SCA363-GA416 Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews. University of Waterloo. Special Collections & Archives
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2019-01-28 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.9.1 2026-10-09 01:36 UTC English Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews. SCA363-GA416 March 23, 1780 1 cm of textual records University of Waterloo. Special Collections & Archives
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Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews. The letter is regarding the capture of Peter Hansen and his servant as members of the rebellion by the Mohawk nation to be used to gather intelligence. The letter also mentions a contract for fresh meat, and that members of the village had been unwell. At this time Claus had been appointed deputy agent of the Six Nations in Canada under Frederick Haldimand.

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