Newberry Library - Letter Stockbridge, Mass., to William Tryon, 1773 Dec. 8

Letter Stockbridge, Mass., to William Tryon, 1773 Dec. 8

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Open book Letter Stockbridge, Mass., to William Tryon, 1773 Dec. 8

Title Letter Stockbridge, Mass., to William Tryon, 1773 Dec. 8

Creator Woodbridge, Timothy, 1709-1774

Date 1773

Place Massachusetts, Massachusetts--Stockbridge, United States

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Military pay, New York (State), Stockbridge Indians

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary Letter of petition, Dec. 8, 1773, to Gov. William Tryon of New York on behalf of the Stockbridge Indians, requesting that they be compensated for their services during the French and Indian War. Woodbridge notes that the Stockbridge Indian troops in service of the King killed and took many enemy captive, that they also lost their lives and were taken into "miserable captivity," and that they had not received what they were entitled to for this service.

Biographical/Historical Note Teacher to the Stockbridge Indians and great grandson of John Eliot. The first white inhabitant of Stockbridge, Mass., Woodbridge was also a deacon, judge, magistrate, superintendent of Indian affairs, and officer of the Susquehanna Company.

Extent 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 1015

BibID 149240

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2760px × 2460px 19.44 MB

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