mixed material monographic eng 1 1 Volume (24 pages) containing correspondence, instructions, commissions, and other papers, chiefly contemporary copies, relating to Sir Francis Nicholson's successful military expedition against the French at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, later renamed Annapolis Royal in honor of Queen Anne. Includes Nicholson's commission as commander in charge of Her Majesty's Forces, letter of Gov. Joseph Dudley to the Council and Representatives in New Hampshire, and minutes of various councils of war. Other individuals figuring prominently in the papers include Samuel Cranston, Gurdon Saltonstall, Lord Sunderland, and Samuel Vetch. Open to research. Microfilm edition available, no. 17,137 (reel 31). Microfilm produced from material, chiefly transcripts, in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1977. Chiefly contemporary handwritten transcripts. [S.l.]. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. Forms part of: Peter Force papers and collection (Series 8D : entry 6). Cranston, Samuel 1659-1727 Dudley, Joseph 1647-1720 Nicholson, Francis 1655-1728 Saltonstall, Gurdon 1666-1724 Earl of Sunderland, Charles Spencer 1674-1722 Vetch, Samuel 1668-1732 Great Britain. Army Colonial forces America Canada History To 1763 (New France) Nova Scotia History 1603-1713 mm 77057604 Open to research. DLC 780215 20260227111618.0 mm 77057604