Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Thomas Fitch, 1761 April 15
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| Creator | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 |
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| Recipient | Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774 |
| Title | Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Thomas Fitch, 1761 April 15 |
| Dates | 1761-04-15 |
| Abstract | Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Connecticut Governor Thomas Fitch in which Amherst shares his approval that "suttlers" not be allowed to follow Fitch's Connecticut troops. Amherst also expresses his hope that the General Assembly will supply those troops "at a certain rate with necessaries and Comforts will remove all the inconveniences" they have been subjected to. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (4 pages) |
| Languages | English |
| Place of Creation | New York (State) |
| Genre | Correspondence |
| Subject | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 – Correspondence |
| Subject | Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774 – Correspondence |
| Subject | Great Britain. Army – Records and correspondence |
| Subject | Connecticut – History – French and Indian War, 1754-1763 |
| Part of | Jeffery Amherst Collection |
| Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
| Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
| Shelf Location | Box 1 Folder 15A |
| Rights | Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |