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Letter
Letter from Jeffery Amherst to John Bradstreet
Date
April 25, 1761
Dimensions1 textual record ; 22.4 x 18.3 cm
Origin
New York, New York, United States, North America
Object NumberS001/D1.3,2.4
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentJeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), governor general and commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America, nominal governor of Canada, writes during the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763) to John Bradstreet (1714-1774), deputy quartermaster general at Albany, informing him that two companies have left for Albany.NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Signatures and inscriptions: signed “Jeff Amherst.”
Language of the document: the document is in English.
Signatures and inscriptions: signed “Jeff Amherst.”
Language of the document: the document is in English.
Status
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September 17, 1788
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Commission conferring the rank of captain in William Pepperells' Regiment to John Bradstreet
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[17-]
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March 30, 1863
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Copy of a letter addressed to Lieutenant Colonel John Dyde of the Volunteer Militia Rifle Companies of Montreal from Lieutenant Colonel W. Powell
August 12, 1863
S001/C4.3,5.31
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