Excerpt from Diary of John Thomas, Surgeon in Winslow's Expedition of 1755 Against the Acadians Gen. Thomas was six feet in height, of commanding appearance, and well proportioned. Hannah, his wife, daughter of Nathaniel Thomas, of Plymouth, an intelligent and accomplished woman, died in 1819, at an advanced age. The diary here printed will be perused with interest, partien larly the portions which relate to the treatment of the Acadians. Those who wish to learn more on this subject are referred to the Nova Scotia Archives (selection from the Public Documents of the Province of Nova Scotia printed in 1869, under the editorship of Thomas B. Akins, and the History of Nova Scotia and Acadia, 3 vols., 1865 - 7, by Beamish Murdoch. A manuscript jour nal by Gen. John Winslow, commander of the New England tr00ps in this expedition, which has never been printed, is in the possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Frederic Kidder, Esq., has collected a mass of materials on the subject, which will be published, if his health permits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.