The way and manner yt St. Johns was taken according to ye best information could gett of both French & English : report, 1709 June.

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The way and manner yt St. Johns was taken according to ye best information could gett of both French & English : report, 1709 June.

Account of the surprise, capture, and occupation of Fort William and the town of St. John's, Newfoundland, by French forces under the command of Saint-Ovide de Brouillan (a lieutenant governor of Placentia or Plaisance, Newfoundland), Dec. 31, 1708-Apr. 7, 1709.

1 item (8 leaves) ; 22 cm.

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Newberry Library

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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...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Monbeton de Brouillan, Joseph de, 1676-1755.

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Pickering, John, ca. 1640-ca. 1721.

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Capt. John Pickering was a Portsmouth, N.H., resident and military official. He also served as Portsmouth representative to the New Hampshire and Massachusetts assemblies at various times from 1680-1709. From the description of The way and manner yt St. Johns was taken according to ye best information could gett of both French & English : report, 1709 June. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39893157 ...