Journal of J. L., of Quebec, Merchant.
1911 · Detroit
by Lees, John.
Detroit: Society of Colonial Wars of the State of Michigan, 1911. Tall octavo, cream and red cloth, (hardcover), leather spine lable, gilt seal to upper cover, top edge gilt, uncut; fold-out maps: Cantonment of HisMajesty’s Forces in North America, Cantonment of the Forces in North America 11th Oct. 1765; 55 pp. Near-Fine, with tiny spot to upper cover, very small tear to title page. From preface: “In hunting through the manuscripts in the British Museum in London, I happened to light upon the original journal of John Lees, which is here given. It was particularly interesting to me because of the many references it contained of importance to the entire route of travel from Boston to New York, and return to Quebec, in the period of the peace between the end of the French-Indian War and the American Revolution...” (Inventory #: 70015s)