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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03346 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [083] 1776 |
| Title | Walter Livingston to his father, Robert Livingston re: report of affairs in Canada |
| Date | 12 June 1776 |
| Author | Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Walter writes that their Commanding Officer behaved most cowardly at the battle at Cead[us] and allowed all of his men to be taken prisoner, while others were massacred by Indians. He notes that he has had conflicting accounts of the war in Canada, some relating despair, while others state that they will soon take Quebec. Walter also states that a good many soldiers are afflicted with small pox. |
| Subjects | Epidemic Medical History American Indian History Military History Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Canada Bravery Prisoner of War Death Massacre Health and Medical Disease Smallpox |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Native Americans; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |