Robert Stobo
Robert Stobo | |
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| Born | 1726/27 15th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles/wars | French and Indian War |
Major Robert Stobo (1726/27โ1770) was an 18th-century Scottish-born colonial American frontiersman and soldier. Stobo was an officer in the
capture of Quebec
.
Biography
The only son of merchant William Stobo, Robert Stobo was born in
captain in the Virginia militia shortly before the French and Indian War
.
In order to ensure the compliance of the surrender terms agreed to by Major
capture of Quebec.[4]
In November 1771 George Washington wrote a letter to Stobo concerning land claims under Governor Dinwiddie;[5] however Stobo killed himself on 19 June 1770.[6]
His memoirs were kept in the British Museum for nearly a century until 1854 when the manuscript was published in Pittsburgh in part due to efforts by Liverpool merchant James McHenry.[7]
See also
- Captivity Narratives - Nova Scotia
References
- ^ To George Washington from La Force, March 1759, Founders Online, National Archives
- ^ Stobo, Robert. "Robert Stobo to Colonel Innes, July 28, 1754" (PDF). Archive Service Center, University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Manella, Angela. "Robert Stobo Papers, Finding Aid". Archive Service Center, University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Craig, Neville B. The History of Pittsburgh: With a Brief Notice of Its Facilities of Communication and Other Advantages for Commercial and Manufacturing Purposes. Pittsburgh: John H. Mellor, 1851. (pg. 39-40). But see [1]
- ^ Writings of George Washington Volume 2
- ^ American Heritage August 1963
- ^ LeMoine, J.M. Maple Leaves. Quebec: Augustin Cote & Co., 1873. (pg. 55-63)
Further reading
- Alberts, Robert C. (1965). The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Major Robert Stobo. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- Craig, Neville B., ed. (1854). Memoirs of Major Robert Stobo of the Virginia Regiment. Pittsburgh: John S. Davidson.
External links
- Alberts, Robert C. (1974). "Stobo, Robert". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741โ1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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