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Open book Letter New York, N.Y., to Thomas Hancock, Boston, Mass., 1760 Mar. 2

Title Letter New York, N.Y., to Thomas Hancock, Boston, Mass., 1760 Mar. 2

Creator Appy, John, 1725-1761

Date 1760

Place Massachusetts--Boston, New York (State)--New York, Southern States, United States

Language English

Subjects Cherokee Indians, Great Britain, Indians of North America, Merchants

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text of letter on p. [1]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary March 2, 1760, letter from Appy to Thomas Hancock, a Boston merchant and supplier to British troops in Nova Scotia, responding to Hancock's invitations and proffered gifts, and reporting that preparations were being made to send Col. Archibald Montgomery with 1,300 soldiers to South Carolina to punish the Cherokees for treaty violations. Beginning in April, 1760, Montgomery led a force of Highlanders, Royal Scotts, and South Carolinians against the Lower Towns, but abandoned his march to relieve Fort Loudoun in Tennessee. As a result, that garrison was forced to surrender.

Biographical/Historical Note Judge advocate and secretary to Lord Loudoun and Sir Jeffery Amherst, commanders of the British forces in North America during the French and Indian War.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 23 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, American

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 26

BibID 135274

Size 2284px × 2729px 17.87 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991352748805867_Ayer_MS_26_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11I8PC