Draper Manuscripts: George Rogers Clark Papers, 1756-1891

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Series: 60 J (Volume 60)
Scope and Content Note: Five of Draper's notebooks bound together. The first four contain selections and excerpts from the records in the Virginia State Archives known as the “Illinois Papers,” studied and copied by Draper in 1847. Included are letters to and from Clark and notes on many of his associates. In addition to “Illinois Papers,” the fifth notebook contains some materials from other sources: notes from the Virginia Gazette, 1774-1776; depositions by James Paull (1838) and Basil Brown (1834) about David Rogers's defeat in 1779; and notes on Thomas P. Bullitt and some of his descendants. All of these notebooks pertain largely to Clark's military career in the period from 1777 to 1783. Each notebook contains a detailed index by Draper.