Jeffery Amherst letter to Lord John Montagu, Earl Sandwich, 1782 January 2

Item Information

Title:
Jeffery Amherst letter to Lord John Montagu, Earl Sandwich, 1782 January 2
Description:
Letter from Jeffery Amherst to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, dated January 2, 1782. Amherst sends Lord Sandwich an excerpt from a letter he received detailing a request for naval reinforcements at Fort St. Philip, Minorca.
Creator:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797
Addressee:
Sandwich, John Montagu, 1718-1792
Date:
January 2, 1782
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 43 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Subjects:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst--1717-1797--Correspondence
Sandwich, John Montagu--1718-1792--Correspondence
Great Britain--Army--Records and correspondence
Great Britain--Navy--Records and correspondence
Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:74992
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Place of origin:
Whitehall (London, England)
Language:
English