Conservation of the Thomas Gage papers (1754-1807), Vol. 22, 23 (English Series), April 17, 1772-January 1773
Conservation of the Thomas Gage papers (1754-1807), Vol. 22, 23 (English Series), April 17, 1772-January 1773
ADOPTED BY
Tad Miller
Conservation, Manuscripts
Our goal with bundles is to take a volume that highlights “memorable” events like the Boston Tea party and group together with a volume with “less” memorable events.
The Thomas Gage papers consist of the military and governmental correspondence and headquarter papers of General Thomas Gage, officer in the British Army in America (1754-1763) and commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America between 1763 and 1775. The papers include incoming correspondence and retained copies of letters written by Gage, together with a large quantity of documents related to military matters and manuscript maps. The collection is particularly strong in documenting British administration of North America after the French and Indian War, interactions with Native Americans, and the years preceding the American Revolution.
Volume 22 1772 April 13-August
• Tensions rise between the British and Caribs on St. Vincent
• The South Carolina and Massachusetts assemblies attempt to undermine British legal authority in the colonies
• The Gaspée is burned by a group of Americans • Disputes continue over the settlement and possible administrative landscape of the Illinois territory
• William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, becomes Secretary of State for the colonies
Volume 23 September 1772-Jan 1773
• Fort Chartres is abandoned and destroyed
• The British respond to the Gaspée affair
• Thomas Gage returns to England on a leave of absence
• King George III asks Parliament to assist the East India Company with its current financial hardship
• Officers of the Royal Regiment of Ireland at Philadelphia call for the court martial of Lieutenant Colonel John Wilkins