Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Wyllys to the First Regiment, 1757 August 13

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Title

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Wyllys to the First Regiment, 1757 August 13

Description

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Wyllys of the Connecticut Militia, dated August 13, 1757. Writing from Hartford, Wyllys warns the companies of the First Regiment of the possible attack on Fort Edward (New York) by the French.

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
USM 001.216

Date

1757 08 13

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A2002/091/1

Extent

1 item ; 16 x 19 cm.

Provenance

Gift of Kenneth E. Vinal.

Citation

Connecticut. Militia. Regiment, 1st , “Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Wyllys to the First Regiment, 1757 August 13,” digitalVGW, accessed May 2, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/654.