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Eden, William, 1st Baron Auckland, penal reformer and diplomatist, 1744-1814

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13589
Scope and Contents

Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden, 30 October 1779, on the American Revolutionary War. Ferguson thanks Eden for news of the American navy`s defeat at Penobscot, Maine and offers an analysis of Britain`s current position.

The conclusion of the letter has been cut out and pasted onto the bottom of the fourth page.

Dates: 1779.

Letters of Adam Ferguson., 1762-1779.

 Series
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 69-74

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Correspondence. 2
American War of Independence (1775-1783). 1
Letters. Correspondence. 1
Penobscot. North and Central America - United States - Maine - Hancock. Inhabited place. Longitude: -68.7000. Latitude: 44.4500. 1