United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George A. Plimpton (AC 1876) Collection of French and Indian War Items
Collection
Identifier: MA.00195
Abstract
Original and reproduction maps, portraits, drawings, autograph letters, broadsides, newspaper clippings, muster rolls, receipts and a variety of other documents documenting the history of the French and Indian War. The collection particularly focusses on British forces and the campaigns directed by General Jeffery Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the troops in North America (1758-1763), which culminated with the capture of French Canada in 1763.
Dates:
1670-1934 ; Majority of material found within 1730-1815
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Collection
Identifier: MA.00196
Abstract
Correspondence, portraits, news clippings, bills, and commemorative medals documenting Jeffery Amherst's career in the British Army. Correspondents include Thomas Hancock, Colonel John Bradstreet, Viscount William Barrington and Henry Dundas.
Dates:
1757-1874; Majority of material found within 1757-1797