Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720 to Isaac Addinton

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GLC#
GLC02468.12-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1702/01/16
Author/Creator
Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720
Title
to Isaac Addinton
Place Written
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 16 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Dudley, the Royal Governor of Massachusetts, hopes that his subjects will treat the Indians with "all Exactness of friendship," so that any conflicts can be avoided in the near future. Wants to avoid any mischief occurring between the colonists and the Indians for the time being. Asks the recipient of this letter to convey these messages to the people, because he knows them well. Portsmouth was then under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, as New Hampshire was not yet a separate entity. Addington's name is written in pencil at the bottom of the letter with a question mark after it, indicating he was possibly the recipient of this letter.

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