James Kenny journal
Permanent ID:
11402Call number:
Am. 09Date:
1758 – 1763Image Description:
James Kenny was a frontier trader who resided at Kennett Square, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descended from a Quaker family, he hadtwo brothers: Charles, who accompanied him on his travels, and John.
Kenny’s journal describes two assignments he carried out from 1758 to 1763, during the French and Indian War. The first, initiated by the Commissioners for Indian Affairs, was from 1758 to 1761. Kenny was overseer of an expedition to carry provisions to the Pennsylvania and Ohio tribes. The second, which chronicles his stewardship of a tradingstore established at Pittsburgh by the Commissioners, was from 1761 to 1763. Rich details of frontier life are provided, as are references to Kenny’s customers, many of whom were Indians.
Finding aid located: http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaidam09kenny.pdf
Only excerpts of Part 1 are digitized.
Address:
Kennett SquareFormat:
ManuscriptsDimensions:
Width: 19 cm, Height: 23.5 cm, Depth: 2 cm (image)Collection:
James Kenny Journal 1758-1763Related People or Organizations:
Kenny, James (author)Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779 (relates to)
Post, Christian Frederick (relates to)
Lightfoot, Samuel (relates to)
John Bartram, 1699-1777 (relates to)