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Correspondence with Secretary of State : expedition against Canada : correspondence from Louisbourg on the Cape Breton coast of Nova Scotia with letters and papers from Governor Charles Knowles, 1746-1749
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- English, French
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- Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, [2015]
- ©2015
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- 1 online resource (35 items)
- Volume title from publisher's website (resource viewed on 7 Oct. 2015)
- Volume reference no.: CO 5/44 Part 3.
- The National Archives
- A council of war at Louisbourg [copy] -- Account of ordnance, powder etc. found in the town of Louisbourg after its surrender -- Certificat de la reprise de possession de Louisbourg etc. -- Conclusions of a council of war and the convention between Governor Hopson and M. Desherbiers -- Correspondence -- Council of war at Louisbourg -- The declaration of the officers taken at Miray [copy] -- Depositions taken at Louisbourg [copy] -- Extract of a letter from Governor Shirley to Governor Hopson at Louisbourg -- Governor Hopson's letter to the commanding officer of the party of French soldiers on the island, Cape Breton -- Letter concerning the monetary position of troops stationed at Louisbourg -- Letter discussing the arrival of a new governor for Cape Breton -- Letter discussing Charles Desherbiers -- Letter discussing Hopson's appointment as Governor of Cape Breton -- Letter discussing Hopson's appointment as Governor of Cape Breton, threats of invasion and the development of a colliery -- Letter discussing the presence of French and Indians on Cape Breton -- Letter discussing provisions for troops and the state of the garrison at Louisbourg -- Letter discussing the removal of rum and molasses from the troops -- Letter discussing the safe removal of the garrison at Cape Breton -- Letter discussing the violation of a cessation [copy] -- Letter from Anthony Palmer esq., President of the Council of Pennsylvania, to the Governor of Cape Breton [copy] -- Letters concerning the presence of French and Indians on Cape Breton and a colliery -- Letters discussing the threat of French and Indian soldiers and the development of a colliery -- List of papers -- List of small arms, bayonets, cartouch boxes, pole axes etc. in the armoury as follows -- Paper signed by the officers of within mentioned at Bay of Vert [copy] -- A paper swore to by the officers taken at Miray, the original wrote in the same hand that signs Maillard [copy] -- Preliminaries settled between Governor Hopson and M. Desherbiers in order to facilitate and hasten the evacuation of Louisbourg -- Resolutions relating to the stateing the differences of the number and caliber of the artillery etc. of Louisbourg -- The state of artillery and stores of war at the reduction of the place, also the present state and the difference there in between them -- State of the garrison at Louisbourg -- State of the town fortifications and batteries, and artillery of Louisbourg
Subjects
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768.
- Nova Scotia. Council -- Records and correspondence.
- Great Britain. Colonial Office -- Records and correspondence.
- Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1745.
- United States -- History -- King George's War, 1744-1748.
- Nova Scotia -- Politics and government -- 1713-1763.
- Canada -- Politics and government -- To 1763.
- United States -- History, Military -- 18th century -- Sources.
- Canada -- History, Military -- 18th century -- Sources.
- Nova Scotia -- History -- To 1763 -- Sources.
- Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Sources.
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France -- Sources.
- France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Sources.
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.