Draper Manuscripts: George Rogers Clark Papers, 1756-1891

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Series: 43 J (Volume 43)
Scope and Content Note: Papers concerning Oliver Pollock, agent for the United States in New Orleans during the Revolution and financier of Clark's western campaigns in 1778-1779. Filling the first half of the volume is Draper's manuscript copy of a publication, A Representation of the Case of Oliver Pollock by Augustus B. Woodward (Washington, 1803). Following this are transcripts of Congressional documents; a few relate to Pollock's claims for payment for his Revolutionary services in furnishing money and supplies to the United States and Virginia troops, but the majority concern his actions as United States agent in Havana, Cuba in 1784-1785. A few newspaper clippings are filed at the beginning of each of the two sections in the volume.