Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, collection, 1709-1710.

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Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, collection, 1709-1710.

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Volume (24 pages) containing correspondence, instructions, commissions, and other papers, chiefly contemporary copies, relating to Sir Francis Nicholson's successful military expedition against the French at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, later renamed Annapolis Royal in honor of Queen Anne. Includes Nicholson's commission as commander in charge of Her Majesty's Forces, letter of Gov. Joseph Dudley to the Council and Representatives in New Hampshire, and minutes of various councils of war. Other individuals figuring prominently in the papers include Samuel Cranston, Gurdon Saltonstall, Lord Sunderland, and Samuel Vetch.

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