Newberry Library - Letter Boston, Mass., to John Stoddard Northampton, Mass.?, 1745 Sep. 26

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Open book Letter Boston, Mass., to John Stoddard Northampton, Mass.?, 1745 Sep. 26

Title Letter Boston, Mass., to John Stoddard Northampton, Mass.?, 1745 Sep. 26

Creator Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor (1732-1757 : Phips)

Date 1745

Place Massachusetts--Boston, New York (State), United States

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Iroquois Indians, Massachusetts, Six Nations

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

Summary September 26, 1745, letter from Massachusetts lieutenant governor Spencer Phips to John Stoddard (for many years a member of the Massachusetts provincial council, chief justice of the court of common pleas, and colonel of the militia), appointing him commissioner to a council with the Six Nations in Albany, N.Y., scheduled to begin Oct. 4, 1745. Attended by representatives of the New England colonies, the meeting was called in an attempt to engage the Iroquois in the British war effort against the French.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 19 cm

Format Appointments, Correspondence, Manuscripts, American, Records and correspondence

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 721

BibID 145779

Size 1924px × 2321px 12.80 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991457798805867_Ayer_MS_721_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11ICKL