Draper Manuscripts: George Rogers Clark Papers, 1756-1891

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Series: 16 J (Volume 16)
Scope and Content Note: Notes and correspondence primarily about Clark's first visits to Kentucky in 1775 and 1776 and his journey to Pittsburgh in the fall of 1775. Also included is information on John Gabriel Jones, William Kennedy, and the Mingo leader Pluggy: One original letter, written in 1768 by Andrew Lewis and Thomas Walker to Sir William Johnson, discusses the land claims of the Cherokee and the Six Nations (Iroquois) to the Kentucky region. Also found in this volume is a copy of an additional memorial (June 20, 1776) from the inhabitants of Harrodsburg to the Virginia Convention.