Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Nathaniel Sparhawk wrote to William Pepperrell of Kittery, then in New York as major general of His Majesty's Forces.
Sparhawk was married to Pepperrell's daughter, Elizabeth.
Sparhawk complains about the Massachusetts General Court being kept in session and tells Pepperrell that a war with France is all but inevitable.
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About This Item
- Title: Nathaniel Sparhawk to William Pepperrell, 1755
- Creator: Nathaniel Sparhawk
- Creation Date: 1755-06-24
- Subject Date: 1755
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Locations:
- Boston, Suffolk County, MA
- Kittery, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 9/9
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Sparhawk, Nathaniel, 1715-1777--Correspondence
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600--1775
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763
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