Manuscripts

Edward Braddock warrant appointing Colonel William Johnson to have sole management of Indian Affairs, contemporary copy

Description: The collection primarily contains letters and documents relating to Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; his son, John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; other Campbell family members; and various political and military associates. John Campbells military activities during the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite uprising in Scotland and the Seven Years War in North America in 1756 and 1757 are especially documented. Materials in the collection include correspondence, memorials, and petitions; muster rolls, returns, orders, and other military records; appointments; estate records including accounts, bills, receipts, and inventories; and land and government documents.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1755 April 15
Call number: LO 566
Provenance: Purchased from the Campbell family through the agency of Sotheby's and Sir Joseph Duveen, 1923.

Edward Braddock warrant appointing James Innes storekeeper in the Fort at Willis's Creek, contemporary copy

Manuscripts

The collection primarily contains letters and documents relating to Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; his son, John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; other Campbell family members; and various political and military associates. John Campbells military activities during the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite uprising in Scotland and the Seven Years War in North America in 1756 and 1757 are especially documented. Materials in the collection include correspondence, memorials, and petitions; muster rolls, returns, orders, and other military records; appointments; estate records including accounts, bills, receipts, and inventories; and land and government documents.

LO 553

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Edward Braddock warrant appointing James Innes Governor of Fort Cumberland in Maryland, contemporary copy

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LO 579

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Edward Braddock appointment to John Carlyle as storekeeper at Alexandria, contemporary copy

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LO 563

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George II, King of Great Britain, warrant appointing Edmond Atkin to be agent for Indian affairs, contemporary copy

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LO 1212

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George II, King of Great Britain, commission to Sir William Johnson appointing him colonel of the Six Nations of Indians and Agent and Superintendent of their Affairs, contemporary copy

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LO 828

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Edward Braddock instructions to the officers recruiting for the regiments of Major General Lascelles, Colonel Warburton and Colonel Peregrine Hopson, contemporary copy

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LO 589

Edward Braddock warrant appointing Colonel William Johnson to have sole management of Indian Affairs, contemporary copy

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