Walsh, Ralph, Papers, 1766, Date acquired: 00/00/1980
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Walsh, Ralph
- Extent:
- 4.00 items
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Manuscript documents concerning the arrest, trial, and attempted court martial of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Walsh of His Majesty's 3rd Regiment stationed at Pensacola, by George Johnstone, Governor of West Florida, 1766. With affidavits of William Clifton, Chief Justice, and comments of General Thomas Gage.
NOTES: Manuscripts also mention continued friction between the British troops at Pensacola and the actions of Governor Johnstone against other officers including Captains Mackinnon and Simpson.
This collection originally part of 80-15; became 80-15SC in revision process.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Earl Moore Associates, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 1980
- Processing information:
Cataloged 07/02/1980
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--Florida--Pensacola.
Soldiers--Great Britain.
Affidavits--Florida--Pensacola.
Legal documents--Florida--Pensacola. - Names:
- Great Britain. Army--Officers.
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 31st.
Clifton, William, Chief Justice.
Johnstone, George, 1730-1787.
Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. - Places:
- Florida--History--English colony, 1763-1784.
Pensacola (Fla.)--History--18th century.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
- Terms of access:
Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
