John Peters papers, 1770-1786.

Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

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...

Chamier, Daniel, 1565-1621

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Morrison, John, Major.

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Le Maistre, Francis.

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Wier, Daniel

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Hecht, Frederick William.

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Cuthbert, George

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Epithet: Mayor of Portsmouth British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000987.0x00009e ...

Crawford, John W., 1914-

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Little information is available about John Crawford. He was an ancestor of Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Miers of Pittsburgh, Pa. From the description of Papers 1819-1821. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 29969434 ...

Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814

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Commander-in-chief of British forces in North America from 1775 to 1778. From the description of Appointment, 1778 Feb. 23, Philadelphia, of Charles Bowden. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122625975 Commander of British Army troops in North America during the American Revolution. From the description of Book of general orders: manuscript, 1777. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 80960793 Army officer, Great Britain. ...

Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Queen's York Rangers (American Regiment, 1st) (RCAC)

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Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808

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Army officer and public official of Great Britain and governor of Quebec (Colony). From the description of Guy Carleton papers, Baron Dorchester, circa 1775-1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009537 British governor of Quebec and commander of the British Army in Canada. From the description of Papers of Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, 1774-1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009530 Governor of Quebec and British army officer. From the ...

Spalding, A. D.

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Peters, Samuel, 1735-1826

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Epithet: Secretary, Workmen's Committee for the Abolition of Foreign Bounties British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x0000cc The Jonathan Carver heirs claimed after his death that Naudowissee (Dakota) chiefs Hawnopawjatin and Otohtongoomlisheaw had granted Carver a tract of some four million acres of land on the east side of the Mississippi River running from St. Paul to the mouth of Wisconsin's Chippewa River...

Peters, John, 1740-1788.

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American Loyalist and British officer. Born in Hebron, Connecticut, and later settled in what was at that time Moorestown in Gloucester County, New York (today located in northastern Vermont). Appointed a member of Continental Congress in 1774, but refused the office's oath of secrecy. Went to Canada in 1776, were he was appointed colonel of the Queen's Loyal Rangers by Sir Guy Carleton. Served in Burgoyne's campaign and participated in the Battle of Bennington. Relocated with his family to Cape...

Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792

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Burgoyne was a Lieutenant General of British forces during the American Revolution, who surrendered at Saratoga in Oct. 1777. From the description of John Burgoyne letter : to M.G. Gates, 1777 Dec. 12. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936829 British general. From the description of ALS : near Bemis Heights, N.Y., to Horatio Gates, 1777 Sept. 27. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591552 General and Dramatist. ...

Deschamps, Isaac.

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Great Britain. Commissary-General's Office

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Paumier, Peter.

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