51To George Washington from Colonel Henry Knox, 17 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
There is no other News here of Colo. Arno⟨ld⟩ than that from Colo. McCleans having burnt the House⟨s⟩ round Quebec...some timid & some malevolent Spirits who make this matter much worse—from the different accounts which I have been Able to collect I have very little doubt tha⟨t⟩ General Montgomery has Quebec now in his possession. I am with the utm⟨ost⟩ Respect Your Excellency⟨s⟩ Most Obdt...
52To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre du Calvet, 20 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Je Suis l’infortuné canadien, qui, le 17e. et le 20e. du mois d’octobre dernier, eut l’honneur de communiquer à vôtre Excellence a passi l’histoire de Ses infortunes, a quebec. durant le Sejour des généraux Américains dans la province en 1776. Je fis par leurs ordres des fournitures de toute Espece, jusques á la concurrence de 56,394 ...au dessus des loix á quebec, et depuis mon départ de paris...
53To James Madison from Jonathan Dayton, [16 January] 1813 (Madison Papers)
...the next Summer’s campaign, let me assure you, Sir, that there will be the most fatal disappointment. No force you can collect & send there, however great, can so far succeed as to reach & take Quebec by the first year’s operations. All you can do (& this is certainly very practicable) will be to take the whole of upper Canada, & all the British fortresses as low down as Montreal. ...Quebec...
54From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 1 June 1774 (Franklin Papers)
I mention these Dates and Particulars that you may know if any of my Letters are missing. With this I inclose a List of your new Council, the Quebec Bill, an Abstract of the Resolutions for laying Duties in that Province, and some Newspapers containing the two Protests of the Lords,...The Quebec bill, which became law on June 22 to take effect on May 1, 1775 (14 Geo. III, c. 83), provided for...
55To James Madison from B. H. Cuthbert, 29 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
In event of a war with England, Canada presents to us the first object of conquest, a conquest trivial indeed, the strongly fortified town of Quebec excepted, but Sir this must be an object of import sufficient to excite a good share of attention. To
possess ourselves of Quebec by any of the common modes of war will assuredly not only cost time any treasure, but many lives, and to obviate...
56To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 28 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Brigadier General Prescott surrendered next Day by Capitulation. What Terms General Montgomery has given him, I do not know as he was so hurryed in preparing to move immediately to Quebec, that he could not find Time to send them. Prescott & the Officers arrived here at four to Day. I have just recd a Return of the Officers, Men, Vessels & stores taken, which I do Myself......put Quebec (of...
57To George Washington from John Hancock, 19 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
...the American army outside Boston. Ogden at first declined to go, but after the Battle of Bunker Hill, Burr went to Elizabeth and persuaded his friend to come with him. Both young men accompanied Arnold’s march to Quebec in the fall of 1775 as unattached volunteers. Ogden was wounded at Quebec on 31 Dec. but joined the 1st New Jersey Regiment as a lieutenant colonel in March 1776. He was...
58To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 13 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
...our army with paper money. what the result will be I cannot say—Before this reaches you, your Excellency will probably have heard, that the greater part of a Fleet, of Victuallers and Merchant Ships from Europe for Quebec, have been taken by our Eastern Cruizers; Sixteen of which have arrived at different Ports....upwards of 40 sail from London, bound to Quebec, under convoy of two frigates...
59To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 22 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
raising, Major Volunteer Corps & some others, no Indians at Crown point, 31st in winter Quarters near Quebec, 53d at ...near lake St Peters, 29th at St Denis & St Charles near Chamble, 44th at Quebec. a Dutch at Montreal, 34th Regt at St Johns, and Isle au Noix with some Jagers—a great number of Batteaux at St Johns, repairing Batteaux, they do It every Spring. Expect some troops from Britain,...
60To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
...Canada were deputed
by the Western Nations (mentioned in his Lordships Speech) to confer with him on the
very Subject referred to in it, and that some short Time before they left Home those
Chiefs had set out for Quebec with this Object in View. They also Quebec Isle à Noux & St Johns are the only fortified Places in Lower Canada. Chamble & Montreal are...