Letters : to Governor Frederick Haldimand, [18--]

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Letters : to Governor Frederick Haldimand, [18--]

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Manuscript transcription, in an unidentified hand [Elihu B. Washburne?], of two letters, written from Fort Gage, Illinois, and dated 8 Feb. 1778 and 4 July 1778, and addressed to the governor of Quebec, concerning territorial exploration around Fort Gage and the Mississippi River, as well as the Delaware Indians, among other native tribes.

2 items ; 33 cm.

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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...

Rocheblave, Philippe François de Rastel, Chevalier de, -1802

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