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William Pepperrell papers [textual records (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1664-1782.

Reference:

R13200-0-X-E

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3960623

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William Pepperrell papers
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Date(s):

1664-1782.

Place of creation:

Nova Scotia

Added country of publication:

Massachusetts

Extent:

2 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the papers of William Pepperrell, Maine merchant and commander of the American forces on the expedition to Louisbourg on Cape Breton, N.S. (1745) during King George's War. The bulk of the papers relate to Pepperrell's command at Louisbourg, including military orders and reports, regimental lists, returns, correspondence regarding strategies, supplies, and provisions, commission and discharge requests, accounts, receipts, and invoices. The collection also includes Pepperrell's business correspondence as a merchant, in particular with his son-in-law, Boston merchant Nathaniel Sparhawk and his partner Benjamin Colman, and regarding lands in Maine; family correspondence including with his father William; and a Pepperrell family genealogy. Additional correspondents include Robert Auchmuty, John Henry Bastide, Ammi R. Cutter, Andrew Oliver, Thomas Pownall, William Shirley, Samuel Shute, Edward Tyng, Samuel Waldo, Peter Warren, Jacob Wendell, and John Wheelwright.

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Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759

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Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759 : William Pepperell was born 27 June 1696 (old style) at Kittery Point, Massachusetts (now in Maine). He was an important merchant and shipowner in New England and owned large real estate. He was a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly and judge. In 1745, Pepperell was the commander-in-Chief of the Louisbourg Expedition. The success of this expedition was applause in London and Pepperell was commissioned colonel in command of a regiment in the regular army and conferred a baronetcy. He died 6 July 1759.

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(Electronic) Consult the finding aid on the Internet website of the Massachusetts Historical Society at the following address: http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0054 (90: Open)

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General note:

Microfilming of the documents was done in 2005, thanks to financial assistance provided by the Cultural Affairs office of the United States Embassy to Canada.

Location of originals note:

Originals are kept by the Massachusetts Historical Society, call number P-469.

Related material:

See also Robert Monckton collection (MG40-Q17), Memorial of William Pepperell (MG18-N32), Louisbourg Expedition records (R13210), Samuel Waldo papers (R13204) and Jeremy Belknap papers (R13206).

Source:

Private

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2009-00732-8
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel [R13200] M-9619--M-9620

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10