Conservation of the Thomas Gage papers (1754-1807), Vol. 4 (English Series), 1765 April 16 – Oct 9
Conservation of the Thomas Gage papers (1754-1807), Vol. 4 (English Series), 1765 April 16 – Oct 9
Adopted by
Janet Parker
IN HONOR OF
Professor Thomas A. Green and
Professor John Shy
A brief description of content in Volume 4, correspondence dating between April 16 and October 9, 1765:
- Henry Bouquet becomes commander of British forces in the Floridas and throughout the Southern District
- William Johnson and John Stuart independently meet and make peace with various Indian tribes
- The Quartering Act is extended in North America
- Riots against the Stamp Act throughout the northern colonies force the resignation of most Stamp Officers
- An assembly of colonists’ deputies is planned in response to the Stamp Act
More About this Grouping
The volume contains this “Treaty of Peace with the Delaware Nation Entered into by their Deputies before Sir William Johnson Baronet, his Majesty’s sole Agent and Superintendant of Indian Affairs in the Northern Department of North America,” enclosed in correspondence dating June 8, 1765.
One letter dated August 10, 1865, opens: “Sir, I have the Honor to acquaint you that there are Advices from the Lakes, of a Design in some of the Indian Nations to make another Attempt to Surprize Missilimakinak…” He continues, noting that the Native Americans “seem in good Temper and inclined to make Peace every where, except about that Post, and the Detroit.”
