Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: report of affairs in Canada

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GLC#
GLC03107.03346-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1776/06/12
Author/Creator
Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797
Title
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: report of affairs in Canada
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 33.2 cm, Width: 21.1 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Walter writes that their Commanding Officer behaved most cowardly at the battle at Cead[us] and allowed all of his men to be taken prisoner, while others were massacred by Indians. He notes that he has had conlficting accounts of the war in Canada, some relating despair, while others state that they will soon take Quebec. Walter also states that a good many soldiers are afflicted with small pox.

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