Draper manuscripts: Virginia papers, 1772-1869.

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Draper manuscripts: Virginia papers, 1772-1869.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145787473

Papers collected by Lyman Draper when he was planning to publish an enlarged and revised edition of Joseph Doddridge's "Notes on the Settlements and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1763-1783." The major topics of discussion center around the development of the region and the American Revolution. Major battles include Dunmore's Expedition, 1774; the Battle of Point Pleasant, 1774; and skirmishes in Valley Forge and Pennsylvania. Defense and relationships with the Shawnee and Cherokee are discussed throughout the various military and family papers. The collection also contains information on many prominent families in the region; major figures include Joseph Doddridge and his family, William Fleming, William Christian, John Stuart, Patrick Henry, William Preston, Thomas Madison, Daniel Smith, John Evan Finley, and Joseph Martin.

3.2 c.f. (16 volumes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6850040

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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