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Title
Letter Stockbridge, Mass., to William Tryon, 1773 Dec. 8
Creator
Woodbridge, Timothy, 1709-1774
Date
1773
Place
Massachusetts
,
Massachusetts--Stockbridge
,
Stockbridge (Mass.)
,
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, American
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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 1015
BibID
149240
Size
2760px × 2460px 19.44 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991492408805867_Ayer_MS_1015_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11ICZX
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