James Moncrieff papers 1710-1894 1780-1804 Moncrieff, James

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James Moncrieff papers 1710-1894 1780-1804 Moncrieff, James

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1301mon?rgn=main;view=text

The James Moncrieff papers are made up of letters, documents, and reports partially documenting the military career of Moncrieff, a British engineer. In particular, the papers regard Moncrieff’s engineering work following the siege of Charlestown, South Carolina (1780 ff.), and in the West Indies in the early 1790s.

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