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Book/Printed Material Extract of a letter from General Montgomery, dated camp before St. John's, October 20, 1775 ...

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Title

  • Extract of a letter from General Montgomery, dated camp before St. John's, October 20, 1775 ...

Names

  • Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, 1775]

Contents

  • Extract of a letter from General Montgomery, dated camp before St. John's, October 20, 1775 -- Articles proposed for His Majesty's garrison at Chambly -- An account of stores taken at Chambly -- A list of officers taken at Chambly -- Extract of a letter from Gen. Montgomery, dated camp near St. John's, Nov. 3, 1775 -- Articles of capitulation, proposed by Major Charles Preston, for His Majesty's Fort of St. John's, in the province of Canada -- Extracts of several letters brought by Capt. Robbins, in the schooner Two Sisters, lately seized by an armed vessel in the service of the United Colonies.

Headings

  • -  Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign public opinion

Notes

  • -  "Published by order of the Congress, Charles Thomson, sec."
  • -  Evans 14541
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 72

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 42 x 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 6

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898003

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Montgomery, Richard, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. Extract of a letter from General Montgomery, dated camp before St. John's. [Philadelphia: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, 1775] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898003/.

APA citation style:

Montgomery, R. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1775) Extract of a letter from General Montgomery, dated camp before St. John's. [Philadelphia: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898003/.

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Montgomery, Richard, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. Extract of a letter from General Montgomery, dated camp before St. John's. [Philadelphia: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, 1775] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898003/>.