Thomas Duggan journal 1795-1801 Duggan, Thomas journal

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Thomas Duggan journal 1795-1801 Duggan, Thomas journal

Thomas Duggan managed the British Army's Indian Department storehouse at Fort Michilimackinac and St. Joseph Island with the 24th Regiment of Foot. In the journal, he detailed the outpost's interactions with Ojibwa (referred to as Chippewa in the journal), Ottawa, Potawatomi, Sioux, and Cherokee groups that came to the store for "presents" of food, arms, and supplies, from October 31, 1795 to September 6, 1801.

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William L. Clements Library

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Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 24th (2nd Warwickshire)

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Duggan, Thomas, d. 1803.

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