Grant, James 1720-1806 creator mixed material monographic eng fre spa 49 Correspondence; diaries; military commissions; regimental returns; financial, land, and plantation records; parliamentary acts and speech; lists; maps and plans; and other papers documenting Grant's activities related to North America and the West Indies, including military service in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, participation in military expeditions against Cherokee Indians in 1760-1761, his governorship of East Florida from 1763 to 1773, and his command of British forces in the West Indies from 1778 to 1780. Correspondents include British generals Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, and William Howe, Viscount, Prime Minister William Pitt, and George Washington. Includes financial accounts of the colony of Nova Scotia from 1754 to 1758, business records from Grant's indigo plantation in East Florida from 1768 to 1783, MacPherson (McPherson) family papers relating chiefly to the service of family members in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, and the Archibald Montgomery (Montgomerie) papers concerning Montgomery's command of the First Highland Battalion, including the regiment's service in North America. Restrictions apply. Microfilm produced from originals in the National Archives of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland : National Archives of Scotland, 2003. British army officer, colonial governor, and member of Parliament. Collection material chiefly in English with French and Spanish. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011219 Includes reels 1-50; reels 3 and 4 combined on one reel. Marquis Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis 1738-1805 Correspondence Viscount Howe, William Howe 1729-1814 Correspondence Montgomerie, Archibald 1726-1796 Pitt, William 1759-1806 Correspondence Washington, George 1732-1799 Correspondence McPherson family Great Britain. Army. Highland Regiment, First. Cherokee Indians Wars, 1759-1761 Indigo Florida Plantations Florida East Florida History Florida History English colony, 1763-1784 Great Britain Colonies America Nova Scotia History 1713-1763 United States History French and Indian War, 1754-1763 British forces United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 British forces West Indies History 1775-1783 Army officers Governors Members of Parliament mm2003084960 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011219 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011219.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011219 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011219.3 Restrictions apply. DLC 030620 20260227111729.0 mm2003084960