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Letter [manuscript] : Redding [Pa.], to Richard Peters, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1756 Feb. 6.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peters, Richard, 1704-1776.
- Peters, Richard.
- Delaware Indians.
- Frontier and pioneer life--United States--History.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Indian captivities.
- Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815.
- Indians of North America.
- Missionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Redding, Pennsylvania : producer not identified, 1756]
- Summary:
- February 6, 1756, letter from Barton, then in Reading, Pa., to Rev. Richard Peters, an Episcopal minister and secretary to Pennsylvania s governor, reporting the Jan. 27, 1756 massacre of Juniata and Perry County settlers by the Delaware Indians.
- 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 58.
- 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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