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- Creator
- Chalmers, John
- Call number
- MssCol 508
- Physical description
- .04 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- John Chalmers journal of expedition to l'Orient, France, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Chalmers, an officer in the British Navy, kept this journal during a naval expedition to l'Orient, France from September 15-October 29, 1746. The British forces intended to take l'Orient, depot of the French East India Company, but the expedition ended in complete failure. Included are a letter of transmittal to the Duke of Montagu dated December 9, 1746 and a drawing (folio, in color) titled "Sketch of the Ground near l'Orient in Brittany with the Attack made on that Place in Septr. 1746 by the British Forces under the Command of Lieut. General St. Clair." Holograph
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328