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Hugh Debbieg fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1765.

Reference:

R4123-0-8-E, MG23-K24

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100651

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Hugh Debbieg fonds
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Date(s):

1765.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.2 cm of textual records (6 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a letter from John Boddington of the Board of Ordnance 1765 requesting that Hugh Debbieg and Captain Bassett prepare a report on the defence of St. John's, Nfld., 3 pages; with a draft of Debbieg's reply, 3 pages.

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Debbieg, Hugh, 1731-1810

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Debbieg, Hugh, 1731-1810 : Hugh Debbieg joined the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1742, becoming an engineer on active service in 1747 and a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, 1757. He served in the Louisbourg and Quebec campaigns before being appointed chief engineer at Halifax, 1761, in Newfoundland, 1764, and in North America, 1775-1776. He rose to the rank of general, 1803.

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General note:

Received in 1922.
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John Boddington - Correspondence, 1765 Captain Bassett, 1765

Hugh Debbieg - Correspondence, 1765 St. John's (Nfld.), 1765

Board of Ordnance - Records and correspondence, 1765

Newfoundland - Defenses, 1765

North America 18th century
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MG23-K24
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