Clements Library Holdings for Sixty Years’ War Paper – 1755 to 1815
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:11:15 GMT
Topic: Samuel Finley Field Notes for Bouquet’s Expedition — 1764, 1846-1849 (bulk 1764)
Title: Samuel Finley Field Notes for Bouquet’s Expedition — 1764, 1846-1849 (bulk 1764)
Extent: 1 volume
Abstract: The Samuel Finley Field Notes for Bouquet’s Expedition (60 pages) contains detailed descriptions of the topography of Bouquet’s route though Pennsylvania and Ohio during his march against the Ohio Indians (October 2-25, 1864). Finley, a field engineer, recorded minute descriptions of physical and environmental features of the landscape, such as the direction and speed of rivers and streams, characteristics of the terrain, soil, and timber quality, and tree and undergrowth density.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:12:51 GMT
Topic: John Gorham papers — 1744-1772 (bulk 1748-1750 )
Title: John Gorham papers — 1744-1772 (bulk 1748-1750 )
Extent: 24 items (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract: The Gorham collection consists primarily of materials pertaining to the military career of John Gorham in Nova Scotia. Gorham organized a very successful military unit called the Rangers who were known for their unorthodox tactics.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:19:15 GMT
Topic: Fort Wayne Indian Agency collection — 1802-1815
Title: Fort Wayne Indian Agency collection — 1802-1815
Extent: 3 volumes
Abstract: The Fort Wayne Indian Agency collection consists of a letterbook kept by Indian agents John Johnston and Benjamin Franklin Stickney; an English-to-Ottawa dictionary, likely written by Stickney; and a memorandum book kept by Johnston during his time at Fort Wayne.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:22:28 GMT
Topic: William Knox papers — 1757-1811
Title: William Knox papers — 1757-1811
Extent: 3.75 linear feet
Abstract: The Knox collection is a significant resource for study of the pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary turmoil engulfing Britain’s North American colonies between 1766 and 1782, as seen from deep within the heart of the colonial administration. An arch-administrator, empowered as Undersecretary of State, Knox maintained a consistent line articulating a theory of imperial power based upon an evangelically-tinged system of paternal power and filial obligation.
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Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:25:21 GMT
Topic: Edward Miller journal — 1794
Title: Edward Miller journal — 1794
Extent: 1 volume
Abstract: The Edward Miller journal contains daily entries between July and November of 1794 concerning his military service, including the building of Fort Wayne and the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:33:29 GMT
Topic: J. R. (Hessian) journal — 1776-1784
Title: J. R. (Hessian) journal — 1776-1784
Extent: 80 pages
Abstract: This journal, kept by an author identified only as J. R., covers the service of a Hessian soldier during the Revolutionary War, including his trip to and from America and his service with the British auxiliary forces.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:35:34 GMT
Topic: David Selden papers — 1811-1819
Title: David Selden papers — 1811-1819
Extent: 10 items
Abstract: The David Selden papers contain correspondence from Selden, an American merchant in Liverpool, concerning business, the War of 1812, and conditions in Great Britain.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:36:27 GMT
Topic: John Graves Simcoe papers — 1774-1824 (bulk 1774-1804)
Title: John Graves Simcoe papers — 1774-1824 (bulk 1774-1804)
Extent: 0.75 linear feet
Abstract: The John Simcoe papers are a miscellaneous collection of letters and documents pertaining to Loyalist Colonel Simcoe’s career as an officer during the American Revolution and as Governor of Upper Canada (1792-1796)
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:39:12 GMT
Topic: Charles Townshend papers — 1660-1804 (bulk 1676-1748)
Title: Charles Townshend papers — 1660-1804 (bulk 1676-1748)
Extent: 9.5 linear feet
Abstract: The Townshend papers included the private and public records of Charles Townshend who served in various positions in the government of Great Britain including as Secretary of War during the Seven Years War and as Chancellor of the Exchequer where he authored the Townshend Acts to tax the American colonies.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:40:56 GMT
Topic: Crittenden family papers — 1837-1907 (bulk 1849-1889)
Title: Crittenden family papers — 1837-1907 (bulk 1849-1889)
Extent: 4 linear feet (approx. 1300 items)
Abstract: The Crittenden family papers contain the letters of a Kentucky family living in the California and Nevada frontiers. The material centers on the family of Alexander Parker Crittenden and his wife Clara Churchill Jones, and includes letters from their parents, siblings, and children. The collection also contains diaries, documents and financial records, and family photographs (daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, and other paper prints). The collection documents the murder of Alexander Parker Crittenden as well as family members who fought on the Confederate side of the Civil War and who participated in mining and prospecting in the West.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:42:54 GMT
Topic: Green Clay collection — 1753-1818 (bulk 1813)
Title: Green Clay collection — 1753-1818 (bulk 1813)
Extent: 45 items
Abstract: The Green Clay collection contains letters and administrative documents related to the Kentucky militia under General Green Clay in the War of 1812. Included are letters and orders from General Samuel South, Colonel William Dudley, and Lewis Cass.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:43:45 GMT
Topic: Henry Strachey papers — 1768-1802
Title: Henry Strachey papers — 1768-1802
Extent: 1 linear foot
Abstract: The Henry Strachey papers contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of British politician Henry Strachey, primarily concerning Strachey’s personal life, activities in North America, plantation in Florida, and political matters. Also included are copies of scattered financial and legal documents and two volumes of reports from colonial governors to the Earl of Dartmouth (1773), which Strachey had copied around 1776.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:44:32 GMT
Topic: Thomas Paine papers — 1776-1811
Title: Thomas Paine papers — 1776-1811
Extent: 12 items
Abstract: The Thomas Paine papers at the Clements Library consist of twelve manuscript items either by, to, or about the noted 18th century radical.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:45:04 GMT
Topic: Frederick North collection — 1775-1783
Title: Frederick North collection — 1775-1783
Extent: 5 items
Abstract: The Frederick North collection contains four letters written by North between 1775 and 1783 and a financial record for extraordinary military services and provisions incurred by and paid for by North and George Cooke as Paymasters of Forces, 1766-1767.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:45:50 GMT
Topic: Richard Oswald collection — 1779-1783
Title: Richard Oswald collection — 1779-1783
Extent: 6 items
Abstract: The Richard Oswald collection contains three of Oswald’s memoranda (“Plans for Russian Conquest of the North-West Coast–1781,” “London, 9th August 1779–General Observations, Relative to the Present State of the War,” and “Supplement to the Papers of August 1779 Relative to the State of the Present War”) and three letters to and from Oswald concerning the Revolutionary War.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:46:52 GMT
Topic: Richard Rush papers — 1812-1856
Title: Richard Rush papers — 1812-1856
Extent: 31 items
Abstract: The Richard Rush papers contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Richard Rush, on topics such as the War of 1812, family news, and political views.
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