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Timothy Horsfield Papers

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The Horsfield Papers offer a window onto the tumultuous history of northeastern Pennsylvania during the 1750s and 1760s. Comprised largely of correspondence and related documents between Horsfield, William Parsons, and provincial and military authorities, the collection includes important information on the Indian assaults on the region in 1756 and 1757 and the military and diplomatic response.

This pathway curates more than two-dozen manuscripts related to the Seven Years' War and Pontiac's Rebellion--just a fraction of the letters available at the American Philosophical Society. To explore the complete collection, reference the APS finding aid.

Contents of this path:

  1. Timothy Horsfield to William Parsons, December 14, 1755
  2. Memorandum of an Account of the Indian Nicodemus, June 30, 1756
  3. Passport for Joseph Peepy and Lewis Montour, January 9, 1757
  4. Passport for Nathaniel, April 4, 1757
  5. Message to the Delaware, May 1, 1757
  6. Record of Council with Delaware, May 1, 1757
  7. George Croghan to Timothy Horsfield, May 24, 1757
  8. Robert Strettell to Timothy Horsfield, April 14, 1758
  9. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, August 29, 1761
  10. Affidavit Respecting Indians, September 2, 1761
  11. Timothy Horsfield to James Hamilton, September 3, 1761
  12. Richard Peters to Timothy Horsfield, May 7, 1762
  13. Commission for Timothy Horsfield, July 11, 1763
  14. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, July 11, 1763
  15. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, June 23, 1763
  16. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, July 26, 1763
  17. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, July 27, 1763
  18. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, August 13, 1763
  19. Petition to James Hamilton, August 17, 1763
  20. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, August 19, 1763
  21. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, September 1, 1763
  22. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, September 20, 1763
  23. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, October 10, 1763
  24. James Hamilton to Timothy Horsfield, October 13, 1763
  25. Adam Bernard Grube to Timothy Horsfield, October 13, 1763
  26. John Penn to Timothy Horsfield, November 14, 1763
  27. Sermon Concerning Friendly and Enemy Indians (undated)
  28. Wyoming Petition to the Governor of Pennsylvania (undated)

Contents of this tag:

  1. Manuscripts