Physical Description:
93 pages 19 cm., bound volume. Notes:
A draft of the beginning of Simcoe's Journal, with pencil notes and
remarks in a different hand. On p. 1, the autograph note: "Do,
Hole, mark with a pencil opposite my Remarks; this is but a rough
sketch." Also included are the following manuscript maps by Adam
Allen (1757-1823) "Skirmish at Richmond. 5th January 1781" and
George Spencer (1758-1834): "Singular position occupied by
Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe with the Queen's Rangers and Legion at
North Castle June 24th 1779" ; "The Landing at Burrell's April 17
1781" ; "Sketch of the Action at Osburns. April 27th 1781" ; and
"Point of Fork 4th June 1781". Slightly different engraved versions
of "The Landing at Burrell's," "Sketch of the Action at Osburns,"
and "Skirmish at Richmond" appear in the printed edition of the
Journal (pp.112, 132, and 140). The "Singular position .. at North
Castle" and "Point of Fork" were never engraved. Similar manuscript
maps are inset in the Huntington copy of the Journal that was sent
to Sir Henry Clinton for review (23648). Biographical Note:
On October 15, 1777, John Graves Simcoe was appointed to the
command of the Queen's Rangers, an American loyalist regiment
organized by Robert Rogers in 1776. Under Simcoe's command, the
regiment fought in the Philadelphia Campaign, including the battles
of Crooked Billet (1778, May 1) and Monmouth (1778, June 28). In
October 1779, Simcoe was captured and exchanged in December. In the
spring of 1780, the Rangers were sent to South Carolina to assist
in the siege of Charleston, then raided Virginia with Benedict
Arnold. In June 1781, the regiment joined Cornwallis's army, and
surrendered at Yorktown. In 1783, the regiment left for Nova Scotia
and was soon disbanded. Simcoe returned to England and, hoping to
procure a promotion, wrote a history of the Queen's Rangers that he
planned to present copies to the king, ministers, and members of
parliament. A limited edition of his memoir titled The Journal of
the Operations of Queen's Rangers from the end of the Year 1777 to
the Conclusion of the Late American War was printed in Exeter in
1787. In 1790, Simcoe was elected to parliament and in 1791 became
the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Subjects:
Simcoe, John Graves, 1752-1806. Journal of the operations of the
Queen's Rangers. ; Simcoe, John Graves, 1752-1806 -- Archives. ;
Great Britain. Army -- Officers -- Archives. ; Great Britain. Army.
Queen's Rangers (1776-1783) ; American loyalists. ; Manuscript maps
-- Early works to 1800. ; Great Britain -- History -- 1760-1789 --
Personal narratives. ; Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th
century -- Sources. ; United States -- History -- Revolution,
1775-1783 -- Regimental histories. ; United States -- History --
Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives, British. ; United
States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Historiography. Form/Genre:
Histories Great Britain 18th century. (aat) ; Manuscript maps
United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat) ; Manuscript maps Great
Britain 18th century. (aat) ; Memoirs Great Britain 18th century.
(aat) Physical Collection:
Orderly Books of the American Revolution. Provenance:
Maggs (1922)
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