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Letter to Sir William Johnson

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Title

Letter to Sir William Johnson

Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Lossing's Field Book of Revolution

Names

Burton, Ralph (Author)
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (Addressee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1764-01-06
Place: Montreal

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927

Genres

Correspondence

Notes

Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo

Abstract

Has received a letter by Lieut. Donellan; gives particulars of the movements and conduct of Indian tribes in Canada, and deprecates the influence of the priests of St. Sulpice; the Massasagoes had made proposals for peace, owing to the interruptions in the Indian trade, and had been referred to the Congress about to be held at Niagara by the Governor.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 6239
Archives EAD ID: 277478
Archives Components ID: 2534
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 404ccf20-6a3c-0139-0ea5-0242ac110002

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir William Johnson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1764. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/404ccf20-6a3c-0139-0ea5-0242ac110002

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1764). Letter to Sir William Johnson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/404ccf20-6a3c-0139-0ea5-0242ac110002

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir William Johnson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/404ccf20-6a3c-0139-0ea5-0242ac110002

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