Revolutionary War Documents - these links lead to historical maps, letters and other documents




American and British History Resources
Rutgers University links to documents and sources, Boritish and American

The American Revolution and the struggle for Independence
From Revolution to Reconstruction - an HTML-hypertext on American History, from the colonial period until the First World War (click on the Revolutionary War link)

American Special Collections: Eighteenth Century
Library of Congress Links to Revolutionary War maps and manuscripts

American Studies Web: Historical Essays and Archival Resources
Contains links to Revolutionary War stuff

About the Cato Institute
Institute that focuses on Cato's letters

About Cato's Letters
Cato's Letters were used in Whig Ideology tha helped form the ideas for the Revolution

Colonies adopt declaration of independence
liks about the declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence
A copy of the Historic Declaration of Independence that was accepted on July 4, 1776 during the war

The Declaration of Independence
Scannned copy of the original, does not have the sigantures

DECLARATION OF THE CAUSES AND NECESSITY OF TAKING UP ARMS, JULY 6, 1775
Historic document - A declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms

Dietz Associates: Stocks on the Web
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, Connecticut Document ordering payment in Pounds and dated early 1780's during the War. Issued to the D.Q.M. Deputy Quarter Master. Signed by various Committee members, etc. SO VERY HISTORIC IN THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS DIRECTLY FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES FOR THE WAR! Excellent Condition

Dietz Associates: Stocks on the Web
Revolutionary War, 1770's, manuscript document ordering the payment in pounds by the state of Connecticut. The Treasurer of the state, John Lawrence, signs as well as other officials. Excellent Condition and SO VERY HISTORIC. (dates and sizes will vary though a typical size is 4"x6" or so) NICE.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1780-1784, Connecticut Bond issued to finance the War, payable in Pounds and issued to soldiers who served in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army (this is all stated clearly in the text of the piece). The soldier would hold this bond for several years. He would receive his interest on an annual basis. This interest paid is noted yearly on the back of the bond. Finally, the principal of the bond was paid and was neatly hole canceled. These bonds were payable in Gold or Silver. Particularly Nice condition.

Flags of the American Revolution
The different kinds of flags used during the American Revolution

Gopher Menu, Vermont
Contains links to documents written during the Revolutionary War

Historic Documents-- the Keigwin and Mathews Collection
Historic documents information

U.S. History Resources at SPU
Resource page - includes links related to the Revolutionary War

Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page
Contains links to Revolutionary War material of all kinds

http://q.continuum.net/~jrothgeb/readers.txt
This is an scan of an orginal militia's roll call

Military
American Revolution - There are 5 collections relating to the American Revolution in Louisiana,

NEW JERSEY
References to New Jersey maps made during te Revolutionary War

NORTH CAROLINA
References to North Carolina maps made during te Revolutionary War (updated, 5/30)

North Carolina History
Historic North Carolina Maps of the Revolutionary war info

Rare Map Collection - Revolutionary Georgia
Historic Georgia Maps of the Revolutionary war info

Scanned Originals of Early American Documents
includes scanned Revolutionary War Documents

SJCPL's Info File Database
SJCPL's Info File database contains answers to unusual and interesting questions that were collected over many years at the library. Currently it contains over 700 records . It is provided by the Reference Department of the St. Joseph County Public Library. The Info File was originally created as a timesaving card file for hard to find answers and frequently asked questions. Typically, some of these would be: the origins of holidays, where to write for a birthday card from the President, the latitude and longitude of South Bend, quotes, poems, etc. Some of the records actually contain the answers while others are only references to other sources. This file is searchable by keyword only. (Incldues several relevant keywords pertaining to the Revolutionary War

Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers
Access includes newspapers that were printed during the Revolutionary War

United States History Maps
includes maps from the Revolutionary War