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Orders province of New Hampshire, att a councill held at Portsmouth, 1703 Aug. 23

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Open book Orders province of New Hampshire, att a councill held at Portsmouth, 1703 Aug. 23

Title Orders province of New Hampshire, att a councill held at Portsmouth, 1703 Aug. 23

Creator New Hampshire. Lieutenant Governor (1701-1702 : Partridge)

Date 1703

Place New Hampshire, New Hampshire--Portsmouth, United States

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, New Hampshire

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Signed: Wm. Partridge.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary New Hampshire government document dated Aug. 23, 1703 and signed by Lieutenant Governor William Partridge. In this document two orders are issued regarding Indian relations and public worship. The first order states that sixty men are to be detached from the province for the purpose of "Destroying and Suppressing the French and Indian Enemys that may be found between Newichawanock and Merrimack River." The second order declares that Sept. 5 will be established as a day of humiliation throughout the province and that a proclamation to that effect be posted at public meetings.

Biographical/Historical Note William Partridge was lieutenant governor and governor of New Hampshire, 1697-1698 and 1701-1702.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 33 cm

Format Manuscripts, Orders (Military records), Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 621

BibID 144704

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2415px × 3619px 25.03 MB

Filename 991447048805867_Ayer_MS_621_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11ICDE