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Jeffrey Amherst fonds
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Fonds
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[ca. 1750]-1763 (Creation)
- Creator
- Amherst, Jeffrey, 1st Baron
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79 microfilm reels : positive.
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Name of creator
(1717-1797)
Biographical history
Sir Jeffery Amherst, first Baron Amherst (1717-1797) and military officer, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in North America in 1758. His great military services were all performed during the conquest of New France in the years 1758-1760 at Louisbourg, Fort Duquesne, Ticonderoga, and Montreal. He returned to England in 1763, and became Master General of the Ordnance in 1772.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of official papers and correspondence.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Microfilm of originals purchased through Chancellor Richardson Memorial Fund from the Public Record Office, London, England. General, Britain and North America, 1981.
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- English
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MF 1395-1473
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Open
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None
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No further accruals are expected