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Diary and account book of Capt. William Sweat

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Leather bound account book with the first 16 pages being the 1758 almanac by Nathaniel Ames. Diary contains a narrative of the expedition against Ticonderoga during the French and Indian War. The diary begins on page 96 with May 2nd 1758, proceeds to May 26th on page 99 then jumps back to the first page following the almanac and continues to November 7, 1758 on page 95. The account book entries, 1759-1771, concern timber and planks for scooners, etc. (shipwright?) as well as accounts of goods purchased by Sweat including rum, vinegar, sugar, corn, salt, etc. William Sweat was born on 3 April 1730 in Newbury, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War and a Lieut. in the Revolutionary War. He died on 9 December 1808 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

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Fort William Henry muster roll

1 pp 1756

Handwritten roll of soldiers serving at Fort William Henry August 9th 1756. List includes columns for mens names; station; age; where born; last residence; occupation; volenteers, imprest or hired; from what town; from what company; deserted or dead.

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French and Indian Wars Manuscripts (NEHGS)

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Hancock, John

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Jesse Tilson diary and account book

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Handwritten account kept by Jesse Tilson, a soldier from Stoughton (now Canton), of his participation in the Quebec Campaign during the French and Indian War. Includes handwritten copy of two promissory notes by John Spare dated ""February 1 1765"" and ""Stoughton August 1 1765"". There are also a couple of account book entries for sawing of planks and a receipt dated ""Stoughton March ye 7 1766"". Includes explanatory letters and notes, ca. 1908.

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Jones, Ephraim

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Journal of Joshua Moody

1 pp 1762

Loose pages from a journal kept by Moody in 1762 recording his activities as commander of the armed Sloop Masquenange on Lake Champlain during French and Indian War -- chiefly trips between Crown Point and Montreal.

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Letter by Ephraim Jones, Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, to Allice Jones, Concord, Massachusetts.

1 pp 1755

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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Letter by Ephraim Jones, Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, to Allice Jones, Concord, Massachusetts.