Mohegan
Identifier: indigenous-culture/mohegan
Found in 1 Collection or Record
Great Britain. Royal American Regiment commission
Collection
Identifier: Mss 757452
Mss 757452
Date(s):
1757-08-02
Scope and Contents
Commission signed by Lt. Co. John Young, of Joseph Johnson to raise a unit of Mohegan Indian scouts. Accompanied by orders to Johnson to scout Fort Edward to Fort Ticonderoga and rejoin the regiment at Fort William Henry. On the document is a letter from Johnson to his wife (August 19, 1757), describing life in camp and detailing the sickness of some of his fellow scouts.