Letter from John Jay to the Marquis De Lotbiniere

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Letter from John Jay to the Marquis De Lotbiniere

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This is a clerk copy of the letter.

1 page

United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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SNAC Resource ID: 11616069

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Chartier de Lotbinière, Michel, 1723-1798

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Michel-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière, 1st Marquis de Lotbinière (b. April 23, 1723, Quebec City, Canada-d. October 14, 1798, New York City, NY), was a wealthy land owner in New France (Quebec). In 1757, on his advice at the Siege of Fort William Henry, the Marquis de Montcalm successfully attacked Fort William Henry. In 1758, Lotbinière again advised Montcalm to await rather than attack the British Army, at Fort Carillon, the fort that Lotbinière had built, which led to the French victory at the...