Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
William Pepperrell wrote a letter concerning the necessity of military officers being qualified and taking a required oath.
Pepperrell of Kittery had led the colonists in a successful campaign to take Louisbourg from the French in 1745.
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About This Item
- Title: William Pepperrell on military officers, 1753
- Creator: William Pepperrell
- Creation Date: 1753-06-20
- Subject Date: 1753
- Location: Kittery, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 8/36
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Military education
- Military life
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Soldiers
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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