Category: Book Notes

Who was George Rogers Clark?

Who was George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution?

My notes on Notes on Henry Hamilton and George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution with Unpublished Journal of Lieut. Gov. Henry Hamilton

Date: Tuesday, 1 March 2011 16:28:42 GMT

Topic: Henry Hamilton and George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution with Unpublished Journal of Lieut. Gov. Henry Hamilton,  edited by John D. Barnhart , (R. E. Banta, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1951)

p. 11 Hamilton was present at Quebec with Wolfe. fought at Palins of Abraham, but not in the thick of it. Was captured and taken through a French/Indian camp where he saw scalps and Indians honing knives. Barnhart says this is proof that he was not naive to what scalping was.

p.24 – Hamilton writes to Lord Dartmouth in Sept 1776 about holding council with Indians and tried to keep them peaceful, but expected trouble in the Ohio country. MPC X p. 264-270

p. 207 – Shelbourne Papers in Clements – letter from Hamilton, “ Narrative of the Case of Henry Hamilton who in 1775 was appointed LT. Gov &Supperintendent at Detroit.

p. 209 – letter to Shelbourne – April 9, 1782- Hamilton defending himself against charges of cruelty.

p. 25 Gage to Carleton and Carleton saying “you know what sort of people they are” letter from Gage to to Carleton Sept 4 , 1774 in Germain Papers. Response, Sept 20, 1774, ibid, then Carleton to Dartmouth, June 7, 1775. IBID

Conclusion – Who Was George Rogers Clark?

Rogers was mythologized, but he did carry off a big operation in incredibly difficult circumstances. Hamilton was not a monster, but he was eager to please his superiors. He knew of the Indian ways and still unleashed them on the frontier. Hamilton was too impetuous in his operations, but he made a reasonable response to a difficult situation. The news of the French alliance with America blind-sided him and gave Clark the upper hand with the French inhabitants and the western Indians.

pp.168-171, Hamilton’s Journal 26 January 1779 at Vincennes,

“26th– The Chiefs of the following nations assembled at the fort this morning–Shawanese, Delawares, Wyandatts, Ottawas Chippoweys, Miamis, Ouiattanons, Quiquaboes, and Peankashaas–(239)

Egushewai rose up, and in the usual stile addressed the supreme being, thanking him for granting us this opportunity of assembling to speak our minds, expressed his good wishes to all present, to His Majesty, the great Chief at Quebec, all His Majesty’s Officers and Soldiers in the name of the chiefs present– then directed his speech to the Shawanese and Delawares, in particular, desiring them to be strong & to hold their Father by the hand as well as his Indian Children.

The master of life has no doubt taken compassion upon us since he has allowed us to assemble as friends in this place, let us then be sincere in our union, and act in concert for the defence of our lands. We see our father was foremost to rise up, and come thus far to frustrate the designs of the Virginians.

Brothers! You know there is a great tree under which we were used to confer peaceably and speak our minds, this tree grows at Detroit; let it be our study to keep that tree strait, that it may not bend to one side or another– The branches of this tree extend to a great distance and rise to the clouds, who is there capable of hurting even the bark of that tree? no one–

You may recollect that last spring some Chickasaas and Cherakees came to Detroit to water that Tree, I therefore recommend to you once more to be strong, & to defend your possessions, which your father is doing his best to preserve for us.

–The Shawanese Strangers then spoke– Father and you our brethren listen to us! five Moons are now passed since we left our Village to go to the Creek Country, from whence we are just arrived– When we last went from this place the Officer who commanded (Captn Helm) gave us a letter for the chief of the Creeks, but as we feared it might contain something contrary to the wellfare of the Indians, we have brought it back unopend, & now put it into your hands–

//This letter contained an exhortation to the Creeks, to discredit the reports of the English who always told them lies, to require them to remain quiet, assuring them that the Ouabache Indians had joined the Americans, and exulting the power and credit of the Americans.//

We have brought a Peoria Woman who was. a prisoner among the Creeks, and whom they deliverd to me, that I might bring her to her nation, but meeting Kissingua who told us he was allied to the Peoria nation, and who asked her of us saying he would deliver her to her friends, we gave her up to him–

There is a white man with him (Hazle)–

Kissingua desired us to tell his brethren of this river, to as semble any prisoners they may have among them belonging to the Creeks, as he designed bringing on his return any of their prisoners resident among the Creeks–

The Shawanese then produced a long white Belt from the great chief of the Creeks, which he desired might be forwarded to the Ouiattanons, and by them sent to the Lake Indians that all the nations might be acquainted with the friendly intentions of the Creeks towards them, and of their enmity to the Americans– that this belt opend a road of communication between them, which should always be kept dear, so as a child might walk with safety–

He then deliverd a twist of Tobacco for the same Indians, desiring they might smoke it, as the chief of the Creeks did, when he thought on good things, & had compassion on the Women and Children of his nation–

The Shawanese further said that the upper towns of the Creeks had not taken up the hatchet against the Americans until the last Spring, but that at present they were all engaged, and had made their way as far as to the Old Shawanese Villages, & had destroyed several small forts–

That the English had eight Forts on, and near the coast– that the Rebels had made an attempt on the greatest called the Stone fort, but that the Indians had met them on their March and repulsed them– That 800 of the inhabitants had come in to beg protection from His Majesty’s officers– That they were in the utmost distress for want of cloathing, and at variance among themselves– He added that the Southern Indians were never so well supplyed as at present, owing to the care of Mr. Stewart the Superintendant–“

Clements Library Holdings

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.

Clements Library

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.

Books at the Newberry Library Chicago

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Sixty Years’ War Books at the Newberry Library Chicago – Special Collections and Edward E. Ayer Collection

Date: Wednesday, 2 March 2011 19:53:24 GMT

Topic: Bayonets in the wilderness : Anthony Wayne’s legion in the Old Northwest / Alan D. Gaff.

Author: Gaff, Alan D.

Title: Bayonets in the wilderness : Anthony Wayne’s legion in the Old Northwest / Alan D. Gaff.

Series: Campaigns and commanders ; v. 4

Published: Norman, [Okla.] : University of Oklahoma Press, c2004.

Physical Description: xix, 419 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.

Includes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-408) and index.

Contents: The destruction of St. Clair’s army — The frontier in flames — A new commander, a new army — Filling the ranks — The legion of the United States — Winter camp at Legionville — Wilkinson defends the frontier — A winter of discord — Downstream to Hobson’s choice — Preparations for an advance — Personalities and problems abound — Last-minute dispositions — The legion marches North — Construction of Fort Greeneville — Wayne reclaims St. Clair’s battlefield — A second winter of discord — Elite units and intrigue — Supplying the legion in the field — The Indian army gathers — Battle at Fort Recovery — Wayne prepares to advance North — The campaign begins — Americans occupy Grand Glaize — March up the Maumee — Battle of fallen timbers — Confrontation at Fort Miamis — Regrouping at Fort Defiance — A fort at Three Rivers — End of a successful campaign — Wayne’s peace.

Subject (LCSH): Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796.

Indians of North America –Wars –1790-1794.

Wayne’s Campaign, 1794.

Indians of North America –Northwest, Old –Wars.

Northwest, Old –History –1775-1865.

ISBN: 0806135859 (alk. paper)

LC Card Number: 2003063413

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number: Ayer Collection E83.79 .G34 2004

 Wednesday, 2 March 2011 21:16:48 GMT

Topic: British administration of the southern Indians, 1756-1783 … by Helen Louise Shaw.

Author: Shaw, Helen Louise.

Title: British administration of the southern Indians, 1756-1783 … by Helen Louise Shaw.

Thesis/Dissertation: Thesis (Ph. D.)–Bryn Mawr college, 1929.

Published: [Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster Press], 1931.

Physical Description: xix, 206 p. 22 cm.

Includes: Bibliography: p. 198-205.

Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America –History –Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Indians of North America –Southern States.

Indigenous peoples –Great Britain –Colonies.

Indians of North America –Wars –1775-1783.

Great Britain –Colonies –Administration.

Notes: “Vita”: p. 206.

LC Card Number: 31005966

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Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection 141 .S5 1931

Wednesday, 2 March 2011 21:17:18 GMT

Topic: John Stuart and the struggle for empire on the southern frontier / J. Russell Snapp.

Author: Snapp, J. Russell.

Title: John Stuart and the struggle for empire on the southern frontier / J. Russell Snapp.

Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1996.

Physical Description: xii, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.

Subject (LCSH): Stuart, John, 1718-1779.

Cherokee Indians –Government relations.

Frontier and pioneer life –Southern States.

Indians of North America –Government relations –To 1789.

Colonial administrators –Southern States –Biography.

Colonial administrators –Great Britain –Biography.

Southern States –History –Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

ISBN: 0807120243 (cloth : alk. paper)

LC Card Number: 95047384

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection F212.S7 S65 1996

 

Wednesday, 2 March 2011 21:38:36 GMT

Topic: Diplomacy on the Indian-Ohio frontier, 1783-1791 / Joyce G. Williams and Jill E. Farrelly

“The American Indian and the white settlers had more in common than one might suppose. They both wanted a home. The trouble began because they wanted the same home.” Joyce G. Williams, frontspiece

Took pictures of the chapters on “Raids and Reprisals” and “Indian Confederation”

Author: Williams, Joyce G.

Title: Diplomacy on the Indian-Ohio frontier, 1783-1791 / Joyce G. Williams and Jill E. Farrelly.

Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Physical Description: ix, 118 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes: Bibliography: p. 105-118.

Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America –Northwest, Old –History.

Indians of North America –Government relations –To 1789.

Indians of North America –Government relations –1789-1869.

Indians of North America –Wars –1790-1794.

Frontier and pioneer life –Northwest, Old.

Other Name: Farrelly, Jill E.

LC Card Number: 76150372

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Institution: Newberry LibraryChicago[non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection E78.N76 W54

 

Wednesday, 2 March 2011 21:56:39 GMT

Topic: The Indians as a factor in the War of 1812, Herschel Heath

Author: Heath, Herschel, 1903-

Title: The Indians as a factor in the War of 1812.

Thesis/Dissertation: Dissertation–Clark University, 1933?

Published: [1933?]

Physical Description: [2], v, 362 ℓ. 28 cm.

Includes: Bibliography: ℓ. 320-362.

Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America –Wars –1812-1815.

United States –History –War of 1812.

Notes: Xerox copy.

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection 5A 920

 

Wednesday, 2 March 2011 22:26:49 GMT

Topic: The correspondence of Lieut. Governor John Graves Simcoe, with allied documents relating to his administration of the government of Upper Canada. Collected and edited by Brigadier General E.A. Cruikshank … for the Ontario Historical Society

Author: Ontario. Lieutenant Governor, 1791-1796 (John G. Simcoe)

Title: The correspondence of Lieut. Governor John Graves Simcoe, with allied documents relating to his administration of the government of Upper Canada. Collected and edited by Brigadier General E.A. Cruikshank … for the Ontario Historical Society.

Published: Toronto : The Society, 1923-31.

Physical Description: 5 v. front. (v. 4) illus., plates, maps (part fold.) fold. plans. 27 x 20 cm.

Contents: I. 1789-1793.–II. 1793-1794.–III. 1794-1795.–IV. 1795-1796.–V. 1792-1796 (Supplementary).

Subject (LCSH): Ontario –Politics and government.

Other Name: Cruikshank, E. A. (Ernest Alexander), 1854-1939.

Simcoe, John Graves, 1752-1806.

Ontario Historical Society.

Notes: On cover: The Simcoe papers.

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: General Collections 2nd floor

Call Number: F 826 .81

 

Thursday, 3 March 2011 16:01:21 GMT

Topic: Southern Indians in the American Revolution / by James H. O’Donnell, III.

Author: O’Donnell, James H., 1937-

Title: Southern Indians in the American Revolution / by James H. O’Donnell, III.

Published: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 1973.

Physical Description: xii, 171 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Includes: Bibliography: p. 147-164.

Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America –Wars –1775-1783.

Five Civilized Tribes –History.

United States –History –Revolution, 1775-1783 –Campaigns.

ISBN: 0870491318

LC Card Number: 76146662

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection E83.775 .O36

 

Thursday, 3 March 2011 16:16:53 GMT

Topic: An impartial account of Lieut. Col. Bradstreet’s expedition to Fort Frontenac

p 37-38 – Account of how Bradstreet stopped a massacre by the Indians after the fall of Frontenac. Encouraged them to loot instead. Took Pictures of the relevant pages.

Author: Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774.

Title: An impartial account of Lieut. Col. Bradstreet’s expedition to Fort Frontenac : to which are added, a few reflections on the conduct of that enterprise, and the advantages resulting from its success / by a volunteer on the expedition.

Published: London : Printed for T. Wilcox, 1759.

Physical Description: 60 p. ; 18 cm.

Subject (LCSH): Bradstreet, John, 1714-1774.

United States –History –French and Indian War, 1755-1763 –Campaigns.

Notes: Author now identified as Col. Bradstreet himself.–cf. 1940 reprint, verso of t.-p.

Imperfect: 1 p. l. wanting.

Attributed to John Bradstreet–NUC pre-1956 imprints.

LC Card Number: 06013029

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number: VAULTAyer Collection 183 .B82 1759

 

Thursday, 3 March 2011 20:38:12 GMT

Topic: Proposals to prevent scalping, [etcetera] : humbly offered to the consideration of a council of war.

*** Very good stuff. Can use to establish that there were voices talking about this issue and referring to European standards of conduct at the very beginning of the period. paraphrasing “if the Indians can’t ally with us without doing it, don’t use them.”

Title: Proposals to prevent scalping, [etcetera] : humbly offered to the consideration of a council of war.

Series: Evans 7551

Edition: [Mikrofiche-Ausg.].

Published: New-York, N.Y. : Parker and Weyman, 1755.

Subject (LCSH): Scalping.

Indians –Warfare.

References: Evans, no. 7551

Notes: Photostat reproduction (negative) of a copy in the library of the Library company of Philadelphia.

In case.

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Institution: Newberry Library Chicago [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection 183 .P89 1755

 

Thursday, 3 March 2011 22:37:33 GMT

Topic: His majesty’s “savage” allies : British policy and the northern Indians during the Revolutionary War : the Carleton years, 1774-1778 / by Paul Lawrence Stevens.

***pp 818-819 – Fraser after  F&I War – “remained in America to seek his fortune.”

***pp 1389 – Gates “tickling” Burgoyne’s honour about McCrea scalping.

Author: Stevens, Paul Lawrence.

Title: His majesty’s “savage” allies : British policy and the northern Indians during the Revolutionary War : the Carleton years, 1774-1778 / by Paul Lawrence Stevens.

Thesis/Dissertation: Thesis (Ph.D.)–State University of New York at Buffalo, 1984.

Published: 1984.

Physical Description: 1 v. in 5 pts. (xxi, 2496 leaves) : maps ; 22 cm.

Includes: Bibliography: leaves 2420-2496.

Subject (LCSH): Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808.

Indians of North America –Wars –1750-1815.

Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776.

United States –History –Revolution, 1775-1783.

New York (State) –History –Revolution, 1775-1783.

Canada –History –1775-1783.

Great Britain –Politics and government –1760-1789.

Notes: Photocopy of typescript. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1984.

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Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection E83.775 .S74

 

Thursday, 3 March 2011 22:45:46 GMT

Topic: French and Indian cruelty : exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson

Author: Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799.

Title: French and Indian cruelty : exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson; containing a particular account of the manners, customs and dress of the savages; of their scalping, burning, and other barbarities commited on the English in North America, during his residence among them : being at eight years of age stolen from his parents and sent to Pennsylvania, where he was sold as a slave : afterwards married and settled as a planter, till the Indians destroyed his house, and every thing he had, and carried him off a captive ; from whom, after several months captivity, he made his escape, and served as a volunteer and soldier in many expeditions against them. Comprehending in the whole, a summary of the transactions of the several provinces of Pensylvania, New-York, New-England, New-Jersey, &c. From the commencement of the war in these parts; particularly, those relative to the intended attack on Crown Point and Niagara. And an accurate and succinct detail of the operations of the French and English forces at the siege of Oswego, where the author was wounded and taken prisoner; and being afterwards sent to England, was, on his arrival at Plymouth, discharged as incapable of further service. Also, a curious discourse on kidnapping, with proper directions for tradesmen and others, to avoid slavery, when transported from their native country. Together with a description of the most convenient roads for the British forces to invade Canada in three divisions, and make themselves masters of it the next campaign, 1759. Dedicated to the Rt. Hon. William Pitt, Esq / written by himself.

Edition: The 3rd ed., with considerable improvements.

Published: Glasgow : Printed by J. Bryce and D. Paterson, for the benefit of the unfortunate author, 1758.

Physical Description: iv, 112 p. ; 18 cm.

Subject (LCSH): Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 –Captivity.

Indian captivities.

Canada –History –1755-1763.

United States –History –French and Indian War, 1755-1763 –Personal narratives.

Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.) –Capture, 1756.

Notes: “Price one shilling”–Bottom t.p.

P. [79] mispaged 59.

FOR USE IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM ONLY. THERE MAY BE OTHER COPIES THAT CIRCULATE.

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Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection 256 .W73 1758a

 

Friday, 4 March 2011 16:42:38 GMT

Topic: Enquiry into the causes of the alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British interset

Author: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.

Uniform Title: Enquiry into the causes of the alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British interset

Title: Causes of the alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British interest.

Published: Philadelphia : J. Campbell, 1867.

Physical Description: 184 p. : fold. map ; 24 cm.

Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America –Pennsylvania –Treaties.

Delaware Indians.

Shawnee Indians.

United States –History –French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Notes: “Edition of 250 copies, of which 75 are in quarto, and 25 copies in folio.”

Originally published London, 1759, under title: An enquiry into the causes of the alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians.

“The journal of Christian Frederick Post, in his journey from Philadelphia to the Ohio, on a message from the government of Pennsylvania to the Delaware, Shawanese and Mingo Indians [July 15-Sept. 20 1758]” p. 130-171. “Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated Dec. 10, 1758 [giving an account of the Indian treaty at Easton, Oct 8-20, 1758]” p. 172-182.

LC Card Number: 12007274

Persistent link to this page: https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=720776

Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: General Collections 2nd floor

Call Number: F 807 .87 →Text me this call number

Copy: 1

Status: Available

Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number: Case F 807 .87a →Text me this call number

Copy: 1

Status: Available

Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number:Ayer Collection 183 .T4 1867

 

Friday, 4 March 2011 20:57:22 GMT

Topic: Fit for service : the training of the British Army, 1715-1795 / J.A. Houlding.

Author: Houlding, J. A.

Title: Fit for service : the training of the British Army, 1715-1795 / J.A. Houlding.

Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1981.

Physical Description: xxi, 459 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes: Bibliography: p. [423]-440.

Subject (LCSH): Military education –Great Britain –History –18th century.

Notes: Includes index.

ISBN: 0198226470

LC Card Number: 80041306

Persistent link to this page: https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=18424

Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: General Collections 2nd floor

Call Number: U511 .H68

 

Friday, 4 March 2011 21:52:37 GMT

Topic: Red gentlemen & white savages : Indians, federalists, and the search for order on the American frontier / David Andrew Nichols.

Author: Nichols, David Andrew, 1970-

Title: Red gentlemen & white savages : Indians, federalists, and the search for order on the American frontier / David Andrew Nichols.

Series: Jeffersonian America

Jeffersonian America.

Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2008.

Physical Description: xi, 291 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Includes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-268) and index.

Related URL:

Table of contents only

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008021733.html

Contents: Introduction: The origins of an uneasy alliance — Post-revolutionary polyphony, 1783-1785 — The evaporation of federal authority on the frontier, 1785-1786 — Unruly young men — The “real Americans” draft a government, 1786-1788 — “These haughty republicans” : the limitations of a gentleman’s government, 1789-1790 — War and appeasement, 1790-1793 — Musket, quill, and calumet, 1794-1799 — Conclusion: The revolution of 1800 in Indian Country.

Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America –History –18th century.

Indians of North America –Treaties.

Indians of North America –Wars –1750-1815.

Frontier and pioneer life –United States –History –18th century.

United States –History –18th century.

United States –Politics and government.

United States –Race relations.

ISBN: 9780813927688 (alk. paper)

0813927684 (alk. paper)

LC Card Number: 2008021733

Other Identifying Number: GBA8C1937

014783534

Persistent link to this page: https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=832023

Institution: Newberry Library [non-circulating]

Location: Special Collections 4th floor

Call Number: Ayer Collection E77 .N543 2008

 

Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:13:55 GMT

Topic: Harrison and Procter : the River Raisin / by E.A. Cruikshank.

  1. Procter to Brock – 30 September 1812 – about putting a respectable force with Indians to keep them on side. Main worry is to keep them and prove the British have skin in the game, not necessarily to control the Indians.
  2. Captain Muir often in command
  3. Blackbird to Claus – 15 July 1813 – Indians accuse Kentuckians of hacking up a wounded Indian and taking 15 scalps, p 154
  4. Procter to Sheaffe – 13 January 1813 – News of US advance – must use whole force including Indians , p.153
  5. 500 Indians at river Raisin – mainly Wyandots and Pottawotomies directed by 19 white officers – headed by Elliott [ed. elder?] and Caldwell [which one?] p. 158

Harrison and Procter : the River Raisin / by E.A. Cruikshank.

Main Author: Cruikshank, E. A. 1853-1939.

Contributors: Royal Society of Canada.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: [Ottawa : Royal Society of Canada, 1910]

Series: Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada ; ser. 3, v. 4

 

Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:28:05 GMT

Topic: Report of the Committee on Indian affairs, relative to excitements, on the part of British subjects, of the Indians, to commit hostility against the United States

Page 3 , the Intro

“That the attention of the committee has been directed to the following inquires:

1st. Whether any, and what agency the subjects of the British government may have had in exciting the Indinas on the western frontier, to hostilities against the United States.

2nd. The evidence of such hostility, on the part of the Indian tribes, prior to the late campaign on the Wabash.

3rd. The orders by which the campaign was authorised and carried on.”

Page 4

“With the regard of the second subject of inquiry, the committee are of the opinion that the evidence accompanying this report, together with the official communications made to the executive, by the British government, affords such evidence of the hostile views and intentions of the Indians, as to render it the duty ofthe President of the United States to use the necessary means of protecting the frontiers from the attack with which they are threatened.”

(1812). Report of the Committee on Indian affairs, relative to excitements, on the part of British subjects, of the Indians, to commit hostility against the United States, and to the evidence of such hostility prior to the late campaign on the Wabash: June 13th, 1812. Ordered to lie on the table.

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Report of the Committee on Indian affairs, relative to excitements, on the part of British subjects, of the Indians, to commit hostility against the United States, and to the evidence of such hostility prior to the late campaign on the Wabash. June 13th, 1812. Ordered to lie on the table.

Main Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Indian Affairs.

Contributors: United States. 12th Cong., 1st sess., 1811-1812. House.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman. 1812.

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Other Titles: Binder’s title: Excitement of the Indians to hostility.

Copy-Specific Note: ACQ: 14041; Eberstadt; 45; 28 June 1965.

Half bound maroon leather binding, maroon cloth boards (Binder’s title: Excitement of the Indians to hostility).

References: Shaw and Shoemaker 27322.

Greely, p. 634.

Physical Description: 43 p. 22 cm.

Chronology: 1812.

Place: Washington City.

Printer: Weightman, Roger C.

 

Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:52:00 GMT

Topic: War of 1812. First series. Containing a full and detailed narrative of the operations of the right division, of the Canadian army

Downloaded a copy of this off Archive.org and put under books after 3 october 2010 file, named War1812_Right_Canadian_Div_Ricardson_cihm_32818.pdf

Richardson, J. (1842). War of 1812: First series. Containing a full and detailed narrative of the operations of the right division, of the Canadian army. [Brockville].

War of 1812. First series. Containing a full and detailed narrative of the operations of the right division, of the Canadian army, by Major Richardson, K.S.F.

Main Author: Richardson, John, 1796-1852.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: [Brockville] 1842.

 

Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:02:54 GMT

Topic: A military and topographical atlas of the United States; includingthe British possessions & Florida

Downloaded a copy of this off Archive.org and put under books after 3 october 2010 file named Melish_John_militarytopograp00meli.pdf

Melish, J. (1813). A military and topographical atlas of the United States; including the British possessions & Florida…: To which is added a list of the military districts, a register of the army, and a list of the navy / by John Melish. Philadelphia: Printed by G. Palmer.

A military and topographical atlas of the United States; includingthe British possessions & Florida… ; To which is added a list of the military districts, a register of the army, and a list of the navy / by John Melish.

Main Author: Melish, John, 1771-1822.

Format: Map

Language: English

Published: Philadelphia, Printed by G. Palmer, 1813.