Author: New York State Library Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780666142313 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 686
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Excerpt from Calendar of the Sir William Johnson Manuscripts in the New York State Library The papers in volumes 23, 24 and 25 cover nearly the same period as those in the 22 volumes preceding and constitute a parallel col lection. In the calendar the entries for the several collections are combined Chronologically. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Charles Henry Lincoln Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333197100 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 50
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Excerpt from A Calendar of the Manuscripts of Sir William Johnson in the Library of the Society: Prepared From the Originals Under Direction of the Library Committee This calendar includes eighty-four manuscripts. Of this number about fifty are drafts of the Baronet's correspondence retained by him, the latest bearing date Feb. 17, 1774, but a short time before his death on July 11 of that year. With these drafts are letters to Johnson and others, relating to the struggle between Colonist and Indian for the possession of America, the whole collection being an important aid in any estimate of the noteworthy part played by this strong character during the Indian wars and negotiations preceding the American Revolution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Charles Henry Lincoln Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333311599 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 90
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Excerpt from A Calendar of the Manuscripts of Col. John Bradstreet in the Library of the Society: Prepared From the Originals Under Direction of the Library Committee The publication of this calendar of the manuscripts of Col. John Bradstreet in the Library of this Society follows the precedent set by the issuance of a similar list in 1907 for the manuscripts of Sir William Johnson. It is a further step in the policy of describing some of the original auto graph material for the study of American history which is here available. Born in England in 1711, John Bradstreet spent the greater portion of his life in America. From 1745 when he participated in the Louisburg campaign he was active in maintaining British control in the colonies. His death in 1774 prevented the necessity of his taking sides in the struggle for American independence and left him to share with Sir William Johnson who died in the same year, the credit of a vigorous opposition to the interests of the French in America. If his judgment was not equal to his activity, his work well illustrated British policy in America during the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the American Revolution. The collection here calendared comprises six volumes of Diaries, Orderly Books etc., and one volume of over 300 letters and other detached manuscripts. Each of the former volumes may be considered a collection in itself but their character is such as to preclude their division for listing purposes and each has been given but a single entry. In the exercise of a similar discretion the less important of the detached manuscripts have been com bined when practicable and in other cases omitted, making a resultant calendar of but 206 entries. Although this method of treatment has necessitated the loss of many details the calendar remains a representative one in that it presents the essential features of the entire collection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Mary Beacock Fryer Publisher: Dundurn ISBN: 1459713664 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 395
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King's Men is the story of the Loyalist regiments who became the soldier founders of the Province of Ontario, the Loyal Colonials who joined the Provincial Corps of the British Army, Canadian Command, during the American revolution. Mythology on the United Empire Loyalists who founded two Canadian provinces is ingrained. We often envisage loyal families marching out of the victorious United States at the close of the American Revolution. But these myths lead us to overlook a fascinating period in the lives of one group of Loyalists – the soldiers who became Ontario's founders. By the time the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783, four full strength corps were serving in Canada. These were the Royal Highland Emigrants (placed on the regular establishment in 1778, as the 84th Foot), the King's Royal Regiment of New York, Butler's Rangers, and the Loyal Rangers. A fifth corps, the King's rangers amounted to three full companies. A detailed study on what these Provincials achieved is long overdue. King's Men fills a gap in tracing the lives of these United Empire Loyalists who first fought under British command, and spent a difficult period as displaced persons in Canada (people whose only desire was to return to their homes in Britain's older colonies) till the time when they accepted Canada as a new homeland.
Author: New York State Library
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