Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
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Jonathan Carver (1710-1780) was an English soldier who traveled across Wisconsin into Minnesota and back across Lake Superior in 1766-1768 in order to examine the frontier recently won from the French.
From the description of Jonathan Carver diary of his travels [manuscripts], 1766-1767. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 678591181
From the guide to the Jonathan Carver diary of his travels, 1766-1767, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)
Carver's and Rogers journals and related documents are published and a copy is in the Clarke Historical Library. Rogers commanded the British soldiers who took Fort Pontchartrain from the French in 1760, ending French rule in Detroit. Carver was a British Capt. and explorer in what became the northwestern United States. (For further information see the Dictionary of American Biography v. II p. 42 (Carver) and v. VIII p. 108-9 (Rogers).).
From the description of Correspondence, 1767. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 38919731
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| associatedWith | Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. |
| associatedWith | Bell, William H. |
| associatedWith | Boyd, Robert K., 1845?-1932. |
| associatedWith | British Library. |
| associatedWith | Carver, Jonathan, |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) |
| associatedWith | Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943. |
| associatedWith | Farnsworth, John A. |
| associatedWith | Gladwin, Harriet |
| associatedWith | Gunn, Moses. |
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Birth 1710-04-13
Death 1780-01-31
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