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Title
Letter Philadelphia, to Coll. Francis Nicholson and Coll. Samuel Vetch, 1709 June 17
Creator
Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1709-1717 : Gookin)
Date
1709
Place
North America
,
Pennsylvania
,
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
,
United States
Language
English
Subjects
Great Britain
,
Pennsylvania
Description
Signed: Cha. Gookin.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Summary
Letter written by Charles Gookin, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, to Francis Nicholson and Samuel Vetch on June 17, 1709. In this letter Gookin Writes that the Pennsylvania Assembly has refused to raise funds directly or indirectly to support a military expedition to Canada.
Biographical/Historical Note
Francis Nicholson and Samuel Vetch were actively engaged in the military conquest of Nova Scotia during Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713. During the spring of 1709 a joint attack against Port Royal, Nova Scotia was proposed, but the expedition was aborted due to the lack of sufficient supplies and troops.
Extent
1 item (1 folded sheet (2 p.)) ; 19 cm
Format
Correspondence
,
Manuscripts, American
,
Records and correspondence
,
Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 701
BibID
146833
Size
1662px × 2052px 9.78 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991468338805867_Ayer_MS_701_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11IA1H
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