Letter book : manuscript, 1757-1759
| Contribuinte(s) |
Pitt, William , 1708-1778 Riviere & Son (binder.) |
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| Data(s) |
31/12/1969
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| Resumo |
Contains chiefly correspondence with Secretary of State William Pitt, including a letter, dated 22 Sept. 1759, describing the fall of Québec and the death of Wolfe. Manuscript copies in a secretarial hand of letters sent and received from the secretary of state, generals and governors; 30 Dec. 1757-13 Dec. 1759. Letters sent and received arranged in a dos-à-dos fashion; index at the front of each section. Written into a notebook of quarter calf with marbled paper boards. In a pull-off case by Rivière & Son. Saunders was vice-admiral and commander of the British fleet bound for the St. Lawrence and was joined on his flagship Neptune by Major-Gen. James Wolfe in 1759. MS Can 14. Houghton Library, Harvard University. |
| Formato |
1 v. (68 p.) ; 33 cm. |
| Identificador |
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:14878828 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/50908137?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:14878828 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/9916969 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
| Palavras-Chave | #Québec Campaign, Québec, 1759 #Saunders, Charles--Sir--1713?-1775 #Wolfe, James--1727-1759 |
| Tipo |
Text letter Letter books. |
