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Elisha Jackson journal [textual record (microform)]

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Item

Date:

1759-1774.

Reference:

R13238-0-2-E, Microfilm reel number: M-9641

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3963363

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Elisha Jackson journal
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Date(s):

1759-1774.

Place of creation:

Nova Scotia

Added country of publication:

New Brunswick, Massachusetts

Extent:

1 microfilm reel.

Language of material:

English

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Item is the journal of Elisha Jackson kept from 21 April 1759 - 26 August 1760 while serving at Fort Cumberland (Fort Beauséjour), on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Entries include descriptions of the voyage form Boston to Fort Cumberland, the movement of troops, the arrival of supplies from New York and Boston, relationships with neighboring communities of French and Indians, and sermons heard.

The remainder of the journal is an account book, kept from 11 March 1761 - 16 August 1774 after Jackson's return from Fort Cumberland. Entries describe items sold by Jackson including rum, venison, rye, and sugar, as well as the prices of the items and to whom they were sold.

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Jackson, Elisha

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Jackson, Elisha : Elisha Jackson, Massachusetts merchant, served at Fort Cumberland (Fort Beauséjour), on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in 1759-1760.

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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-769.

Source:

Private
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Microfilm reel [R13238] M-9641

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