1To Alexander Hamilton from John J. U. Rivardi, 15 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
and discusses the friendly relations between British and American forces stationed on the Niagara River. States: “Two Regiments have arrived at QuebecThis is a reference to the arrival of the Sixth Regiment of Foot (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) at Quebec on October 14, 1799, and the arrival of the Forty-first Regiment of Foot (Welsh Regiment) at Quebec on October 24, 1799 (Charles H. Stewart,...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Williamson, 8 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed account of the Temperature of the Air in Quebec was given me by a gentleman from that City who had little to do and amused himself with . Enclosure: “A Register of the Temperature of the Air in the City of Quebec in Canada as it was observed at Sun Rise from 1 Decr 1798 to 31 March 1799” (same; in Williamson’s hand).
3To Alexander Hamilton from Philip Schuyler, 28 May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Ogden, a New Jersey lawyer and Loyalist, moved to New York City during the American Revolution. After the war the British government appointed him judge of the Admiralty Court in Quebec...., was appointed chief justice of New York in 1779. He went to England in 1783, where he stayed until 1786, when he went to Canada to become chief justice, a position he held until his death in Quebec in 1793...
4From Alexander Hamilton to Henry Cheriot, 18 November 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
...John McDonnell of the Royal Canadian Volunteers] the Commandant of this Place. My Surprise was great When I heard Him express that I was his prisoner of war, that he had received orders from head quarters at Quebec for to arrest me. I took the liberty to observe [to] Him that I was an american Citizen, & a freeholder, ever since July 1787, at which period, I took the oath of allegiance...Quebec
5To Alexander Hamilton from John F. Hamtramck, 19 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
“An Ordinance To prevent the selling of strong liquors to the Indians in the province of Quebec, as also to deter persons from buying their arms or cloathing, and for other purposes relative to the trade and intercourse with the said Indians” (Lower Canada. Ordinances made and passed by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec
6From Thomas Jefferson to William Dunbar, 12 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
, I recieved one of Quebec: and was struck with the comparison between -32. & +19 ¾ the lowest depressions of the thermometer at Quebec & the Natchez. I have often wondered that any human being should live in a cold country who can find room in a warm one. I have no doubt but that cold is the source of more sufferance to...
7To George Washington from John Trumbull, 18 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
The Death of Gen. Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec.
8From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 14 February 1800 (Madison Papers)
The Death of General Montgomery at the Attack on Quebec
9To John Adams from Thomas Law, 19 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
It occurs to me that Pitsburgh or some central spot might be agreed upon for Commissioners from Quebec, New Orleans and the Federal City to meet at; the number of Commissioner might be two from each place & should the Commissioners of two nations disagree then the Commissioners from the third Nation should decide & his Award...
10To John Jay from John Trumbull, 6 March 1798 (Jay Papers)
..., on his paintings of revolutionary war subjects by selling engraved prints by subscription. In April 1790, he offered the first two engravings, of the death of General Warren at Bunker’s Hill and the death of Montgomery at Quebec. These were to be engraved by Johann Gotthard Müller (1747–1830) of Stuttgart.
11To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Thorn, 27 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
...a merchant-trader in Granville, Washington County, New York, during the early 1790s. An ardent republican, Thorn in 1794–96 solicited support among officials in France for a plan to retake Canada and encouraged a French attack on Quebec from Vermont. He chartered the
12To Alexander Hamilton from John J. U. Rivardi, 30 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The number of the latter is considerable.” Reports: “The British Fort advances rapidly—an additional Company is arrived from Quebec & they work even on Sundays.” Complains that “There is Now Nine Months pay due To This Garrison & Contingent accounts of More than one years Standing.” States that he has had “the Ague” and that...
13To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 14 February [1800] (Jefferson Papers)
The Death of General Montgomery at the Attack on Quebec
14To George Washington from Thomas Dockery, 25 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
life, I made use of the first opportunity which offered in the year 1746 leaving a beloved wife, & dear young daughter to keep house, while I thought to distinguish my self before the walls of Quebec. But before two years ended, the war broke & I returned home empty of. . . &c. In the year 1755 (as it did not sute me to take the field) I became a recruiting officer...
15To George Washington from John Trumbull, 6 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
The Death of Gen. Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec
16From George Washington to Joseph Anthony, 17 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
Attack on Quebec
17Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 4 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
While no invasion was attempted, the French government did desire to reclaim Canada and even hired spies to lay the groundwork for revolt against British rule in Quebec (F. Murray Greenwood, Legacies of Fear: Law and Politics in Quebec in the Era of the French Revolution
18To Alexander Hamilton from John J. U. Rivardi, 3 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Edmond Burke, a native of Ireland, was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1781. In 1787 he immigrated to Canada and held a variety of ecclesiastical posts before becoming Vicar General of Quebec in 1795. In 1799 he was also serving as chaplain to the British garrison at Fort George at Niagara.
19Message to the New York State Assembly, 26 February 1801 (Jay Papers)
John Nicholson (c. 1740–1811) of Montgomery, commanded the 3rd New York Regiment during the war of independence, and took part in the assault on Quebec led by General Richard Montgomery.
20To Thomas Jefferson from John C. Ogden, 7 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
, the widow of David Wooster, who was widely criticized for his command of American forces in Quebec in 1775–76 and died in battle at Danbury, Connecticut, in 1777. Before the Revolution David Wooster had been a merchant and the collector of customs at New Haven. Ogden had worked for Wooster and married the Woosters...
21To George Washington from Arthur Campbell, 13 August 1798 (Washington Papers)
..., under the auspices of a Commander in Chief—whose principles and integrity, give us grounds of the fullest assurance, that his Countrys independence will never be surrendered, but with his life. And then, like the hero before Quebec, the final adieu, will be I die contented, if America remains free!” (
22Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 14 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
The Kahnawake Mohawk tribe of the upper St. Lawrence River region of Quebec was involved in an ongoing feud with Mohawk chief Joseph Brant over the alleged sale of Kahnawake lands to the United States. Although Brant denied having sold the land, by 1798 the controversy had escalated into a threat of...
23From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Williamson, 10 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I should sooner have acknoleged your favor of Dec. 8. but for a growing and pressing correspondence which I can scarcely manage. I was particularly happy to recieve the diary of Quebec, as about the same time I happened to recieve
24To John Adams from Pierre Huet de La Valinière, 5 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
A. S. Sulpice District de Montreal Gouvernement de Quebec en Canada Ce 5. Fev. 1800.
25To John Adams from Samuel Harrison, 2 April 1799 (Adams Papers)
...support of himself and Family which had increased to two more Children who were Born in Roxbury. In January 1776 tidings came to Lanesborough of the defeat of Genl. Montgomeries Army in attempting to storm Quebec and I engaged in Capt. Halls company of Volunteers as a Clerk but a Clerk not being allowed I went as a soldier to reinforce the Beseigers of the City and we joined Colo. Seth...