Schnaudiel, John Willhem, fl. 1769 [Complaint from settlers at Broad Bay]

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GLC#
GLC02437.09057-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
February 22, 1769-March 11, 1769
Author/Creator
Schnaudiel, John Willhem, fl. 1769
Title
[Complaint from settlers at Broad Bay]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

Signed by Schnaudiel as well as over twenty others. The authors, all German by birth, allege that in 1753, they were approached in Germany by Samuel Waldo, Jr. and offered settlement at Broad Bay in New England. The authors sold their homes in Germany and traveled to Broad Bay, where Waldo reneged on his promises, giving them less land, and land in poorer locations. Note on page 3 indicates that some of the signatories presented the petition to John Hill, Justice of the Peace, who signed it as a witness.

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