Bouquet: Correspondence of Col. Henry Bouquet, 1758-1765, 1930

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Call Number: MG0626

1 folder

Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 13

Description: This collection contains transcribed copies and carbon copies of the letters to and from Col. Henry Bouquet from 1758-1765. All of these letters are dated in Lancaster as mentioned in the 1930 letter from Lucien Brault of Ottawa, CAN, to C. H. Martin, Esq. of Lancaster, also included in this collection. The letters mainly detail wants and needs of the troops and Bouquet, including the need for supplies, troops, ammunition and in the case of Bouquet’s personal needs, a new pair of trousers. These are recurrent in the letters as are the continuous requests for discharges and promotions.

Creator: Martin, C. H.