Winthrop, FItz-John, 1638-1707 to Peter Schuyler re: suspicions of an Indian attack

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GLC#
GLC03107.02050-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1700/02/14
Author/Creator
Winthrop, FItz-John, 1638-1707
Title
to Peter Schuyler re: suspicions of an Indian attack
Place Written
Milford, Connecticut
Pagination
3p. : docket : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

The Governor of Canada writes that he has heard rumors of a plan among the 5 Nations and/or Skachtkook Indians to attack Christian settlements in New England, and asks if Peter Schuyler has heard any similar news. He also states his desire to uphold the covenant made between the English and the 5 Nations, and hopes that this sentiment may be communicated to them. Also contians a 2p. account of a council proceeding in New London in January 1699, which relates news from various English settlers and Indian scouts of suspicious activity among the Mohawk Indians and the potential for an Indian attack.

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