Since my research focuses primarily on the colonial era and the resources
seem so limited, I like to share new accessible findings.

There is a series of films which contents are handwritten but obviously
not originals. It appears they were copied from originals by possibly a
government official.  They relate almost totally to the colonial era in
America.

Access this series on the Family History Library Catalog (Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints - familysearch.org) with a film/fiche search
using 1549691.

There are also approximately three pamphlets (not filmed to my knowledge)
which outline the contents of the films.  Much of the content is
statistical in nature; however there are several lists of actual names of
people.

Here are some examples from FHL1549691 (French and Indian War period)

Correspondence between British and Americans - some mentioning family
matters;  but mostly troop movements, statistics, troop losses;
deployment; British ships; commanders and officers are named.

A deposition dated  27 Jun 1758 given by Joseph Perron age 55, a laborer
taken prisoner and a resident of land North of Montreal on the St.
Lawrence River.  He states he was born at Mons Lonquert's Manor where he
lived for 35 years.

Masters of ships and their ships' names - French and Indian War

Killed, wounded, missing - statistical by officer or unit and then named
on succeeding pages.

Rolle des Prisonniers Anglais remis au Colonel Schuyler - 1758
including names of women and "enfans" (children) - These are French
spellings of English names. (p. 155-161)

An interrogation of Joseph Perron

FHL1549692: French and Indian War
Some Germans fighting for French who became POW's of Americans did not
want to be returned to the French.  American officer was writing for
permission to givem them land and let them go.

FHL1549674: 1763-1766: Native American-American Relations
Treaties, correspondence, conferences, dialogues
Chickasaw - apparent list of tribal chiefs and their villages
Cherokees - (as above)
Names of American interpreters
Catawbas - Creeks - Shawnee - Seneca - Sandusky
Includes signatures or "marks" of Native Americans with the American
translation of their names.

A List of Native American Nations that Met in Detroit in Aug 1765; names
of chiefs; location of villages; number of warriors; letters and speeches
by heads of Native American nations.










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