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Description
Collection consists of transcripts (and some originals) of letters, dispatches, statistical data, journals, minutes of proceedings, and other papers culled from American, British and European sources by George Bancroft in the course of research for his historical works. Bulk of the collection reflects the economic, political, military, and diplomatic relations between Great Britain and its North American colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly the period leading up to the American Revolution of 1775-1783, the war itself, and the immediate aftermath of the war culminating in the writing and adoption of the U.S. Constitution. There are materials on the presidencies of George Washington and James K. Polk, and the 1872 dispute between Great Britain and U.S. over the water boundary between the U.S. and British Columbia. Also, records dealing with relations in the 18th century between the U.S. and continental European countries, and various European countries with each other (especially Prussia, Austria, France, Spain, and Great Britain).
Names
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 (Creator)
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Contributor)
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Contributor)
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 (Contributor)
Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712-1779 (Contributor)
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (Contributor)
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 (Contributor)
Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776 (Contributor)
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (Contributor)
Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788 (Contributor)
Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792 (Contributor)
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 (Contributor)
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 (Contributor)
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (Contributor)
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Contributor)
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 (Contributor)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1606 - 1887
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 195
Topics
Canada -- Boundaries -- United States
Europe -- Foreign relations -- United States
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837
Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714
United States -- Boundaries -- Canada
United States -- Foreign relations -- Europe
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, German
United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1809
United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849
Hessian mercenaries -- United States -- Sources
International relations -- 18th century
Genres
Correspondence
Documents
Diaries
transcripts
Notes
Biographical/historical: George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian, diplomat and public official who wrote the ten-volume History of the United States. Bancroft's positions included Collector of the Port of Boston, Secretary of the Navy under Polk, Minister to Great Britain from 1846 to 1849, and Minister to Germany from 1867 to 1874. In addition to History of the United States, Bancroft wrote other historical studies and biographies.
Physical Description
Extent: 60 linear feet (432 v. and 15 boxes)
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11756721
MSS Unit ID: 195
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d43d0190-5a8d-013e-f9f9-0242ac110002
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