Item MG H 44b - Martin Hunter letter

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Martin Hunter letter

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CA UNB MG H 44b

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2 p. of textual records

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Martin Hunter (1757-1846) was born in England. He married Jean Dickson in 1797 and they had 7 sons and 4 daughters. He was present at Lexington during the firing which began the American Revolutionary War and served actively until he returned to England in 1778. In 1783 he went to India with his regiment and served with distinction in the Mysore War.

In 1803 he was appointed as colonel of the New Brunswick Fencibles. Thomas Carleton, the lieutenant-governor, returned to England that year, although he remained lieutenant- governor until 1817. As a result, Hunter found himself acting as commander of the forces in the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia districts at various time between 1808 and 1811. Although the British government would not replace Carleton, they appointed Hunter as the leading member of the Legislative Council and the lieutenant-governor in all but name. In 1812 he was replaced by George Stracey Smyth and retired to England.

Robert Hobart, fourth Earl of Buckinghamshire (1760-1816) entered the army at an early age and served in the American Revolutionary War. Hobart was appointed secretary of state for the colonial and war department in 1801.

Source: Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 9; Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. vii

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Letter to Lord Hobart from Colonel Martin Hunter (later General Martin Hunter) dated 30 August 1803. Martin reports that he is ordered to New Brunswick "to raise a regiment" and asks if he may be appointed Governor of New Brunswick in place of Governor Thomas Carleton, whom he understands is to be returning to England.

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