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Charles Preston fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1775-1776.

Reference:

R7098-0-2-E, MG23-B10

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

104672

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Charles Preston fonds
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Date(s):

1775-1776.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.4 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence addressed to Major Charles Preston, at St. John, by Richard Prescott, William Hunter and Richard Montgomery, together with a few returns of troops and a plan of the redoubts at St. John, as well as a list of the documents included in the volume, 1775-1776, 62 pages.

The fonds also contains a journal of the siege of St. John with the name of J. André on the fly-leaf, professional analysis of the signature on the fly-leaf and handwriting of this journal in 1976 indicate that it was written by Major John André, dated 17 September to 3 November 1775, 52 pages. It is believed that the journal was written by André on order of Preston, who was André's commanding offer during the siege.

In addition, the fonds also contains the following document in horizontal storage: "Plan of the two redbouts [i.e., redouts] erected at St. Johns on the River Sorrel in the province of Quebec in the summer of 1775". Item is located in container 2.

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Preston, Charles, fl. 1753-1768
Additional name(s):

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André, John, 1751-1780

Prescott, Richard, General

Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775
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Preston, Charles, fl. 1753-1768 : Charles Preston was commissioned lieutenant in the 26th Regiment in 1753, captain in 1759, and major in 1768. He commanded St. John during its siege by the Continental Army in 1775. His subordinate, John André (1751-1780), later conducted negotiations with Benedict Arnold, was captured and hanged as a spy.

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General note:

Received in 1922.

Citation/reference note:

Papers relating to the siege of Saint John and André's journal have been published in the Public Archives Report for the year 1914-1915, Appendix B, pp. 5-25.
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St. John, Battle of, 1775-1776 William Hunter, 1775-1776

United States Revolution, 1775-1783

États-Unis 1775-1783 (Révolution)

Diaries

Journaux intimes
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG23-B10
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG23 B 10] 1--3

[Consultation 90 Open]

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The journal of the sieges of St. John, 1775, is out of circulation; a photocopy is available for research purposes.

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