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Title
Letter to M. De johnson [Sir William Johnson]
Names
Dieskau, Ludwig August von, Baron (Author)
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Lossing's Field Book of Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1755-10-12
Place: Albany
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: L. S. Endorsed. In French. 3 pp. 8o
Description
Expresses his gratitude for the kindness shown him, both in camp and here in the house of Johnson's sister; he regrets the trouble that he must have caused Mrs. Ferrall; he still suffers from his wounds, and sees no hope of a cure, though he is told that he is in no danger, and will be able to set out next day for New York; he and his aide de camp send their respects and friendship to M. D'ayres and M. De wrexell.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 4409
Archives EAD ID: 276557
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d882cfe0-6a35-0139-122b-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Letter to M. De johnson [Sir William Johnson]