All Items 12 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 12 Contributor 9 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 12 Great Britain. Army 7 Great Britain. Board of Ordnance 3 Sommers, Charles Cocks, Lord, 1725-1806 3 Amherst, Jane Dalison, 1723-1765 2 Amherst, William, 1732-1781 2 Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 17th (Leicestershire) 1 Johnson, William, 1715-1774 1 Milton, George 1 show more 4 show fewer Location 2 United States 2 Québec (Québec) 1 Topic 8 Archives 12 Records and correspondence 6 History 3 Ordnance and ordnance stores 3 Correspondence 2 Appointments and retirements 1 Leaves and furloughs 1 Recruiting, enlistment, etc. 1 show more 3 show fewer Part Of 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 12 Genre 7 Orders (military records) 6 Correspondence 2 Notes 2 Contracts 1 Drafts (negotiable instruments) 1 Land grants 1 Military commissions 1 show more 2 show fewer Subject 12 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 – Archives 12 Great Britain. Army – Records and correspondence 6 Great Britain. Army – Ordnance and ordnance stores 3 Amherst, Jane Dalison, 1723-1765 – Correspondence 2 Amherst, William, 1732-1781 – Correspondence 2 United States – History – French and Indian War, 1754-1763 2 Great Britain. Army – Appointments and retirements 1 Great Britain. Army – Leaves and furloughs 1 Great Britain. Army – Recruiting, enlistment, etc. 1 Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 17th (Leicestershire) 1 Johnson, William, 1715-1774 1 Québec (Québec) – History – French and Indian War, 1754-1763 1 show more 7 show fewer Jeffery Amherst note Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 A note written by Jeffery Amherst to accompany an enclosure that was apparently intended for publication in newspapers after his death. The note may have accompanied one of the two autobiographical sketches in the same folder. Jeffery Amherst note Military commission of John Christopher, 1760 September 18 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Commission of John Christopher with the rank of Lieutenant in His Majesty's Seventeenth Regiment of Foot under Brigadier General Robert Monckton. Signed by Jeffery Amherst on September 18, 1760 in Montreal, Quebec. Written on vellum, with seal. Military commission of John Christopher, 1760 September 18 Attestation paper of George Milton, 1759 May 24 Milton, George Document from George Milton attesting his status as a soldier in Captain Nicholas Bishop's Company, in Colonel Thomas Fitch's Regiment, under the command of Jeffery Amherst. Milton swears obedience to King George II and declares that he has read the laws against mutiny and desertion at the time of signing the document on May 24, 1759. The document is signed with an "x". Attestation paper of George Milton, 1759 May 24 Supply order issued from the Office of Ordnance, countersigned by Jeffery Amherst, 1776 October 10 Great Britain. Board of Ordnance Order issued by the Office of Ordnance to Mr. Richard Veale, shopkeeper, dated October 10, 1776. Countersigned by Jeffery Amherst. Supply order issued from the Office of Ordnance, countersigned by Jeffery Amherst, 1776 October 10 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 Military orders issued by Jeffery Amherst from Fort Crown Point, New York, 1760 October 16 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Orders signed by Jeffery Amherst on October 16, 1760 at Fort Crown Point, New York. Jeffery Amherst gives leave to 14 Canadian soldiers to return to their families. He orders a ship to deliver the Canadian soldiers to St. John's, Newfoundland and provides a list of their names. Military orders issued by Jeffery Amherst from Fort Crown Point, New York, 1760 October 16 Supply order issued from the Office of Ordnance, countersigned by Jeffery Amherst, 1777 May 22 Great Britain. Board of Ordnance Supply order issued by the Office of Ordnance, dated May 22, 1777. Authorizes shipment of cartridges and stores to the First and Third Battalion Royal Regiment of Artillery for gun and mortar practice. Countersigned by Jeffery Amherst. Supply order issued from the Office of Ordnance, countersigned by Jeffery Amherst, 1777 May 22 Supply order from the Office of Ordnance, countersigned by Jeffery Amherst, 1778 January 20 Great Britain. Board of Ordnance Supply orders from the Office of Ordnance, dated January 20, 1778, which authorizes the furnishing of His Majesty's sloop The Alert. Countersigned by Jeffery Amherst. Supply order from the Office of Ordnance, countersigned by Jeffery Amherst, 1778 January 20 William Amherst letter to Jane Dalison Amherst, 1758 Amherst, William, 1732-1781 Letter from William Amherst, younger brother of Jeffery Amherst, to Mrs. Jane Dalison Amherst, the first wife of Jeffery Amherst. In the letter, William discusses his excitement about his appointment by King George II to the position of Deputy Adjutant General in North America, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The letter was sent from St. James's Place and is addressed to Mrs. Amherst at Riverhead, near Sevenoaks, Kent, England. William Amherst letter to Jane Dalison Amherst, 1758 Payment order signed by Jeffery Amherst, 1761 June 11 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Order of payment from Jeffery Amherst dated June 11, 1761 from Albany, New York. The order is addressed to Abraham Mortier, the paymaster of the British Army in the colonies. Jeffery Amherst orders that Sir William Johnson, British Superintendant of Indian Affairs for the northern colonies be paid the sum of one thousand pounds sterling. Payment order signed by Jeffery Amherst, 1761 June 11 William Amherst letter to Jane Dalison Amherst, 1758 Amherst, William, 1732-1781 Letter from William Amherst, younger brother of Jeffery Amherst, to Mrs. Jane Dalison Amherst, the first wife of Jeffery Amherst. In the letter, William discusses his hopes of visiting his sister-in-law and his weariness at recounting a story too many times. The letter was sent from St. James's Place and is addressed to Mrs. Amherst at Riverhead, near Sevenoaks, Kent, England. The letter includes the original red wax seal. William Amherst letter to Jane Dalison Amherst, 1758 Jeffery Amherst note to unidentified recipient, 1757 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 A note from Jeffery Amherst in French, dated 1757. The note clarifies that Mr. Martin has received permission from Colonel Amherst to make use of Mr. LeNoir's horse for two journeys and has been given permission to be absent from camp during that time. The identity of the recipient could not be determined. Jeffery Amherst note to unidentified recipient, 1757
