Research Catalog

Title

Thomas Gage letters, 1766-1773.

Author

Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774
• Penn, John, 1729-1795
• Emmett collection
• Ford collection

Description

.1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

Five letters written by British General and colonial Governor Thomas Gage. A 1766 letter to John Bradstreet notes the arrival of the 46th Regiment at Albany; A 1767 letter to John Penn, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, discusses "the dissatisfaction of the Indians, and their ill disposition towards us;" A 1768 letter to the Paymaster of His Majesty's Forces at Nova Scotia relates to the payment of troops; a 1769 letter to Bradstreet discusses provisioning at Schenectady; and a 1773 letter relates to the sale of stores at Fort Pitt.

Subjects

• Indians of North America > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Soldiers
• Governors
• New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Great Britain > Army > Colonial forces > America
• Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 > Correspondence

Access (note)

• Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance (note)

• Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmett and Ford collections.

Call Number

MssCol 4392

OCLC

854682121

Author

Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787.

Title

Thomas Gage letters, 1766-1773.

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance

Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmett and Ford collections.

Occupation

Governors.

Soldiers.

Added Author

Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774, recipient.

Penn, John, 1729-1795, recipient.

Emmett collection

Ford collection

Research Call Number

MssCol 4392