Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Thomas Fitch, 1761 April 15

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Title:
Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Thomas Fitch, 1761 April 15
Description:
Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Connecticut Governor Thomas Fitch in which Amherst shares his approval that "suttlers" not be allowed to follow Fitch's Connecticut troops. Amherst also expresses his hope that the General Assembly will supply those troops "at a certain rate with necessaries and Comforts will remove all the inconveniences" they have been subjected to.
Creator:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797
Addressee:
Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774
Date:
April 15, 1761
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 15A (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Subjects:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst--1717-1797--Correspondence
Fitch, Thomas--1700-1774--Correspondence
Great Britain--Army--Records and correspondence
Connecticut--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Places:
Connecticut
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:784836
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Place of origin:
New York (State)
Language:
English