Thomas Duggan to Alexander McKee, 30 July 1793

Thomas Duggan to Alexander McKee, 30 July 1793

Thomas Duggan to Alexander McKee, 30 July 1793

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Duggan writes to McKee that a shipment of various named goods is on its way, that "The Mackinac Indians Who came away from the Rapids behave very ill," having killed a calf belonging to a local, and that some militia members are considering resignation after the appointment of Jacue Babys to Lieutenant for the County of Kent.

Name of Maker(s): Thomas Duggan
Nation of Maker: British
Nation of Origin

In Document: Mackinac Indians

Place of Origin: Detroit, MI
Date Made or Date Range: 1793-07-30
Materials

Ink on paper

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Additional Context

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Description of Writing/Text

People: Duggan! Thomas; Babys! Jaque! M{r}; McKee! Colonel; Arkin! John Junior! M{r}; McKee! M{r}

Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date given in document.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 273-274.
Link to Institution's Collections Database: Heritage Canadiana: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1479/300?r=0&s=1
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1755-1886
GKS Reference Number: 1005
How to Cite this Item

Thomas Duggan to Alexander McKee, 30 July 1793. Currently in Library and Archives Canada. Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 273-274. Item described as part of a GRASAC research project, summer 2010, and consulted. https://gks.grasac.org/ (GKS ID: 1005, accessed [date]).

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Record reviewed by Research Assistant Jessica Ye during the winter of 2021

Approximate Place of Origin

42.3314, -83.0458

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