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Louisbourg Expedition records [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1744-1758.

Reference:

R13210-0-8-E

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3960773

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Louisbourg Expedition records
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Date(s):

1744-1758.

Place of creation:

Nova Scotia

Added country of publication:

Massachusetts

Extent:

1 microfilm reel.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of records of the Louisbourg Expedition (1745) during King George's War (1744-1748). It includes instructions from Massachusetts governor William Shirley to the American commander William Pepperrell; correspondence with Peter Warren, commodore of the British forces; records of the proceedings of the expedition's Council of War; and copies of the Articles of Capitulation (1745) which ended the siege, with reference to adherence to the treaty. Also, an unidentified ship's log and journal and unidentified pages describing the voyage and the campaign, Pepperrell's letterbook, and papers regarding a dispute over military fees to be paid to Brig. Gen. Samuel Waldo. Among the correspondents are Benning Wentworth, Duke of Newcastle John Holles, Samuel Waldo, and Jacob Wendell.

The fonds is organized in 5 volumes:
I-Copy of Instructions, letters, etc., 1744-45
II-Register of Council of War, 5 April 1745-16 May 1746
III-Letter Book 1753, 27 March 1745-30 May 1745
IV-Misc. journals, letters and extracts
V-Loose misc. material

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Louisbourg. 1745 Campaign

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(No finding aid) Most items are individually described in the Massachussets Historical Society manuscript catalog. (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-053.

Related material:

See also Louisbourg: 1745 campaign collection (MG18-N10), a file titled Expedition Against Canada in the fonds Secretary of State (MG11-CO5), William Pepperrell papers (R13200), Samuel Waldo papers (R13204) and Jeremy Belknap papers (R13206).

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Private

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2009-00732-8
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel [R13210] M-9618

[Consultation 90 Open]

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