The reduction of Louisbourg : a poem : inscribed to the hon[ora]ble Edward Boscawen : wrote on board his majesty's ship Orford in Louisbourg Harbour / by Valentine Nevill Esqr. of Greenwich in Kent, Secretary to the hon[ora]ble Admiral Townshend, 1758 Aug. 7.

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The reduction of Louisbourg : a poem : inscribed to the hon[ora]ble Edward Boscawen : wrote on board his majesty's ship Orford in Louisbourg Harbour / by Valentine Nevill Esqr. of Greenwich in Kent, Secretary to the hon[ora]ble Admiral Townshend, 1758 Aug. 7.

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Poem written by Valentine Nevill, Secretary to Admiral George Townshend, while on board the British ship Orford during the siege of Fort Louisbourg, July 1758.

1 v. (9 p.) ; 23 cm.

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Nevill, Valentine, active 1758

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One of the strongest French bases in North America, Fort Louisbourg, Nova Scotia guarded the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. During the Seven Years' War, it was captured from the French by a British combined force in July 1758. From the description of The reduction of Louisbourg : a poem : inscribed to the hon[ora]ble Edward Boscawen : wrote on board his majesty's ship Orford in Louisbourg Harbour / by Valentine Nevill Esqr. of Greenwich in Kent, Secret...

Boscawen, Edward, 1711-1761

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English naval officer; "Old Dreadnought." From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1747 Oct. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536618 Epithet: of Add MS 10131 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x00026e Epithet: Admiral British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x00029f ...

Townshend, George, 1715-1769.

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