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Open book Letter Philadelphia, to Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, Niagara, Ont., 1792 Sept. 13

Title Letter Philadelphia, to Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, Niagara, Ont., 1792 Sept. 13

Creator Hammond, George, 1763-1853

Date 1792

Place Cincinnati (Ohio), Fort Washington (Ohio), Northwest, Old, Ohio--Cincinnati, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Language English

Subjects Indian captivities, Pioneers

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 356a.
Text of letter on p. [1]-[2]
For details of Spencer's captivity, see numerous editions of his Indian captivity of O.M. Spencer, first published in 1834.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Sept., 13, 1792, letter from George Hammond to John Graves Simcoe, British lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1791-1794, enlisting Simcoe's assistance in the rescue of Oliver M. Spencer from Indian captivity. Spencer, the son of a prominent Cincinnati area (Columbia) settler who had emigrated from New Jersey in 1790, was seized by a party of Indians, July 7, 1792, while enroute from Fort Washington to his home. With the intercession of Simcoe, Spencer was finally rescued near Detroit in Feb., 1793.

Biographical/Historical Note First British minister plenipotentiary to the United States, 1791-1795.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 24 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, English

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 3085

BibID 130718

Size 2200px × 2807px 17.70 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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