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Record Id:
032-002020693
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032-002020693
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Add MS 29237
Title:

ORIGINAL letters and papers of the family of Johnson, of Johnson Hall, New York, relating chiefly to transactions with the Indian tribes and to the American rebellion; 1774-1783.

1. [Sir] W[illiam] J[ohnson, Bait., Superintendent of Indian affairs] to the Earl of Dartmouth [Secretary of State]; Johnson Hall, 2 May, 1774. Draft. f. 1;-to [William] Franklin; Johnson Hall, 27 June, 1774. Draft. f. 7.

2. William Franklin [Governor of New Jersey] to Sir W. Johnson; Burlington [New Jersey], 25 May, 1774, f. 3.

3. Hugh Wallace to Sir W. Johnson; New York, 27 June, 1774, f. 5.

4. "Proceedings at a congress with all the chiefs and warriors of the Six Nations at Johnson Hall;" 19 June-16 July, 1774, f 9.

5. [William Legge, Earl of] Dartmouth, to Sir Johnson; Whitehall, 6 July, 1774. Signed. f. 21.

6. Joseph Chew [late Secretary of Indian affairs] to -, on the loyal services of the Johnson family; London, 25 Jan. 1776, f. 22.

7. [Lieut.-General Sir] Frederick Haldimand [Governor of Quebec] to Lieut.-Col. Sir John Johnson, Bart., on military affairs; Quebec, 13 Feb. -27 July, 1780, 26 May, 1783. Signed. ff. 24-32, 34, 36.

8. [Captain] R[obert] Mathews [Secretary to Sir F. Haldimand] to Sir J. Johnson; Quebec, 17 July, 1780, f. 33. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Johnson family, of Johnson Hall, New York: Letters and papers: 1774-1783.

American Indians: Letters and papers relating to: 1774-1783.

America: Letters and papers relating to the rebellion: 1774-1783.

includes:

  • ff. 1, 7 Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet: Letters to Lord Dartmouth and W. Franklin: 1774.: Drafts.
  • ff. 3, 7 William Franklin, Governor of New Jersey: Correspondence with Sir W. Johnson: 1774.
  • f. 5 Hugh Wallace, Army Agent: Letter to Sir W. Johnson: 1774.
  • f. 21 William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth: Letter to Sir W. Johnson: 1774.
  • f. 22 Joseph Chew, Secretary for Indian Affairs in N America: Letter to -: 1776.
  • ff. 24, 32, 34, 36 Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet; of Johnson Hall, Superintendent - General of Indian Affairs in British N America: Correspondence with Gen. Haldimand: 1776 - 1787.
  • ff. 24-32, 34, 36 Sir Frederic Haldimand, KB, General, Commander - in - Chief in N America, and Governor of Quebec: Letters to Col. Sir J. Johnson: 1780, 1783.
  • f. 33 Robert Mathews, Major, Secretary to General Haldimand: Letter to Sir J. Johnson: 1780.
  • f. 229 Sir John Sinclair, Baronet; FRS,President of the Board of Agriculture: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1790-1810.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1774
End Date:
1783
Date Range:
1774-1783
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Chew, Joseph, Secretary for Indian Affairs in N America
Franklin, William, Governor of New Jersey
Haldimand, Frederic, Knight, army officer and colonial officer, 1718-1791
Johnson, Family
Johnson, John, 2nd Baronet, of Johnson Hall, Superintendent - General of Indian Affairs in British N America
Johnson, William, 1st Baronet
Legge, William, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, 1731-1801
Mathews, Robert, Major, Secretary to General Haldimand
Sinclair, John, Baronet, FRS,President of the Board of Agriculture
Wallace, Hugh, Army Agent
Places:
America, North America