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An advertisement in the Newport Mercury outlining property for sale, facilitated by William Ellery

An advertisement published in the Newport Mercury demanding that all individuals with debts to the late William Ellery, Sr pay their dues to his son, William Ellery.

A loyalist newspaper in New York published a list of members of Continental Congress in 1779, stating them to be members of the "rebel congress."

Joshua Reynold's oil on canvas painting depicting Admiral Rodney standing on a Caribbean island flanked by war ships in the background.

In this cartoon Admiral Rodney straddles the French Admiral DeGrasse after a decisive victory in the Battle of the Saintes while a British sailor cheers on as French officers beg at his feet.

In this letter, Admiral Rodney expresses his concerns regarding the Free Port Act. He contends that it enriches the French and the Spanish while hurting British commerce.

An early copy of the anonymous excerpt from Gibraltar from August 1781.

An advertisement for a runaway slave in the New-York Journal

Includes the Testimonials of Joseph Galloway, and the comments of General Howe and Germain

A newspaper advertisement by wealthy land owner Philip Schuyler for a total of over 9000 acres of land