War Office

Description:

The collection consists for the most part of official correspondence, monthly and weekly returns, marching orders, applications for commissions, order books, reports and plans collected by Jeffrey, Baron Amherst, Commander in Chief in America, 1758 to 1763, Governor of Virginia, 1763 to 1768, Governor of Guernsey, 1770 to 1797, and Commander in Chief at home, 1778 to 1782 and 1793 to 1795. Reels 38 and 39 contain correspondence of Sir William Johnson.

subjects: Soldiers,  Correspondence,  Statesmen,  Governors,  History,  Sources,  Foreign relations,  Politics and government,  Archives,  Great Britain. Army,  Great Britain. War Office

People: Jeffery Amherst Amherst Baron (1717-1797),  Francis Fauquier (1704?-1768),  William Johnson Sir (1715-1774)

Places: Great Britain,  United States,  Canada,  France

Times: 1755-1763,  1763-1791,  Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775,  King George's War, 1744-1748,  French and Indian War, 1755-1763,  Revolution, 1775-1783,  1714-1820