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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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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