Six Nations
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1722 - 1784
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Johnson and Campbell family papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 980
Abstract:
The papers contain correspondence, legal documents, maps, and printed material by or relating to Guy Johnson and his experiences as Superintendent of Indian Affairs during the American Revolution, as well as documentation of his efforts regarding claims on his confiscated property in the United States. Series I holds Johnson's papers, which include correspondence with family members and British military officers Guy Carleton and Thomas Gage. Also present are two printed almanacs and two...
Dates:
1757-1918, bulk 1774-1820
Guy Johnson papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 494
Abstract:
Correspondence, journals, documents, and maps by or about Guy Johnson. The early correspondence (1773-1774) includes letters from and to Guy's uncle William Johnson, and concern his illness and desire for Guy Johnson to succeed him as Indian Affairs Superintendant. William's correspondents include the Earl of Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and General Thomas Gage. Letters from 1775 concern the loyalty of the Six Nations to the British, and includes an intercepted letter from...
Dates:
1773-1831
Charles Jeffery Smith papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1372
Abstract:
Charles Jeffery Smith's papers consist of his writings and diaries, including "Some Minits: or a Brief Narrative of the Motions & Strivings of Gods Spirit with my Soul;" "Jejunationes," a devotional journal; and a four-part diary, 1763-1765, containing his religious thoughts and detailing his daily activities and travels. There are also daily transcriptions, made in 1908, which excise parts dealing with Smith's personal problems. The transcriptions also include marginal notes about place...
Dates:
1758-1908, bulk 1758-1765
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Charles Jeffery Smith papers