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Souvenirs de la guerre de Sept Ans de l'ingénieur militaire Samuel Johannes Holland

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Memories of the Seven Years' War by military engineer Samuel Johannes Holland
Date June 10, 1792
Dimensions1 textual record ; 25.1 x 20.2 cm
Origin Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C3.3,2.1
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentCorrespondance entre John Frederick Holland (1764?-1845), arpenteur et officier de marine, et John Graves Simcoe (1752-1896), lieutenant-gouverneur du Haut-Canada. La correspondance comprend deux lettres datant du 11 janvier 1792 et du 10 juin 1792, copiées vers 1840 et reliées dans un cahier. Dans ces lettres, Holland se remémore les conversations qu'il a eues avec son père Samuel Johannes Holland (1728-1801) au sujet des souvenirs de sa jeunesse lorsqu'il servait comme ingénieur militaire pendant les dernières années de la guerre de Sept Ans (1754-1763). Il mentionne notamment les interactions que Holland père a eues durant la guerre avec le père de son correspondant, John Simcoe (?-1759), capitaine dans la Royal Navy.
NotesSource du titre : Basé sur la nature du document.

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