Box 1

This report from Fort No. 2 (Dorchester, Massachusetts) by Revolutionary War Lieutenant Daniel Wheelwright provides an account of events to the officer of the day.

Manuscript muster roll for Captain Samuel Leighton's Company in the 30th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Col. James Scamman.

Reverse engraving (probably a proof copy) announcing the cornerstone laying of Bunker Hill monument by Lafayette and Grand Master John Abbot, dated June 17, 1825, in memory of those who fought at Bunker Hill in 1775

Manuscript letter from Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), Hillsborough, New Hampshire to John Parker Hale (1806-1873), Dover, New Hampshire. Letter is dated Oct. 17, 1836 and concerns writing a letter of recommendation for Hale's brother. Franklin Pierce was 14th president of the U.S. and John Parker Hale was a senator from New Hampshire and influenced by Pierce and other Jacksonian Democrats.

Manuscript presentation note from 9th Infantry Regiment of Massachusetts presenting a remnant of their flag they carried during the Civil War in 1861, signed Daniel G. Macnamara of "the Old Ninth."

Broadside issued by William Jellison which attacks Jeremiah Leballister, a candidate for County Commissioner, for his lack of integrity.