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Letter
Letter from Thomas Desbrisay to Viscount Barrington
Date
May 24, 1775
Dimensions1 textual record ; 32.2 x 20.2 cm
Origin
Saint-Jean, New Brunswick, Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C2.3,2.3
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentLetter from Thomas Desbrisay (1732?-1819), lieutenant governor of St. John’s Island, addressed to William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington (1717-1793), secretary at war of England, in which Desbrisay offers to mount a 500-man battalion at his own expense, in North America or Europe. The document is dated May 24, 1775, almost exactly a month after the start of the American War of Independence (1775-1783).NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Physical description: laid paper.
Language of the document: the document is in English.
Physical description: laid paper.
Language of the document: the document is in English.
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