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Draper manuscripts: Daniel Brodhead papers, 1775-1846
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Papers of Daniel Brodhead, an officer in the Continental Army, who served as an Indian negotiator and as commander of the Western Department, headquartered at Fort Pitt from 1779-1781. Included are...
Papers of Daniel Brodhead, an officer in the Continental Army, who served as an Indian negotiator and as commander of the Western Department, headquartered at Fort Pitt from 1779-1781. Included are correspondence, speeches, and treaty papers, 1775-1781, concerning Indian leaders Big Cat, Captain John Killbuck Jr., Captain Johnny (also known as Israel), Captain Pipe (Hopocan) and John Montour of the Delaware; Half King (Tanacharison) of the Seneca and Samuel Houston (known as Raven) of the Cherokee; as well as copies of letters from George Washington to Brodhead, and Draper's copy of Brodhead's outgoing correspondence letterbook for 1780-1781.
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- 0.4 c.f. (3 volumes)
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- ocn145784519
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- PHOTOCOPY RESTRICTION: Photocopying originals is not permitted; researchers may copy from the microfilm available in the Library.
- Volume 1 has an index.
- Forms part of the Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts. The Draper Manuscripts consist of fifty collections, sometimes referred to as fifty "series," under the one overarching title. See the Draper Manuscripts Overview on the Wisconsin Historical Society website, and the "Guide to the Draper Manuscripts" by Josephine Harper (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983) for further information.
- This collection is also available as a microfilm publication.
- Information on the entire Draper Manuscripts collection can be found in RLIN entry WIHV92-A52.
Subjects
- Big Cat, Delaware chief.
- Captain Johnny, Shawnee leader.
- Hopocan, Delaware chief, approximately 1725-1794.
- Tanacharison, Seneca chief, approximately 1700-1754.
- Biggs, Benjamin, 1754-1823.
- Blaine, Ephraim, 1741-1804.
- Brady, Samuel, 1756-1795.
- Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818.
- Clark, John.
- Gibson, John, 1740-1822.
- Hackenwelder, John.
- Hand, Edward, 1744-1802.
- Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
- Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796.
- Irvine, William, 1741-1804.
- Irwin, Samuel.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Killbuck, Captain John, Delaware chief.
- Linctot, Daniel Maurice Godefroy de.
- McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817.
- Marshal, James.
- Montour, John Delaware chief, 1744-1830.
- Peters, Richard, 1704-1776.
- Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785.
- Shepherd, David, 1734-1795.
- Shippen, William, Sr., 1712-1801.
- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794.
- Taylor, William.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796.
- Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808.
- Indians of North America -- Treaties.
- Fort Pitt (Pa.)