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040-002034302

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VOL. I.: William Gilliland; 8 June, 1775, f. 2. Henry Hay; Ticonderoga, 19 Aug. 1776, 5 Apr. 1777, ff. 3, 48. Christopher Greene, and others, prisoners; Quebec, 5 June, 27 July, 1776, ff. 8, 13. Colonel Mat. Visscher, secretary of the Albany Committee; 3 Oct., 18 Nov. 1776, ff. 23, 25. Brigadier-General Alexr. McDougall; Headquarters Peekskill, 12 Jan. 1777, f. 29. Anty. Wayne; Ticonderoga, 25 Feb. 1777, f. 36. Captain Saml. MacKay; Montreal, 13 May, 1777, f. 54. Colonel Thomas Carleton; n.d., f. 54. Major Ja. Gray, Royal Regiment of New York; Montreal, 3 June, 1777, f. 56. Peter Yost; Tryon County, 31 Mar. 1778, f. 66. Colonel Sir John Johnson, Bart.; Montreal, 20 Apr. 1778, f. 68. Captain Justus Sherwood; St. John's, 11 July, 1778, f. 74. Lieut. Wills Crofts, 34th Regt., Indian Resident; St. François, Aug. 1778- June, 1779, ff. 76, 78, 130. John Defo; Crown Point, 21 Sept. 1778, f. 86. John Hay; [Detroit, Oct. 1778], f. 89. Frederick Aubery; Quebec, 14 Oct. 1778, f. 91. James O'Neal; Sorel, 21 Oct. 1778, f. 94. Major A[rent] S[chuyler] de Peyster, [8th Regt.]; Michilimakinac, 27 Oct. 1778, f. 96. Brigadier-General Henry Watson Powell; St. John's, 7 Nov. 1778, 10 June, 1779, ff. 102, 126. Captain G. Lawe; Berthier, 7 Feb. 1779, f. 112. N. M[ann]; Hebron, 12 Apr. 1779, f. 114. Elizabeth Baldwin; Stratford, 30 May, 1779, f. 122. Lieut. Richard Houghton; Carleton Island, etc., June, 1779, ff. 128, 132. Lieut. Wm. Fraser; Yamaska, 17 June, 1779, f. 134. Adiel Sherwood; Fort Schuyler, 25 June, 1779, f. 137. Edward William Gray; Montreal, 8 July, 1779, f. 146. Captain Luc Schmid; Yamaska, 22 July, 1779. Fr. f. 153. Lieut.-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B.; [June, 1779], f. 193. Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, Marshal of France [signatures to proclamations]; Newport, 30 Aug. 1780, ff. 200-209.

includes:

f. 2 William Gilliland: Letter to D. Macintosh: 1775.
ff. 3, 48 Henry Hay: Letters to D. McIntosh: 1776, 1777.
ff. 8, 13 Christopher Greene: Letters to G. Carleton: 1776.
ff. 23, 25 Mat--- Visscher, Colonel: Orders to Capt. Baldwin: 1776.
f. 29 Alexander McDougall, General: Letter to -: 1777.
f. 36 Antony Wayne: Letter to E. Roberts: 1777.
f. 54 Colonel Thomas Carleton, Lieutenant -Governor 0f New Brunswick: Letter to Capt. Foy: 1777.
f. 54 Samuel Mackay, Captain: Letter to Col. Carlton: 1777.
f. 56 James Gray, Major: Letter to Capt. Foy: 1777.
f. 66 Peter Yost: Letter to Sir J. Johnson: 1778.
f. 68 Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet; of Johnson Hall, Superintendent - General of Indian Affairs in British N America: Correspondence with Gen. Haldimand: 1776 - 1787.
f. 74 Justus Sherwood, Captain: Letters to Gen. Powell, Gen. Haldimand, and others: 1778-1784.
ff. 76, 78, 130 Lieutenant Wills Crofts, Indian Resident at St François: Letters to Col. Campbell and another: 1778-1779.
f. 86 John Defo: Letter to J. Macomb: 1778.
f. 89 Jehu Hay, Lieutenant -Colonel, Lieutenant -Governor of Detroit: Letter to Capt. Brehm: 1778.
f. 91 Frederic Aubery: Letter to his wife: 1778.
f. 94 James O'Neal: Letter to Col. St. Leger: 1778.
f. 96 Arent Schayler de Peyster, Lieutenant -Colonel Commanding at Niagara: Correspondence with Gen. Haldimand: 1778-1784.
ff. 102, 126 Henry Watson Powell, General: Letters to Gen. Haldimand: 1778-1782.
f.112 George Lawe, Captain: Letters to Gen. Haldimand: 1779-1781.
f. 114 N- Mann: Letter to Capt. Mann: 1779.
f. 122 Elizabeth Baldwin: Letter to: 1779.
ff. 128, 132 Richard Houghton, Lieutenant: Letters to Capt. Fraser and Col. Campbell: 1779.
f. 134 William Fraser, Captain: Letter to -: 1779.
f. 137 Adiel Sherwood: Letter to his father, S. Sherwood: 1779.
f. 146 Edward William Gray, Sheriff of Montreal: Letters to Gen. Haldimand: 1779.
f. 153 Luc Schmid, Captain: Correspondence with Gen. Haldimand: 1777-1783.: Fr.
f. 193 Hon Sir Henry Clinton, Lieutenant -General, Commander-in-Chief in America: Letter to Major Holland: 1779.
ff. 200-209 Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau; Marshal of France: Proclamations: 1780.

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032-002034056
036-002034090
037-002034301
040-002034302

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Add MS 21631-21895 : The following numbers, 21,631-21,895, inclusive, were presented by William Haldimand, Esq. :
Add MS 21661-21892 : The official correspondence and papers of Lieut.- General Sir Frederick Haldimand, K. B., commanding at various posts in…
Add MS 21841-21842 : PAPERS of secret intelligence of the affairs of the United States, and relating to American prisoners, etc.; 1775- 1782. In…

Add MS 21841 : VOL. I.: William Gilliland; 8 June, 1775, f. 2. Henry Hay; Ticonderoga, 19 Aug. 1776, 5 Apr. 1777, ff. 3, 48. Christopher Greene,…

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English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1775

End Date:

1780

Date Range:

8 Jun 1775-30 Aug 1780

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Names:

Aubery, Frederic
Baldwin, Elizabeth, of Stratford, fl 1779
Carleton, Thomas, Colonel; Lieutenant -Governor 0f New Brunswick
Clinton, Sir Henry, Lieutenant -General, Commander-in-Chief in America
Crofts, Wills, Lieutenant; Indian Resident at St François
Defo, John
Fraser, William, Captain
Gilliland, William
Gray, Edward William, merchant, notary, lawyer and Sheriff of Montreal, 1742-1810
Gray, James, army officer and correspondent of General William Haldimand, fl 1776-1784
Greene, Christopher, prisoner at Quebec, fl 1776
Hay, Henry
Hay, Jehu, Lieutenant -Colonel, Lieutenant -Governor of Detroit
Houghton, Richard, Lieutenant
Johnson, John, 2nd Baronet, of Johnson Hall, Superintendent - General of Indian Affairs in British N America
Lawe, George, Captain
Mackay, Samuel, Captain
Mann, N-
McDougall, Alexander, General
O'Neal, James
Peyster, Arent Schayler, Lieutenant -Colonel Commanding at Niagara
Powell, Henry Watson, General
Schmid, Luc, Captain
Sherwood, Adiel
Sherwood, Justus, Captain
Vimeur, Jean Baptiste Donatien, Comte de Rochambeau, Marshal of France
Visscher, Mat---, Colonel
Wayne, Antony
Yost, Peter