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John Gunning, A.L.S. Camp on the Heights Charlestown 17th July 1775: to Alexander Dick Prestonfield , Edinburgh.
John Gunning, A.L.S. Camp on the Heights Charlestown 17th July 1775: to Alexander Dick Prestonfield , Edinburgh.
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Object Description
Title
John
Gunning
,
A.L.S
.
Camp
on the
Heights
Charlestown
17th
July
1775
: to
Alexander
Dick
Prestonfield
,
Edinburgh
.
Creator
Gunning, John, 1742-1797
Dick, Alexander, Sir, 1703-1785
Place
Charlestown
,
[Mass]
Date
1775
Subject(s)
Gunning, John, 1742-1797 - Correspondence
Dick, Alexander, Sir, 1703-1785 - Correspondence
Boston (Mass.) - History - Siege, 1775-1776
Boston (Mass.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783
Phys Desc
[3] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 31 cm.
Notes
Written
by
Captain
of the
British
army
(43rd
Regiment
of
Foot
,
later
Colonel
of the
65th
&
Lieut.-General))
during
the
siege
of
Boston
,
expressing
contempt
of the
American
"
habituated
by
notions
of
independence..
. the
same
spirit
shews
itself
from
Nova
Socita
to the
Carolinas
;
burning
with the
fiercest
flame
in
Philadelphia
,
New
York
and
New
England
. The
people
indolent
in
all
but
mischief
,
base
,
treacherous
and
cunning...
"
&
claiming
the
British
army's
confident
victory
,
despite
the
British
casualities
at
Bunker
Hill
a
month
earlier
: "
every
officer
and
solider
in this
army
insures
victory
to
himself
whenver
order
to
attack
,,
" The
recipient
,
Sir
Alexander
Dick
(formerly
Cunyngham)
was the
friend
of
Boswell
&
pillar
of the
Scottish
enlightenment
.
Docketed
on
verso
: "
Sir
Alesander
Dick
Preson
Field
near
Edinburgh
. By
London...
" with
ship
letter
postmark
&
ms
.
postal
marking
(1/1d
to
pay)
.
Format
Mss
Call Number
MSS
L2011F56
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Title
John
Gunning
,
A.L.S
.
Camp
on the
Heights
Charlestown
17th
July
1775
: to
Alexander
Dick
Prestonfield
,
Edinburgh
.
Call Number
MSS
L2011F56
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