Letter to David Thorburn from W. Woodruff providing an account of the Battle of Queenston Heights, July 29, 1840

Item

Title

Letter to David Thorburn from W. Woodruff providing an account of the Battle of Queenston Heights, July 29, 1840

Description

Letter outlining the firsthand account of the Battle of Queenston Heights describing the day that General Brock was killed [a copy of this letter (taken from Mr. Thorburn’s files) has been published in the book The Story of Laura Secord and Canadian Reminiscences by Emma A. Currie and it is also printed in History of the Campaign upon the Niagara Frontier in the year 1812 by Lieutenant Colonel E. Cruikshank] (7 handwritten pages) written by W. Woodruff and addressed to David Therburn [Thorburn] of Queenston. There are 3 handwritten copies of this account.

Creator

Woodruff, William

Date

29-07-1840

Subject

Battle of Queenston Heights
Canada--History--War of 1812
Queenston (Ont.)--History

Source

Woodruff Family fonds, RG 519, Brock University Archives

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