Stephen Cross journal, 1756-1757.

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Stephen Cross journal, 1756-1757.

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The Stephen Cross Journal details the Massachusetts shipbuilder's journey to Fort Oswego to help with the French and Indian War effort, his capture after the fall of Fort Oswego in 1756, and his subsequent imprisonment in Québec City, Québec, and Dijon, France.

60 p. (1 v.)

William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Cross, Stephen, 1731-1809

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Stephen Cross was born in October 1731, in Newbury, Massachusetts, the son of Ralph Cross and Sarah Johnson. The elder Cross worked as a shipbuilder, and Stephen and his brother joined him in the family business. In March 1756 Cross was recruited, along with 18 others from his town, to build vessels at Fort Oswego, New York, for a planned attack on the French-held Fort Niagara. British soldiers accompanied the shipbuilders as they traveled through the Mohawk Valley, reaching Fort Os...