Alexander Leslie letterbooks

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unitid

{"value"=>"1736", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Alexander Leslie letterbooks"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1781-1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1781/1782"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".3 linear foot"}], "supress_display"=>true}

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 microfilm reel"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1781

date_inclusive_end

1782

origination

{"value"=>"Leslie, Alexander, ca. 1740-1794", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Alexander Leslie (ca. 1740-1794) was an officer in the British Army.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence and documents (some transcripts) pertaining to the British Army command at Charleston, South Carolina, during the American revolution. Bulk of the correspondence is letters from General Leslie and Colonel Nisbet Balfour (commandant of Charleston under Cornwallis). Documents include military warrants, accounts, orders, and reports.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 89M60"}

{"date"=>"1896", "source"=>"Kennedy, John Stewart", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Kennedy, John Stewart, 1896"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-261</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p></p>", "type"=>"host"}

keydate

1781

prefercite

{"value"=>"Alexander Leslie letterbooks, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Alexander Leslie (ca. 1740-1794) was an officer in the British Army. Collection consists of correspondence and documents (some transcripts) pertaining to the British Army command at Charleston, South Carolina, during the American revolution. Bulk of the correspondence is letters from General Leslie and Colonel Nisbet Balfour (commandant of Charleston under Cornwallis). Documents include military warrants, accounts, orders, and reports.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.3 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel

date_start

1781

date_end

1782

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