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Instructions to Capt. Howard of His Majesty's Seventeenth Regiment of Foot

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Title Instructions to Capt. Howard of His Majesty's Seventeenth Regiment of Foot

Date 1764

Place Michigan--Mackinaw City--Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan--Mackinac Island

Language English

Subjects Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774, Howard, William, Great Britain. Army, Soldiers, Bradstreet's Expedition (1764), Manuscripts, English

Description Recto. Col. John Bradstreet's August 31, 1764, draft instructions regarding the reoccupation of Fort Michilimackinac to Captain William Howard of the 17th Regiment of Foot. Bradstreet orders a combined force of regulars, militia, and artillery to approach Michilimackinac undetected, to ready the fort for defense, and to return to Detroit with the fort's inhabitants. Bradstreet also instructs Howard to "use the Savages with civility" and to allow trade to proceed outside the garrison, but under its protection.

Extent 1 item (2 p.) ; 32 cm

Format Orders, Manuscripts

Call Number VAULT box Ayer MS 104

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1810px × 2812px 14.57 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename Ayer MS 104 John Bradstreet pg.1r.tif

Unique Identifier NL11NTQM

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