The Fort Ontario ledger, 1759-1761, 1763, with a name index, contains entries of purchases and payments by British and colonial officers and others at the Fort, 1759 November-1761 May. 21 linear feet 1 volume Description Fort Ontario, a British Army garrison located at Oswego in New York, was constructed in late 1759 and commanded by Colonel Frederick Haldimand of the 4th Battalion Royal Americans (60th Regiment of Foot). Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation. The volume, identified as "Ledger A, 1760," is bound in vellum the name Smith is just visible on the front cover. The ledger also contains a loose account of pelts purchased and sold at Albany, 1763. A few transactions show connections to Fort Niagara, Fort Stanwix and Fort William Augustus. Typical purchases include alcohol, meat and livestock, blankets, cloth and other haberdashery items, and candles. There is an extensive account for Isaac Mendes. Accounts also include the Fort hospital, doctors and a nurse, an interpreter, the commissary, and sutlers, traders, and merchants. Although the location of the garrison is not specified, the placement of regiments and officers at that time associate the manuscript with Fort Ontario. Haldimand and his regiment are predominant among the entries for British and colonial units. Notable persons include Colonel Frederick Haldimand General Thomas Gage Captain Joshua Loring of the Royal Navy John Lottridge, Captain of Indians, and his brother, trader Thomas Lottridge Colonel John Bradstreet Captain Thomas Sowers, engineer draftsman William Brasier and Reverend John Ogilvie. The bulk of the entries are dated 1760 May-August, reflecting the buildup and departure of forces supporting Major General Jeffery Amherst's successful campaign to capture Montreal during the French and Indian War.Īccounts usually appear under individual names, citing military unit or occupation, and are in no particular order. 1600-1775 Merchants Nurses Physicians Soldiers Sutlers Genres ledgers (account books) account books Notes Content: The Fort Ontario ledger, 1759-1761, 1763, with a name index, contains entries of purchases and payments by British and colonial officers and others at the Fort, 1759 November-1761 May. Regiment of Foot, 60th Fort Ontario (N.Y.) New York (State) - History - French and Indian War, 1754-1763 United States - History - French and Indian War, 1754-1763 United States - History - French and Indian War, 1754-1763 - Hospitals Fur trade - New York (State) - Albany Indian traders - North America Indians of North America - History - Colonial period, ca. Army - Supplies and stores Great Britain. Army - Colonial forces - America Great Britain. Dates / Origin Date Created: 1759 - 1763 Library locations Manuscripts and Archives Division Shelf locator: MssCol 1212 Topics Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791 Great Britain.
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