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Lettre de Thomas Desbrisay au vicomte Barrington

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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
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentLettre de Thomas Desbrisay (1732?-1819), lieutenant-général de l’île Saint-Jean, adressée à William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2e vicomte de Barrington (1717-1793), secrétaire de la guerre d'Angleterre, dans laquelle Desbrisay offre de constituer un bataillon de 500 hommes à ses propres frais en Amérique ou en Europe. Le document est daté du 24 mai 1775, soit pratiquement un mois après le déclenchement de la guerre de l’Indépendance des États-Unis (1775-1783).
NotesSource du titre : Basé sur la nature du document.



Collation: Papier vergé.



Langue du document: Le document est en anglais.
Status
Not on view

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