Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Commander Nathaniel Williams wrote from Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Colonel William Pepperrell in Kittery about soldiers onboard a ship waiting for fair winds to sail.
Pepperrell, who had commanded troops at the successful capture of Louisburg, Nova Scotia, from the French in 1745, was commanding a regiment in the French and Indian (Seven Years') War in 1755.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter concerning troops for Louisburg campaign, 1755
- Creator: Nathaniel Williams
- Creation Date: 1755-04-14
- Subject Date: 1755
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Locations:
- Roxbury, MA
- Kittery, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 9/45
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
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- Autographs
- Letters
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Ships
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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