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Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809. Correspondence, 1771-1778.

Title: Correspondence, 1771-1778.

Correspondence documents Dunmore's tenure as governor of Virginia and the beginnings of the American Revolution. Subjects include coinage and currency; the flood of 1771; western lands; Cherokee Indians; French and Indian War bounty lands; the deaths of James Blair and James Horrocks; county clerk nominations; Virginia council vacancies, care of the mentally ill; Dunmore's suit against Cadwallader Colden in New York; land grants; committees of correspondence; Cape Henry lighthouse; boundary dispute of Pennsylvania and Virginia; military campaigns against Indians; the removal of gunpowder from the Williamsburg, Va. magazine (21 April 1775); martial law decree; declaration freeing slaves who join the British forces; loyalist troops; the Virginia conventions. Correspondents include Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, John Connolly, Lord Dartmouth, Thomas Gage, George Germain, Samuel Graves, Marquis of Hillsborough, Sir William Howe, Sir William Johnson, William Knox, Earl of Loudoun, Lord North, John Penn, John Pownall, William Preston, John Robinson, Patrick Tonyn, James Tilghman, George Washington, William Woodford, Ralph Wormeley.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. (834 leaves) ; 28 cm.

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Panton Leslie and Company Collection, 1739-1847

Title: Panton Leslie and Company Collection 1739-1847

ArchivalResource: 19375

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William L. Clements Library. Henry Strachey papers, 1768-1802.

Title: Henry Strachey papers, 1768-1802.

The Henry Strachey papers contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of British politician Henry Strachey, primarily concerning Strachey's personal life, activities in North America, plantation in Florida, and political matters. Also included are copies of scattered financial and legal documents and two volumes of reports from colonial governors to the Earl of Dartmouth (1773), which Strachey had copied around 1776.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot.

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Drayton, William, 1732-1790. Papers of William Drayton, 1778.

Title: Papers of William Drayton, 1778.

Manuscript by Drayton, Chief Justice of East Florida, entitled, "An Inquiry in to the Present State, and Administration of Affairs in the Province of East Florida; with some Observations on the Case of the late Ch. Justice there," including appendixes and copies of correspondence, legal documents, and testimony. The manuscript relates to Drayton's disputes with Gov. Patrick Tonyn and Lt. Gov. John Moultrie over the administration of the Colony. Contains references to slavery in Georgia and Florida, to Andrew Turnbull's New Smyrna Colony, and to the cause of the Revolution, especially in Georgia.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (130 pages).1 microfilm reel.

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Vol. CCXLI. (ff. 389). General Correspondence 27 July-12 Aug. 1761.George III of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1760-1768.includes:ff. 1, 6, 8, 148, 150, 275 Newsletters From France: : A.D. 1756-1762. f. 4 Geo...

Title: Vol. CCXLI. (ff. 389). General Correspondence 27 July-12 Aug. 1761.George III of England: Correspondence of the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of State, etc.: 1760-1768.includes:ff. 1, 6, 8, 148, 150, 275 Newsletters From France: : A.D. 1756-1762. f. 4 Geo... 27 Jul 1761-12 Aug 1761

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Documents of the British possessions of East and West Florida, 1762-1801.

Title: Documents of the British possessions of East and West Florida, 1762-1801.

Papers, correspondence. General Sir Frederick Haldimand, George Johnstone (Governor of West Florida), Patrick Tonyn (Governor of East Florida), Lt. Col. James Bruce, Peter Chester (Governor of West Florida), Lt. Col. M.G. Glasier, Pensacola, Florida, Lt. Gov. Monforte Brown, fortifications at Pensacola, Florida and Savannah, Georgia, troop movements from Pensacola and Mobile to the Mississippi River, St. Augustine, Florida, James Moore, rangers, Lord George Germain (Secretary of State for the Colonies), Charlestown, South Carolina, military and naval intelligence, Lords of the Treasury, construction in Pensacola, French and rebel attacks, Johnstown, New York, and London. There are 42 items on West Florida and 11 items on East Florida.

ArchivalResource: Letters: 13.

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Henry Strachey papers 1768-1802 Strachey, Henry papers

Title: Henry Strachey papers 1768-1802 Strachey, Henry papers

The Henry Strachey papers contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of British politician Henry Strachey, primarily concerning Strachey's personal life, activities in North America, plantation in Florida, and political matters. Also included are copies of scattered financial and legal documents and two volumes of reports from colonial governors to the Earl of Dartmouth (1773), which Strachey had copied around 1776.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot

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Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

Title: Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

The Henry Clinton papers contain the correspondence, records, and maps of Henry Clinton, who served under Thomas Gage and William Howe between 1775 and 1778, and was commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America from 1778 to 1782. Although the bulk of the papers cover his tenure as commander-in-chief, with particular attention to engagements in New York and New Jersey and the sieges of Charleston and Yorktown, they also document Clinton's efforts to restore his reputation after the war, and to some extent, his personal life. The are described in a separate finding aid. Harriot Clinton and Elizabeth Carter diaries

ArchivalResource: 304 volumes (90 linear feet)

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Tonyn, Patrick, 1725-1804. Autograph letter signed : St. Augustine, to Capt. Campbell, 1780 Apr. 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed : St. Augustine, to Capt. Campbell, 1780 Apr. 1.

Concerning the defense of St. Augustine.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 1/4 p.) ; (8vo)

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Strachey, Henry, Sir, 1736-1810. Papers, 1776-1783 : [various locations, primarily United States.

Title: Papers, 1776-1783 : [various locations, primarily United States.

This collection consists of three main parts: I. Papers relating to the Commission for restoring peace to America and the ensuing military and naval operations (c. 80 documents, c. 480 pages) II. General Howe's "Narrative" (complete early draft, partly autograph, of his justification of conduct as Commander-in-Chief, presesnted to the House of Commons, 1779), (c. 88 pages, folio) and III. Papers relating to the Treaty of Paris (25 documents, c. 105 pages, 25 July 1782 to 10 February 1783). See typed calendar of documents for full description.

ArchivalResource: 106 documents and letters, c. 670 p. ; folio, quarto and octavo, 78 folders in a large chemise, large red crushed morocco fitted case (c. 406 x 305 x 152 mm.), with typed calendar of documents.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18607227 View

Vol. XXXIV (ff. 348). Apr. 1788-Jan.1789.John Reeves, formerly Chief Justice of Newfoundland: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1787-1802.includes:f. i Captain Elliot Salter, RN: Letter to the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1788. f. 3 Cheshire:...

Title: Vol. XXXIV (ff. 348). Apr. 1788-Jan.1789.John Reeves, formerly Chief Justice of Newfoundland: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1787-1802.includes:f. i Captain Elliot Salter, RN: Letter to the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1788. f. 3 Cheshire:... Apr 1788-Jan 1789

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800)

Title: Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)

The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period.

ArchivalResource: 30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes

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Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

Title: Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850

The Henry Clinton papers contain the correspondence, records, and maps of Henry Clinton, who served under Thomas Gage and William Howe between 1775 and 1778, and was commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America from 1778 to 1782. Although the bulk of the papers cover his tenure as commander-in-chief, with particular attention to engagements in New York and New Jersey and the sieges of Charleston and Yorktown, they also document Clinton's efforts to restore his reputation after the war, and to some extent, his personal life. The are described in a separate finding aid. Harriot Clinton and Elizabeth Carter diaries

ArchivalResource: 304 volumes (90 linear feet)

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