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The late auction at St. Eustatia - by R-- & V--

The late auction at St. Eustatia - by R-- & V--

Print shows the interior of an auction house where Admiral Rodney and General John Vaughan are disposing property seized from citizens on the island of Saint Eustatius which the British captured from the Dutch.

Hoover with Sons of American Revolution, 10/25/29

Hoover with Sons of American Revolution, 10/25/29

A group of men standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers, British Cartoon Print

The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers, Brit...

Print shows George III, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Sandwich roasting a bull which Lord North is serving to a Frenchman, a Native (representing America), and a Spaniard who are seated at a lon... More

A declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms. A view of that great and flourishing City of Boston, when
The allies - par nobile fratrum! / Indignatio fecit., British Cartoon Print

The allies - par nobile fratrum! / Indignatio fecit., British Cartoon ...

Print shows George III sharing a bone with a Native, he is using the top of a skull as a bowl, two Natives on the left drain blood into a skull from the torso of a white infant; on the right are a corpulent bis... More

Acts passed at a General Assembly : begun and held in the town of Richmond, on Monday the first day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty

Acts passed at a General Assembly : begun and held in the town of Rich...

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What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Print

What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Prin...

Print shows two simultaneous scenes, on the top, the Kings of Spain, France, and Prussia, and Queen Maria Theresa carve out portions of the British empire for themselves, while on the bottom, members of the Duk... More

Matthew Darly - The commissioner's interview with congress, British Cartoon Print

Matthew Darly - The commissioner's interview with congress, British Ca...

Print shows three members of "congress" standing beneath palm trees outlining their demands for peace to three members of the peace commission, the Earl of Carlisle, Baron Auckland, and George Johnstone. Lord B... More

Il faut donc mourir puis qu'il n'i a plus de son

Il faut donc mourir puis qu'il n'i a plus de son

Print shows a pig sitting upright on the ground, dressed in ecclesiastical vestiments, on the right is a member of the Third Estate holding a long staff and a bell-like device on a string which he holds up befo... More

The botching taylor cutting his cloth to cover a button / John Simpson aqua forti., British Cartoon Print

The botching taylor cutting his cloth to cover a button / John Simpson...

Print shows George III sitting on a table with the Earl of Bute preparing to cut a piece of cloth labeled "Ireland Great Britain Hanover." Lord North is standing to the left holding a piece of cloth already cut... More

By his majestys royal letters patent - the new invented method of punishing state criminals, British Cartoon Print

By his majestys royal letters patent - the new invented method of puni...

Print shows Britannia drawn and quartered at a crossroad by ropes attached to three horses, one labeled "Tyranny" racing down the road "to America", another labeled "Venality" racing down the road "to Spain", a... More

Le peuple sous l'ancien Regime - A drawing of a man being carried by a man on a horse

Le peuple sous l'ancien Regime - A drawing of a man being carried by a...

Cartoon shows Louis XVI, a bishop, and a member of the aristocracy riding on the back of a man, representing the people, who's blindfolded and in chains and crawling on his hands and knees. de Vinck, 10309 Pur... More

China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Arm-in-arm Dr. Hu Shih, right, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, arrives for the reception at the Soviet Embassy with Dr. W.W. Yen. The reception was given to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Official Washington shunned the reception in droves

China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Ar...

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Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the CIO leader, was one of the few American of any recognition who today attended the reception given by the Soviet Charge d'Affaires Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Mr. Lewis was noticeably absent

Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7....

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Letter from John Todd to Arthur Campbell
[Washington and his generals] / drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie.

[Washington and his generals] / drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie.

Print showing General George Washington and other Revolutionary War generals meeting in a large room. LC-USZ62-3977 is a key to identifying the men in the print. Title from related item. Reference copy in Presi... More

The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americanites, British Cartoon Print

The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...

Print shows a group of men in the Hall of Commons, several seated around a table, on the wall is a map labeled "North America" which has burst into flames, in the foreground stands Lord North passing banknotes ... More

The machine to go without asses, British Cartoon Print

The machine to go without asses, British Cartoon Print

Print shows George III and Liberty riding in a carriage labeled "Magna Charta" as it passes over the Duke of Grafton, the Earl of Bute, Lord Holland, and Lord Mansfield. Design'd & engrav'd for the Political R... More

The thistle reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The thistle reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...

Print shows Lords Bute, North, and Mansfield dancing around a large thistle entwined with a garter ribbon bearing the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense"; Mansfield is holding the "Quebec Bill" in his left hand. ... More

The royal hunt, or a prospect of the year 1782 / South Briton fecit ; North Briton invt., British Cartoon Print

The royal hunt, or a prospect of the year 1782 / South Briton fecit ; ...

Print shows Lord Sandwich playing a fiddle, sitting between two courtesans, to the left, Lord North yawns while sitting on a sack, behind them are Rigby, Amherst, and Germain. To the right of this party is stan... More

The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besieging minority, British Cartoon Print

The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besiegi...

Print shows members of the old ministry walking out of the "Government Castle" closely followed by a devil, and members of the new ministry marching in. Caption continues: N.B. The old garrison and placemen ar... More

The bull over-drove, or, The drivers in danger, British Cartoon Print

The bull over-drove, or, The drivers in danger, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a bull trampling the prostrate body of Lord Sandwich, lead driver, and kicking toward Lord North and George Germain, the "drivers in danger." The bull is charging toward three men, representing Fran... More

Five receive Polish decoration. Acting in behalf of the Polish government, Polish Ambassador Tytus Filipowicz presents the Officers' Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta to five men who assisted in the celebration last year in honor of Count Casimir Pulaski, who played an important part in the American Revolution. Left to right: Casimir M. Zacharski; James M. Preston; Mayor William F. Broening of Baltimore; Ambassador Filipowicz; Col. John Philip Hill and George S. Robertson. 12/24/30

Five receive Polish decoration. Acting in behalf of the Polish governm...

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Alexander Hamilton Papers: Miscellany, 1711-1820; Military papers; Supply contracts, orders, and price schedules
The Declaration committee - Print, Library of Congress collection

The Declaration committee - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows members of the Declaration Committee (left to right: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and John Adams) working at a table. G744 U.S. Copyright Office. Public... More

The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a re-drawn and reversed image of the famous British political cartoon where Bostonians held captive in a cage are suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed the... More

What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Print

What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Prin...

Print shows two simultaneous scenes, on the top, the Kings of Spain, France, and Prussia, and Queen Maria Theresa carve out portions of the British empire for themselves, while on the bottom, members of the Duk... More

State cooks, or the downfall of the fish kettle, British Cartoon Print

State cooks, or the downfall of the fish kettle, British Cartoon Print

Print shows George III and Lord North standing in a kitchen, both wear aprons, George III has his back to the fireplace, between them, on the floor, is an overturned kettle of fish, each labeled with the name o... More

[Association meeting at York] - A drawing of a large group of people sitting around a table

[Association meeting at York] - A drawing of a large group of people s...

Print shows an allegorical representation of a meeting of the Association of York during which all disputes were amicably settled.

Alexander Hamilton Papers: Legal File, 1708-1804; Seaman v. Bedell, Poillon, and Bedell
The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Bostonians held captive in a cage suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed them fish from a basket labeled "To -- from the Committee of --" in return for a b... More

Alexander Hamilton Papers: Legal File, 1708-1804; Seaman v. Bedell, Poillon, and Bedell
The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print

The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print

Print shows George III receiving advice from a large group of ministers and politicans, all are identified by number and corresponding legend, following ratification of peace treaty by the U.S. Congress on Apri... More

The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americanites, British Cartoon Print

The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...

Print shows a group of men in the Hall of Commons, several seated around a table, on the wall is a map labeled "North America" which has burst into flames, in the foreground stands Lord North passing banknotes ... More

The ever-memorable peace-makers settling their accounts, British Cartoon Print

The ever-memorable peace-makers settling their accounts, British Carto...

Print shows the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Bute, and Lord Holland portrayed as a fox, with the Devil behind him, seated at a table. Lord Holland writes in a ledger labeled "Unacd Millions". Catalogue of prin... More

The Whitehall pump. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The Whitehall pump. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Britis...

Print shows Lord North pumping water from a water fountain topped with the head of George III onto the prostrate bodies of Britannia and a Native figure representing America. Several ministers and judges look o... More

The only booth in the fair - Portland & Co., late Shelburne / I. Boyne invt & exct, London., British Cartoon Print

The only booth in the fair - Portland & Co., late Shelburne / I. Boyne...

Print shows a country fair amusement with Charles James Fox, on a raised platform, wearing a dunce or liberty cap labeled "Vox Populi" receiving bribes from Lord North, to the right, on the platform, Lord Shelb... More

The Hibernian attempt. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The Hibernian attempt. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows George III sitting on a throne with Edward Thurlow and William Pitt standing next to him; he is wearing half a crown on his head, on the left, an African wearing a feathered headdress and holding a ... More

Nouvelle place de la Bastille - A drawing of a man holding a baby in front of a group of people

Nouvelle place de la Bastille - A drawing of a man holding a baby in f...

Cartoon shows Louis XVI standing on a pedestal with one foot on the hydra of despotism(?) from which five of seven heads have been severed; on the left, a clergyman offers him a gold coin, and on the right, a S... More

Il faut faire 3 choses - A drawing of three men standing next to each other

Il faut faire 3 choses - A drawing of three men standing next to each ...

Print shows figures of the estates general; a member of the clergy and a nobleman each place a hand on short pillar labeled "Je tien mon pied de bœuf"; a peasant, representing the third estate, places both of h... More

The tomb-stone. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The tomb-stone. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...

Print shows several men, George Grenville, Lord Bute, the Duke of Bedford, and, as a small dog wearing clerical robes, Dr. W. Scott, labeled "AntiSejanus", dancing on a sarcophagus with bas-reliefs of "Britanni... More

The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Cartoon Print

The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Carto...

One of several prints depicting John Wilkes and Henry Luttrell and the election for the seat in Middlesex. This print shows a statue of John Wilkes on a pedestal, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap; the ... More

Alexander Hamilton Papers: Legal File, 1708-1804; Seaman v. Bedell, Poillon, and Bedell
The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers, British Cartoon Print

The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers, Brit...

Print shows George III, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Sandwich roasting a bull which Lord North is serving to a Frenchman, a Native (representing America), and a Spaniard who are seated at a lon... More

The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a re-drawn and reversed image of the famous British political cartoon where Bostonians held captive in a cage are suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed the... More

The hour of humiliation - how shall we repass the Rubicon?

The hour of humiliation - how shall we repass the Rubicon?

Drawing shows several British ministers with their heads bowed in shame over the loss of the colonies in America; Lord North can be seen in the background on the right, separating himself from the group. Publi... More

The hour of humiliation - how shall we repass the Rubicon?

The hour of humiliation - how shall we repass the Rubicon?

Drawing shows several British ministers with their heads bowed in shame over the loss of the colonies in America; Lord North can be seen in the background on the right, separating himself from the group. Publi... More

The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print

The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men sitting in a privy, one uses pieces of the "Resolution[s] of the [C]ongress" to clean himself, while the other intently reads "P[amphlet En]titled Taxation [No] Tir[anny]", suggesting that w... More

The wise men of Gotham and their goose, British Cartoon Print

The wise men of Gotham and their goose, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Bute, with sword raised, about to cut the head off the goose "who laid each day an egg of gold" representing British policies toward the American colonies. A corpulant bishop is sitting in the ... More

The state blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans

The state blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans

Print shows the interior of a blacksmith's shop with Lord Mansfield forging the links to a chain, Lord North standing to the left holding lorgnette and, in his right hand, a paper "An act for prohibiting all tr... More

Matthew Darly - Prattle / MD., British Cartoon Print

Matthew Darly - Prattle / MD., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a full-length portrait of a man, right profile, holding hat in right hand. Includes inscription below which expresses the opinion of the character depicted regarding the progress of the war in Ameri... More

The political raree-show: or a picture of parties and politics, during and at the close of the last session of Parliament, June 1779

The political raree-show: or a picture of parties and politics, during...

Print shows a man directing a boy to view a peepshow of events and actions of the British government, as well as international affairs involving England. The peepshow presents 12 views in three columns; number ... More

Provisional executive committee of the State Duma

Provisional executive committee of the State Duma

Photograph shows the nine members of the provisional executive committee, among them are, seated on the right at the desk is Mikhail Rodzianko, seated next to him is Alexander Guchkov, standing in the back row,... More

Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the year 1770 / Bute and Wilkes invent. ; Veridicus & Junius fect., British Cartoon Print

Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the ye...

Print shows a variety of scenes relating to the politics and government of England and how their actions at home and abroad may result in the loss of the American colonies; scene numbered 24 depicts Boston, Mas... More

Washington, appointed Commander in Chief

Washington, appointed Commander in Chief

Print shows George Washington standing on a platform surrounded by members of the Continental Congress. In the background, women wave their handkerchiefs. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gal... More

The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print

The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print

Print shows George III receiving advice from a large group of ministers and politicans, all are identified by number and corresponding legend, following ratification of peace treaty by the U.S. Congress on Apri... More

Common-wealth - the colossus, British Cartoon Print

Common-wealth - the colossus, British Cartoon Print

Print shows William Pitt walking on stilts; the right stilt, labeled "Sedition", points to New York, the left, labeled "Popularity", is firmly planted in London. He uses one crutch, labeled "Pension", for suppo... More

The Parlmt. dissolved, or, the Devil turn'd fortune teller / design'd & engrav'd by G. Terry, Paternoster Row., British Cartoon Print

The Parlmt. dissolved, or, the Devil turn'd fortune teller / design'd ...

Print shows Lord North and another minister with the Devil who has conjured a Native male figure, representing America, standing on a prostrate soldier and holding a building, representing Parliament, from whic... More

Mr. Trade & family or the state of ye nation / St--t, B--rn--d, & Co. origt. ; G--rm--e, N--h & Co. excr., British Cartoon Print

Mr. Trade & family or the state of ye nation / St--t, B--rn--d, & Co. ...

Print shows a ragged family driven to poverty probably through the policies and actions of the Earl of Bute, George Germain, and Lord North, with some able assistence by former Massachusetts governor Francis Be... More

The late bombardment of government castle / C. Goodnight sculp.

The late bombardment of government castle / C. Goodnight sculp.

Print shows members of the new ministry besieging a fortress where members of the old ministry, including George III, have taken refuge; the ministries are bombarding each other.

Der Congress erklärt die 13 vereinigten Stăaten von Nord-America für independent am 4ten July 1776 / D. Chodowiecki inv. et del. ; D. Berger sculpsit 1784.

Der Congress erklärt die 13 vereinigten Stăaten von Nord-America für i...

Print shows a meeting of the Continental Congress, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 99. [Plate] 5. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a check... More

An analysis of modern patriotism performed by public opinion & displayed by public indignation / PH [crossed out] ; AW sct., British Cartoon Print

An analysis of modern patriotism performed by public opinion & display...

Print shows two views of Charles James Fox, on the left, as a member of parliament supporting the policies of Lord North, and on the right, when out of office, on a platform before a crowd arguing against the p... More

Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Finland's Minister Hjalmar J. Procope, was in a gay mood as he waved to photographers on his arrival at the Soviet Embassy today for the reception in celebration of 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. ...

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Alexander Hamilton Papers: Miscellany, 1711-1820; Miscellany
Alexander Hamilton Papers: 2017 Addition, 1790-1804; Schuyler, Philip, to Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, 1800-1804
The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print

The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print

Print shows George III receiving advice from a large group of ministers and politicans, all are identified by number and corresponding legend, following ratification of peace treaty by the U.S. Congress on Apri... More

The hour of insolence - we'll bring them at our feet!

The hour of insolence - we'll bring them at our feet!

Drawing shows Lord North, two clergymen, and several British ministers gloating while looking at a map of North America. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 g... More

Henry Laurens Esq'r. president of the American Congress 1778 / painted by J.S. Copley, R.A. elect. 1782 ; engraved by V. Green mezzotinto engraver to his Majesty & to the Elector Palatine.

Henry Laurens Esq'r. president of the American Congress 1778 / painted...

Print shows Henry Laurens, full-length portrait, seated at table, facing slightly left. Includes remarque showing a Native American man holding a shield with three birds on it. Published in: The American Revol... More

Matthew Darly - The commissioner's interview with congress, British Cartoon Print

Matthew Darly - The commissioner's interview with congress, British Ca...

Print shows three members of "congress" standing beneath palm trees outlining their demands for peace to three members of the peace commission, the Earl of Carlisle, Baron Auckland, and George Johnstone. Lord B... More

Il faut rendre à César ce qui est à César et a la nation ce qui est à la nation

Il faut rendre à César ce qui est à César et a la nation ce qui est à ...

Print shows a man sitting at a table rendering accounts, standing before the table is a cleric holding a bag of money which he apparently refuses to add to the bags on the table, standing behind the table with ... More

The dissolution of P[arliamen]t

The dissolution of P[arliamen]t

Print shows members of Parliament riding in a large carriage past a building commemorating "John Wilkes Esqr."

The sick prince. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The sick prince. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...

Print shows the Prince of Wales on a deathbed with members of the opposition on one side, Thurlow among them with raised dagger, wishing him a speedy death, and supporters on the other side wishing him a speedy... More

The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Cartoon Print

The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Carto...

One of several prints depicting John Wilkes and Henry Luttrell and the election for the seat in Middlesex. This print shows a statue of John Wilkes on a pedestal, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap; the ... More

Alexander Hamilton Papers: Financial Papers, 1782-1804; Cash books; Vol. II, 1795- Jan. term, 1801
Alexander Hamilton Papers: General Correspondence, 1734-1804; 1800, Mar. 7-10
Alexander Hamilton Papers: General Correspondence, 1734-1804; 1793, Nov.-Dec
A privy council, British Cartoon Print

A privy council, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More

The times - taken from an original character which appear'd at the masquerade at Lincoln, Decr. the 21st 1769

The times - taken from an original character which appear'd at the mas...

Print shows the figure of a man draped with ribbons labeled with the issues of the times.

An old fox tarr'd and feather'd

An old fox tarr'd and feather'd

Print shows title page illustration of caricature of John Wesley as a fox in clerical robes. Illus. in: An old fox tarr'd and feather'd / Augustus Montague Toplady. London : Printed for M. Lewis [etc.], 1775, ... More

Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects

Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the followin...

Title page from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Caption continues: I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession... More

The blessed effects of venality, British Cartoon Print

The blessed effects of venality, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a man, possibly George III, chopping a leg "Commons" of a three-legged stool, "Lords" and "Privy Council" being the other two legs, which may represent the Parliament and its openness to corruption,... More

Trois tetes sous l'meme bonnet - A painting of a man sitting in front of a spinning wheel

Trois tetes sous l'meme bonnet - A painting of a man sitting in front ...

Print shows a neatly dressed man sitting on a bundle surrounded by implements of the Third Estate and holding a large triangle topped with a liberty cap, within the triangle are images of a cleric, an aristocra... More

Declaration of Independence: July 4th 1776

Declaration of Independence: July 4th 1776

Print shows members of the Declaration Committee (left to right: John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin) presenting the Declaration of Independence to John Hanc... More

Acts passed at a General Assembly : begun and held in the town of Richmond, on Monday the first day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty

Acts passed at a General Assembly : begun and held in the town of Rich...

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Henry Laurens Esq'r. president of the American Congress 1778 / painted by J.S. Copley, R.A. elect. 1782 ; engraved by V. Green mezzotinto engraver to his Majesty & to the Elector Palatine.

Henry Laurens Esq'r. president of the American Congress 1778 / painted...

Print shows Henry Laurens, full-length portrait, seated at table, facing slightly left. Includes remarque showing a Native American man holding a shield with three birds on it. Published in: The American Revol... More

Virtual representation, 1775. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

Virtual representation, 1775. Book illustration from Library of Congre...

Print shows Lord Bute aiming a blunderbuss at a man representing colonial America; a member of Parliament, pointing at the American, tells Bute "I give you that man's money for my use", to which the American re... More

Anticipation; or, the contrast to the royal hunt / Britons fact., British Cartoon Print

Anticipation; or, the contrast to the royal hunt / Britons fact., Brit...

Print shows the restoration of England under the new ministry; the pillars that supported the Temple of Fame are being righted and put back in place; a soldier with sword in hand protects a Native, representing... More

At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, left, Danish Minister, and Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, Norwegian Minister, snapped as they arrived at the Soviet Embassy tonight for the reception tendered by the Charge d'Affaires M. Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Revolution

At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, le...

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The closet / Bute invt. ; Germaine ext. ; Mansfield sculpt., British Cartoon Print

The closet / Bute invt. ; Germaine ext. ; Mansfield sculpt., British C...

Print shows in vignette, top right, George III in his secret chamber, "the closet", with Lord Bute, to whom the Devil whispers, Lord Germain, and Lord Mansfield; on the bottom right, a man holds a pistol to his... More

Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children, British Cartoon Print

Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children, ...

Print shows England as an old man with wooden leg and crutch tugging on strings hooked onto the noses of five American men across a divide labeled "The Atlantic Ocean"; the men resist, shoot pellets at, and tau... More

Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of their task-masters the excise officers, British Cartoon Print

Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of the...

A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket ... More

The new country dance, as danced at C****, July the 30th 1766, British Cartoon Print

The new country dance, as danced at C****, July the 30th 1766, British...

Print shows a number of prominent figures in a line dancing, above the dancers is John Wilkes riding behind a witch on a broom, he is defecating on Lord Bute; other dancers include the Prince of Wales, William ... More

Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing, remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common sense: ... / written by Candidus.

Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing, rema...

Title page from published response to Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

The political mirror or an exhibition of ministers for April 1782 / Razo Rezio inv ; Crunk Fogo sculp., British Cartoon Print

The political mirror or an exhibition of ministers for April 1782 / Ra...

Print shows Lords Sandwich, Rigby, North, Mansfield, an unidentified man, and Germain in the clutches of a devil, fall into an abyss, driven there by the opposition, or new ministers, Thurlow, Conway, Camden, B... More

Tarring and feathering - the reward of the enemies of Ireland / America invent. ; Hibernia fecit., British Cartoon Print

Tarring and feathering - the reward of the enemies of Ireland / Americ...

Print shows three Irish(?) men and a woman (possibly representing Ireland) are about to tar and feather a man for refusing "to enter into a non-importation and non-consumption agreement." In the background are ... More

A convention of the not-ables, British Cartoon Print

A convention of the not-ables, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord North, Edmund Burke, Charles Fox, the Prince of Wales, and others attempting to break into the royal treasury. The Library has two impressions one colored and one b&w. Catalogue of prints and ... More

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Washington resigning his commission, signing of a treaty, funeral of Indian with priest and Spanish soldiers in armor and weeping women]

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Was...

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[Mexican Peace Commissioners José María Pino Suárez, Dr. Vazquez Gomez, Francisco I. Madero, and Judge Carbajal seated around table, during the Mexican Peace Commission at Ciudad Juarez, during the revolution against the Diaz government]

[Mexican Peace Commissioners José María Pino Suárez, Dr. Vazquez Gomez...

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Alexander Hamilton Papers: Legal File, 1708-1804; Columbia College, New York, N.Y., Frederick Rhinelander's lease of college lots
Alexander Hamilton Papers: Legal File, 1708-1804; Seaman v. Bedell, Poillon, and Bedell
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