Letter from Amos Jones to Joshua Jones, 1810 April 15
- Title:
- Letter from Amos Jones to Joshua Jones, 1810 April 15
- Creator:
- Jones, Amos
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2017.034 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2017.034 (m)
- Date:
- 1810/04/15
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Amos Jones at Fort McClary in Kittery, ME, to his brother, Joshua Jones, of Milton, NH, dated April 15, 1810. Jones writes that he has arrived safely and looked for a servant boy at the work house in Portsmouth but was unable to find someone to suit his brother's needs. He then goes on to describe that on the day he left Milton, Sunday, April 8, four soldiers went out in a sailboat, and three of them drowned. One was saved but was still ill.
- Subjects:
- Drowning , Correspondence
- Locations:
- Fort McClary, Kittery, ME
Milton, NH
Portsmouth, NH - People:
- Jones, Amos , Jones, Joshua
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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