Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
William Pepperrell addressed a statement to Barlow Trecothick, head of the British East India Company, concerning passes of a sergeant and eight recruits from Boston to Louisburg in March 1748.
The note mentions the cost and terms of passage for the soldiers.
Pepperrell (1696-1759) led the successful battle to wrest control of Louisburg from the French in 1746.
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About This Item
- Title: William Pepperrell on fares for recruits, 1748
- Creator: William Pepperrell
- Creation Date: 1748
- Subject Date: 1748
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Locations:
- Kittery, York County, ME
- Louisbourg, NS, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 9/20
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Battles--Canada--Nova Scotia--Louisbourg
- East India Company
- Letters
- Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Siege, 1745
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Ships
- Sieges--Canada--Nova Scotia--Louisbourg
- Soldiers
- Trecothic, Barlow--Correspondence
- United States--History--King George's War, 1744-1748
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