State Library of Pennsylvania - Fort Necessity

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A selection of documents on the battles of Fort Necessity and Braddock's Campaign, along with background on French and English relations as well as their interactions with the Native American tribes of the northeastern colonies in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Originally digitized to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Necessity.
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175th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Braddock, Braddock, Pennsylvania, July 8th and 9th, 1930. Official programme.
Braddock's campaign, 1755, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Battlefields--Pennsylvania
Title page and pages 04-24 of the commemorative booklet from the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Braddock, of which the conflict at Fort Necessity, Pa. was a preliminary. Includes details on the Fort Necessity, Pa. and Great Meadows, Pa. battles, maps of the Braddock battlefield, and illustrations.
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Address delivered at the celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Bushy Run, Aug. 6th, 1913.
Bushy Run, Battle of, Pa., 1763.
The Braddock and Forbes roads and their effect on Western Pennsylvania - Gives the background of the roads and the area around the Fort Necessity Battlefield.
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A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D.
Braddock's campaign, 1755, Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775, United States -- History -- French and Indian war, 1755-1763.
Pages 17-44, on the issues surrounding the French occupation of Western Pennsylvania, around the Ohio River, and the forts they built there. This invasion lead to the Battle Fort Necessity and Braddock's Campaign. Original printed 1755. Series: Sabin's reprints, no.17. Reprint, with reproduction of t.-p., of 2d ed., London, 1755. No. 43 of 200 copies printed on small paper (50 copies printed on large paper)
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A charming field for an encounter : the story of George Washington's Fort Necessity / by Robert C. Alberts ; illustrated by Daniel Maffia.
Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754., Washington, George, 1732-1799
35 pages of a National Parks Service publication on the Battle of Fort Necessity, Pa. Includes photographs and illustrations.
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General history of the late war: containing its rise, progress, and event, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. By the Rev. John Entick, M.A. and other gentlemen.
Seven years' war, 1756-1763, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Fort Necessity National Battlefield (Pa.).
Includes pages 97-113, the section on Fort Necessity and the battles in the area around 1754.
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Laws, etc. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Law--Pennsylvania--Periodicals, Session laws--Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Law and legislation--Periodicals.
An act to incorporate the Fort Necessity Washington Monument Association. Approved 06 April, 1850. Signed by J. S. M'Calmont, Speaker of the House of Representatives ; V. Best, Speaker of the Senate ; and William F. Johnston.
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Lewis Evans, by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania -- Description and travel, Middle Atlantic States -- Description and travel, Ohio River Valley -- Description and travel, Middle Atlantic States -- Maps, Ohio River Valley -- Maps, United States -- History -- French and Indian war, 1755-1763, United States -- Politics and government -- 1755-1763., Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756
Includes the endmap of Pennsylvania and page 56, which gives details of this map.
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Life and times of General Washington / by Cyrus R. Edmonds. 2nd ed.
Jumonville, Joseph Couion de Villiers, sieur de, 1718-1754, Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770, Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754, Ohio River Valley -- History -- To 1795, Braddock's Campaign, 1755, Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763., Washington, George, 1732-1799
Selections from volume 02, pages 08-69. George Washington's expedition to the new fort on the Monongahela, including the background behind Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie decision to send him. Continues through Washington's Ohio Expedition, including the Battle of Fort Necessity, Pa. and Braddock's Campaign and defeat, as well as its aftermath, to 1758 and the end of the French and Indian War. Includes background of the conflict and numerous letters to and from the participants.
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New light on Washington's Fort Necessity : a report on the archeological explorations at Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site / by J.C. Harrington.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Pennsylvania -- Fayette County, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Fort Necessity National Battlefield (Pa.) -- Antiquities, Fayette County (Pa.) -- Antiquities.
A report on the excavations around the old Fort Necessity, revealing new findings on both the fort itself and the battles around it.
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Pensylvanische Berichte,oder, Sammlung wichter Nachricten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Newspapers -- German language, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Germantown, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown.
A German language newspaper published in Germantown, Pa., now a suburb of Philadelphia. This issue includes coverage of the battle at Fort Necessity, near modern day Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Two centuries of Pennsylvania history / by Isaac Sharpless.
Ohio River Valley -- History -- To 1795, Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Pages 136-145. The French invasion of western Pennsylvania, including Major George Washington's expeditions. Background of the political situation in Pennsylvania in response to the French invasion. Pennsylvania Assembly votes for an Ohio post road and provisions for troops to battle the French. Native American and Colonial massacres of French allied Native American troops. Erection of a chain of forts along the Kittatinny hills, but the Quakers vote to conciliate the Native Americans. End of Quaker government in Pennsylvania. Series : Lippincott educational series...v.II.
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Washington's first campaign, death of Jumonville, and the taking of Fort Necessity; also, Braddock's defeat; the march of the unfortunate general explained by a distinguished historian, traced on the gound by civil engineer, and exhibited on a neat and accurate map, prepared under his direction. The whole arranged by Neville b. Carig.
Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755, Pittsburgh (Pa.). Wright and Carlton. 1848, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754, Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
The section of the volume, pages 07-09, on the defeat of General Edward Braddock, and his fatal injuries sustained during the battle near Great Meadows, Pa, part of the series of battles around Fort Necessity, Pa..
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