Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Captain Henry Mowat was commanded to bombard ports, shipping and towns along the coast of Massachusetts including the coast of Maine which was then part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, during the American Revolution.
This communication to Admiral Samuel Graves describes Captain Mowat's mission, including the bombardment of Falmouth (now Portland).
Graves was in charge of the British navy in North America and ordered the burning of Falmouth in October 1775.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Copy of letter from Capt. Mowat to Adm. Graves, 1775
- Creator: Henry Mowatt
- Creation Date: 1775-10-19
- Subject Date: 1775
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Locations:
- MA
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 1157, p. 17-20
- Collection: Burning of Falmouth/Mowat's Relation
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Campaigns & battles
- Canceaux (Ship)
- Falmouth (Me.)--Burning by the British, 1775--Manuscripts
- Manuscripts
- Naval warfare
- Portland (Me.)--Burning by the British, 1775
- Ships
- Spitfire (Ship)
- Symmetry (Ship)
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns & battles
People
Other Keywords
- American Revolution
- Bombardment
- Finding Katahdin, Chapter 4, Section 1
- Military
- People
- Personal writing
- Revolution, 1775-
- Revolutionary War
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