Jeffery Amherst papers 1758-1764 Amherst, Jeffery papers

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791

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Frederick Haldimand was a British Army officer in Quebec and Governor-General of Canada. Son of Francois Louis and Marie (de Trytorreus) Haldimand, he was born in Neufchatel, Switzerland, Aug. 11, 1713. A soldier of fortune, he served in various European armies, and in 1756, came to America as lt. col. in the Royal American. He served in the Seven Years' War; was lt. gov. of Three Rivers District, 1762-64; in 1767 was in command of the Southern district of N.A. with headqua...

France. Treaties, etc. 1762 Nov. 3.

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Dalrymple, John, 1705-1766

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Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

Six Nations

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Moses Cleaveland was a Connecticut lawyer, legislator, and army officer who became the Director and agent for the Connecticut Land Company. Prior to leading its first surveying and exploring party into the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1795 and founding the City of Cleveland, Ohio in 1796, Cleaveland sought permission from the Six Nations to survey and settle the land that they traditionally controlled. From the description of Chiefs of the Six Nations letter to Moses Cleaveland, 17...

Wright, James, Sir, 1716-1785

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British royal governor of Georgia (1760-1776, 1779-1782) who returned to England after the Revolution. From the description of Sir James Wright correspondence, 1784 September 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983534 British royal governor of Georgia (1760-1776, 1779-1782), who returned to England after the Revolution. From the description of Papers, 1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149569 Sir James Wright (1716-1785) was a lawyer in Charleston, ...

Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795

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Robert Rogers was a soldier and frontiersman. From the description of An estimate of the fur and peltry trade in the district of Michilimackinac, according to the bounds and limits, assign'd to it by the French, when under their government; together with an account of the situation and names of the several out-posts, 1767. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632774 Major Robert Rogers (1731-1795), colonial ranger, Indian trader, frontiersman, and...

Mendip, Welbore Ellis, Baron, 1713-1802

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British statesman, Secretary for the Colonies in 1782 during the American War of Independence. From the description of Baron Welbore Ellis Mendip letters to John Ellis and Thomas Astle, 1731-1788. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122501921 Secretary at war and secretary of state for America. From the description of Letter signed : "War office", to George Reid, regimental agent, 1762 Dec. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270639407 ...

Penn, Richard, 1735-1811

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Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

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British army officer. From the description of Papers of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, 1759-1762. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062467 English field-marshal. From the description of Document signed : Office of Ordnance [London], 1773 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132562 Army officer and governor general of British North America. From the description of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, papers, 1759. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Maturin, Gabriel, d. 1774.

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Robertson, James, 1720? -1788

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Burton, Ralph, d. 1768.

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Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, 1720-1769

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Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies. It followed the British victory in the French and Indian War, the American front of the Seven Years' War. Pontiac's importance in the war that bears his name has been debated. Nineteenth-century acc...

Vaudreuil, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de, 1698-1778

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Governor of New France (1755-1760). From the description of Pierre de Rigaud Vaudreuil papers, 1755 September 4 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 630103029 Pierre de Rigaud de Cavagnal, marquis de Vaudreuil; b. in Canada, Governor of Trois Riviéres (1733-1743); Governor of Louisiana (1743-1755); Governor and Lieutenant General of Canada (1755-1760); following the capitulation to the English (1760), he returned to France where he was tried and subsequently acquit...

Gladwin, Henry, 1729-1791

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British commander at Detroit (1763-1764.) From the description of Henry Gladwin correspondence, 1763 October 7 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 383689761 ...

Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765

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Arthur Dobbs (1689-1765) was an Irish author, statesman and governor of North Carolina. From the description of Arthur Dobbs papers [manuscript], circa 1683-1722. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 688618133 From the guide to the Arthur Dobbs papers, circa 1683-1722, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Arthur Dobbs was the Governor of North Carolina fron 1754 to 1762. From the description of Letters, 1756-1757, to ...

Prevost, Augustine, 1725-1786

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Farmar, Robert, 1717-1778

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British army officer. From the description of Robert Farmar agreement, 1763. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453569 ...

Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787

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Thomas Gage, British military officer and last royal governor of Mass., was commander-in-chief in North America, 1763-1773. From the description of Letters : New York, to Sir Wm. Johnson, 1766-1771. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37737851 From the description of Letter : New York, to Honorable Lt. Governor Penn, 1766 July 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37737693 From the description of Letter : Montreal, to Monsr. L'anglade, 1763 July 17. (Newber...

Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764

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Great Britain. Treaties, etc. 1763 Feb. 10.

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Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765

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British colonel. From the description of Speech at Fort Pitt, 1764 Sept. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974526 Henry Bouquet was a colonel in the Southern Brigade of British forces in the United States in 1765. From the description of The Henry Bouquet papers, 1765. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50140401 British army officer. From the description of Henry Bouquet papers, 1765-1788. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 794...

Wilkins, John, 1761-1816

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Boone, Thomas H.

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Epithet: MP; of Add MS 4158 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x00038c ...

Loring, Joshua, 1716-1781

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Stuart, John, 1718-1779

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Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000337 Army officer. From the description of John Bradstreet correspondence, 1763. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451224 John Bradstreet (1711-1774), a soldier who served with the British and colonial forces, 1735-1774, gained recognition for his extraordinary abilities with that class of irregulars known as "battoe-men." Governor ...

Colden, Cadwallader, 1687-1776

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Barrington, William Wildman Barrington, Viscount, 1717-1793

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William Wildman Barrington, second Viscount Barrington, English politician. His political career was notorious, as he held continuous public office for over thirty years throughout a whole series of ministerial changes. Barrington was a regular target of the anonymous critic of British politics known as Junius. From the description of William Wildman Barrington manuscript material : 1 item, 1766 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 75428351 From the guide to the Wi...

Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771

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English colonist and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bushey Park, to an unidentified correspondent, 1763 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498832 ...

Gould Morgan, Sir Charles, 1726-1806

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Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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British official in America. From the description of Receipt signed to an autograph letter signed (signature obliterated) dated Schonectady [sic] 24 December, 1764 : [n.p.], 1764 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496465 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnson Hall, to an unidentified correspondent, 1769 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487684 Sir William Johnson was a wealthy land owner and trader, controlling most of the lands in...

Campbell, John, 1723-1806.

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Murray, James, 1721-1794

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James Murray, distinguished general and governor of Quebec, was born in Scotland. He was commissioned to British army about 1740 and served in several expeditions in the West Indies, Flanders and Brittany. Murray played a vital part in the conquest of Canada, serving as commander of the operations against Montreal which led to the final French surrrender. He was appointed governor of Quebec from 1760-1766. He also served as governor of Minorca from 1774 to 1782. He was made a full general in 178...