Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1760 December 5

Item Information

Title:
Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1760 December 5
Description:
Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated December 5, 1760 from New York. The letter is addressed to Thomas Hancock in Boston. Jeffery Amherst gives Thomas Hancock permission to make necessary repairs to the Amherst Schooner, which was damaged during a voyage while transporting Colonel Bastide. Hancock is instructed to charge the repairs to Governor Edward Whitmore and the Government of Louisbourg.
Creator:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797
Addressee:
Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764
Date:
December 5, 1760
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 11 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Subjects:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst--1717-1797--Correspondence
Hancock, Thomas--1703-1764--Correspondence
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Great Britain--Army--Records and correspondence
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:76094
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Place of origin:
New York (State)
Language:
English
Notes (object):
Item was originally one piece and has been torn in half.