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Loudoun Papers : Americana http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c81g0phn No online items Loudoun papers : Americana Finding aid prepared by Olga Tsapina. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2014 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Loudoun papers : Americana mssLO 1-6999 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Loudoun papers : Americana Dates: 1682-1780 Bulk dates: 1755-1758 Collection Call Number: mssLO 1-6999 Creator: Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1705-1782 Creator: Vaudreuil, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de, 1698-1778 Extent: approximately 8,000 pieces141 boxes Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: The personal and official papers of John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782): commander-in-chief of British forces in America during the Seven Years War and Indian War and titular governor of Virginia. Also, the personal and official papers of Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1698-1778), Governor of Trois Riviéres (1733-1743); Governor of Louisiana (1743-1755); Governor and Lieutenant General of Canada (1755-1760). Language of Material: The records are in English and French. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Loudoun Papers : Americana, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance The collection was purchased with the Loudoun papers from the Campbell family through the agency of Sotheby's and Sir Joseph Duveen, 1923. Biographical Note John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782) was commander-in-chief of British forces in America during the Seven Years War and Indian War and titular governor of Virginia. He was recalled to England in March of 1758, following the downfall of his patron, Duke of Cumberland. He served in Portugal in 1762 and was promoted to general in 1770. Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1698-1778) was Governor of Trois Riviéres (1733-1743); Governor of Louisiana (1743-1755); and Governor and Lieutenant General of Canada (1755-1760). Scope and Content Personal and official papers of Lord Loudoun accumulated during his command of British forces in America from 1756 to 1758 constitute the greater part of the collection. The bulk of the collection deals with the campaigns of 1756- 1757, including the fall of Fort Oswego, Fort William Henry, and Loudoun's expedition against Louisbourg, etc. Included are materials documenting Loudoun's relations with colonial authorities, institutions, and society; frontier defenses; relations with the Six Nations, Sir William Johnson and Edmond Atkin. There are also papers relating to the command of Edward Braddock (1755) and William Shirley (1755-1756) as well as Loudoun's successors James Abercromby and Jeffrey Amherst. The papers include official and personal correspondence, reports, returns of troops, ordnance, stores, accounts, orders, appointments and other documents; Loudoun's communications with the Office of the Secretary at War, Southern Department of the Office of Secretary of State, Board of Trade, as well as his letters to William Augustus, the duke of Cumberland. The collection also contains some items relating to the American Revolution as reported in letters from American loyalists and British officers. Correspondents include James Abercromby, William Wildman, viscount of Barrington, John Calcraft, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, William Denny, John Forbes, Henry Fox, George Montagu-Dunk, the earl of Halifax, George II, Sir Charles Hardy, Sir William Johnson, Thomas Pownall, James Prevost, Sir William Shirley, John Loudoun papers : Americana mssLO 1-6999 2 Stanwix, Daniel Webb, George Washington , Benjamin Franklin, and others. The papers (1740-1753) of Pierre de Rigaud were acquired by Lord Loudoun in 1756 through the agency of Thomas Pichon, Vaudreuile's secretary in Louisiana and a double agent. Pichon had obtained the papers from Francois Pierre de Rigaud, brother of the Marquis de Vaudreuil, who was captured at sea by the English in June 1755. Vaudreuil's personal and official correspondence (including 3 volumes of letterbooks), his communications with the Ministry of the Marine during his term as governor of Louisiana; other papers relating to Indian and colonial affairs. Correspondents include Jacques Pierre Taffanel, marquis de la Jonquiere; Antoine Louis Rouille, comte de la Jouy, Barthelemy (?) Macarty-Mactique, Jean Frederic Phelypeaux, comte de Maurepas, and Honore Michel de Villebois. Arrangement The collection is arranged in two series (Vaudreuil and Loudoun Americana) and chronologically within each series. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Subjects Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Sources. Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- Sources. Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Sources. United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources. United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Sources. Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil 1740-1753 Box 1 1740-1745 Vaudreuil 28 items Box 2 1746-1747 Vaudreuil 46 items Box 3 1748 Vaudreuil 46 items Box 4 1749 Vaudreuil 35 items Box 5 1750 Vaudreuil 44 items Box 6 1751 Vaudreuil 47 items Box 7 1752, Jan. 15-Sep. 30 Vaudreuil 47 items Box 8 1752, Oct.3-1753 Vaudreuil 37 items Box Vaudrueil 1742-1753/4 Vaudrueil oversize 46 items John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun 1756-1757 Loudoun papers : Americana mssLO 1-6999 3 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun 1756-1757 Box 9 1682-1748 Loudoun Americana 41 items Box 10 1749, May-1754, May 23 Loudoun Americana 47 items Box 11 1754, June 18-1754, Nov. 25 Loudoun Americana 27 items Box 12 1754, Nov. 26-1755, Apr. 19 Loudoun Americana 42 items Box 13 1755, May 12-Aug. 13 Loudoun Americana 53 items Box 14 1755, May 15-Nov. 12 Loudoun Americana 53 items Box 15 1755, Nov. 18-1755 Loudoun Americana 49 items Box 16 1755-1757 Loudoun Americana, inclusive dates 16 items Box 17 1756, Jan. 1-Jan. 31 Loudoun Americana 61 items Box 18 1756, Jan.-Feb. 18 Loudoun Americana 58 items Box 19 1756, Feb. 19-Mar. 6 Loudoun Americana 59 items Box 20 1756, Mar. 7-Mar. 15 Loudoun Americana 49 items Box 21 1756, Mar. 16-Mar. 29 Loudoun Americana 49 items Box 22 1756, Mar. 30-Apr. 5 Loudoun Americana 52 items Box 23 1756, Apr. 6-Apr. 18 Loudoun Americana 53 items Box 24 1756, Apr. 19-May 4 Loudoun Americana 72 items Box 25 1756, May 5-May 15, before Loudoun Americana 38 items Box 26 1756, May 16-1756, May Loudoun Americana 45 items Loudoun papers : Americana mssLO 1-6999 4 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun 1756-1757 Box 27 1756, June 1-June 23 Loudoun Americana 51 items Box 28 1756, June 24-July 2 Loudoun Americana 40 items Box 29 1756, July 3-July 20 Loudoun Americana 40 items Box 30 1756, July 21-July 26 Loudoun Americana 48 items Box 31 1756, July 27-Aug. 2 Loudoun Americana 51 items Box 32 1756, Aug. 3-Aug. 7 Loudoun Americana 55 items Box 33 1756, Aug. 8-Aug. 13 Loudoun Americana 42 items Box 34 1756, Aug. 14-Aug. 19 Loudoun Americana 54 items Box 35 1756, Aug. 20-Aug. 24 Loudoun Americana 54 items Box 36 1756, Aug. 25-Aug. 28 Loudoun Americana 50 items Box 37 1756, Aug. 24-Aug. Loudoun Americana 57 items Box 38 1756, Sep. 1-Sep. 6 Loudoun Americana 56 items Box 39 1756, Sep. 7-Sep. 10 Loudoun Americana 55 items Box 40 1756, Sep. 11-Sep. 15 Loudoun Americana 49 items Box 41 1756, Sep. 16-Sep. 19 Loudoun Americana 22 items Box 42 1756, Sep. 20-Sep. 25 Loudoun Americana 51 items Box 43 1756, Sep. 26-Sep. 30 Loudoun Americana 43 items Box 44 1756, Sep.-Oct. 3 Loudoun Americana 50 items Loudoun papers : Americana mssLO 1-6999 5 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun 1756-1757 Box 45 1756, Oct. 4-Oct. 13 Loudoun Americana 53 items Box 46 1756, Oct. 14-Oct. 21 Loudoun Americana 48 items Box 47 1756, Oct. 22-Oct. 27 Loudoun Americana 46 items Box 48 1756, Oct. 28-Oct. Loudoun Americana 42 items Box 49 1756, Nov. 1-Nov. 7 Loudoun Americana 44 items Box 50 1756, Nov. 8-Nov. 13 Loudoun Americana 50 items Box 51 1756, Nov. 14-Nov. 21 Loudoun Americana 54 items Box 52 1756, Nov. 22-Nov. 24 Loudoun Americana 26 items Box 53 1756, Nov. 25-Dec. 2 Loudoun Americana 49 items Box 54 1756, Dec. 3-Dec. 15 Loudoun Americana 46 items Box 55 1756, Dec. 16-Dec. 23 Loudoun Americana 42 items Box 56 1756, Dec. 24-Dec. Loudoun Americana 38 items Box 57 1756 Loudoun Americana, no exact dates 47 items Box 58 1756-1757, Feb. 8 Loudoun Americana 15 items Box 59 1757, Jan. 1-1757, Jan. 9 Loudoun Americana 45 items Box 60 1757, Jan. 10-Jan. 25 Loudoun Americana 48 items Box 61 1757, Jan. 26-Jan. Loudoun Americana 42 items Box 62 1757, Feb. 1-Feb. 7 Loudoun Americana 47 items Loudoun papers : Americana mssLO 1-6999 6 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun 1756-1757 Box 63 1757, Feb.
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