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Chase after a French ship on Lake Champlain...



Item # 693604

January 24, 1760

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 24, 1760  The back page includes a letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, followed by an: "Extract of a Letter from Crown Point" which includes: "Capt. Boring...been down Lake Champlain as far as...Nut Island...fell in with a top sail schooner which he gave chase to, but the Frenchman ...by this means escaped..." with a bit more on a naval issue in the French & Indian War.
Eight pages, 8 by 10 3/4 inches, great condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's