Louisbourg in 1745 : the anonymous Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the siege in 1745

Louisbourg in 1745 : the anonymous Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the siege in 1745. Text in English and French. Contains reproduction of original t.-p. Signed: B.L.N. French text reprinted from a ms. copy of the original edition. A reprint and translation of the only unofficial French narrative, the Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg, that is known of the famous siege by New England militia troops in 1745. The original was printed in that year, shortly after the siege ended and copies of this edition are now rare. The legend is ''A Qu?bec, chez Guillaume le Sinc?re ? l'image de la v?rit?'', but the small volume, in realtiy, was surreptitiously published in France. cf. Review of historical publications relating to Canada. v. 2. 1898. TPL,198.