Journal by Captain Joseph Shippen at Fort Augusta, Shamokin, 1757-1758
Permanent ID:
10644
Date:
1757 – 1758
Image Description:
Journal kept by Captain Joseph Shippen (1732-1810) while serving at Fort Augusta and Shamokin between 1757 and 1758. Born in Philadelphia in 1732, Joseph Shippen was the youngest son of Edward Shippen and Sara Plumley. Shippen graduated from Princeton in 1753 and entered the Provincial Service as a Captain in the regiment commanded by Colonel William Clapham. Shippen's journal provides details on camp life at Fort Augusta during the French and Indian War.
Format:
Manuscripts
