of London."
Description:
In English., Partial table of contents at beginning., Initials stamped on front and back covers: "T. D.", and Binding: full sheep.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, Netherlands, and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Arundel and Surrey, Thomas Howard, second earl of, 1585-1646., Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641., and Great Britain. Parliament, 1640-1641.
Subject (Topic):
Catholics, Episcopacy, Satire, Sermons, Ship money, History, Politics and government, Religious life and customs, and Description and travel