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(1735-1826) US President 1797-1801

John Adams

(1735-1826) US President 1797-1801

(1739-1800) A lawyer and a judge, Rutledge was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress and the Continental Congress, President and then Governor of South Carolina during the American Revolution, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Governor John Rutledge

(1739-1800) A lawyer and a judge, Rutledge was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress and the Continental…

Colonists rioting in protest of the unpopular Stamp Act.

The Stamp Riots of New York

Colonists rioting in protest of the unpopular Stamp Act.

"The Plantation Police, or Patrol, was an institution peculiar to the Slave States. It was a semi-military organization, raised and supported by the planters, but recognized by the old State authorities. Their principal duty was to visit the various plantations and patrol the roads at night, arresting all [African Americans] and others not having proper passes. The war, the President's proclomation, and the actual possession of most of the State of Louisiana by the Federal authorities, rendered these patrols doubly rigorous. Some of the [African Americans] submitted reluctantly. The [African American] in the foreground is a speciman of this class. He seems to yield to the superior force of a tottering power, satisfied that his day is at hand; others show the obsequious, submissive stamp- the [African American] satisfied with his lot if he is clothed and fed."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Plantation Police

"The Plantation Police, or Patrol, was an institution peculiar to the Slave States. It was a semi-military…

"Burning the Stamps in New York, during the opposition of the Stamp Act in 1764."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Burning Stamps

"Burning the Stamps in New York, during the opposition of the Stamp Act in 1764."—E. Benjamin Andrews,…

"Liberty Tree. I am indebted to the Hon. David Sears, of Boston, for this sketch of the 'Liberty Tree,' as it appeared just previous to its destruction by the British troops and Tories, during the siege of Boston in August, 1775. Mr. Sears has erected a row of fine buildings upon the site of the old grove of elms, of which this tree was one; and within a niche, on the front of one of them, and exactly over the spot where the <em>Liberty Tree</em> stood, he has placed a sculptured representation of it, as seen in the picture. From the time of the Stamp Act excitement until the armed possession of Boston by General Gage and his troops in 1774, that tree had been the rallying-place for the patriots, and had fallen, in consequence, much in disfavor with the friends of government. It was inscribed 'Liberty Tree,' and the ground under it was called 'Liberty Hall.' The Essex Gazette of August 31st, 1775, in describing the destruction of the tree, says, 'They made a furious attack upon it. After a long spell of laughing and grinning, sweating, swearing, and foaming with malice diabolical, they cut down the tree because it bore the name of liberty. A soldier was killed by falling from one of its branches during the operation.'"&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Liberty Tree

"Liberty Tree. I am indebted to the Hon. David Sears, of Boston, for this sketch of the 'Liberty Tree,'…

"Woodhull's Grave. Nathaniel Woodhull was born at Mastic, Long Island, December 30, 1722. Agriculture was the chief pursuit of his life. He was a major, under Abercrombie, in the attack upon Crown Point and Ticonderoga, and afterward accompanied Bradstreet against Fort Frontenac. He was a colonel, under Amherst, in 1760, and at the close of the campaign he returned home and married Ruth Floyd. He espoused the popular side in the Stamp Act movements, and, possessing the esteem of the people, he was elected, with William Nicoll, a representative of Suffolk county, in the Colonial Assembly in 1769. He represented Suffolk in the first Provincial Congress in 1775, and was elected president of that body. He was appointed a brigadier of militia in August of that year, and in July, 1776, he was summoned home to embody the militia of Suffolk and Queens, to assist in repelling invasion. He was engaged in this service when he ws made a prisoner, cruelly wounded by a British officer, and died of his injuries three weeks afterward, at New Utrecht. His wife, who was with him in his last moments, conveyed his body to Mastic, and there, in a secluded family cemetary, a short distance from his residence, his remains rest. A marble slab marks his grave, and bears the following inscription: 'In memory of General Nathaniel Woodhull, who, wounded and a prisoner, died on the twentieth of September, 1776, in the fifty-fourth year of his age; regretted by all who knew how to value his many private virtues, and that pure zeal for the rights of his country to which he perished a victim.'"&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Woodhull's Grave

"Woodhull's Grave. Nathaniel Woodhull was born at Mastic, Long Island, December 30, 1722. Agriculture…

"Stamp from the Stamp Act. The first direct issue of importance between the colonies and England came when Parliament undertook to lay a tax to be collected by officers appointed for the purpose. This was the Stamp Act, by which it was required that a stamp should be affixed to any deed, contract, bill of sale, will, and the like, made in America before it could be legal. These stamps were to be made in England and sent over to American to be sold by the government officers. It was intended that the money thus raised should be used for the support of the king's troops in America. The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament in March, 1765, and as soon as this was known in America, the colonies, from one end of the land to the other, were full of indignation. Parliament, they said, might make laws to regulate the commerce of the empire, and so draw revenue from America; but it had no right to lay a direct tax like this. Only the colonial governments, elected by the people, could lay such a tax."&mdash;Scudder, 1897

Stamp Act

"Stamp from the Stamp Act. The first direct issue of importance between the colonies and England came…

"Stamp from the Stamp Act. The first direct issue of importance between the colonies and England came when Parliament undertook to lay a tax to be collected by officers appointed for the purpose. This was the Stamp Act, by which it was required that a stamp should be affixed to any deed, contract, bill of sale, will, and the like, made in America before it could be legal. These stamps were to be made in England and sent over to American to be sold by the government officers. It was intended that the money thus raised should be used for the support of the king's troops in America. The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament in March, 1765, and as soon as this was known in America, the colonies, from one end of the land to the other, were full of indignation. Parliament, they said, might make laws to regulate the commerce of the empire, and so draw revenue from America; but it had no right to lay a direct tax like this. Only the colonial governments, elected by the people, could lay such a tax."&mdash;Scudder, 1897

Stamp Act

"Stamp from the Stamp Act. The first direct issue of importance between the colonies and England came…

Coin stamp to stamp coins with the image of Marius.

Coin Stamp of Marius

Coin stamp to stamp coins with the image of Marius.

Any instrument for making impressions on other bodies.

Stamp

Any instrument for making impressions on other bodies.

A stamped or printed device issued by the government, and required by law to be affixed to letters or certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid.

Stamp

A stamped or printed device issued by the government, and required by law to be affixed to letters or…

A seal representing the stamp act.

Stamp Act

A seal representing the stamp act.

A seal representing the stamp act.

Stamp Act

A seal representing the stamp act.

A machine used to press metal in to different shapes.

Stamping Machine

A machine used to press metal in to different shapes.

A tool in which the wood working end is pointed, blunt, and a continuous edge enclosing an area, or a pattern in relief or intaglio. Used to perforate or indent a solid material.

Punch

A tool in which the wood working end is pointed, blunt, and a continuous edge enclosing an area, or…

Stamp Mill.

Stamp Mill

Stamp Mill.

A piece of wood or metal to stamp a letter or character. "(1) the body, (2) the face, (3) the shoulder, (4) the nick and (5) the groove." -Foster, 1921

Type

A piece of wood or metal to stamp a letter or character. "(1) the body, (2) the face, (3) the shoulder,…

A stamp used for taxing the colonists.

Stamp

A stamp used for taxing the colonists.

A stamp used for taxing the colonists.

Stamp

A stamp used for taxing the colonists.

A stamp used for taxing the colonists.

Stamp

A stamp used for taxing the colonists.

Afghanistan Stamp (value unknown) from 1868

Afghanistan Stamp Unknown Value, 1868

Afghanistan Stamp (value unknown) from 1868

Afghanistan Stamp (value unknown) from 1881-1886

Afghanistan Stamp Unknown Value, 1881-1886

Afghanistan Stamp (value unknown) from 1881-1886

Afghanistan Stamp (value unknown) from 1892

Afghanistan Stamp Unknown Value, 1892

Afghanistan Stamp (value unknown) from 1892

Angola Stamp (5 reis) from 1886

Angola 5 Reis Stamp, 1886

Angola Stamp (5 reis) from 1886

Anjouan Stamp (1 c) from 1892

Anjouan Stamp 1 C, 1892

Anjouan Stamp (1 c) from 1892

Benin Stamp (15 [40] C) from 1892

Benin 15 (40) C Stamp, 1892

Benin Stamp (15 [40] C) from 1892

British Bechuanaland Stamp (1 penny) from 1887

British Bechuanaland One Penny Stamp, 1887

British Bechuanaland Stamp (1 penny) from 1887

British East Africa Stamp (2 rupees) from 1890

British East Africa Two Rupees Stamp, 1890

British East Africa Stamp (2 rupees) from 1890

British Protectorate Stamp (1/2 penny) from 1889

British Protectorate Half Penny Stamp, 1889

British Protectorate Stamp (1/2 penny) from 1889

Diego Suarez Stamp (1 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until it was returned to Madagascar in 1896.

Diego Suarez 1 C Stamp, 1890

Diego Suarez Stamp (1 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana…

Diego Suarez Stamp (5 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until it was returned to Madagascar in 1896.

Diego Suarez 5 C Stamp, 1890

Diego Suarez Stamp (5 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana…

Diego Suarez Stamp (15 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until it was returned to Madagascar in 1896.

Diego Suarez 15 C Stamp, 1890

Diego Suarez Stamp (15 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana…

Diego Suarez Stamp (25 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until it was returned to Madagascar in 1896.

Diego Suarez 25 C Stamp, 1890

Diego Suarez Stamp (25 C) from 1890. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana…

Diego Suarez Stamp (5 C) from 1891. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until it was returned to Madagascar in 1896.

Diego Suarez 5 C Stamp, 1891

Diego Suarez Stamp (5 C) from 1891. Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana…

French Guinea Stamp (1 centime) from 1892

French Guinea 1 Centime Stamp, 1892

French Guinea Stamp (1 centime) from 1892

Guinea Stamp (50 reis) from 1879

Guinea 50 Reis Stamp, 1879

Guinea Stamp (50 reis) from 1879

Madagascar Stamp (1 penny) from 1884

Madagascar, One Penny Stamp, 1884

Madagascar Stamp (1 penny) from 1884

Mauritius Stamp (25 cents) from 1880

Mauritius, Twenty Five Cents Stamp, 1880

Mauritius Stamp (25 cents) from 1880

Mauritius Stamp (16 cents) from 1885

Mauritius, 16 Cents Stamp, 1885

Mauritius Stamp (16 cents) from 1885

Morocco Stamp (5 centimos) from 1892

Morocco 5 Centimos Stamp, 1892

Morocco Stamp (5 centimos) from 1892

Mozambique Stamp (5 reis) from 1886

Mozambique 5 Reis Stamp, 1886

Mozambique Stamp (5 reis) from 1886

Obock Camel Post Stamp (5 p) from 1893

Obock 5 P Camel Post Stamp, 1893

Obock Camel Post Stamp (5 p) from 1893

Seychelles Islands Stamp (2 cents) from 1890

Seychelles Islands 2 Cents Stamp, 1890

Seychelles Islands Stamp (2 cents) from 1890

Swazieland Stamp (1/2 penny) from 1889-1891

Swazieland Een Halve Penny Stamp, 1889-1891

Swazieland Stamp (1/2 penny) from 1889-1891

Tunis Stamp (1 C) from 1888

Tunis 1 C Stamp, 1888

Tunis Stamp (1 C) from 1888

Argentine Republic Stamp (10 centavos) from 1867-1873

Argentine Republic Diez Centavos Stamp, 1867-1873

Argentine Republic Stamp (10 centavos) from 1867-1873

Argentine Republic Stamp (2 centavos) from 1877-1880

Argentine Republic Dos Centavos Stamp, 1877-1880

Argentine Republic Stamp (2 centavos) from 1877-1880

Argentine Republic Stamp (25 centavos) from 1877-1880

Argentine Republic Veinticinco Centavos Stamp, 1877-1880

Argentine Republic Stamp (25 centavos) from 1877-1880

Argentine Republic Centenary Stamp (2 centavos) from 1892 - October 12, 1892

Argentine Republic 2 Centavos Centenary Stamp, 1892

Argentine Republic Centenary Stamp (2 centavos) from 1892 - October 12, 1892

Argentine Republic Telegraph Stamp (40 centavos) from 1890

Argentine Republic 40 Centavos Telegraph Stamp, 1890

Argentine Republic Telegraph Stamp (40 centavos) from 1890

Buenos Ayres Stamp (4 reales) from 1860

Buenos Ayres 4 Reales Stamp, 1860

Buenos Ayres Stamp (4 reales) from 1860

British North Borneo Stamp (50 cents) from 1885

British North Borneo 50 Cents Stamp, 1885

British North Borneo Stamp (50 cents) from 1885

British North Borneo Revenue Stamp (3 cents) from 1886

British North Borneo Revenue Stamp Three Cents, 1886

British North Borneo Revenue Stamp (3 cents) from 1886

British North Borneo Stamp (5 dollars) from 1887

British North Borneo Five Dollars Stamp, 1887

British North Borneo Stamp (5 dollars) from 1887

Ceylon Stamp (32 cents) from 1872

Ceylon Thirty Two Cents Stamp, 1872

Ceylon Stamp (32 cents) from 1872

Corean Stamp (10 mons) from 1884

Corea 10 Mons Stamp, 1884

Corean Stamp (10 mons) from 1884

Labuan Stamp (2 cents) from 1879

Labuan, 2 Cents Stamp, 1879

Labuan Stamp (2 cents) from 1879

Sarawak Stamp (5 cents) from 1891

Sarawak 5 Cents Stamp, 1891

Sarawak Stamp (5 cents) from 1891

Straits Settlements Stamp (32 cents) from 1868

Straits Settlements 32 Cents Stamp, 1868

Straits Settlements Stamp (32 cents) from 1868