Newberry Library - Letter Montréal, to John Hawks, Deerfield, New England i.e. Mass., 1749 Oct. 15

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Title Letter Montréal, to John Hawks, Deerfield, New England i.e. Mass., 1749 Oct. 15

Creator La Corne, Luc de, 1711-1784

Date 1749-1752

Place Canada, Massachusetts, Massachusetts--Deerfield, Quebec--Montreal

Language English

Subjects Indian captivities, Prisoners of war

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary October 15, 1749, letter from La Corne to John Hawks of Deerfield, Mass., who had been commander at Fort Massachusetts when the garrison was captured and burned in 1746 and who had journeyed to Canada in 1748 to redeem English captives, regarding La Corne's inability to locate a prisoner (probably a captive of the Indians) after whom Hawks had enquired. There is also a draft of an Apr. 10, 1752, letter, written in Deerfield, presumably by Hawks to La Corne, wondering if La Corne had heard anything more about the prisoner and thanking him for all his kindnesses.

Biographical/Historical Note French Canadian military officer, merchant, fur trader, interpreter, and Legislative Council member. Fluent in several Indian languages, La Corne recruited and led warriors from allied Indian tribes during King George's War, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 31 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, American, Manuscripts, Canadian, Sources

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 788

BibID 147641

Size 2292px × 3648px 23.95 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

File Created 12/21/2013

Filename 991476418805867_Ayer_MS_788_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL122IYH

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