A Guide to the William Blathwayt Letter to Col. Morgan, 1702 May 21
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2003.5.2
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
William Blathwayt Letter to Col. Morgan, Manuscript #MS 2003.5.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2003
Biographical/Historical Information
William Blathwayt was a civil servant and politician who established the War Office as a department of the British Government and played an important part in administering the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
Scope and Content
A retained copy, entirely in Blathwayt's hand, to a Col. Morgan. Blathwayt says he hopes tents have arrived in the West Indies, that the Fusiliers are at Spithead, and reports that the Duke of Ormonde will command the expedition about to be launched against Spain.
Arrangement
1 item.
Index Terms
- Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717
- Ormonde, Charles Butler, Duke of, 1671-1758
- United States-History-Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- United States-History-Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713