Newberry Library - Letter Windsor, Conn., to William Pyncheon i.e. Pynchon, Springfield, Mass.?, 1639 Feb. 8

Letter Windsor, Conn., to William Pyncheon i.e. Pynchon, Springfield, Mass.?, 1639 Feb. 8

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Open book Letter Windsor, Conn., to William Pyncheon i.e. Pynchon, Springfield, Mass.?, 1639 Feb. 8

Title Letter Windsor, Conn., to William Pyncheon i.e. Pynchon, Springfield, Mass.?, 1639 Feb. 8

Creator Ludlow, Roger, 1590-1665?

Date 1639

Place Connecticut

Language English

Subjects Fur trade, Fur traders, Indians of North America

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Signed: Roger Ludlowe.
Address on verso.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary February 8, 1639, letter from Ludlow to fur trader, magistrate, and Springfield, Mass., founder (1636) William Pynchon, who controlled the upper Connecticut River fur trade from his location at the head of deep-water navigation on the river. Writing at the request of the Indians "that are above you," Ludlow complains about restraints Pynchon has placed on the fur trade.

Biographical/Historical Note Massachusetts and Connecticut magistrate. A founder of Dorchester, Mass., Ludlow was active in the early government of the Massachusetts Bay colony, serving as deputy-governor in 1634. In 1635 Ludlow joined colonists making settlements on the Connecticut River, presided at Windsor in 1636 over the first court held in Connecticut, and in 1638/39 is believed to have drafted the Fundamental Orders of the new colony.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 31 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 536

BibID 143110

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2300px × 3582px 23.60 MB

Filename 991431108805867_Ayer_MS_536_00003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IBHJ