Governor Simcoe of Upper Canada

Item

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter

Title

Governor Simcoe of Upper Canada

Description

The chief clerk of the War Office notifies the Secretary of War that the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, has gone from Niagara to the foot of the Rapids to assist in the building of a fort there.

year created

1794

month created

05

day created

17

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

note

Extract of a letter from "a gentleman in N. Jersey", copied by Stagg

author note

Addressed: a Gentleman in N. Jersey.

notable person/group

Henry Knox
John Stagg
Governor
Colonel Englands
John Graves Simcoe

notable location

Rapids
Niagara
New Jersey
War Department
Detroit
Canada
Upper Canada

notable item/thing

Fort

document number

1794051740100

page start

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Anthony Wayne Papers XXXV

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Department [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]