George Clinton papers, 1697-1760, bulk 1745-1753.

William L. Clements Library

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William Clements was a Bay City businessman who served as regent from 1910 to 1933. An Early interest in collecting books crystallized around gathering rare books related to American history that were printed before 1800. In 1921, he gave his collection of books, manuscripts and maps to the university and provided a building to house them, which was opened in 1923. Mr. Clements continued to serve on the Committee of Management of the Clements Library until his death in 1934. He wo...

Shirley, William, 1694-1771

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Shirley was governor of Massachusetts from 1741 to 1757. From the description of Letter, 1745 June 1, Boston [Mass.], to Jacob Wendell, Boston [Mass.]. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50844670 Colonial Governor of Massachusetts. Shirley was active in colonial politics, served in the French and Indian War, and succeeded Braddock as commander of all British Forces in North America upon Braddock's death. Shirley attended a council of war in New ...

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...

Clinton, George, approximately 1686-1761

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Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Lt. Gov. Thomas, 1744 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904165 From the description of Autograph signature to document : Fort George in the City of New York, 1750 Sept. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904167 George Clinton (ca. 1686-1761) was a British naval officer and politician who served as colonial governor of New York from 1743 to 1753. From the descri...

Alexander, James, 1691-1756

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James Alexander was a lawyer in New Jersey and New York during the eighteenth century. Born in Scotland in 1691, Alexander fought in the Rebellion of 1715, which resulted in the exile of the Stuarts from England. That year, he moved to the United States and became the surveyor general of the Province of New Jersey. He served on both the Council of New York, from 1721 to 1732, and the Council of New Jersey, from 1723 to 1735. From 1723 to 1727, he also served as New Jersey's attorney general. Ale...

De Lancey, James, 1703-1760

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Chief Justice and Lieut-Gov. of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Kempe, Attorney General, 1758 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526072 James De Lancey (1703-1760) was the Lieutenant Governor of the English Province of New York from 1753 to 1760. From the guide to the James De Lancey speech, 1783, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

De La Warr, John West, Earl, 1693-1766

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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...

Gooch, William

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Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Virginia. From the description of Land patent, 1748. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554079 From the description of Land patent, 1748 January 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629689 Epithet: Major; Lieutenant -Gov. of Virginia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000702.0x0002ee Governor of Virginia (Colony) From the description of...

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

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King of England from 1727-1760. From the description of Writ, 1748 February 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629412 George Augustus was born in Hanover, Germany on November 10, 1683, the only son of the elector of Hanover. In 1705 he married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and they had nine children. During his reign as King of England, George II granted the charter to James Edward Oglethorpe, allowing for the founding of the colony of Georgia in 1733. George ...

Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757

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Jonathan Belcher was born on January 8, in 1681 or 1682, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Andrew and Sarah Belcher. In 1746, upon hearing about Governor of New Jersey Lewis Morris's poor health, Belcher actively pursued the opportunity for another royal appointment. Although the Morris Family nominated the former governor's son, Robert Hunter Morris, the alliance of Quakers in New Jersey and London cultivated by Belcher and his brother-in-law, Richard Partridge, managed to obtain the appo...

Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768

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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Claremont, to Mr. Sharpe, 1755 Jul. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609892 ...

Clinton, Charles, 1690-1773

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Grandfather of DeWitt Clinton. Served under Gen. Bradstreet during the French and Indian War; captured Fort Frontenac in 1758. From the description of Journal of his New York campaign in the French war, 1758 July-Oct. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56843709 ...

Theyanoguin, Hendrick Peters, 1692-1755

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Wolcott, Roger, 1679-1767

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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) Governor of Connecticut, businessman, army officer, jurist, and author. From the description of Papers of Roger Wolcott, 1749-1754. (Unknown...

Knowles, Charles, Sir, 1704?-1777

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Phips, Spencer, 1685-1757

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Spencer Phips (1685-1757) was born "Spencer Bennett" in Rowley, Mass., but was adopted at an early age by his uncle Gov. William Phips (1651-1695). He was educated at Harvard (1703) and settled in Cambridge, Mass., where he served as state representative in 1721, then town councillor, 1721-1732; he became the state's Lieutenant Governor, 1732-1757. From the description of Diaries, 1731 and 1735. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207164357 ...

Bayard, Stephen, 1700-1757

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Stephen Bayard was the mayor of New York from 1744 to 1747. From the description of Stephen Bayard letters, 1728-1743. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 703387730 ...

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...

Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759

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Army officer and Colonial governor, of Kittery, Me. From the description of Letter, 1755 May 2. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70950078 From the description of Letter, 1737 June 22. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70944443 Pepperrell was a merchant, politician and soldier who served in the colonial governments in Massachusetts. Israel Williams was a soldier and commander of a Hampshire County regimen...

West, James, 1703-1772

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Lincoln, Henry Clinton, Earl of, 1684-1728

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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

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Second Lord of the Manor, Clermont, N.Y. From the description of Letter, 1744. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155493389 Second proprietor of Livingston Manor. The son of Robert Livingston, Philip Livingston was a successful Albany merchant and Indian trader, secretary to the Board of Indian Affairs, and a member of the N.Y. provincial Council. From the description of Letter and memorandum : Albany, [N.Y.], to Messrs. Storke & Gainsbor...

Warren, Peter, sir, 1703-1752

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British naval officer, finally vice-admiral. Owner of extensive landholdings in New York City and New York State. Married Susannah De Lancey; uncle of Sir William Johnson. From the description of Papers and deeds, 1639-1795. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58671377 Warren, British naval officer, most remembered for his capture of Fort Louisbourg, N.S., Canada in 1745. From the description of [Document, 1747?] / P. Warren. (Smith Colleg...

Wentworth, Benning, 1696-1770

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Governor of New Hampshire, 1741-1767. From the description of Instructions, 1741 Sept. 10. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70926277 Governor of New Hampshire. From the description of Letter, 1749 April 15, Portsmouth, to the New Hampshire General Assembly. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 174141871 Colonial governor and legislator of New Hampshire. From the description of Instructions of Benning Wentwor...

George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727

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George I was the first Hanover king of England, claiming the throne through his mother, Sophia, great granddaughter of King James I. His succession was orchestrated to ensure a Protestant ruler. He became king upon the death of Queen Anne in 1714, and he ruled until 1727, a somewhat unpopular and rather unremarkable reign. From the description of King George I instructions to his councillors, 1723 May 30. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734412 ...

Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771

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British public official. From the description of Papers of John Russell, Duke of Bedford, 1593-1765. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068325 Charlotte Beard was one of the four daughters of John Rich and so probably were the other contributors. From the description of Lease from John Russell, Duke of Bedford, to Mrs. Priscilla Rich of the parish of St. Paul, Covent Garden, widow [manuscript], 1765 December 2. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 6301...

Hamilton, James, 1710-1783

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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) The son of William Penn, Thomas Penn served as proprietor of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Thomas Penn correspondence, 1747-1771, with...

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),...

Six Nations

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Moses Cleaveland was a Connecticut lawyer, legislator, and army officer who became the Director and agent for the Connecticut Land Company. Prior to leading its first surveying and exploring party into the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1795 and founding the City of Cleveland, Ohio in 1796, Cleaveland sought permission from the Six Nations to survey and settle the land that they traditionally controlled. From the description of Chiefs of the Six Nations letter to Moses Cleaveland, 17...

Anson, George Anson, baron, 1697-1762

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Commodore George Anson is best known for his voyage round the world. This document would have been written shortly after the Commodore returned from sea. From the description of Signed document by Lord Anson signing over interest in an endeavor to a list of gentlemen, 1748 Apr. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864477 ...