Loudoun-Cumberland collection, 1748-1763 (inclusive).

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Loudoun-Cumberland collection, 1748-1763 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702166144

The colletion is composed of papers relating to the British presence in North America during the French and Indian War and consists of correspondence and reports describing military actions, royal decrees, lists of supplies and armaments, and other items of a similar nature. The first part of the collection contains typewritten transcripts of the papers of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), copied from originals in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. The second part consists of photostatic copies of the papers of John Campbell, 4th earl of Loudoun, (1705-1782).

3 linear ft.

Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1705-1782

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Born in 1705. Entered army in 1727. Commissioned major general in 1755, and appointed the following year as commander-in-chief of British forces in America during the French and Indian War, and named titular governor of Virginia. Died at Loudoun Castle, the family seat in Ayrshire, in 1782. From the description of Memorandum book, 1757 Jan. 1-Apr. 1 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122612272 John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 - 27 Apr. 1782) was the...

William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765.

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