Letter, 1776.

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Letter, 1776.

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A letter, dated Pensacola, from Peter Chester, British governor of the province of West Florida (1770-1781) to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. In the letter Chester informs the Lords Commissioners of the erection of forts on the Ohio River by the American rebels and their threat to the province, of the arrival of British reinforcements, and of Chester's actions in constructing defense works and his drawing on Treasury bills to fund them.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Chester, Peter, approximately 1717-1799

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Governor of West Florida Territory. From the description of Letters with statement of Peter Chester, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451886 Governor. Peter Chester was Governor of British West Florida. From the description of Papers, 1772-1777. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50673917 ...