Found 2 collections related to Rogers'%20Rangers

Recollections and Letters of James Gordon, including his arrival in America, 1758; business ventures; trip to Sandusy, Pittsburgh, Niagra, Oswego, etc.; his trade with Robert Rogers' rangers to Montreal; his capture by Sir John Johnson's corps during the Battle of Stone Arabia, 1780. Also includes correspondence, 1799-1809, and survey of lots on Wappingers Creek, Dutchess County, New York, 1728 less

Robert Rogers (1731-1795), American Loyalist and frontiersman, served in the British army during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, and commanded Rogers' Rangers. The papers include a letter of license to fur trader John Askin (1739-1815), with whom Rogers was involved in a business venture, to transact business without molestation by his creditors for twelve months; a permit to suttlers Askin (here, Erskine) and Gordon to pass with refreshments for Rogers' troops; a 1760 letter to Capt. Abraham Douw from Paul Burbeen discussing, among other matters, the success of Rogers' tour; an account of sundry merchandise shipped from Niagara to Detroit in October, 1760; and a document signed by Rogers granting power of attorney to John Askin. less