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Building Fort Stanwix...
Building Fort Stanwix...
Item # 694048
March 01, 1759
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 1, 1759
* French and Indian War
* Fort Stanwix construction
Page 6 has an: "Extract of a Letter from an Officer in Col. Frazer's Regiment, dated at the Camp by Fort Stanwix".
The report notes in part: "After the reduction of Louisbourg, five of the regiments... came under the command of General Amherst to Boston...met with orders from General Abercrombie to march for Albany...Our regiment is returned to Schenectady...place was formerly called the Oneida Station, or Greater Carrying place, but Brig.-General Stanwix...has been employed these two months...building a fort, now called by his name, Fort Stanwix...".
Eight pages, 8 by 10 3/4 inches, very nice condition.
AI notes: In 1758, during the French and Indian War, Colonel John Frazer was a British officer tasked with overseeing frontier defenses in the New York region, including Fort Stanwix. Originally built as a British stockade in 1758 at the site of the Oneida Carrying Place, Fort Stanwix was constructed to protect vital supply routes and serve as a staging ground for British military operations against French forces and their Native American allies. Colonel Frazer’s role was crucial in maintaining security on the volatile frontier, where skirmishes and raids were common. The fort became a key outpost in the British campaign to assert control over the Ohio Valley and secure alliances with the Iroquois Confederacy. Fort Stanwix’s presence helped prevent French expansion from the west and provided a strategic base that later played an important role in the American Revolutionary War. Frazer’s leadership during this period helped stabilize British control in the region, laying the groundwork for future military actions.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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