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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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Purcell, Joseph. A map of the Southern Indian District of North America / compiled under the direction of John Stuart, Esqr., His Majesty's Superintendant of Indian Affairs, by Joseph Purcell.

Title: A map of the Southern Indian District of North America / compiled under the direction of John Stuart, Esqr., His Majesty's Superintendant of Indian Affairs, by Joseph Purcell. [1775]

Shows North America east of the Mississippi River and south of the Ohio River. References identify 155 Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee villages. Includes notes on Indian land claims and cessions. Date of compilation, fuller description, and bibliographic references in: Cumming, William Patterson. The Southeast in early maps / rev. and enl. by Louis De Vorsey, Jr. 3d ed. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998) p. 323-324, no. 438, and plates 68-71.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 1,888 x 1,706 mm.

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Romans, Bernard, 1741?-ca. 1784. Two enlarged details of A map of West Florida and part of Et: Florida, Georgia part of So: Carolina i[n]cluding [torn] & Chactaw, Chickasaw & Creek nations with [torn] [r]oad [torn] Pensacola through ye: Creek nation to Augusitus & Charlestown : Compiled under the directi[on] of ye So[torn] John Stuart esqr: his majesty's [torn] of Nth: America & by him humbly to his excellency ye: honble: Thomas Gage esqr: general & commandr in chief of all his majesty's forces in Nth America & ca., & ca. & ca.

Title: Two enlarged details of A map of West Florida and part of Et: Florida, Georgia part of So: Carolina i[n]cluding [torn] & Chactaw, Chickasaw & Creek nations with [torn] [r]oad [torn] Pensacola through ye: Creek nation to Augusitus & Charlestown : Compiled under the directi[on] of ye So[torn] John Stuart esqr: his majesty's [torn] of Nth: America & by him humbly to his excellency ye: honble: Thomas Gage esqr: general & commandr in chief of all his majesty's forces in Nth America & ca., & ca. & ca. [1773]

ArchivalResource: 2 maps ; ca. 62 x 40 cm.

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Habersham family. Habersham family papers, 1712-1842.

Title: Habersham family papers, 1712-1842.

The collection consists primarily of manuscript copies of portions of James Habersham's letter books during 1771-1772 when he served as Acting Governor of Georgia. Also included is a manuscript copy of James Habersham's diary dated 1750-1751 and manuscript copies of indentures, letters, and ledgers of John Habersham, Joseph Habersham, Robert Habersham Jr., and Roland Hill compiled in a single letter book. The two letter books of James Habersham's letters contain duplicates. The letter book 2 (August 1771-October 1772) contains the most letters. Habersham's letters are addressed to: Earl of Hillsborough, George Galphin, Capt. James Edward Powell, Lord Charles Greville Montagu, Edward Barnard, William Tryon, John Daniel Hammerer, Joseph Maddock, John Pownall, James Jackson, Francis Williams, John Stuart, Peter Chester, Commissioners of Customs, William Knox, Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, John Moultrie, and Anthony Stokes. Three letters at the end of letter book 2 were written by John Habersham on behalf of his father. Many of James Habersham's letters in this collection were transcribed and published in the Colonial Records of the State of Georgia and Collections of the Georgia Historical Society: The Letters of Hon. James Habersham, 1756-1775. See the collection inventory for publication information and page numbers. Twenty-seven of the forty-nine letters are not published. James Habersham's diary contains entries regarding the arrival of French and German citizens in Georgia, the Rev. John Martin Bolzius, settlement at Ebenezer, Georgia, Trustees appointments, deaths and burials, letter to Capt. David Cutler Braddock, detailed information on cocoons and silk manufacturing, arrival of ships in port, elections, merchants, and mulberry trees. The creator and date of creation of the manuscript copies is unknown. They were likely written during the late 18th and 19th centuries.

ArchivalResource: 4 folders (.2 cubic feet)

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Stuart, John, 1718-1779. A sketch of the Cherakee boundaries with the province of Virginia &c. 1771.

Title: A sketch of the Cherakee boundaries with the province of Virginia &c. 1771. 1771.

ArchivalResource: 1 facs. ms. map ; 23.2 x 27.6 cm.

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Purcell, Joseph. A map of the southern Indian district of North America / compiled under the direction of John Stuart, his majesty's superintendent of Indian affairs and by him humbly inscribed to the Earl of Dartmouth his majesty's principal secretary of state for the colonies & ca. & ca.

Title: A map of the southern Indian district of North America / compiled under the direction of John Stuart, his majesty's superintendent of Indian affairs and by him humbly inscribed to the Earl of Dartmouth his majesty's principal secretary of state for the colonies & ca. & ca. [1776]

ArchivalResource: 1 facs. ms. map in two large sheets ; 196.5 x 189.5 cm.

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Stuart, John, 1718-1779. Correspondence dealing with government relations between Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek Indians, 1766-1767.

Title: Correspondence dealing with government relations between Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek Indians, 1766-1767. 1766-1767.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm.

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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

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Taitt, David. A plan of part of the rivers Tombeebe, Alabama, Tensa, Perdite, & Scambia in the province of West Florida with a sketch of the boundary between the nation of uper [sic] Creek Indians and that part of the province which is contigious thereto, as settled at the congresses at Pensacola in the years 1765 & 1771 : Collected from different surveys at the desire of the honble John Stuart esquire sole agent and superintendant of Indian affairs for the southern district of North America / by David Taitt.

Title: A plan of part of the rivers Tombeebe, Alabama, Tensa, Perdite, & Scambia in the province of West Florida with a sketch of the boundary between the nation of uper [sic] Creek Indians and that part of the province which is contigious thereto, as settled at the congresses at Pensacola in the years 1765 & 1771 : Collected from different surveys at the desire of the honble John Stuart esquire sole agent and superintendant of Indian affairs for the southern district of North America / by David Taitt. [1772]

ArchivalResource: 1 facs. ms. map ; 25 x 28 cm.

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Romans, Bernard, 1741?-ca. 1784. A map of West Florida and part of Et: Florida, Georgia part of So: Carolina i[n]cluding [torn] & Chactaw, Chickasaw & Creek nations with [torn] [r]oad [torn] Pensacola through ye: Creek nation to Augusitus & Charlestown : Compiled under the directi[on] of ye So[torn] John Stuart esqr: his majesty's [torn] of Nth: America & by him humbly to his excellency ye: honble: Thomas Gage esqr: general & commandr in chief of all his majesty's forces in Nth America & ca., & ca. & ca.

Title: A map of West Florida and part of Et: Florida, Georgia part of So: Carolina i[n]cluding [torn] & Chactaw, Chickasaw & Creek nations with [torn] [r]oad [torn] Pensacola through ye: Creek nation to Augusitus & Charlestown : Compiled under the directi[on] of ye So[torn] John Stuart esqr: his majesty's [torn] of Nth: America & by him humbly to his excellency ye: honble: Thomas Gage esqr: general & commandr in chief of all his majesty's forces in Nth America & ca., & ca. & ca. [1773]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map ; ca. 168 x 256 cm.

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William Henry Lyttelton papers 1730-1806 1755-1761 Lyttelton, William Henry, papers

Title: William Henry Lyttelton papers 1730-1806 1755-1761 Lyttelton, William Henry, papers

The William Henry Lyttelton papers document Lyttelton's career as governor of South Carolina and governor of Jamaica. These items primarily relate to colonial administration of South Carolina and Jamaica, and military engagements with Native Americans on the South Carolina frontier and against the French in the West Indies.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet.

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South Carolina. Committee on Accounts. Accounts : [Charleston, S.C.], 1757-1759.

Title: Accounts : [Charleston, S.C.], 1757-1759.

Documents, dated Apr. 28, 1757, May 6, 1759, and Dec. 2, 1759, record miscellaneous expenses relating to the French and Indian War efforts paid by the government of colonial South Carolina.

ArchivalResource: 4 items (2 folders) ; 31 cm. or smaller.

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Romans, Bernard, 1741?-ca. 1784. A map of part of West Florida done under the direction of the honourable John Stuart esqr: & by him humbly inscribed to his excellency Thomas Gage esquire general and commander in chief of all his majesty's forces in North-America / survey'd & drawn by Bernard Romans beteen the month of June 1772 & January 1773.

Title: A map of part of West Florida done under the direction of the honourable John Stuart esqr: & by him humbly inscribed to his excellency Thomas Gage esquire general and commander in chief of all his majesty's forces in North-America / survey'd & drawn by Bernard Romans beteen the month of June 1772 & January 1773. [1773]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map ; 54.5 x 76.1 cm.

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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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Purcell, Joseph. A map of the southern Indian district of North America / compiled under the direction of John Stuart, his majesty's superintendent of Indian affairs by Joseph Purcell.

Title: A map of the southern Indian district of North America / compiled under the direction of John Stuart, his majesty's superintendent of Indian affairs by Joseph Purcell. [ca. 1773]

ArchivalResource: 1 facs. ms. map in 4 sheets ; 98.2 x 88.5 cm.

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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

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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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William L. Clements Library. William Henry Lyttelton papers, 1730-1806.

Title: William Henry Lyttelton papers, 1730-1806.

The William Henry Lyttelton papers document Lyttelton's career as governor of South Carolina and governor of Jamaica. These items primarily relate to colonial administration of South Carolina and Jamaica, and to military engagements with Native Americans on the South Carolina frontier and against the French in the West Indies.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet.

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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)

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-42cli?rgn=main;view=text View