This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Fragmented Narrative of Siege Events and Treaties
A garbled OCR passage presents a chaotic account of a siege with a governor, commissioners, and hostages. It mentions an engine sent from Johnstown for a purpose, two bets, parley with a drum, a treaty letter from a general, and three proposed articles. The text details a disputed surrender region, Highlanders, grenades, muskets, and prison releases, with items taken as war spoils and notes on captured individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstons
Tryall
Bis
Peter Sid Fardagiint
Otaiorter
Ynto
Sens
Ste Gaftie
Scotland
Connerey
Lowns