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Gladwin, Henry, 1729-1791. Henry Gladwin correspondence, 1763 October 7

Title: Henry Gladwin correspondence, 1763 October 7

Relates to conditions in Detroit.

ArchivalResource: .2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

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Gladwin family. Documents, 1438-1891 [manuscript].

Title: Documents, 1438-1891 [manuscript]. 1438-1891.

These legal documents were brought to Australia by Mr Robert J. Gladwin's grandfather William Rowland Gladwin in 1855. They relate to family property in Essex at Northweald and Nettswell. The bulk of the title deeds are on parchment and are the holder's copies from the Court Rolls of admission and surrenders of tenants to "Spurriers", the Gladwin holding on the Manor of Nettswell. The collection also contains a note dated December 1764 regarding peace negotiations between Major Henry Gladwin and Indian Chief Pontiac. There are also marriage settlements, bonds, correspondence about land exchanges and copies of entries from parish registers in Essex relating to the Gladwin Family. There is also a family tree compiled by Mrs R. J. Gladwin. One document, the burial certificate of Hannah Gladwin, 1891, belongs to the period after the family arrived in Australia.

ArchivalResource: 1 box 37 cm. long + 3 large fol. folders; 77 items in total.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225835731 View

Jeffery Amherst papers 1758-1764 Amherst, Jeffery papers

Title: Jeffery Amherst papers 1758-1764 Amherst, Jeffery papers

The Jeffery Amherst papers (763 items) consist of the correspondence, documents, and military orders of Jeffery Amherst, British commander-in-chief in North America from 1758-1763. Included are Amherst's letters to General Thomas Gage and the papers given to Gage with the transfer of authority in 1763.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-341amh?rgn=main;view=text View

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797. Jeffery Amherst papers, 1758-1764.

Title: Jeffery Amherst papers, 1758-1764.

The Jeffery Amherst papers (763 items) consist of the correspondence, documents, and military orders of Jeffery Amherst, British commander-in-chief in North America from 1758-1763. Included are Amherst's letters to General Thomas Gage and the papers given to Gage with the transfer of authority in 1763.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet.

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Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

Title: Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

The Thomas Gage papers consist of the military and governmental correspondence and headquarters papers of General Thomas Gage, officer in the British Army in America (1754-1763) and commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America (1763-1775). The papers include incoming correspondence and retained copies of letters written by Gage, together with a large quantity of documents related to military administration and manuscript maps of North America. The collection is particularly strong in documenting British administration of North America after the French and Indian War, interactions with Native Americans, and the years preceding the American Revolution. The collection also includes a the Thomas Gage warrants, a series of financial documents authorizing payments related to British military expenses in North America during Gage's service as commander-in-chief.

ArchivalResource: 70 linear feet.

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Harriet Gladwin commonplace book 1808-1810 Gladwin, Harriet commonplace book

Title: Harriet Gladwin commonplace book 1808-1810 Gladwin, Harriet commonplace book

This commonplace book (56 pages) was compiled by Harriet Gladwin, daughter of British Army Major General Henry Gladwin, who commanded the British forces during Pontiac's siege against Detroit in 1763. The volume contains Harriet's copies of a published account of the siege (33 pages), a memorial poem dedicated to her father by William Hayley (13 pages), and 3 additional memorial poems and epitaphs (7 pages). She began the volume on September 25, 1808.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume

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Who told Major Gladwin? Answer: William Tucker, 19---

Title: Who told Major Gladwin? Answer: William Tucker, 19---

Typed, 4 page paper about Tucker informating Gladwin of Pontiac's attack plan for Detroit (Mich.). Location and date of paper unknown. The author may be Dr. Adams from the William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor (Mich.). This story contradicts two other stories of Gladwin being warned by an old squaw or a young squaw, also his mistress as documented by H.R Schoolcraft's letters or that a French woman warned an English fur trader.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40336492 View

Thomas Gage papers 1754-1807 1759-1775 Gage, Thomas, papers

Title: Thomas Gage papers 1754-1807 1759-1775 Gage, Thomas, papers

The Thomas Gage papers consist of the military and governmental correspondence and headquarter papers of General Thomas Gage, officer in the British Army in America (1754-1763) and commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America between 1763 and 1775. The papers include incoming correspondence and retained copies of letters written by Gage, together with a large quantity of documents related to military administration and manuscript maps of North America. The collection is particularly strong in documenting British administration of North America after the French and Indian War, interactions with Native Americans, and the years preceding the American Revolution. The series is described in a separate finding aid. Thomas Gage warrants

ArchivalResource: 70 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-341gag?rgn=main;view=text View

Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755. Edward Braddock orderly book, 1755 July 17

Title: Edward Braddock orderly book, 1755 July 17

Excerpt from the orderly book of General Braddock, July 17, 1755, mentioning Lieutenant Gladwin of the 14th Regiment of the British Army. Handwriting of George Washington, aide-de-camp to General Braddock.

ArchivalResource: 1 wallet (3 pages)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319432644 View

Fleming, Sampson. Sampson Fleming papers, 1762-1784.

Title: Sampson Fleming papers, 1762-1784.

Papers relating to Fleming's service as H.M. Deputy Commissary of Stores and Provisions, at Detroit, 1762-1784; including documents signed by Sir Jeffrey Amherst and Henry Gladwin, and an inventory of effects belonging to the deceased Mary Kidd, Dec. 24,1774.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430228354 View