The letters in this collection were written between 1754 and 1755 about Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart, who served with George Washington in the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War. Stewart personally provided funding for the regiment and was given a royal promise by Governor Robert Dinwiddie for remuneration. Dinwiddie reported to Lord Sydney, His Majesties' principal Secretary of State, of Stewart's generosity.
This collection contains seven letters written between 1754 and 1755 to Lord Sydney, requesting half pay and rank for Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart. The first manuscript copy of a letter to Lord Sydney discusses the number of men employed in the Virginia Regiment. The letters contest Stewart's reduction to Lieutenant Colonel, and that he neither received rank nor half pay at the conclusion of his services.
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Gift to the Darlington Memorial Library in 1937.
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This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart Letters, 1754-1755, DAR.1937.29, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart Letters, 1754-1755, DAR.1937.29, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
This collection was processed by Nicole Mader in May 2008.
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