All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Topic 1 Career in the military 1 Part Of 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 1 Genre 1 Autobiographies 1 Jeffery Amherst autobiographical sketch Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 An autobiographical sketch that appears to be in Jeffery Amherst's hand, outlining his military career beginning with his commission in the army in 1731 and ending with his promotion to the rank of field marshal in July 1796. Written in the third person, the content of the document may have been intended for publication by newspapers after Amherst's death. Jeffery Amherst autobiographical sketch
