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Penobscot. North and Central America - United States - Maine - Hancock. Inhabited place. Longitude: -68.7000. Latitude: 44.4500.

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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

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Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden.

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Identifier: Acc.13589
Scope and Contents

Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden, 30 October 1779, on the American Revolutionary War. Ferguson thanks Eden for news of the American navy`s defeat at Penobscot, Maine and offers an analysis of Britain`s current position.

The conclusion of the letter has been cut out and pasted onto the bottom of the fourth page.

Dates: 1779.