| Call Number: | MIC-Loyalist FC LFR .C5J6M4 |
| Name: | Clark, John, Colonel, 1783- . |
| Title: | Memoirs : 1783-1860. |
| Description: | 1 microfilm reel of textual records : 35 mm. |
| Background Information: |
John Clark was born at Cataraqui, later Kingston, in Frontenac County, Ontario.
His father was attached to a British regiment, the 8th King's Own Regiment;
consequently, the family relocated several times. In 1786, the family moved to
Fredericksburg, then to Fort Niagara, and later to Newark where John worked for
the firm of George Forsyth and Company, merchants. During the War of 1812, he
saw active duty with the militia and rose to the rank of Lt.-Adjutant of the 1st and
4th Lincoln Flank Companies. In March 1813 he was made a captain and assistant
adjutant general of the militia. He was a member of the Legislature of Upper
Canada, 1821-1835, a director of the Welland Canal Company, and a collector of
customs and tolls at Port Dalhousie. During the Upper Canada Rebellion, he
commanded the first frontier light infantry and was Lt.-Colonel of the 5th Lincoln
Militia, as well as in command of the 1st and 2nd Lincoln regiments. Clark lived his
remaining years in Port Dalhousie, and in 1862 composed his memoirs. |
| Contents: |
The reel contains a typescript copy of the memoirs of Colonel John Clark of
Niagara. A few of the topics he has included in his account are: the War of 1812
which he deals with in considerable detail; lists of half pay officers who settled in
the Niagara District; details, in tabular form, of military forces and their
movements; a memoir of Tecumseh, the Indian warrior, and another of the Indian
chief, Captain Joseph Brant; a chronological table of the War of 1812-1814; and
memoirs of Lt.-Colonel Driscoll of the 100th regiment, and military heroes such as
Lt.-Colonel Bishop, inspecting field officer of the militia, and Colonel Morrison of
the 85th regiment. Also included is a partial list of the early Loyalist soldiers and
settlers of the Niagara District; articles on slavery, schools, and the militia; and
comments pertaining to the Welland Canal, which opened in 1829, and the Upper
Canada Rebellion of 1837.
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| Originals: | The original records are held by the Library of Parliament, Ottawa. The microfilm copy of the memoirs was made from the transcript version in the Archives of Ontario. |
| Other Numbers: | OA MS 510. |
| Notes: |
Clark family biographical information can be found at the beginning of the reel.
Annotations are included along the margins of text.
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The Loyalist Collection is located within the Microforms Department at the Harriet Irving Library.
Last update: 2012/12