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Ephraim, a surveyor serving in the French and Indian War, reports on being stationed at Fort Gaspereau, describes his health, the health of the other soldiers (notes that Moses Wood was seriously ill and that Asa Dinsmore had died), and mentions the expulsion of Acadians from Nova Scotia. Blank pages have not been scanned.
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br86bq270
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Letter by Ephraim Jones, Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, to Allice Jones, Concord, Massachusetts.
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br86bq270
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title
Letter by Ephraim Jones, Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, to Allice Jones, Concord, Massachusetts.
description
Ephraim, a surveyor serving in the French and Indian War, reports on being stationed at Fort Gaspereau, describes his health, the health of the other soldiers (notes that Moses Wood was seriously ill and that Asa Dinsmore had died), and mentions the expulsion of Acadians from Nova Scotia. Blank pages have not been scanned.
date
["October 7, 1755"]
year
1755
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss C 5670
creators
Jones, Ephraim, 1730-1787
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
French and Indian Wars Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Dinsmore, Asa
Jones, Alice Cutler, 1729-1792--Correspondence
Wood, Moses
Jones, Ephraim, 1730-1787
Acadians--History
Soldiers--Massachusetts--Concord--Correspondence
Nova Scotia--History--To 1763
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Sources
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Canada
Concord
Massachusetts
Middlesex (county)
North and Central America
Nova Scotia
United States
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Correspondence
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Text
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Canada
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1 ALS ; 30 cm.
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br86bq156
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45
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-63
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br86bq270
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