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Add MS 21801-21802
- Record Id:
- 037-002034255
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002034056
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000024.0x000239
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 21801-21802
- Title:
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LETTERS from officers of the Provincial Navy of Canada; 1778-1784. The greater number are written by Captain William Chambers, commanding the naval forces on Lake Champlain; 1778- June, 1783; continued by Captain J. Burnett, his successor, to Sept. 1783; and by Captain John Schank, Commissioner of the Lakes; 1778-1784. There are also letters from James Grant; Quebec, 5 Aug. 1778 and 1783. Parker J. Harrison, R. N.; St. John's, 4 Sept. 1778. James Andrews, commander of the "Haldimand;" Carleton Island, 3 Oct. 1778. Lieut. Patrick Carnegy; Quebec, 22 Oct. 1778. Captain Augustus Hervey, R.N.; Quebec, 12 Nov. [1778]. Captain James Alison; Piercy Island, 4 Dec. 1778. Officers of the "Seneca;" Carleton Island, 25 Feb. 1779. Fr. Lieut. Chiquet, of the "Seneca;" Mar. and June, 1779. Fr. Robert Melvill, surgeon; St. John's, 12 Mar. 1779. G. Tonnancour, Colonel of Militia; Trois Rivières, 16 Mar. 1779. Fr. Lieut. Ralph Alder; St. John's, 19 Apr. 1779. Alexander Shields; Sorel, 20 May, 1779. Captain H. Laforce; Carleton Island, 1779-1781. Fr. William Richau; Aug.-Sept. 1779. Captain Richard Peter Tonge, of the "Polly;" 1779-1781. Robert Blackett; Crown Point, 1779 and 1781. S. Wickham, R.N.; Quebec, 21 Sept. 1779. Captain Alexander Grant, commanding the king's vessels on Lake Eric, etc.; 1780-1781. Captain Ebenezer Allen, Commandant of Fort Vengeance, State of Vermont; 3 Sept. 1780. Adam McAllan, of the "Maria"; 1780- 1783. David Allgeo; Bic Island, 26 Sept. 1780. Captain John Moir; Quebec, 21 Apr. 1781. Charles Grant and others; Quebec, 12 June, 1781. Adam Lymburner; Quebec, 13 June, 1781. Lieut.-Colonel Samuel Fletcher, commanding Fort Warren, U.S.; 2 July, 1781. Captain James Frost; St. John's, 27 Feb. 1782. Francis Brown; Detroit, 12 Apr. 1782. Fr. Lieut.-Colonel Isaac Clark, commanding at Skeensborough (?), U.S.; 9 June, 1782. Roger Stevens; Crown Point, 22 Aug. 1782. Major-General Baron de Riedesel; Sorel, etc., Sept. 1782. Thomas Faunce, Town Major; Quebec, 9 Sept. 1783. With enclosures. Two volumes. Paper. Folio.
- Scope & Content:
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Canada: Correspondence of the officers of the Provincial Navy with Gen. Haldimand: 1778-1784.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002034056
036-002034090
037-002034255 - Is part of:
- Add MS 21631-21895 : The following numbers, 21,631-21,895, inclusive, were presented by William Haldimand, Esq. :
Add MS 21661-21892 : The official correspondence and papers of Lieut.- General Sir Frederick Haldimand, K. B., commanding at various posts in…
Add MS 21801-21802 : LETTERS from officers of the Provincial Navy of Canada; 1778-1784. The greater number are written by Captain William… - Contains:
- Add MS 21801 : Vol. I.Captain William Chambers, Naval Commander at St John's: Letters to Gen. Haldimand: 1778-1785.John Schank, Captain: Letters…
Add MS 21802 : Vol. II.John Schank, Captain: Letters to Gen. Haldimand and others: 1775 - 1784.Captain William Chambers, Naval Commander at St…
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- Record Type (Level):
- SubSeries
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1778
- End Date:
- 1784
- Date Range:
- 1778-1784
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Canada, North America