Copy of Summons from Brigadier-General Alexander Smith [Smyth] to Cecil Bisshopp, and map of part of the Niagara Frontier drawn by Cecil Bisshopp
- Held At: West Sussex Record Office
- Reference Number: Parham/2/3/2/20/8
- Accession Number: 08285
- Document Order #: Parham 2/3/2/20/8
- Date: 28 November 1812
- Level: Piece
- Description: CONTENT WARNING. Summons proposing the surrender of Fort Erie, of which Bisshopp is Commanding Officer, 'to spare the effusion of blood' and denying responsibility for certain 'devastations' namely the burning of houses.
- Terms:Transatlantic Ties
- Access Status: Open
- Access Conditions: Digital surrogate available; do not produce original without permission from an Archivist.
- Finding Aids: 27/8
- Digital Copy:Online digital surrogate available
- Link: Please be aware that this document includes original language which may now be considered discriminatory or offensive.
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