Hector McNeill papers, 1765-1821 ; bulk: 1765-1780.

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Hector McNeill papers, 1765-1821 ; bulk: 1765-1780.

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Naval and other maritime papers of Revolutionary naval officer and privateer Hector McNeill, 1765-80. Includes correspondence between McNeill and Lord Alexander Colville regarding a coastal survey of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, 1765; a letter regarding the siege of Quebec from Benedict Arnold, 1776; papers related to McNeill's command of the ship Boston during the Revolutionary War, 1777; and a copy of an agreement for exchange of prisoners in St. John's, Nova Scotia and Boston, Mass., 1780, among other papers. Also includes a letter addressed to Henry Bancroft praising his efforts as captain of the ship Sachem, 1821. Papers were collected by the Boston Marine Society.

1 narrow box and 1 folder of photocopies.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7617350

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Bancroft, Henry

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Colville, Alexander Colville, Baron, 1717-1770.

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Boston Marine Society

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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Revolutionary patriot, Continental Army general, and traitor. From the description of Benedict Arnold papers, 1761-1794. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 432702702 Prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War Arnold was a merchant and trader in the West Indies. He served in the Revolutionary Army, but defected to the British in 1780 and served until the War was over. He then went to Canada and eventually to England. He was married to Margaret Mansfie...

McNeill, Hector, -1809

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Sachem (Ship)

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Boston (Ship)

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