Document Record

Creator

Monckton, Robert, 1726-1782.

Title

Northcliffe collection : Series 1 : Robert Monckton papers
Collection Northcliffe : Série 1 : Papiers de Robert Monckton

Identifier

MIKAN: 128874
Reels/Bobines: C-365 to C-369
Archival Reference/Référence Archivistique: MG 18 M Série 1
oocihm.lac_mikan_128874
lac_mikan_128874

Subject

Papers
Military
French Canada
Papiers
Militaire
Canada français

Document source

Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Notes

1742-1834
Copyright Not Evaluated/Droit d'auteur non évalué
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Language

English

Description

Robert Monckton (1726 - 1782) was an officer of the British army and a colonial administrator in British North America. He had a distinguished military and political career, being second in command to General Wolfe at the battle of Quebec and later named the Governor of the Province of New York. His most memorable independent military command in North America was the successful campaign against the Chignecto forts, Beauséjour and Gaspereau (near Port Elgin, New Brunswick), in June 1755. He was made lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia in December 1755. Monckton is also remembered for capturing the island of Martinique, as well as his role in the deportation of the Acadians from British controlled Nova Scotia (because of their refusal to swear an unqualified oath of loyalty to the British Crown), and also from French controlled Acadia (present day New Brunswick) during the early part of the Seven Years War. Monckton left North America for England in June 1763, though he retained the governorship of New York until June 1765. He became governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed in June 1765 and was promoted lieutenant-general in 1770. The city of Moncton, New Brunswick, and Fort Moncton are named for him.
This collection consists of correspondence, reports, journals, returns and orders, instructions and commissions, accounts, articles of capitulation, and related records of the campaigns in Nova Scotia, Quebec and the West Indies during the Seven Years' War. Included is Monckton's correspondence with Sir William Shirley, Charles Lawrence, Lord Amherst, George Townshend, Edward Boscawen and other prominent leaders; journals of the siege of Louisbourg and Quebec; documents relating to prisoners of war; documents relating to the capture of Martinique; and family papers. There is a list of the proceeding volumes (55 pages) and the collection contains the Catalogue of Monckton Papers offered for sale by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, 1920 (47 pages).
Robert Monckton (1726-1782) était un officier de l’armée britannique et un administrateur colonial en Amérique du Nord britannique. Il a connu une brillante carrière militaire et politique puisqu’il fut le commandant en second du général Wolfe lors de la bataille de Québec et, plus tard, gouverneur de la province de New York. L’événement le plus mémorable de son commandement militaire indépendant en Amérique du Nord fut la campagne qu’il mena avec succès en 1755 contre les forts de Chignectou, Beauséjour et Gaspéreau (près de Port Elgin, Nouveau-Brunswick). En décembre 1755, il fut nommé lieutenant-gouverneur de la Nouvelle-Écosse. On se souvient de Monckton pour avoir capturé l’île de la Martinique, ainsi que pour le rôle qu’il a joué dans la déportation des Acadiens de la colonie britannique de la Nouvelle-Écosse (en raison de leur refus de prêter un serment inconditionnel d’allégeance à la Couronne britannique), et de la partie de l’Acadie appartenant à la France (le Nouveau-Brunswick actuel) au début de la guerre de Sept Ans. En juin 1763, Monckton a quitté l’Amérique du Nord pour retourner en Angleterre, mais a conservé son poste de gouverneur de New York jusqu’en juin 1765. Nommé gouverneur de Berwick-upon-Tweed en juin 1765, il fut promu lieutenant général en 1770. La ville de Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick, ainsi que le fort Moncton, furent nommés en son honneur.
Cette collection renferme de la correspondance, des rapports, des journaux, des statistiques et des ordres, des instructions et des commissions, des comptes, des articles de capitulation et des documents connexes se rapportant aux campagnes en Nouvelle-Écosse, au Québec et dans les Indes occidentales durant la guerre de Sept Ans. On y trouve, entre autres, la correspondance de Monckton avec sir William Shirley, Charles Lawrence, lord Amherst, George Townshend, Edward Boscawen et d’autres dirigeants influents, ainsi que des journaux décrivant les sièges de Louisbourg et de Québec, des documents concernant les prisonniers de guerre, la capture de la Martinique et des papiers de famille. Il y a aussi une liste des volumes de comptes rendus (55 pages). La collection contient enfin le catalogue des papiers de Monckton qui ont été vendus en 1920 à Londres, chez Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (47 pages).
Textual records Part one of the finding aid is the published calendar The Northcliffe Collection (Ottawa: King's Printer, 1926). The calendar provides a very detailed description of each document, including its date, author and recipient where appropriate, and a detailed description of the contents of the document.
Textual records Part two of the finding aid contains notes on the use of the calendar, and, a microfilm shelf list of the collection. The microfilm shelf list includes: volume number, title or description, and reel number.
Robert Monckton (1726-1782) was a British army officer and colonial administrator in British North America. He had a distinguished military and political career, serving as General Wolfe's second in command at the Battle of Quebec and later as Governor of the Province of New York. The most memorable event of his independent military command in North America was his successful campaign in 1755 against the forts of Chignectou, Beauséjour and Gaspéreau (near Port Elgin, New Brunswick). In December 1755, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Monckton is remembered for capturing the island of Martinique, as well as for his role in the deportation of Acadians from the British colony of Nova Scotia (because of their refusal to swear an unconditional oath of allegiance to the British Crown), and from the French part of Acadia (present-day New Brunswick) at the outbreak of the Seven Years' War. In June 1763, Monckton left North America to return to England, but retained his position as Governor of New York until June 1765. Appointed Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed in June 1765, he was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1770. The town of Moncton, New Brunswick, as well as Fort Moncton, were named in his honour.
This collection contains correspondence, reports, journals, statistics and orders, instructions and commissions, accounts, articles of surrender and related documents relating to the campaigns in Nova Scotia, Quebec and the West Indies during the Seven Years' War. Included is Monckton's correspondence with Sir William Shirley, Charles Lawrence, Lord Amherst, George Townshend, Edward Boscawen and other influential leaders, as well as journals describing the sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec, documents concerning prisoners of war, the capture of Martinique and family papers. There is also a list of the volumes of accounts (55 pages). Finally, the collection contains the catalogue of the Monckton papers sold in 1920 in London at Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (47 pages).

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