Subseries V: John Butler, Loyalist, and Colleagues Correspondence, 1781
Sub-Series
Dates
- 1781
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Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.
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Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subseries III: John Butler and Family Correspondence, 1781, 1854
Subsubseries III: John Butler and Colleagues Correspondence, 1781 is arranged chronologically and contains personal notes of supply orders and military correspondence related to John Butler, the Loyalist, and Joseph Brant, a Chief of the Mowhawks. This item was collected by Gilbert Stuart McClintock. Though the item was likely first assumed to belong to Zebulon Butler or his descendents, a closer examination proves that it is actually referencing John Butler the Loyalist. This Butler not only has no relation to the Butler line under Zebulon, but played an active role on the opposing British forces side from Zebulon Butler’s command.
The items in this subseries have been compiled as a result of their collection. They were likely collected believing that the items belonged to John Butler, brother of Zebulon Butler, when in fact research has proved that they are connected to or created by the British loyalist, John Butler.
In this item, we see references to John Butler, Captain Joseph Brant, Daniel Cole, John Johnson, William Caldwell, and Anthony Westbrook.
The items in this subseries have been compiled as a result of their collection. They were likely collected believing that the items belonged to John Butler, brother of Zebulon Butler, when in fact research has proved that they are connected to or created by the British loyalist, John Butler.
In this item, we see references to John Butler, Captain Joseph Brant, Daniel Cole, John Johnson, William Caldwell, and Anthony Westbrook.
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu