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Letter [manuscript] : Boston, [Mass.], to Benning Wentworth, 1746 Dec. 6.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shirley, William, 1694-1771, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wentworth, Benning, 1696-1770.
- Wentworth, Benning.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Indians of North America.
- Iroquois Indians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Boston, Massachusetts : producer not identified, 1746]
- Summary:
- December 6, 1746, letter from Massachusetts Bay governor William Shirley informing New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth that with the advice of the Massachusetts Council and in light of the disposition of the Iroquois to join the English, he has ordered Massachusetts troops to proceed to Saratoga, N.Y., for an assault on Crown Point. Shirley asks Wentworth to order his forces to proceed to Saratoga as well.
- Notes:
- Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024.
- AM reference: VAULT box Ayer MS 579.
- Indigenous Peoples metadata has been supplied by exonym as these are the terms most commonly used in the documents. Updates are being made to metadata to reference preferred names wherever possible. For more information on our approach to language and metadata in the resource visit the Language Statement.
- Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed January 24, 2024).
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