Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

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Philip John Schuyler (November 20 [O.S. November 9] 1733 – November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Albany, Province of New York, into the prosperous Schuyler family, Schuyler fought in the French and Indian War. He won election to the New York General Assembly in 1768 and to the Continental Congress in 1775. He planned the...

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...

Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl, 1737-1805

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British politician. Born William Fitzmaurice, assumed surname Petty in 1751, succeeded his father as Earl of Shelburne 1761, created Marquis of Lansdowne 1784. Worked in the House of Lords to repeal the Stamp Act and continued to pursue a conciliatory policy toward the American colonies, though opposed to their independence. He became prime minister in 1782, directed peace negotiations with the United States, France, and Spain, and resigned from office shortly thereafter. ...

Gladwin, Henry, 1729-1791

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British commander at Detroit (1763-1764.) From the description of Henry Gladwin correspondence, 1763 October 7 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 383689761 ...

Dalrymple, Wm. (William), 1736-1807

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Mendip, Welbore Ellis, Baron, 1713-1802

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British statesman, Secretary for the Colonies in 1782 during the American War of Independence. From the description of Baron Welbore Ellis Mendip letters to John Ellis and Thomas Astle, 1731-1788. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122501921 Secretary at war and secretary of state for America. From the description of Letter signed : "War office", to George Reid, regimental agent, 1762 Dec. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270639407 ...

Loring, Joshua, 1716-1781

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Johnstone, George, 1730-1787

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Famous commodore Johnston. From the description of Autograph letter signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270488823 Johnstone, a British naval officer, served as governor of West Florida from 1763 to 1767. In 1778 he was one of three commissioners sent to America to try to negotiate an end to the war. From the description of ALS, 1778, June 19, off New Castle, Del., to Richard Oswald. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122466148 ...

Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793

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Wills Hill (1718-1793), known as the Earl of Hillsborough, and later Marquis of Downshire. From the description of Letter to James Habersham, 1772 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478005 British politician. Succeeded his father as Viscount Hillsborough in the peerage of Ireland, 1742; created Earl of Hillsborough in the peerage of Ireland, 1751; Baron Harwich in the peerage of Great Britain, 1756; Marquis of Downshire in the peerage of Ireland, 1789. As a member of P...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806

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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Goodwood, to Lord Auckland, 1789 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270654957 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Goodwood, to George Romney, 1800 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270654941 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1763 May 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270654938 From the description of Letter signe...

Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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British official in America. From the description of Receipt signed to an autograph letter signed (signature obliterated) dated Schonectady [sic] 24 December, 1764 : [n.p.], 1764 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496465 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnson Hall, to an unidentified correspondent, 1769 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487684 Sir William Johnson was a wealthy land owner and trader, controlling most of the lands in...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...

Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795

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Robert Rogers was a soldier and frontiersman. From the description of An estimate of the fur and peltry trade in the district of Michilimackinac, according to the bounds and limits, assign'd to it by the French, when under their government; together with an account of the situation and names of the several out-posts, 1767. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632774 Major Robert Rogers (1731-1795), colonial ranger, Indian trader, frontiersman, and...

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. ...

Dartmouth, William Legge, Earl of, 1731-1801

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This volume contains a list of offices and office holders in the North American and West Indian colonies created by the British Secretary of State of the colonies in 1775. The item was created by or for William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, who was Secretary of State from 1772 through November of 1775, when he resigned and was replaced by Lord Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville. The official title for this cabinet level office was "Colonial Secretary," a position created in 1768 to help manage the ...

Croghan, George, 1720?-1782

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Indian agent and public official. From the description of Papers of George Croghan, 1768. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064125 According to Mr. Julian F. Boyd, Librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, who viewed this document on October 1, 1938, with Mr. Carl Van Doren, this is am accurate, clerk's copy of the original minutes of the conference, corrected in the handwriting of Mr. Richard Peters, Secretary of the conference. From the description of...

Johnson, Guy, approximately 1740-1788

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Superintendent of Indian Affairs; loyalist. From the description of Conference minutes, 1768 October 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519721 Guy Johnson, nephew of Sir William Johnson, served as Deputy Superintendant of Indian Affairs in the northeastern American colonies and became Superintendant in 1774 when his uncle died. In 1775, at the outbreak of the American Revolution, Johnson fled to Canada and sailed to England. He returned to America in 1776, where he direct...

Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765

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British colonel. From the description of Speech at Fort Pitt, 1764 Sept. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974526 Henry Bouquet was a colonel in the Southern Brigade of British forces in the United States in 1765. From the description of The Henry Bouquet papers, 1765. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50140401 British army officer. From the description of Henry Bouquet papers, 1765-1788. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 794...

Prévost, Augustine, approximately 1725-1786

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N.Y. resident. From the description of Papers, 1783. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36115925 British army officer. From the description of Letter fragment of Augustine Prévost, 1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450131 British general. From the description of Letter, 1779 April 10, [Savannah?], to Thomas Pinckney. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 297170252 Officer in the Royal American Regiment (60th) and ...

Wentworth, John, 1737-1820

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Governor of the New Hampshire Colony and loyalist. From the description of Marriage license of John Wentworth, 1774 June 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981478 ...

Aubry, Charles Philippe, -1770

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Farmar, Robert, 1717-1778

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British army officer. From the description of Robert Farmar agreement, 1763. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453569 ...

Fraser, Alexander, 1735-1798.

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Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1705-1782

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Born in 1705. Entered army in 1727. Commissioned major general in 1755, and appointed the following year as commander-in-chief of British forces in America during the French and Indian War, and named titular governor of Virginia. Died at Loudoun Castle, the family seat in Ayrshire, in 1782. From the description of Memorandum book, 1757 Jan. 1-Apr. 1 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122612272 John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 - 27 Apr. 1782) was the...

Grant, James, 1720-1806

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British army officer, colonial governor, and member of Parliament. From the description of James Grant of Ballindalloch papers, 1740-1819 (bulk 1760-1780). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984748 Major, 77th Regiment, "Gen. Jeffery Amherst's forces," British colonial army. From the description of Letter, 1757 Sept. 22, Charleston, [S.C., to] Alex[ander] Brodie, Lethen, [Scotland]. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30699124 ...

Penn, Richard, approximately 1736-1811

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Epithet: of Add MS 41367 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000342 Epithet: Agent for Ceylon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000149.0x0000af ...

Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764

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Cochran, Gavin, d. 1786.

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Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

Christie, Gabriel, 1722-1799.

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Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795

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Henry Seymour Conway (1719-1795) was an army general and politician. He fought in the War of the Austrian Succession; served in Ireland during the Jacobite Rebellion, and in Germany during the Seven Years' War. He was successively promoted to major general in 1756 and to lieutenant general in 1759. Sitting in the House of Commons from 1741 to 1774 and from 1775 to 1784, Conway became a leading member of the opposition, opposing the King's action against John Wilkes regarding general warrants in ...

Stuart, John, 1718-1779

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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 ...

Cramahé, Hector Theophilus 1720-1788

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Epithet: Lieutenant Gov of Quebec British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x000339 ...

Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787

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Thomas Gage, British military officer and last royal governor of Mass., was commander-in-chief in North America, 1763-1773. From the description of Letters : New York, to Sir Wm. Johnson, 1766-1771. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37737851 From the description of Letter : New York, to Honorable Lt. Governor Penn, 1766 July 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37737693 From the description of Letter : Montreal, to Monsr. L'anglade, 1763 July 17. (Newber...

Murray, James, 1721-1794

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James Murray, distinguished general and governor of Quebec, was born in Scotland. He was commissioned to British army about 1740 and served in several expeditions in the West Indies, Flanders and Brittany. Murray played a vital part in the conquest of Canada, serving as commander of the operations against Montreal which led to the final French surrrender. He was appointed governor of Quebec from 1760-1766. He also served as governor of Minorca from 1774 to 1782. He was made a full general in 178...

Franklin, William, 1731-1813

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William Franklin was born in 1731, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin; his mother's identity is unknown. Prime Minister, Lord Bute, named William Franklin to the position of Royal Governor of New Jersey when the office became available in 1762. At first, Franklin was greeted in New Jersey with trepidation, as it was assumed that his famous father had obtained the office for him. In contrast to the low expectations of him, William Franklin became one of the most effective royal governors N...

Townshend, George Townshend, marquis, 1724-1807

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English soldier. From the description of Letter signed : Rainham, to an unidentifiedcorrespondent, 1798 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572968 English military officer-One of Wolfe' 3 brigadiers at siege of Quebec. From the description of Autograph signature to a document, 1779 Jan. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572971 George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend, was educated at Cambridge and fought at Culloden (1746), re...

Bull, William, 1710-1791

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Epithet: of Aylesbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x0001a5 Lieutenant governor and commander-in-chief in S.C. during colonial period. From the description of Papers, 1770, 1774. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43737901 Peter Collinson (1694 – 1768) was an English merchant and botanist. From the guide to the Peter Collinson papers, 1560-1811 (inclusive),...

Abbadie, Jean-Jacques-Blaise d', 1726-1765

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Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790

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British colonial governor of Maryland. From the description of Horatio Sharpe papers, 1758-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980438 Colonial Governor of Maryland. From the description of Letter signed : Annapolis, to the Commissioners of the Paper Currency Office, 1761 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664850 ...

Wright, James, Sir, 1716-1785

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British royal governor of Georgia (1760-1776, 1779-1782) who returned to England after the Revolution. From the description of Sir James Wright correspondence, 1784 September 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983534 British royal governor of Georgia (1760-1776, 1779-1782), who returned to England after the Revolution. From the description of Papers, 1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149569 Sir James Wright (1716-1785) was a lawyer in Charleston, ...

Penn, John, 1729-1795

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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Grandson of William Penn, last lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware under the proprietorship. From the description of Warrant : ...

Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776

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Scientist, New York colonial official. From the description of Cadwallader Colden Papers, 1677-1832 (bulk 1711-1775). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476912237 Governor of New York (Colony) and scientist. From the description of Cadwallader Colden family papers, 1686-1830. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453882 Colonial New York philosopher and scientist, and political official. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], t...

Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809

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Appointed governor of Virginia in 1771. From the description of Correspondence, 1771-1778. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26923951 Lord Dunmore was the British governor of the Virginia Colony, from September 25, 1771 until his departure to New York on New Years Eve, 1776. From the guide to the Land Grant to Ambrose Gatewood, 1773 June 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Governor of New York (1...

Campbell, John, 1708-1775

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English miscellaneous writer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and one letter signed : [London], to Sir Philip Francis, 1771 Oct. 24 and 1773 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134399 ...

Hamilton, Otho, 1690?-1770

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Tryon, William, 1729-1788

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Colonial governor of North Carolina, 1764-1771, and New York, 1771-1780. From the description of William Tryon papers, 1772-1784. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779879 British army officer and colonial lt. governor and governor of North Carolina. From the description of Correspondence of William Tryon, 1773-1774. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551846 Colonial gov. of New York. From the description of Letter si...

Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000337 Army officer. From the description of John Bradstreet correspondence, 1763. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451224 John Bradstreet (1711-1774), a soldier who served with the British and colonial forces, 1735-1774, gained recognition for his extraordinary abilities with that class of irregulars known as "battoe-men." Governor ...

Wilkins, John, 1761-1816

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Barrington, William Wildman Barrington, Viscount, 1717-1793

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William Wildman Barrington, second Viscount Barrington, English politician. His political career was notorious, as he held continuous public office for over thirty years throughout a whole series of ministerial changes. Barrington was a regular target of the anonymous critic of British politics known as Junius. From the description of William Wildman Barrington manuscript material : 1 item, 1766 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 75428351 From the guide to the Wi...

Cooper, Grey, Sir, approximately 1726-1801

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English politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, 1779 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270522071 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to William Strahan, 1779 Sept. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270522062 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Worlington Cottage, to William Strahan, 1780 Sept. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531581 17...

Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712?-1779

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Bernard was Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. From the description of DS, 1762 January 28. : Boston. Appointment. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14194099 Governor of Massachusetts Bay (Colony). From the description of Sir Francis Bernard commission, 1768. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456180 Sir Francis Bernard was born in England in July 1712. After graduating from Oxford University i...

Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780

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Governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Certification, 1752. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960172 At this time, Hutchinson was judge of probate in Suffolk County (1749-1766); later he was royal governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1771-1774) From the description of A Brief State of that Part of Massachusetts Bay which is situated East of the Province of Main (sic) with reasons for erecting it into a separate & distinct Province : manuscript...

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

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British army officer. From the description of Papers of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, 1759-1762. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062467 English field-marshal. From the description of Document signed : Office of Ordnance [London], 1773 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132562 Army officer and governor general of British North America. From the description of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, papers, 1759. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771

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English colonist and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bushey Park, to an unidentified correspondent, 1763 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498832 ...

Robertson, James, 1717-1788

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Colonial governor of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wimpole Street [London], to "Dear W---", 1875 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872175 In 1772 James Drummond, the Earl of Perth, had mortgaged property in Perth Amboy, N.J. to General James Robertson. Upon the Earl of Perth's death, and with no heirs except for an infant daughter, there was a need to settle the accounts that he owed to Robertson. From the description of Jame...