Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749

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Appointed Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania by King George III in 1717 and made this report on preventing communication between the French settlements in Canada and those on the Mississippi to the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations of Great Britain in 1718, gathering much of his information from Indian traders.

From the description of Report, 1718, 1719. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112392

Governor of the colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware.

From the description of Charge of Sir William Keith, 1717. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423843

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Minutes of Indian treaties and conferences, 1721-1760, [n.d.]. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Selected mammoth plate photographic prints from the Keith McHenry Pond collection, [1859-circa 1880] Bancroft Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749. Report, 1718, 1719. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Minutes of Indian treaties and conferences, 1721-1760, [n.d.]., 1721-1760 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Pratt, William, d. c. 1724. Papers, 1725-1728. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749. Charge of Sir William Keith, 1717. Library of Congress
referencedIn Los Angeles County Prefecture Records The Huntington Library
creatorOf Letter. . . To Mr. James Logan. . . On occasion of Mr. Logan's having sent to Sir William a copy of his printed paper called the Antidote, 1725 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Chauncey family. Chauncey family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Portraits, Drawings and Photographs from the Hooker Family Papers [graphic], ca. 1880-ca. 1949 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Charter, 1724, for Newcastle, Delaware. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913,. Collection, ca. 1644-1884. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Portraits of University of California individuals and groups, ca. 1850-[ongoing] Bancroft Library
creatorOf Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749. Papers [microform], ca. 1699-1701, 1725. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 person
associatedWith Chauncey family. family
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Houseworth, Thomas person
associatedWith King Hendrick, c. 1680-1755 person
associatedWith Logan, James, 1674-1751. person
associatedWith Norris, Isaac, 1671-1735 person
associatedWith Norris, Isaac, 1701-1766 person
associatedWith Penn, John, 1729-1795 person
associatedWith Pennsylvania (Province). corporateBody
associatedWith Penn, William, 1644-1718. person
associatedWith Peters, Richard, 1704-1776 person
associatedWith Pratt, William, d. c. 1724. person
associatedWith Prefecture of Los Angeles corporateBody
associatedWith Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913, person
associatedWith Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 person
associatedWith United States Sanitary Commission corporateBody
associatedWith Watkins, Carleton E. person
associatedWith Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Chester (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River Valley
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Saint Lawrence River
Pennsylvania
Subject
Colonial Politics
Diplomatic History
French
Governors
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Native America
Pennsylvania History
Seven Years' War
Treaties
Occupation
Governors
Governors
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Birth 1680

Death 1749-11-18

Britons

English

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