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Source Description
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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br86bq199
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Jesse Tilson diary and account book
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br86bq199
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title
Jesse Tilson diary and account book
description
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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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 A 2006
creators
Tilson, Jesse
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
French and Indian Wars Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Tilson, Jesse--Diaries
Spare, John, 1737-1820
Business records--Massachusetts--Stoughton
Soldiers--Massachusetts--Canton--Diaries
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives
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Canton
Massachusetts
Norfolk (county)
North and Central America
Stoughton
United States
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Books
Correspondence
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Account books
Diaries
Notes
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Text
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United States
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1
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1 v. ([62] p.) ; 16 cm.
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br86bp745
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br86bq156
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38
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-98
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br86bq199
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document
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