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Alexander Colquhoun fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1777-1836.

Reference:

R2944-0-4-E, MG23-B15

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100290

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Alexander Colquhoun fonds
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Date(s):

1777-1836.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.4 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of an account of a voyage from Cork to Quebec aboard a man-of-war bringing troops to America, 1777. Included are an account of later service aboard the Albion and seizure of several vessels; receipts for rent paid by John Colquhoun, of Blairglass, 1780-1783, and a note by him, 1819; and genealogical notes on the Colquhoun family, 1787-1836. The material consists of 17 pages of transcripts.

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Colquhoun, Alexander, fl. 1775-1780

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Colquhoun, Alexander, fl. 1775-1780 : Alexander Colquhoun (fl. 1775-1780), soldier, saw service aboard a man-of-war during the American War of Independence. He appears to have returned to Ireland following his discharge in 1778.

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Location of originals note:

Originals held by A.E. Weagant, Ottawa, Ont.__

Dates of creation note:

Copied in 1914 from the originals.
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Alexander Colquhoun - Journeys, 1777 John Colquhoun, 1780-1783

Voyages and travel, 1777

Colquhoun family - Genealogy

Rent - Ireland, 1780-1783

Albion (Ship) - Travel, 1777

Transportation, Military - Quebec (Province), 1777

Cork (Ireland) - Transportation, Military, 1777

United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - British forces, 1777

Seizure of vessels and cargoes
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Private

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MG23-B15
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Volume [MG23 B 15] 1

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