Huntington, Jedediah to Jabez Huntington, 1775 December 4
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Huntington, Jedediah to Jabez Huntington, 1775 December 4 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 588 Jedediah Huntington to Jabez Huntington | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Informs him that a privateer commanded by Capt. [John] Manly captured a British brig [the Nancy] that was laden with almost every kind of ordnance that is needed and describes the cargo; mentions that the new regiments fill up slowly and that many men are determined to leave the service; informs him that the enemy in Boston moved all their cannon to oppose the Americans on Cobble Hill; informs him about conferences on the lines that are "very Friendly in Appearance," about the arrival of American reinforcements, about prices of provisions, and about a general inoculation for smallpox in Boston; mentions that Gen. [ John] Burgoyne will return to England. | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Privateering | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Smallpox | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Smallpox--Vaccination--Early works to 1800 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Huntington, Jabez, 1719-1786 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Extent | 2p. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1775-12-04 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F327 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml;query=;brand=default | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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