panarchive
  1. Ville de Montréal. Section des archives
  2. Collection Philéas Gagnon. - 1546-1961
  3. Lettres autographes et autres pièces manuscrites. - 1546-1904.
  4. Lettres autographes et autres pièces manuscrites : Cartable 15 . - 1629, 1652-1909
  5. Lettre signée de Charles Lawrence . - 27 mai 1755
BM7-1_15P027op.pdfOpen full screen ↗

Ville de Montréal. Section des archives · in your browser's PDF viewer, from archivesdemontreal.ica-atom.org. Ctrl F (⌘ F) searches its text, if the scan has any. Blank? The archive doesn't allow embedding: use “Open full screen”.

Full-size image ↗Open enclosing description at source ↗Search source for this title ↗

Lettre signée de Charles Lawrence . - 27 mai 1755

1 PDFBM007-1-D15-P0027

This description was harvested from its parent's finding aid, but the source catalogue gave no direct link for it. The link opens the nearest enclosing description; look there for BM007-1-D15-P0027.

Held by
Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates
27 mai 1755 (indexed as 1755)
Level
item
Scope & content
Lettre signée de Charles Lawrence, général de l'armée anglaise, accusé, comme gouverneur de la Nouvelle-Écosse d'être l'auteur de la déportation des Acadiens. Mort à Halifax le 19 octobre 1760. Titre basé sur le contenu de la pièce. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte les cotes 2G2450 et 40503.
In the picture
DocumentGovernmentHandwrittenLetterLetterheadMilitaryPrintedSignatureTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Location

No place found in this description yet.

Suggest location

Where

More details

Extent
1 document textuel.
Format
Document
What the image shows
A handwritten letter on aged, yellowed paper, headed 'Duplicate' in the top left and dated 'Halifax, 27th May 1755' at the top. The page is written in a formal manuscript hand in English, with a long closing paragraph above a signature in ornate cursive script and a second, smaller signature line below. A faint archive credit appears in the bottom right corner.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image
DuplicateHalifax 7th May 1755SirI had the Honour of writing to you on the 6th instantand enclosing by General Braddocks directionsmy dispatches for him and Commodore Keppelunder your Care to be forwarded by the firstConveyance. I now transmit Duplicates of thoseLetters, with another I have since wrote theGeneral all which I must take the Liberty oftroubling you with and begging the favour youwill send them to the General by the first safeOpportunity that offers. I amWith great respect & EsteemYour most obedientand most humble ServantHalifax 23d May 1758I had the Honour of writing to you on the 1st instant and enclosing by General Bradstreet's direction my dispatches for Home and Commander Phipps's order upon Cann to be forwarded by the first Convoy.I have transmitted Duplicates of those Letters, with another Sheet wherein the General all which I must take the liberty of troubling you with, and hoping the Packets you will send them to the Admiral by the first safe opportunity that offers. I amHalifax, 27th May 1755Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Harvested
2026-10-16T15:37:44Z · source datestamp n/a · ead

Digital objects at the source

Original metadata

As harvested (ead)