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William Henry Robinson fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1814.

Reference:

R7873-0-2-E, MG24-F21

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

99559

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William Henry Robinson fonds
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Date(s):

1814.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.2 cm of textual records (43 p.) transcripts.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a letter from Commissary General Robinson (recipient unknown), 10 September 1814 reporting on the state of the British force before Plattsburg, 4 pages; a letter to William Merry, Deputy Secretary at War, reporting on the results of the battle before Plattsburg, 22 September 1814; and extracts of a letter from Lord Brunswick, 20 August 1814 to Robinson commenting on the war with the United States.

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Robinson, William Henry, fl. 1808-1855

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Robinson, William Henry, fl. 1808-1855 : William Henry Robinson held the office of Commissary General (British forces) during the War of 1812.

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Great Britain - Armed Forces - Officers, 1814

William Henry Robinson - Correspondence, 1814

United States - History - War of 1812 - Campaigns, 1814

United States - History - War of 1812 - British forces, 1814

Plattsburg (N.Y.), Battle of, 1814

Lord Brunswick - Correspondence, 1814

William Merry - Correspondence, 1814

Canada War of 1812

Canada 1812, Guerre de
Source:

Private

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MG24-F21
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