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Ohio Company (1747-1779). Petition to the King for settling the Ohio River valley, 1748.

Title: Petition to the King for settling the Ohio River valley, 1748.

The petition was submitted by John Hanbury, London merchant, in behalf of himself, Thomas Lee, and others including Lawrence Washington. The petitioners request the king to instruct the governor of Virginia to grant the Company 500,000 acres of Ohio Valley land free of quit rent for ten years on which they will settle 100 families, erect a fort and maintain a garrison, fand carry on trade with the Indians, all of which will increase the crown's revenue and crreate a strong frontier.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 folio p.)

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George Chalmers papers relating to Indian affairs, 1750-1775, 1750-1775

Title: George Chalmers papers relating to Indian affairs, 1750-1775 1750-1775

Fenton compiled this reel from several collections for his research on American Indians. From the George Chalmers Collection (1750-1775) are correspondence, intelligence reports, and records of treaties concerning the Indians of the Ohio Valley. The writers include Thomas Cresap, Thomas Hutchins, and Sir William Johnson. There are also papers from the Philip John Schuyler papers (1710-1797) and one item from the Withrop, Wait, and Leverett Memorial (1709).

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Microfilm reel(s)

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Cresap, Helen Neff, 1899-. Cresap/Bruce family papers, 1885-1987.

Title: Cresap/Bruce Family papers

Thomas Cresap (circa 1692-1790) was a Maryland pioneer, settler colonist, and frontiersman. He surveyed Maryland's western frontier for what is known today as the National Road and fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Records describe Cresap’s participation in the violent attacks of Indigenous people to forcibly overtake their lands. His son, Michael, led Cresap's Riflemen during the American Revolution and records describe Michael Cresap’s murder of Shawnee and Mingo peoples. Later generations include the family names Bruce and Neff. In 1916, Cresap descendants formed the Cresap Society. The collection dates from 1860 to 1987 and consists mainly of correspondence of family members, their genealogical research, Cresap Society newsletters, and newspaper clippings highlighting Cresap history. Also included are Cresap family charts, documents, and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1414 View

Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005,. Papers relating to Indian affairs, 1709-1797.

Title: Papers relating to Indian affairs, 1709-1797.

Fenton compiled this reel from several collections for his research on American Indians. From the George Chalmers Collection (1750-1775) are correspondence, intelligence reports, and records of treaties concerning the Indians of the Ohio Valley. The writers include Thomas Cresap, Thomas Hutchins, and Sir William Johnson. There are also papers from the Philip John Schuyler papers (1710-1797) and one item from the Withrop, Wait, and Leverett Memorial (1709).

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122439907 View

Cresap, Helen Neff, 1899-. Cresap/Bruce family papers, 1885-1987.

Title: Cresap/Bruce Family papers

Thomas Cresap (circa 1692-1790) was a Maryland pioneer, settler colonist, and frontiersman. He surveyed Maryland's western frontier for what is known today as the National Road and fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Records describe Cresap’s participation in the violent attacks of Indigenous people to forcibly overtake their lands. His son, Michael, led Cresap's Riflemen during the American Revolution and records describe Michael Cresap’s murder of Shawnee and Mingo peoples. Later generations include the family names Bruce and Neff. In 1916, Cresap descendants formed the Cresap Society. The collection dates from 1860 to 1987 and consists mainly of correspondence of family members, their genealogical research, Cresap Society newsletters, and newspaper clippings highlighting Cresap history. Also included are Cresap family charts, documents, and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1414 View

Cresap, Thomas, 1694?-1790?. Thomas Cresap family papers, 1763-1891.

Title: Thomas Cresap family papers, 1763-1891.

ArchivalResource: 76 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79450023 View

Cresap, Thomas. Letter, 1763.

Title: Letter, 1763.

Facsimile reproduction of a letter, dated Old Town, from Cresap to Horatio Sharpe concerning his need for assistance in fending off attacks by Indians and noting the people currently seeking refuge at his stockade; reproduced in 1932 by the Cresap Society.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 c.f. (1 oversize folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145790164 View