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William Dorr journal, 17 September - 14 Dec. 1775 and 1-6 August 1776

William Dorr journal, 17 September - 14 Dec. 1775 and 1-6 August 1776 Manuscript

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    This journal was kept by William Dorr from 17 Sept. - 14 Dec. 1775 and 1-6 Aug. 1776 while serving with John Greaton’s Regiment (later the 24th Continental) on Arnold’s Expedition to Quebec. The entries describe the journey to Maine up the Kennebec River and down the Chaudiere to Quebec and the hardships incurred. The journal also contains lists of men wounded, those who died and were taken prisoner, and of carrying places on the Kennebec and Chaudiere. Also included is a copy of the petition from the American prisoners to General Carleton of 6 June 1776.