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Paul Mascarene fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1731-1753.

Reference:

R2225-0-1-E, MG18-F8

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100955

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Paul Mascarene fonds
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Date(s):

1731-1753.

Place of creation:

Nova Scotia

Extent:

1.5 cm of textual records (65 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a bill of exchange for Paul Mascarene's subsistence as captain in Colonel Richard Philipps' regiment, 1731, original 2 pages; and a private letterbook of Paul Mascarene, typescript, 1742-1753, 63 pages.

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Mascarene, Paul, 1684-1760

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Mascarene, Paul, 1684-1760 : Jean-Paul Mascarene was the son of a Huguenot, Jean Mascarene, and Margaret de Salavy. He was born in 1684 or 1685 in the province of Languedoc, France. In 1696 he escaped to Geneva, where he was educated, and was naturalized around 1706 in England, where he embarked upon a military career. He served in the British Army from 1708 to 1758. He assisted in the capture of Port Royal in 1710 and thereafter served mainly in Nova Scotia. From 1740 to 1749, he acted as governor of Nova Scotia and defended Annapolis against Du Vivier in 1744. In 1758, he retired from active service with the rank of major-general, and died at Boston, Massachusetts, 22 January 1760.

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Location of originals note:

Letterbook of Paul Mascarene, 1742-1753, copied in 1915 from a copy held by the Public Archives of Nova Scotia.

Related material:

For further material, see also MG21-Add.MSS.19070-19071.
Subject heading:

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Legal instruments - Canada, 1731 Colonel Richard Philipps, 1731

Paul Mascarene - Correspondence, 1742-1753

Canada - Militia, 1731
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Private

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MG18-F8
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