General James Wolfe note to Jeffery Amherst, 1759 June

Item Information

Title:
General James Wolfe note to Jeffery Amherst, 1759 June
Description:
Note from General James Wolfe to Jeffery Amherst, dated June 1759, addressed from Fort Duquesne. Orders Jeffery Amherst to hold the left bank until reinforcements can arrive. Written shortly before Wolfe's death.
Creator:
Wolfe, James, 1727-1759
Addressee:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797
Date:
June 1759
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Orders (military records)
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 6 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Subjects:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst--1717-1797--Correspondence
Wolfe, James--1727-1759--Correspondence
New York (State)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Great Britain--Army--Records and correspondence
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:75199
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Place of origin:
Fort Duquesne (Pa.)
Language:
English