Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: report of affairs in Canada
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03346 Author/Creator: Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1776/06/12 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33.2 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy
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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