Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774.
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence to and about Daniel Claus
Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9031
Scope and content
Photostats of 9 letters discussing appointments and positions, land settlement, conflicts with Indians, financial statements for the estate of Daniel Claus, and legal documents regarding the loss of the Claus estate during the American Revolution, with mentions of the Memorialists. Some letters are from Rich Bulkeley, M. Wilmont, Sir Guy Carleton, George Germaine, Barry L. Leger.
Dates:
1777-1786.
Daniel Claus journal and associated material
Collection — Huntington box 16
Identifier: 9151
Scope and content
Bound journal of Daniel Claus that documents his stay at Caughnawaga from 1762-1766. There are three typescript copies of the journal by Lillian Doyle, two different versions. The manuscript appears to have been bound out of order. One transcript copy is ordered as the original is ordered the other is ordered as Lillian Doyle thought the pages should be bound, which is chronologically. Also included are 2 copies of a typed manuscript by E. J. Devine titled Historic Caughnawaga, a map...
Dates:
1762-1766.
Documents relating to the Delaware and Seneca Indians, holographic copies
Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9030
Scope and content
The handwritten documents are all copied from existing documents. They include a short biographical sketch about Chief Cornplanter and his sons; a letter written by John Langdale to Benjamin Franklin in 1764 about the nobility of character among the American Indians; a letter describing an incident involving a drunk Delaware Chief at a council meeting; a document about Chief Teedyuscung; extracts from a pamphlet entitled Some Observations on the Situation, Disposition, and Character of the...
Dates:
1763-1784.