Philip DeJean papers, 1781-1783.

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Philip DeJean papers, 1781-1783.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316207401

Two letters to Earl Cornwallis and Frederick Haldimand, regarding back pay due DeJean. Includes description of DeJean's capture at Vincennes, Indiana, and imprisonment at Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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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...

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DeJean, Philip, b. 1734

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Born in 1734 in Toulouse, France, where his father was procureur general. He came to Canada, married Jan. 12, 1761, in Montreal, Marie Joseph Larcheveque (first); (second) Louise Auger; (third) Nov. 25, 1776, in Detroit, Theotiste St. Cosme. He came to Detroit about 1768, and soon became a notary and local judge. During Gov. Hamilton's regime, DeJean proved a convenient tool for many arbitrary and tyrannical deeds, one of the most notable being the sentencing of Jean Coutencineau and Ann Wiley t...

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