Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
John Campbell, serving at Fort George in June 22, 1781, wrote to his commander, Sir Henry Clinton, about the disposition of the British troops under his command, and the escape of American General Peleg Wadsworth from imprisonment.
The letter is a transcribed copy from the original, which is at the Public Records Office and Royal Institution of Great Britain. Joseph Williamson of Belfast, Maine, had documents relating to the Penobscot Expedition transcribed between 1894 and 1902.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: John Campbell letter on Peleg Wadsworth's escape, 1781
- Creator: John Campbell
- Creation Date: 1781-06-22
- Subject Date: 1781-06-19
- Location: Fort George, Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 112, Box 1/11
- Collection: Penobscot Expedition papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Campbell, John--Letters
- Escapes
- Fort George (Castine, Me.)
- Forts--Maine--Castine
- Maine--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Manuscripts
- Newcastle, Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton--Duke of--1720-1784--Letters
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons--Prisoner-of-war escapes--Maine--Castine
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons--Prisoners of war
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829
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Other Keywords
- Campaigns
- Francis MacLean
- Penobscot Expedition (Me.)
- Penobscot Expedition, 1779
- Prisoner of war escapes
- Revolution, 1775-1883
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