The following is a true relation of ye long sufferings of Godfrey Harding and Florence Eggin and two others being taken prisoners by the French in 1739/40
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- 1746-12-25
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Detailed memorial, Dec. 25, 1746, by Eggin and Harding, addressed to ""Worthy and Hon. Gentlemen,"" regarding the circumstances of their long imprisonment at Brest and their hopes of release. The memorialists discuss their presence in the Chickasaw country, participation in the Feb. 1739/40 French attack on the tribe's fort, and treatment by the French. The document, transcribed by an unknown third party, is signed with the marks of Eggin and Har...
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Eggin, Florence
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- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Austrian Succession, War of (1740-1748)
Prisons
War
Captivity
Commerce
Battles
Armies
Armed Forces
Harding, Godfrey
Chickasaw - Type
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- Manuscripts (Documents)
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- Eggin, Florence. The following is a true relation of ye long sufferings of Godfrey Harding and Florence Eggin and two others being taken prisoners by the French in 1739/40. 1746-12-25. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/31331. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- Eggin, Florence, (1746-12-25) The following is a true relation of ye long sufferings of Godfrey Harding and Florence Eggin and two others being taken prisoners by the French in 1739/40. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/31331
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- Eggin, Florence. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/31331>.