Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This dispatch concerns the sending of British troops to the Penobscot River in order to protect British interests from the colonists there and to erect Fort George.
The letter is a transcribed copy made between 1894 and 1902 from British archival collections for Joseph Williamson, a lawyer and historian in Belfast.
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About This Item
- Title: Copy of letter from Francis McLean to Henry Clinton, 1779
- Creator: Francis McLean
- Creation Date: 1779-05-16
- Subject Date: 1779-05-16
- Location: Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 112, Box 1/4
- Collection: Penobscot Expedition papers
- Object Type: Text
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- Albany (Ship)
- Fort Cumberland
- Fort George (Castine, Me.)
- Fort Howe
- Forts--Maine
- Manuscripts
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Letters
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories, Kings Orange Rangers
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