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English Series, 1754-1807 (bulk 1759-1775)

Series Overview

The English Series (30 volumes) contains Thomas Gage's correspondence with military officers and politicians in England, including Secretaries of State, Secretaries at War, the Treasury, the Board of Trade, the Board of Ordnance, the paymaster general, commanders-in-chief, and others. The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

American Series, 1755-1775 (bulk 1759-1775)

Series Overview

The American Series (139 volumes) consists of Gage's correspondence with military officers and civil authorities in North America, including colonial governors, generals, commanders and subordinate officers, Indian superintendents and deputies, admirals of the British Navy in North America, engineers, army contractors, and various prominent civilians. The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

  • American Series, Volumes 1-139
      The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

Letter Books, Account Books, and Additional Materials, 1759-1769

Series Overview

The Letter Books, Account Books, and Additional Material series (17 items) includes four letterbooks comprising Thomas Gage's outgoing correspondence to military outposts in North America and overseas officials. Two of them pertain to his service as military governor of Montreal between 1761 and 1763. The series also includes 12 paymaster account books and several loose documents pertinent to expenses for Transport Services, Incidental Expenses, Secretary's Office, Engineers Department, Naval Department on the Lakes, Indian Department Southern District, Indian Department Northern District, Quartermaster General's Department Albany and New York, Commissary General's Department, Deputy Paymaster General, Crown Account, Warrants, Cash and Contra, Commission of the Treasury, Secretary of War, and Contingent and Extraordinary Expenses from forts throughout North America.

Warrants Series, 1763-1775

Series Overview

The Thomas Gage warrants (40 boxes) are financial documents authorizing payment for the British military forces in North America from the conclusion of the Seven Years' War through the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

  • Warrants Series, Volumes 1-40
      The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

Jeffery Amherst Papers, 1758-1764

Series Overview

The Jeffery Amherst papers (7 volumes) consist of the correspondence, documents, and military orders of Jeffery Amherst, British commander-in-chief in North America from 1758-1763. Included are Amherst's letters to General Thomas Gage and the papers given to Gage with the transfer of authority in 1763. The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

  • Jeffery Amherst Papers, Volumes 1-7
      The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

Peter Warren Papers, 1738-1751

Series Overview

The Peter Warren papers are the letters, documents, and financial papers of Admiral Peter Warren, the British naval officer who led the siege of the French fortress at Louisbourg in 1745. The collection primarily contains material related to the Louisburg expedition in 1745 and the British occupation of the outpost. Sir Peter Warren's papers were passed to Susanna Maria Skinner, daughter of Susannah Warren and wife of Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage. These were part of the Gage papers purchased by William L. Clements. The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

William Skinner Papers, 1768-1779

Series Overview

The William Skinner Papers (1 box) consist primarily of bills and receipts from London merchants addressed to Colonel William Skinner for assorted household expenses. William Skinner's papers were passed to Susanna Maria Skinner, daughter of Susannah Warren and wife of Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage. These were part of the Gage papers purchased by William L. Clements. The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.

  • William Skinner Papers, Box 1
      The Thomas Gage Papers digitization project is in process. This site currently includes the complete English Series, Letterbooks and Account Books, and Peter Warren Papers only. Additions are forthcoming.
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