Pynchon, John, 1626-1703 to Robert Livingston

GLC03107.00161

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GLC#
GLC03107.00161-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1689/01/16
Author/Creator
Pynchon, John, 1626-1703
Title
to Robert Livingston
Place Written
Springfield, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : docket : address ; Height: 28.6 cm, Width: 18.1 cm

Pynchon sends news of New England Governor [Edmund Andros's ] excursion to find Indians in Maine, Governor's non-return, leading to fears of his demise. Rumors are passed along about an invasionary fleet sailing from Holland to England carrying the Prince of O[range]. Pynchon hopes that the news of the Dutch invasion of England is untrue, as otherwise Europe would be covered by "yt Efusion of Ch[ris]tian Blood," as all parties would gain more if they were "uniting together agt ye the French who are not ye best Neighbors." He also sends news of a battle between the forces of Prince Louis XIV and the Turks, which forced the Turkish forces to leave Hungaria.

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