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.
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.
A charming field for an encounter : the story of George Washington's Fort Necessity / by Robert C. Alberts ; illustrated by Daniel Maffia.
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.
Laws, etc. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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.
Lewis Evans, by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania
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.
Life and times of General Washington / by Cyrus R. Edmonds. 2nd ed.
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.