St. Clair, John, Sir.
Lieutenant colonel on Gen. Edward Braddock's staff and deputy quartermaster general of British forces in North America.
Appointed quartermaster in Nov., 1754, St. Clair was wounded in the 1755 ambush in which Braddock was killed. He never recovered and was replaced as quartermaster in 1758.
From the description of Letter : Williamsburg, [Va.], to Governor [Robert Hunter] Morris, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1755 Feb. 14. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40448859
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| referencedIn | Fort Pitt (Pa.). Cashbook, 1760 July 12-Dec. 10. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Forbes, John, 1707-1759. Papers of John Forbes [manuscript], 1755-1759. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | St. Clair, John, Sir. Letter : Williamsburg, [Va.], to Governor [Robert Hunter] Morris, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1755 Feb. 14. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Public Archives of Canada. Selected materials on Indian affairs, 1698-1796. | American Philosophical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Great Britain. Army | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Morris, Robert Hunter, ca. 1700-1764 | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1754-1756 : Morris) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Public Archives of Canada. | corporateBody |
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