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Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. Papers, 1772-1819 [microform].

Title: Papers, 1772-1819 [microform].

The records consist of John Nicholson's private papers which were seized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania around 1800 in order to prosecute its claims against his estate and unravel the many difficult title conflicts involving his vast land holdings.

ArchivalResource: 27 reels of microfilm.

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Neville, Presley, 1756-1818. Letter : Pittsburg to his excellency Thomas Mifflin Esqr., Governor of Pennsylvania, 1792 Aug. 3.

Title: Letter : Pittsburg to his excellency Thomas Mifflin Esqr., Governor of Pennsylvania, 1792 Aug. 3.

Letter written by Presley Neville on Aug. 3, 1792 to Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 leaves (3 p.)) ; 31 cm. or smaller.

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Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809. Papers of Daniel Brodhead, 1779-1781

Title: Papers of Daniel Brodhead, 1779-1781

The items in this collection contain instructions sent by Daniel Brodhead from Fort Pitt during his tenure as commander of the Western Department. They reveal the recurring difficulties posed by food shortages, lack of money, uncooperative officers, and raids conducted by hostile Indian tribes, which prompted settlers in the area to abandon their property. Also documented are plans for military maneuvers and logistical matters such as the transferring of soldiers and supplies between forts. "Instructions to Officers on Different Commands and at Different Posts" consists of copies of orders sent to military personnel stationed primarily at surrounding forts, including Armstrong, McIntosh, Laurens, Wheeling, and Tuscarora. The orders communicate instructions from Brodhead, as well as relaying commands from other government officials, including George Washington (referred to as "his Excellency the Commander in Chief"). A number of the orders, as well as the two letters in the collection, are addressed to Archibald Lochry, a colonel in command of troops from Westmoreland County. In 1781, he would die in a battle known as "Lochry's defeat," after an ambush by British and Indian forces while en route to a planned attack on Fort Detroit. The Darlington Autograph collection (noted below in the Related Materials section) also contains a number of Lochry's letters. Correspondence of Lochry Other recipients of the commands include John Bayard, George Rogers Clark, and Frederick Vernon. Specific instructions pertain to the building of a stockade at Kittanning (later to be known as Fort Armstrong), the procurement of supplies from settlers through compulsion, and reconnoitering expeditions into Indian Territory. Brodhead writes of his frustrations resulting from officers ignoring his orders and settlers abandoning their property due to Indian attacks.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol + 2 letters.

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Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809. Daniel Brodhead papers, 1781-1799.

Title: Daniel Brodhead papers, 1781-1799.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821. Papers of the Nourse family [manuscript], 1760-1862.

Title: Papers of the Nourse family [manuscript], 1760-1862.

Papers, 1760-1762, concern the estate of Willoughby Allerton of Westmoreland County, Va., preparred in part by Richard Lee; copy, 1800, signed by Daniel Brodhead, of a survey, 23 June 1774, of 167 acres land in Northampton County, Pa.; and copies, 1834, of record book entries, 1778-1779, for the payment of Silas Deane, made by Joseph Nourse while serving as U.S. Assistant Auditor General. The papers also include a copy of a survey, 1783, recorded by Isaac Hite, for 1000 acres of land in Fayette County, Ky.; records, 1804, concerning a dispute between Joseph Nourse and Isaac Hite over land in Jefferson County, Va.; papers, 1788-1829, of Joseph Nourse, regarding John Bull, lands belonging to his wife, Mary Nourse, Revolutionary War claims, and the sale of a house in Washington, D.C., belonging to James McKim. The papers also include a copy, 1799, of an indenture, 1797, transferring land in Montgomery County, Md., and Georgetown, D.C. to Thomas Armat; a letter, 30 July 1800, from Elias Boudinot, Philadelphia, Pa., to Joseph Nourse, Washington, D.C., soliciting a subscription for publications of the Presbyterian Church; and a letter, 28 July 1800, from Jonathon Dayton, Elizabeth, N.J., regarding debts accrued by Dayton while serving as Speaker of the House. The papers also include legal documents, 1804-1805, of Elisha Boyd, including a British writ of dedimus potestatem and procedural instructions signed by Anthony Highmore, regarding land in London transferred to Joseph Nourse; and power of attorney, 15 Septmber 1808, of London merchants Coxe & Meilan, appointing Josph and Charles Josephus Nourse to act as their agents in the United States. The papers also include an account, 1827-1828, of William Gilliss with the U.S. Indian Trade Department; a letter 27 July 1832, from Peter B. Porter, Black Rock, N.Y., to Charles Josephus Nourse, Georgetown, D.C., regarding legal matters; and powers of attorney, 1841-1844, one wittnessed by William Cooke Pease, appointing Charles Josephus Nourse to act as agent for members of the U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service in claims against the United States. The papers also include a petition, ca. 1844, for the relief of U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service members who served in Florida and the West Indies during 1836-1838; a memorial, n.d., requesting the establishment of a bank to serve Georgetown and Alexandria, D.C.; clippings, ca. 1861-1865, describing naval battles during the Civil War; and a drawing, n.d., of an unidentified house.

ArchivalResource: ca.100 items.

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Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

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Orderly book, 1778-1780.

Title: Orderly book, 1778-1780.

Manuscript orderly book, 17 June 1778-2 October 1780, with headquarters at Ft. Pitt, Ft. McIntosh, Ft. Lawrence and Pittsburgh. It contains General, Garrison and Regimental orders with descriptions of general court martials.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Bothwell, Margaret Pearson. Margaret Pearson Bothwell collection 1779-1925 1779-1781, 1925.

Title: Margaret Pearson Bothwell collection 1779-1925 1779-1781, 1925.

Collection includes photostatic copies and transcripts of materials related to Fort Pitt and early Pittsburgh. Collection also contains photogrphs of "Hoover Farm", a hunting camp.

ArchivalResource: .05 linear ft.

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Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Pittsburgh and Northwest Virginia papers, 1768-1854.

Title: Draper manuscripts: Pittsburgh and Northwest Virginia papers, 1768-1854.

Copies and original papers dealing with the military commanders, popular heroes, and events in the Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania region, created by or about leaders Daniel Brodhead, William Irvine, Edward Hand, William Harrod, John McCulloch (Jr. and Sr.), Samuel Brady, Hugh Brady, David Williamson, Benjamin Biggs, John Redd, and Nathan Reid.

ArchivalResource: 2.0 c.f. (10 volumes)

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Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809. Draper manuscripts: Daniel Brodhead papers, 1775-1846.

Title: Draper manuscripts: Daniel Brodhead papers, 1775-1846.

Papers of Daniel Brodhead, an officer in the Continental Army, who served as an Indian negotiator and as commander of the Western Department, headquartered at Fort Pitt from 1779-1781. Included are correspondence, speeches, and treaty papers, 1775-1781, concerning Indian leaders Big Cat, Captain John Killbuck, Jr., Captain Johnny (also known as Israel), Captain Pipe (Hopocan) and John Montour of the Delaware; Half King (Tanacharison) of the Seneca and Samuel Houston (known as Raven) of the Cherokee; as well as copies of letters from George Washington to Brodhead, and Draper's copy of Brodhead's outgoing correspondence letterbook for 1780-1781.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 c.f. (3 volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145784519 View

Irvine, William, 1741-1804. Draper manuscripts: William Irvine papers, 1776-1834.

Title: Draper manuscripts: William Irvine papers, 1776-1834.

Copies of correspondence of William Irvine, the Commander of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, who later (1779) became a brigadier general in the Continental Army, including materials from his command at Fort Pitt (1781-1783). Border defense and Irvine's military career are the most prominent topics, but personal letters written to his wife discuss family health, business affairs, servants, and the children's education.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes)

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Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809. ALS, 1777, May 20, Summerset Court House, to Board of War.

Title: ALS, 1777, May 20, Summerset Court House, to Board of War.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 33 x 31 cm.

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Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

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Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes

Title: Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes

Lyman Draper's notes, primarily of interviews (1841-1868), with maps and transcriptions from state and county archives, newspapers, and personal manuscripts, concerning the trans-Appalachian West from about 1750 to 1815, with emphasis on Indian-White conflict, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Includes material on Indian wars, including Dunmore's War, 1774; expeditions against the Cherokee in 1776, 1788, and 1793; Crawford's campaign, 1782; John Logan's Shawnee expedition, 1787; the Great Miami treaty, 1786; the Nickajack campaign, 1794; a battle between the Potawatomi and Stephen Cole's party, 1810; Henry Dodge's expeditions of 1812 and 1814; and Indian attacks and captivities in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Also includes material on the Revolutionary War in Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and the Mohawk Valley, and the battles of Point Pleasant, Monmouth, King's Mountain, and Blue Licks, activities of spies, St. Clair's defeat, and Clark's Illinois campaign. Material on the War of 1812 includes descriptions of the Chicago massacre and battles of Frenchtown, Raisin River, and Thames. Also includes information on early settlement in Missouri and Kentucky, the state of Franklin, Shays' Rebellion, the upper Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin), the Rock River valley (Illinois and Wisconsin), Indian traders at Milwaukee (circa 1800), and Hugh F. Bell's recollections of game hunting and cooking in Kentucky (circa 1795), with instructions for making a bearskin coat. Persons interviewed include Seneca Indians at the Cattaraugus Reservation (New York); Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, and his wife, Olive Van Bibber Boone; Simon Girty's daughter, Sarah Munger; and Simon Kenton's son, William M. Kenton. Includes excerpts from Benjamin Van Cleve's manuscript biography, from Nathaniel Hart's journal of Anthony Wayne's 1794 campaign, and copies of Wayne papers for 1792-1795. Individuals noted as subject terms below are discussed in the interviews. Also includes information on the Lewis family of Virginia, and on the Musick, Renfroe, Todd, and Wetzel families, and genealogical information for the Boone, Bryan, Callaway, Girty, Kenton, Munger, Sevier, and Van Bibber families, and for the families of John Cuppy, Thomas Dickerson, Silas Hedges, Henry Jolly, and Spencer Records. Maps include Kaskaskia (Illinois), portions of Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and the Tippecanoe battleground.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 cubic feet (33 volumes)

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Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: George Rogers Clark papers, 1756-1891.

Title: Draper manuscripts: George Rogers Clark papers, 1756-1891.

Papers of and about George Rogers Clark, the most noted military commander in the western campaigns of the Revolution, gathered by Draper from relatives, descendants, and other historians; by transcripts from archives in Spain, Virginia and other localities for an intended complete biography. Included are papers gathered from Clark's descendants and from others who had proposed biographies, recollections of Clark's role in the early history of Kentucky and the Revolutionary War in the West, notes, copies of documents, and interviews with participants or their descendants. Draper's own voluminous notes and drafts of the first two chapters of Draper's proposed biography are also present.

ArchivalResource: 15.0 c.f. (64 volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145789335 View

An account of goods delivered sundry persons belonging to the Continental Army : to be charged to them respectively and to be accounted for by the regimental pay masters, [Fort Pitt?], 20 Sept. 1778-3 May 1779.

Title: An account of goods delivered sundry persons belonging to the Continental Army : to be charged to them respectively and to be accounted for by the regimental pay masters, [Fort Pitt?], 20 Sept. 1778-3 May 1779.

ArchivalResource: [32] p. (incl. 17 blank) ; 32 cm. (fol.)

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Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809. Papers of Daniel Brodhead, 1779-1781 [electronic resource].

Title: Papers of Daniel Brodhead, 1779-1781 [electronic resource].

The items in this collection contain instructions sent by Daniel Brodhead from Fort Pitt during his tenure as commander of the Western Department. They reveal the recurring difficulties posed by food shortages, lack of money, uncooperative officers, and raids conducted by hostile Indian tribes, which prompted settlers in the area to abandon their property. Also documented are plans for military maneuvers and logistical matters such as the transferring of soldiers and supplies between forts. "Instructions to Officers on Different Commands and at Different Posts" consists of copies of orders sent to military personnel stationed primarily at surrounding forts, including Armstrong, McIntosh, Laurens, Wheeling, and Tuscarora. The orders communicate instructions from Brodhead, as well as relaying commands from other government officials, including George Washington (referred to as "his Excellency the Commander in Chief"). A number of the orders, as well as the two letters in the collection, are addressed to Archibald Lochry, a colonel in command of troops from Westmoreland County. In 1781, he would die in a battle known as "Lochry's defeat," after an ambush by British and Indian forces while en route to a planned attack on Fort Detroit. The Darlington Autograph collection (noted below in the Related Materials section) also contains a number of Lochry's letters. Correspondence of Lochry Other recipients of the commands include John Bayard, George Rogers Clark, and Frederick Vernon. Specific instructions pertain to the building of a stockade at Kittanning (later to be known as Fort Armstrong), the procurement of supplies from settlers through compulsion, and reconnoitering expeditions into Indian Territory. Brodhead writes of his frustrations resulting from officers ignoring his orders and settlers abandoning their property due to Indian attacks.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol + 2 letters.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/671395145 View

Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. Collection of Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts, 1735-1890.

Title: Collection of Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts, 1735-1890.

Manuscripts including colonial papers in Paris and London relating to the history of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Kings Mountain (N.C.), North Carolina, the Northwest, Pittsburgh (Pa.), South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; topics such as border forays, frontier wars, the Mecklenburg declaration, and pension statements; and individuals including George M. Bedinger, Daniel Boone, Samuel Brady, Joseph Brant, Daniel Brodhead, George Rogers Clark, Jonathan Clark, William Clark, William Croghan, Daniel Drake, Thomas Forsyth, Josiah Harmar, William Henry Harrison, Thomas S. Hinde, William Irvine, Simon Kenton, Peter Ney, Robert Patterson, members of the Potter family, William Preston, Michael Rudolph, David Shepherd, Thomas Sumter, John Cleves Symmes, Tecumseh, and Lewis Wetzel.

ArchivalResource: 134 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78163206 View

Order-books, 1775-1861.

Title: Order-books, 1775-1861.

Collection of orderly books for: General William Smallwood of Smallwood's Brigade, 1778-1779; Colonel Daniel Morgan of the 11th Virginia Regiment, 1777; Col. Christian Febiger of the 2nd Virginia Regiment (kept by Francis Cowherd), 1778; Col. Christian Febiger of the 1st Virginia Battalion of 1781; Col. William Thompson of the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, 1775; Col. John Cadwalader of the 3rd Battalion of Philadelphia Association (kept by Capt. Sharp Delancy), 1776; Lt. Col. Thomas Bull of the 4th Battalion Chester County Associators (kept by William Armstrong), 1776; Col. John Bull and Col. Walter Stuart of the Pennsylvania State Regiment, 1777; Col. Anthony Wayne of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion, 1776; Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne (kept by Benjamin Fishbourne), 1778-1782, 1792-1794; Col. Henry Bicker of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778; an unidentified Regiment at Whitemarsh, Pa., 1777; Col. Nicholas Haussegger, Lt. Col. George Stricker, and Col. Baron de Arent of the Continental German Battalion, (kept by Capt. Charles Baltzel) ;1776-1778, 1780; an unidentified Regiment at Valley Forge, 1778; Col. Moses Hazen of the 2nd Canadian Regiment, 1778-1779; Col. Henry Bicker and Col. Walter Stuart of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1779; Maj. Nicholas Dietrich Baron de Ottendorf (kept by Capt. Anthony Selin), 1777; Col. Daniel Brodhead of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1780; and Lt. Col. Calvin Smith of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, 1782. Col. James Chambers of the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1780; Gen. Alexander McDougal, 1780; an unidentified unit [Militia], 1780; an unidentified [North Carolina] Regiment, 1777; Col. Elias Dayton of the 3rd New Jersey Regiment, 1780; John Ross, Brig. Gen. and Inspector of New Jersey Brigade, 1780; Elisha Williams, Adjutant to George Washington, 1776; 1st Regiment of Artillery, 1794-1809; Thomas Cadwalader and S. Anderson of Camp Dupont, 1814; 2nd Elite Corps of the Virginia Militia, 1814; and Gen. Robert Patterson, 1861.

ArchivalResource: 42 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122590168 View

Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809. Letterbook, 1780-1785.

Title: Letterbook, 1780-1785.

Letterbook of Daniel Brodhead written while commander at Fort Pitt. Material relates to the condition of the army and the forts depending on Fort Pitt, the Indian troubles, events leading up to General Brodhead's court martial, and a few business letters from Brodhead written in 1785.

ArchivalResource: 118 p. ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540385 View

Shepherd, David, 1734-1795. Draper manuscripts: David Shepherd papers, 1755-1802.

Title: Draper manuscripts: David Shepherd papers, 1755-1802.

Papers of David Shepherd (1734-1795), a distinguished militia officer, businessman, sheriff, and legislator from the Wheeling, West Virginia region. Although military correspondence and records constitute the bulk of the collection, some letters and papers concerning Shepherd's business affairs and family are intermingled. Major topics of discussion include Dunmore's expedition, the Revolutionary War, military matters in the Wheeling area, western defense, and Indian troubles; and military plans and events such as the assault on Detroit and St. Clair's expedition.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 c.f. (5 volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145787366 View

Clark, William, d. 1791. Draper manuscripts: William Clark papers, 1780-1804.

Title: Draper manuscripts: William Clark papers, 1780-1804.

Papers of William Clark (d. 1791), a cousin of George Rogers Clark, who served in the Illinois Regiment and as commissioner and surveyor of the Illinois grant; and of George Rogers Clark's younger brother, also named William Clark (1770-1838), who was one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, governor of the Missouri Territory (1813-1821), and superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis (1822-1838). Papers of the elder William Clark include correspondence (1777-1791), pertaining to his service in the Illinois Regiment, administration of the Illinois grant, and the development of Clarksville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana (including maps). Correspondents include his father Benjamin Clark, Richard C. Anderson, John Armstrong, Daniel Brodhead, Richard Butler, Abraham Chapline, Valentine Dalton, John Dodge, John Edwards, James Harrod, Gilbert Imlay, Harry Innes, John Montgomery, John Rogers, Arthur St. Clair, Robert Todd, and John Williams. Letters (1782-1790) of John Girault in New Orleans and Natchez concern economic conditions and relations with the Spanish in the lower Mississippi River valley. Also includes a letterbook (1782-1789), primarily of letters written to John Girault, a ledger (1784-1785) and daybook (1787-1791), muster rolls, supply inventories, and land survey notes. Papers of the younger William Clark (1770-1838) include material on midwestern Indian affairs, 1814-1822, primarily messages delivered in 1815 to representatives of the Chippewa (Ojibwa), Kickapoo, Menominee, Potawatomi, and Sauk and Fox (Meskwaki) tribes signed by Clark, Auguste Chouteau, and Illinois territorial governor Ninian Edwards. Also includes the journal, May 14-August 17, 1804, of Charles Floyd, a sergeant with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The bulk of the papers in this series are those of the elder William.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 c.f. (6 volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145783102 View

Irvine, William, 1741-1804. Draper manuscripts: William Irvine papers, 1776-1834.

Title: Draper manuscripts: William Irvine papers, 1776-1834

Copies of correspondence of the Commander of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, who later (1779) became a brigadier general in the Continental Army, including materials from his command at Fort Pitt (1781-1783). Border defense and Irvine's military career are the most prominent topics, but personal letters written to his wife discuss family health, business affairs, servants, and the children's education.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes)

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Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS, 1779 October 18 : Head Quarters, West Point, to Colonel Daniel Brodhead.

Title: LS, 1779 October 18 : Head Quarters, West Point, to Colonel Daniel Brodhead.

This letter deals with Washington's opinions, plans and orders concerning the fighting between the Americans and the Indians who were under the influence of the British. Washington expresses his strong approval of the expeditions against the Seneca and Muncy Nations by both Brodhead and General Sullivan in which Seneca towns and crops were laid waste and Indian possessions were plundered. Washington at length discusses the proposed expedition against the Indians at Detroit, feeling that the strength of Brodhead's forces were not sufficient to attempt it at present.

ArchivalResource: 6 p. ; 30.5 x 18.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17527209 View