Jeffery Amherst papers, 1758-1764.

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Jeffery Amherst papers, 1758-1764.

The Jeffery Amherst papers (763 items) consist of the correspondence, documents, and military orders of Jeffery Amherst, British commander-in-chief in North America from 1758-1763. Included are Amherst's letters to General Thomas Gage and the papers given to Gage with the transfer of authority in 1763.

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William L. Clements Library

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British army officer. From the description of Papers of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, 1759-1762. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062467 English field-marshal. From the description of Document signed : Office of Ordnance [London], 1773 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132562 Army officer and governor general of British North America. From the description of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, papers, 1759. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

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Colonial governor of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wimpole Street [London], to "Dear W---", 1875 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872175 In 1772 James Drummond, the Earl of Perth, had mortgaged property in Perth Amboy, N.J. to General James Robertson. Upon the Earl of Perth's death, and with no heirs except for an infant daughter, there was a need to settle the accounts that he owed to Robertson. From the description of Jame...

Stuart, John, 1718-1779

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Farmar, Robert, 1717-1778

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