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Edward Payson Williams A.L.S. Skeensborough [now Whitehall, N.Y.] to Joseph Williams, Roxbury [MA], 27 Aug. 1776

Title	Edward Payson Williams A.L.S. Skeensborough [now Whitehall, N.Y.] to Joseph Williams, Roxbury [MA], 27 Aug. 1776
Creator	Williams, Edward Payson, d. 1777 Williams, Joseph
Place	Skeensborough
Date	1776
Subject(s)	Bedel, Timothy, ca. 1733-1787 Butterfield, Isaac, Major Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776 - Personal narratives Cedars, The (Canada) Champlain, Lake Forster, George, Capt. Fort Anne (N.Y.) Fort Edward (N.Y.) Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.) Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 8th Irvine, William, 1741-1804 Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790 Québec (Québec) - History - Siege, 1775-1776 Sherburne, Henry, 1748-1824 Skene, Philip, ca. 1720-1810 Smallpox Thomas, John, 1724-1776 Thompson, William, 1736-1781 Trois Rivieres (Canada), Battle of. United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives, American United States. Continental Army - Officers United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 3rd United States. Continental Navy
Phys Desc	[4] p. ; 42 cm.
Notes	Chiefly concerns movements of Capt. Williams' Regiment (the 3rd Massachusetts) from Cambridge to New London by land, thence by ship to New York. Ordered to New York about 2 weeks later, they leave on 20 April for Albany, on the 27th for Stillwater, thence to Saratoga and Ft. Edward, where Williams visits the site of the Rogers' Rangers battle during which Putnam had been captured during the French and Indian War. Ordered to Canada, but within 2-days' march of Quebec, he learns of the retreat and describes the effect on troop morale; also mentions effects of smallpox, of the American defeat at Three Rivers and The Cedars; evaluates military conduct of Col. Bedel and Maj. Butterfield; outlines plans to build fleet on Lake Champlain.
Format	Mss
Call Number	MSS L1993.1.502
Rights	Image for research and educational use only. For publication of images contact library@societyofthecincinnati.org

Title	Edward Payson Williams A.L.S. Skeensborough [now Whitehall, N.Y.] to Joseph Williams, Roxbury [MA], 27 Aug. 1776
Call Number	MSS L1993.1.502

Edward Payson Williams A.L.S. Skeensborough [now Whitehall, N.Y.] to Joseph Williams, Roxbury [MA], 27 Aug. 1776

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Edward Payson Williams A.L.S. Skeensborough [now...

Edward Payson Williams A.L.S. Skeensborough [now...