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John Doyle collection [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1775-1776.

Reference:

R6515-0-0-E, MG23-B8

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

104192

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John Doyle collection
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1775-1776.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.5 cm of textual records transcripts.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of an entrybook containing transcriptions of letters, reports, returns and other papers connected with the invasion of Canada by the Continental Army in 1775-1776. The documents include letters to and from Generals Prescott, Schuyler, Arnold, Washington, Montgomery, Gage and Carleton, and the articles of capitulation for Chambly, St. John and Montreal. A table of contents is included.

Provenance:

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Doyle, John, fl. 1850-1860
Additional name(s):

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Prescott, Richard, General

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Biography/Administrative history:

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Doyle, John, fl. 1850-1860 : John Doyle, who lived during the years 1850-1860, was a notary public of Quebec, Que.

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(No finding aid)

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General note:

Copied in 1908 from a manuscript owned by Patrick Doyle, of Quebec.

Custodial history:

Rev. P.M. O'Leary noted when making this transcript that it was not possible to ascertain whether the items were copied from the originals or not; some were copied from the Remembrancer, a review published in 1776, and from the Westminister Gazette of the same period.

Location of originals note:

Originals with Patrick Doyle, Quebec.
Subject heading:

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Canada - American Invasion, 1775-1776 General Philip Schuyler, 1775-1776

Capitulations, Military, 1775-1776 General Washington, 1775-1776

Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery, 1775-1776

Captain General Thomas Gage, 1775-1776

General and Commander-in-Chief Guy Carleton, 1775-1776

Chambly (Quebec), 1775-1776

St. John (Quebec), 1775-1776

Montréal (Québec)

Québec Invasion, 1775-1776

Canada 1775-1776 (Invasion américaine)

United States Revolution, 1775-1783

États-Unis 1775-1783 (Révolution)
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG23-B8
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Volume [MG23 B 8] 1

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