TY  - GEN
TI  - Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, collection,
KW  - Cranston, Samuel,
KW  - Dudley, Joseph,
KW  - Nicholson, Francis,
KW  - Saltonstall, Gurdon,
KW  - Sunderland, Charles Spencer,
KW  - Vetch, Samuel,
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Army
KW  - Colonial forces
KW  - America
KW  - Canada
KW  - History
KW  - To 1763 (New France)
KW  - Nova Scotia
KW  - 1603-1713
N1  - 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.]
N2  - 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
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