1William Smith to Richard Peters and Benjamin Franklin, [February 1754] (Franklin Papers)
...struggle with France for control of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, the Germans were...
2James Alexander to Cadwallader Colden, 9 June 1754 (Franklin Papers)
...present a plan for British control of the Great Lakes. He returned to England early in 1756...
3Albany Congress: Representation of the Present State of the Colonies, 9 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
...of their Forts, in the Country of the Great Lakes, and on the Rivers which run into the...
4Memorandum, 30 May–11 June 1755 (Washington Papers)
...all forces in the province of Quebec and the upper Great Lakes (
5To George Washington from William Brockenbrough, 29 September 1755 (Washington Papers)
...an appointment as a “Sea Officer” on the Great Lakes (Fauquier to Lord Anson, 10 Dec. 1761,...
6To George Washington from Robert Orme, 10 November 1755 (Washington Papers)
...may be at present on the other Side of the great Lake.
7To George Washington from Robert Dinwiddie, 8 May 1756 (Washington Papers)
...forts that secured the French hold on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, but he was...
8Board of Trade to the Privy Council Committee, 1 June 1759 (Franklin Papers)
...Limits of what they called their hunting Grounds, comprehending the great Lakes of Ontario and
9The Interest of Great Britain Considered, [17 April 1760] (Franklin Papers)
...rivers; that there are a number of great lakes, communicating with each other, with those...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 8 March 1763 (Franklin Papers)
...and at various other places in the Great Lakes region, and returned to Fort Pitt September...