A trew relation given by Robart Wattson captive before the comandrs. att wells ... concerning the takeing and destroying Casco Bay...
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- 1690-05-25
- Description
Contemporary copy of a May 25, 1690, report by Robart Wattson to the military commanders of Wells, Maine, concerning the successful French and Abenaki attack on the English settlement and fort at Casco Bay, Maine. Wattson, an escaped captive, describes the abandonment of garrisons in the town, the burning of houses, the fiery attack on the fort, the capitulation of the English forces, and the treatment of the captives. He also notes the number of...
- Creator
Wattson, Robart
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- French and Indian War (United States:1754-1763)
War
Battles
Armed Forces
Armed Forces--Colonial forces
Fortification
Captivity
Militia
Sherborne, Samuel
Abenaki - Type
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- Manuscripts (Documents)
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- Chicago citation style
- Wattson, Robart. A trew relation given by Robart Wattson captive before the comandrs. att wells ... concerning the takeing and destroying Casco Bay.... 1690-05-25. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/39072. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Wattson, Robart, (1690-05-25) A trew relation given by Robart Wattson captive before the comandrs. att wells ... concerning the takeing and destroying Casco Bay.... Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/39072
- MLA citation style
- Wattson, Robart. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/39072>.