British Army in America collection, 1759-1782. - 51 items. 1 container.

Open to research.

Letters and documents relating primarily to the British Army's defense of Penobscot Bay, Halifax, and Canada during the American Revolution. Includes letters concerning the French and Indian War. Correspondents include Sir Henry Clinton; Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester; Sir Frederick Haldimand; William Petty, Marquis of Lansdowne; and Francis MacLean.


Collection material in English.

Index available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

mm 78005076


Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 --Correspondence.
Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808 --Correspondence.
Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791 --Correspondence.
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 --Correspondence.
MacLean, Francis, 1717?-1781 --Correspondence.


Great Britain. Army.


Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776.
Penobscot Expedition, 1779.


Canada--History--1755-1763.
Halifax (N.S.)--History.
Maine--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Nova Scotia--History--1775-1783.
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States--History--British forces.--Revolution, 1775-1783