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Fort Niagara statement of account with Edward Pollard

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Title
Fort Niagara statement of account with Edward Pollard
Names
Great Britain. Army. Lincolnshire Regiment (Creator)
Pollard, Edward (Associated name)
Smith, Francis, 1723-1791 (Associated name)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1773 - 1774
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2449
Topics
Six Nations
Indian traders -- North America
Indians of North America -- Commerce -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
Indians of North America -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Old Fort Niagara (N.Y.)
Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- America
Genres
Accounts
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
Extent: .02 linear feet 1 volume
Description
Statement of account (4 pages) of the British Army's garrison at Fort Niagara with trader Edward Pollard from 1773 December 25 to 1774 July 8, for sundries furnished to Indians, and the services of an interpreter and a blacksmith. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith of the 10th Regiment of Foot commanded the garrison and its dependencies. Sundries consisted of rum, tobacco and pipes, blankets, clothing, paint, knives, flints, and ammunition, often provided to groups of Native Americans upon their departure from the Fort. Those recorded include Caughnawagas, Cayugas, Chippewas, Hurons, Kickapoos, Mississaugas, Oneidas, Onondagas, Ottawas, Senecas, Tuscaroras, and Indians from Detroit and the Ohio Country. The document bears instructions from Smith to Francis Hutchinson, secretary to General Haldimand in New York, for payment to Edward Pollard; Pollard’s signature; and an endorsement by Anthony Farrington acknowledging receipt from Gabriel Maturin by order of General Thomas Gage, dated Boston, 1774 August 31.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19432922
MSS Unit ID: 2449
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7206e180-79c8-0133-22eb-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Fort Niagara statement of account with Edward Pollard" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1773 - 1774. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af384530-8728-0133-69c2-00505686d14e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Fort Niagara statement of account with Edward Pollard" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af384530-8728-0133-69c2-00505686d14e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1773 - 1774). Fort Niagara statement of account with Edward Pollard Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af384530-8728-0133-69c2-00505686d14e

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Fort Niagara statement of account with Edward Pollard