Huntington, Jedediah to Jabez Huntington, 1776 February 19
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Huntington, Jedediah to Jabez Huntington, 1776 February 19 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 592 Jedediah Huntington to Jabez Huntington | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Informs him that a Prussian officer [Frederick William, baron de Woedtke?] is in camp who recently came from France by way of the West Indies and who reported that news of the American expedition • against St. Johns, [Canada] was very pleasing to the French; informs him that the Prussian officer also reported that the West Indian islands are filled with French troops and that the French are apprehensive that the British are using the war in America as a pretense to build up a large force and "then. . . fall upon them at unawares"; encloses a letter [not present] toDr. [David H. or Gibbons] Jewett who is appointed surgeon of Jedediah Huntington's regiment that urges the doctor to join the regiment immediately if he accepts the appointment. | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | France | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Huntington, Jabez, 1719-1786 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Extent | 2p. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1776-02-19 | ||
| 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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