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
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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.
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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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