A Diplomatic and Intelligence Gathering Mission
In 1766 George Croghan, Captian Harry Gordon, and Ensign Thomas Hutchins set out to restore peace to the Ohio and Illinois country after years of war. The expedition consisted of seventeen battaues poling down the Ohio River. They traveled from Fort Pitt to Fort Chartres then to New Orleans.
The expedition conducted diplomacy and military surveys of the region.
This website displays the historical record of the event
through scholarly digital editing.
TImeline
The Maps
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The key output of the 1766 Expedition was the series of maps drawn by Thomas Hutchins, Philip Pittman, and Harry Gordon.
Map #1 is the "Courses of the Mississippi" Drawn by Lieutenant Philip Pittman in 1765.
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Map #2 is the "Courses of the Ohio" Drawn by Ensign Thomas Hutchins in 1766.
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Map #3 Is the "Plan of Rapids in the River Ohio" Drawn by Ensign Thomas Hutchins 1766.
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Map #4 is the "Plan of the Several Villages in the Illinois Country with part of the Mississippi River" Drawn by Ensign Thomas Hutchins in 1766.