TY - GEN AU - Shirley,William TI - William Shirley papers, KW - Dunbar, Thomas, KW - Shaw, Jonathan, KW - Stoddard, John, KW - Great Britain KW - Army KW - Colonial forces KW - America KW - Canada KW - History KW - To 1763 (New France) KW - Colonies KW - Massachusetts KW - Politics and government KW - To 1775 KW - United States KW - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 KW - French and Indian War, 1754-1763 KW - Army officers, British KW - itoamc KW - Governors N1 - Open to research; In part, positive photocopy; [S.l.] N2 - Orders (1746, 1755) issued by Shirley as commander of British colonial forces to John Stoddard and Thomas Dunbar; notice (1756) signed by Shirley of the promotion of Jonathan Shaw to the position of captain-general; expense account (1748) for an expedition to Canada; and muster list (1744-1755) of colonial military companies ER -