Morris, Thomas, 1732?-
Variant namesOfficer of the 17th Regiment of Foot, dispatched Aug. 26, 1764, from Cedar Point, Ohio, by Col. John Bradstreet to Fort de Chartres in the Illinois country. Morris was to inform the tribes along the way that Bradstreet had made peace with the Shawnees and Delawares, and to warn them not to oppose British troops.
Despite the peace treaty, Pontiac continued to urge the tribes to resist the British, forcing Morris to abandon his mission Sept. 7 at the Miami villages. He returned to Detroit Sept. 17.
From the description of Letter : La Prairie des Mascoutins, [Ohio], to Colonel John Bradstreet, Detroit, [Mich.], 1764 Sept. 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38861099
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Morris, Thomas, b. 1732?. [Autograph letter signed, addressed to the wife of Henry Van Schaack] | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. Draper manuscripts: Border forays manuscript, 1875-1876. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Thomas, b. 1732?. Letter : La Prairie des Mascoutins, [Ohio], to Colonel John Bradstreet, Detroit, [Mich.], 1764 Sept. 2. | Newberry Library |
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| correspondedWith | Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774 | person |
| associatedWith | Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Great Britain. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Great Britain. Army. Royal Leicestershire Regiment | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823. | person |
| associatedWith | Washenawets, Ottawa chief. | person |
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| Bradstreet's Expedition, 1764 |
| Indians of North America |
| Manuscripts, American |
| Ottawa Indians |
| Ottawa Indians |
| Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765 |
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Birth 1732
Death 1818
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