All Items 17 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 17 Contributor 14 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 17 Great Britain. Army 16 Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764 4 Liverpool, Charles Jenkinson, Earl of, 1727-1808 2 Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774 1 Byrd, William, 1728-1777 1 Dyson, Jeremiah, 1722-1776 1 Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774 1 Graves, Thomas Graves, Baron, 1725?-1802 1 Great Britain. Navy 1 Hamilton, James, 1710-1783 1 Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1767 1 Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785 1 Johnson, William, 1715-1774 1 show more 9 show fewer Location 6 United States 10 New York (State) 2 Connecticut 1 Pennsylvania 1 Rhode Island 1 Virginia 1 show more 1 show fewer Topic 8 Correspondence 16 Records and correspondence 16 History 15 Procurement 3 Supplies and stores 2 Archives 1 Indians of North America 1 Pay, allowances, etc. 1 show more 3 show fewer Part Of 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 17 Genre 2 Correspondence 16 Land grants 1 Place of Creation 1 New York (State) 17 Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Thomas Fitch, 1761 April 15 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Connecticut Governor Thomas Fitch in which Amherst shares his approval that "suttlers" not be allowed to follow Fitch's Connecticut troops. Amherst also expresses his hope that the General Assembly will supply those troops "at a certain rate with necessaries and Comforts will remove all the inconveniences" they have been subjected to. Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Thomas Fitch, 1761 April 15 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1760 December 5 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated December 5, 1760 from New York. The letter is addressed to Thomas Hancock in Boston. Jeffery Amherst gives Thomas Hancock permission to make necessary repairs to the Amherst Schooner, which was damaged during a voyage while transporting Colonel Bastide. Hancock is instructed to charge the repairs to Governor Edward Whitmore and the Government of Louisbourg. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1760 December 5 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 March 2 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated March 2, 1761 from New York. The letter is addressed to Thomas Hancock in Boston. Jeffery Amherst thanks Thomas Hancock for a list of transport ships that are enroute to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 March 2 Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 August 13 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Charles Jenkinson, First Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, from New York, dated August 13, 1763. Amherst describes an on-going dispute with Crown Contractors and their Agents over the purchase of provisions and supplies for the regiments under his command. Amherst promises to keep the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury informed of the market price and quantity of supplies that he purchases. Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 August 13 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1760 February 3 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Thomas Hancock, dated February 3, 1760, addressed from New York. Jeffery Amherst requests that Thomas Hancock pay off the vessels that have been chartered for the King's Service, as instructed by Captain Pryce. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1760 February 3 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1763 July 24 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Thomas Hancock, from New York, dated July 24, 1763. Amherst requests that Thomas Hancock make arrangements to send two sloops or schooners to Louisbourg to relieve Lieutenant Colonel John Tulleken's garrison. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1763 July 24 Jeffery Amherst letter to Colonel John Bradstreet, 1763 September 3 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Colonel John Bradstreet, from New York, dated September 3, 1763. Amherst directs Bradstreet to forward a packet of correspondence and dispatches to Major Duncan at Fort Ontario. Jeffery Amherst letter to Colonel John Bradstreet, 1763 September 3 Jeffery Amherst letter to Jeremiah Dyson, 1763 April 12 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated April 12, 1763 from New York. The letter is addressed to Jeremiah Dyson, MP. Amherst defends his actions in purchasing supplies for the army in the West Indies from suppliers not contracted by the Crown. Jeffery Amherst letter to Jeremiah Dyson, 1763 April 12 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 November 13 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Thomas Hancock, from New York, dated November 13, 1761. Amherst thanks Thomas Hancock for his service to the Crown and makes arrangements for his payment following Amherst's departure from North America and his transfer of command of the British troops in North America to General Thomas Gage. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 November 13 Grant of land to Jeffery Amherst from the Colony of New York, 1774 January 8 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Grant of land to Jeffery Amherst from the Colony of New York, dated January 8, 1774. A total of twenty-two thousand, five hundred and forty acres was bestowed upon Amherst. The boundaries of the land tract were set by a particular birch tree noted in the land grant. Grant of land to Jeffery Amherst from the Colony of New York, 1774 January 8 Jeffery Amherst letter to Sir William Johnson, 1762 February 14 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated February 14, 1762 from New York. The letter is addressed to Sir William Johnson, Baronet. Amherst discusses trading near Little Niagara and a recent meeting with the Chiefs of the Onondaga and Oneida tribes. Amherst expresses his doubts that a similar meeting with the New England tribes will be worthwhile. The letter notes recent complaints from the Indians about the disposal of their lands. Amherst also states that he has ordered his officers to prevent the sale of rum to the Indians, as he considers it a "Destructive Liquor." Jeffery Amherst letter to Sir William Johnson, 1762 February 14 Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Stephen Hopkins, 1762 April 25 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated April 25, 1762 from New York. The letter is addressed to Governor Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island. Amherst is forwarding correspondence received from the officer commanding the detachment of Rhode Islanders stationed at Fort Stanwix to the governor. Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Stephen Hopkins, 1762 April 25 Jeffery Amherst letter to Captain Rutherford, 1761 February 6 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated February 6, 1761 from New York. The letter is addressed to Captain Rutherford. Jeffery Amherst promises Captain Rutherford that he is finishing the accounts for the American Regiment and will ensure that the American Regiment is paid its arrears. The identity of Captain Rutherford could not be determined. Jeffery Amherst letter to Captain Rutherford, 1761 February 6 Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 October 13 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Charles Jenkinson, First Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, from New York, dated October 13, 1763. Amherst refers to his previous letter, sent to Jenkinson August 13, 1763. Amherst is informing Jenkinson of the supplies purchased for the regiments in Florida and Louisiana, as promised in his previous letter. Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 October 13 Jeffery Amherst letter to Captain Thomas Graves, 1762 August 30 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated August 30, 1762 from New York. The letter is addressed to Captain Thomas Graves, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Antelope, stationed at Placentia Bay. Amherst discusses the re-taking of the port of St. John's, Newfoundland from the French, with the assistance of Admiral Alexander Colville. Jeffery Amherst letter to Captain Thomas Graves, 1762 August 30 Jeffery Amherst letter to Lieutenant Governor James Hamilton, 1760 February 21 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Lieutenant Governor James Hamilton of Pennsylvania, dated February 21, 1760, addressed from New York. Jeffery Amherst discusses Lieutenant Governor Hamilton's message to the Assembly about a new levy to raise funds for the French and Indian War. Jeffery Amherst letter to Lieutenant Governor James Hamilton, 1760 February 21 Jeffery Amherst letter to Colonel William Byrd, 1761 December 3 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated December 3, 1761 from New York. The letter is addressed to Colonel William E. Byrd, III. Amherst expresses his wish that the Assembly of Virigina will reconsider a law that they have passed and lengthen the term of service so that the Second Virginia Regiment will not be disbanded during the French and Indian War. Amherst also congratulates Colonel Byrd and his wife on the birth of their child. Jeffery Amherst letter to Colonel William Byrd, 1761 December 3
