Conservation of the Thomas Gage papers (1754-1807), Vol. 9 (American Series), January – November 27, 1763
Conservation of the Thomas Gage papers (1754-1807), Vol. 9 (American Series), January – November 27, 1763
Adopted
We are seeking contributors to help offset the costs of unhinging and re-boxing approximately 23,000 manuscripts in 172 volumes from the Thomas Gage Papers. Conservator Julie Fremuth will remove each manuscript from the paper on which it is currently mounted and other staff will place the manuscripts into new archival boxes and folders. A donation of $175 will support the unhinging and re-housing of one volume of the Thomas Gage Papers.
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.
The Gage Papers are rife with information relating to the military conflicts and negotiations during the years leading up to the Revolution, but also includes more mundane details that paint a smaller, more personal story, like the one of Charlotte Brown, a hospital matron, who returned to England on leave. The collection helps us tell both the broad international histories, as well as the individual ones.
Special Notes About this Grouping
Other notable occurrences in this Volume:
- The Seven Years’ War ends with a cessation of arms.
- Conflict occurs in Detroit and at other locations along the western frontier.
- The British attempt to maintain good relations with Native American tribes at Fort Augustus and in Georgia.
- The British take possession of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Florida.