Morris, Thomas, 1732?-

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Officer of the 17th Regiment of Foot, dispatched Aug. 26, 1764, from Cedar Point, Ohio, by Col. John Bradstreet to Fort de Chartres in the Illinois country. Morris was to inform the tribes along the way that Bradstreet had made peace with the Shawnees and Delawares, and to warn them not to oppose British troops.

Despite the peace treaty, Pontiac continued to urge the tribes to resist the British, forcing Morris to abandon his mission Sept. 7 at the Miami villages. He returned to Detroit Sept. 17.

From the description of Letter : La Prairie des Mascoutins, [Ohio], to Colonel John Bradstreet, Detroit, [Mich.], 1764 Sept. 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38861099

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correspondedWith Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774 person
associatedWith Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. person
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Great Britain. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Great Britain. Army. Royal Leicestershire Regiment corporateBody
associatedWith Newberry Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823. person
associatedWith Washenawets, Ottawa chief. person
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Ohio
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Bradstreet's Expedition, 1764
Indians of North America
Manuscripts, American
Ottawa Indians
Ottawa Indians
Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765
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Birth 1732

Death 1818

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