Porter, Peter, fl. 1755 to Elijah Leonard

GLC01450.298

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
July 3, 1755
Author/Creator
Porter, Peter, fl. 1755
Title
to Elijah Leonard
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
1 p. : address Height: 30 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Describes the bad weather and encounters with Indians on his march from Massachusetts to Albany, New York. Sends news of recent victories against the French and their Indian allies and says a man brought good news of the fighting in Canada. Asks to be remembered to his family and friends and says "a solider Life is hard[,] hard Lodging and harty victuals."

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