| Title: | Arthur James Pomero, Quebec to 'Dear Uncle' |
|---|---|
| ID | 2136 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Pomeroy, Arthur James/31 |
| Year | 1776 |
| Sender | Pomeroy, Arthur James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Colonel John Pomeroy |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | Document T 2954/5/22 Presented by Major R.W.Pomeroy, Nunney, Somerset |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9406155 |
| Date | 01/07/1776 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 254 |
| Genre | |
| Note | (Arthur Pomeroy's son) |
| Transcript | Quebec July the 1st '76 [1776?] Dear Uncle I arrived here last Night. The Army is at St. John's and Chamble, & are waiting for the Boats & other Vessels which are preparing to carry them to the Isle au Noix, where the Rebels have taken Post. Capt'n [Captain?] Montgomery and I set out this Evening for Montreal: As there is an established Post & we intend to travel Day and Night, we shall soon be there. Gen [General?] Carleton is now at St. John's, but will soon return to Montreal. Chamble is Head Quarters, but Gen [General?] Philips with the Train, which is reckoned a very fine one, is at St. John's. It is not imagined that the Rebels will make any Stand there, or any where else on the Lakes, except at Ticonderoga. They have suffered terribly & are dispirited to a Degree. 900 of them Dieded [died?] by the small Pox last winter, or were killed at Montgomery's Attack. I visited his grave yesterday, where he lies with his two Aid Camps. Cap'tn [Captain?] Foster of the 8th Reg't [Regiment?] was attacked by the Rebels, in Number 500. He had only 40 Regulars & three hundred Indians. He took them all Prisoners with the Loss of two Men only. The Indians have scalped some of them, & it is with great Difficulty that Gen. [General?] Carleton can contain them. I send my Trunk by Water to St. John's. I am very well and am D'r [Dear?] Uncle your very aff'te [affectionate?] Nephew Art [Arthur?] Jas [James?] Pomeroy |
