| Evidence: | 'I have seen a newspaper published by the [Wilmington] committee's order, where the whole story of the battle [of Bunker Hill] is denied, tho' it is said that the Americans had made an attack on us and killed many of our officers, amongst others they mentioned Major Pitcairn. I hope it is not the Pitcairn that was married to a Miss Dalrymple, as I know many of her relations.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1775 and 10 Nov 1775 | ||||||||||
| Country: | North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Janet Schaw |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | unknown |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | North Carolina |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | newspaper |
| Genre: | Reference / General works, military |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 19060 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Janet Schaw | |
| Editor: | Evangeline Walker Andrews with Charles MacLean Andrews | |
| Title: | Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 | |
| Place of Publication: | New Haven | |
| Date of Publication: | 1934 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 210 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Janet Schaw, Evangeline Walker Andrews with Charles MacLean Andrews (ed.), Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 (New Haven, 1934), p. 210, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19060, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| Source eds conjecture that Schaw aged between 35 and 40; eds also note, regarding Major Pitcairn, that 'Miss Schaw's worst fears were realized' (see p.210n). |
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