Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Jeffrey Amherst

Thanks to Thomsomfeld for this image - wiki here. 
Thomsomfeld tells me this is from the time of the Pontiac Rebellion when he contraversially considered giving blankets infected with small pox to natives.

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