Draper Manuscripts: George Rogers Clark Papers, 1756-1891

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Series: 26 J (Volume 26)
Scope and Content Note: Draper notes and correspondence on Clark's life in 1780. Among topics discussed are Fort Jefferson on the Mississippi River, Clark's expedition into Ohio against the Shawnee, the defeat of Augustin Mottin de La Balme's expedition by Miami Indians near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the topography of western Kentucky. Some materials contain biographical and genealogical information on John Bailey, Abraham Chapline, Charles Gratiot, Thomas Vickroy (Vickory), and Abraham and Aquilla Whitaker.