635 PENHALLOW (SAMUEL, Historian of Indian Wars). Autograph acknowledgement, signed, with autograph endorsement on back, also signed, of a legal document, 1 p., folio. Portsmouth, October 16, 1718.

636 PENN (RICHARD, titular Governor of Pennsylvania). A. L. s., 3 pp., 4to (repaired at folds). Batavia House, June 11, 1764. To his son John, acting Governor of Pennsylvania. Relates largely to quarrels with the Assembly over the taxation of the Proprietary lands. "I am much concerned to find by ye Contents you are Involved in so much trouble through the Obstinacy of the Assembly, (by_the_Instigation of that worst of Men Franklyn) in wilfully misconstruing the true meaning and intent of the Council..."

637 PENN (THOMAS, Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania). A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to. London, Oct. 28, 1763. To his Nephew, John Penn, just appointed Lieut. Governor, and the last colonial Governor of Pennsylvania. Portrait. 2 pieces. "I represented to my Lord Halifax that I believed he was misinformed of the State of the Case and read to him the account Mr. Hamilton sent me, which was, that General Amherst made his demand fourteen days after the Assembly had voted seven hundred men for the defense of the Frontiers, and was separated, by which it plainly appeared, they could not have refused to comply with his demand, as he had not made any demand on them, he having only desired that these men might be put under the Command of Colonel Bouquett, which were raised only to defend the Inhabitants, within the purchased part of the Province, and this the Governor could not comply with the Assembly of Pennsylvania would grant money for raising men, but I did not know whether they might not tack conditions to it, contrary to the agreement made before the Council and injurious to the King's prerogative."

638 PENN (WILLIAM). L. s., 4 pp., folio. London, 7th 12mo., 1705. To" Honored Friend." (In all probability, Col.

John Evans, Gov. of Penn.).

AN IMPORTANT LETTER, in which Penn mentions the boundary trouble
between Maryland and Pennsylvania, a dispute which was not settled
for many years, until Mason and Dixon surveyed the dividing line.
The letter not only relates the political situation abroad, but contains
much of family chat as well.

"I hope thou keeps a good Correspondence with Col. Seymour our next
Neighbour because of the Marylanders claim that I hope is more
vexatious than hurtfull. I shall press the running of the line, as I
have done," etc.

LETTERS OF THIS LENGTH FROM THE PROPRIETOR OF PENNSYLVANIA ARE
VERY UNCOMMON.

639 PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND BOUNDARY.

D. s. by the Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, William Allen, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew, Edw. Shippen, Jr., and Thomas Willing. 1 p., folio. Philadelphia, March 20, 1767.

FINE DOCUMENT, ON A POINT OF WHICH LITTLE IS KNOWN IN HISTORY, relating to the extension of the Pennsylvania and Maryland boundary, afterward known as the Mason and Dixon Line.

"We desire you will send to John Watts, Esquire at New York, Five Hundred Pounds, Pennsylvania Currency, to be subject to the Draughts of Sir William Johnson, for defraying sundry Expenses, on Account of the Proprietors of Pennsylvania & Lord Baltimore, in obtaining the consent of the Six Nations for continuing the Division Line between Pennsylvania & Maryland to the Western Limits of this Province . . .”

640 PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM, Commander of the Louisbourg Expedition). Partly printed D. s., 1 p., folio. Portsmouth, Oct. 10, 1715. Declaration that a vessel was owned by William Pepperrell, Sr., by his son. Signed also by John Usher, Lieut Governor of New Hampshire, and Robert Armstrong, collector of the port of Portsmouth.

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644

A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to.

Kittery, Dec. 24th, 1717. To Capt. Thomas Frye. On financial topics.

Original Autograph draft of a 4 pp. letter to Henry Fox, British Secretary of War. The first 3 pages are in another hand but signed by Pepperrell; a postscript at the foot running over on the fourth page is A. L. s. First part of the letter dated Louisbourg, September 15, 1747; latter part: Piscataqua in New England, March 28, 1748. Slightly damaged and repaired.

A LONG LETTER ON MILITARY MATTERS, exhibiting Pepperrell's feelings that Gov. Shirley and others were receiving more assistance in the raising of troops, and were given advantages not accorded to him. He requests that no furloughs be given his men without his passing upon such requests, etc.

A. L. s., 1 p. 4to. Kittery, November 27, 1755. To Capt. Douglass; also, an A. L. s. from Capt. Douglass to Sir William Pepperrell, October 29, 1755. The former is an answer to the latter, asking to be appointed Pepperrell's Aide de Camp.

Original Draft of an A. L. s., 1 p., folio. Kittery, June 29, 1757. To His Majesty's Council of Massachusetts. Fine letter, written while he was acting Governor of Massachusetts, and at the same in command of the force protecting the eastern frontier during the French and Indian war. "We have here no news of any Damage being done by the Enemy Since ye Indians killed Mr. Hall & Captivated his Family . .

...

645 PERRY (OLIVER H., Commodore War of 1812, Victor of the Battle of Lake Erie). A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Newport, June 4, 1814. To Tunis Van Vechten of the Common Council, City of Albany.

"I have had the honor to receive your letter, and the sword presented me by the City of Albany, by the hands of Mr. Godfrey. It is an elegant specimen of American manufacture; I trust, while in my hands it will always be in readiness for the service of my Country.

646 PETERS (RICHARD, Member of Continental Congress and the Board of War). A. L. s., 2 pp., folio. York, June 21, 1778. To Robert Morris.

"You will be informed that Congress have thought it most prudent considering the State of Parties at Camp to keep General Mifflin & Gates here & send you & Mr. Carroll as Commissioners to the Army. .. If you hear anything that I am said to be concerned in inimical to General Washington that you will please to inform me as I am conscious of being concerned in no Party Transaction of any Complexion & I am determined to keep myself clear of all these dirty Matters. AS TO THE GENERAL, I LOVE HIM TO A DEGREE OF ADORATION. As from my Station I must necessarily have Intercourse with the Gentlemen of the Army. I cannot be of that Usefulness I otherwise may if I am masked out as an Enemy to the Army or its Commands. If any such Charge exists it is the most villainous of all Falsehoods."

647 A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Philad'a. To Joshua Yates. Respecting the exchange of a prisoner whose case the writer had had before Gen. Washington. With portrait.

648 PHILLIPS (WILLIAM, British General in the Revolution, Second in Command to Burgoyne, with whom he surrendered). L. s., 1 p., 4to. Cambridge, [Mass.] 23d April, 1778. To Gen. Heath. Complaining of the British prisoners' quarters.

649 PILLOW (GIDEON J., Confederate General).

pp., 4to. Camp in rear of Vera Cruz, March 14, 1847. To his wife.

FINE LETTER ON THE SIEGE OF VERA CRUZ. "On the day before yesterday I had three sharp fights with the Enemy it will yet require several days to place our heavy siege artillery to batter down the City walls. My opinion is that when we take this place and move into the interior and threaten the Capitol that the Mexican Government will come to terms & that peace will soon be made. Gen. Taylor's victory will very much add to bring about this result," etc.

650 PINCKNEY (CHARLES COTESWORTH, General in the American Revolution, Statesman). A. L. s., 3 pp., 4to. Amsterdam, March 18, 1797. To his brother.

651

Written soon after the French government had refused to receive him as U. S. Minister. "The French take and condemn all American Vessels where the Seamen's Articles or portage Bill are not signed by a public officer, though such signature is not required by the Law of Nations or Treaty... They have also determined to treat as Pirates all American Sailors taken on board any British or Enemy's vessel, altho such American Sailor may have been pressed..

A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to. Pinckney Island, Dec. 4, 1814. On plantation affairs; A. D. s., 1 p., 12mo. June 19, 1800. Check; Cut Signature. 3 pieces.

652 PINKNEY (CHARLES, Member of Continental Congress, Gov. of South Carolina). A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. In Charleston, August 30, 1797. To the Gov. of North Carolina. Inlaid. "I directed an Examination to be made into the Proceedings of our Legislature & find that nothing has been done by them since December 1792," etc.

653 PITKIN (WILLIAM, Colonial Governor of Connecticut). A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Hartford, Jany. the 14th, 1766. To Matthew Griswold, later Governor of the State. Concerning the actions of the Superior Court, of which Pitkin was at that time Chief Justice.

A FINE LETTER.

654 PICKERING (JOHN, Member of the Continental Congress). A. D. s., 2 pp., folio. Portsmouth, the 10th day of March, 1781. To the Sheriff of Rockingham County. Legal instrument.

655 PICKERING (TIMOTHY, The Father of the Statesman of the same name). A. Ms. s., 1 p., folio. Salem near Boston, June 6, 1777. Entitled "Multitudes May Err."

A MANUSCRIPT OF UNUSUAL INTEREST, conclusively proving the Tory sentiments of the writer, about which there has been some controversy; The first title, "No Reformation, No Salvation," has been deleted and that given above substituted. It is addressed to "My Brethren in the Thirteen United Colonys or States." Mentioning the disorders in Boston, he likens the patriots to "Scribes & Pharisees straining at Gnats and Swallowing Camells," and recalls them sternly to their duty to the King. It is believed to be unpublished.

656 PICKERING (TIMOTHY, Postmaster General, Secretary of War and State). L. s., 1 p., 4to. Department of State, Aug. 23, 1796. To the Collector of the port of Marblehead. Sending passports and asking the collector to warn captains of vessels to be very careful to preserve the indenture at the top, it being the criterion by which the Barbary powers tried their authenticity.

657 A. L. s., 1 p., 4to (repaired at corner). Philadelphia, Aug. 29, 1797. Asking that his taxes be paid on his property in Luzerne County.

658 A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Philadelphia, Nov. 28, 1799. To Jedidiah Morse. Relating to a patent. Franked.

659 A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 1807. To William Coxe. Sending him a book by Dr. Rush.

660 A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to. Salem, Jany. 7, 1829. To Wm. B. Sprague. Notes on the characters of Adams, Hamilton, Fisher Ames, Marshall, the members of the Hartford Convention, and others.

FINE LETTER, written within three weeks of Pickering's death.

661 PLEASANTS (HENRY, Colonel in the Civil War). A. MS. on the Petersburg Mine. 10 pp., 4to; A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Pottsville, December 10th, 1866. To Benson J. Lossing. Offering a detailed account of the explosion, for the latter's history; Carte-de-Visite photograph, autographed. 3 pieces. A MANUSCRIPT OF IMPORTANCE, describing in detail the tunnelling of the Confederate fort, the explosion, and the subsequent attack, and its failure. The latter he attributes wholly to Gen. Ledlie. The famous mine at Petersburg, exploded on July 30, 1864, left a crater in which the Union troops halted their advance, thus permitting the Confederate artillery to turn the breach in their lines into a vast grave for over 4000 Union soldiers. The mine itself was conceived and executed under the direction of Gen. Pleasants.

662 PONS

(PIERRE NICOLAS CHARLES, CHARLES, COMTE DE DALET). Treaty entered into between him and the Honorable Congress of Philadelphia. D. s., with wax seal. D. s., 4 pp., 4to. Lisbon, January 8, 1775.

Contract for his services in the American Revolution.