PUBLIC "-//Colonial Williamsburg Foundation::John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library//TEXT (US::ViWC::viwc00263:: Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst, 1759 September 21)//EN" "viwc00263.xml" A Guide to the Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst, 1759 September 21 Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst MS 1942.2 3X John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation © 2008 By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 03/31/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst, 1759 September 21 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1942.2 3X

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst 1759 September 21 MS 1942.2 3X On site. 1 item. English Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst, MS 1942.2 3X, Manuscript #MS 1942.2 3X, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1942

Biographical/Historical Information

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (January 29, 1717 – August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Born in Sevenoaks, England, Amherst became a soldier at approximately the age of 14. After service in the War of the Austrian Succession, Amherst gained fame during the Seven Years' War, particularly in the North American campaign known in the United States as the French and Indian War.

Scope and Content

Granted to Baron Amherst to serve as captain-general and Governor of Virginia. Revokes letters-patent to Earl of Loudoun. Signed by J. Haynes.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II) Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1705-1782 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Haynes, J. Subjects: Governors - Virginia