Extract of a letter from Pennyslvania received by the pacquet, that came last from thence

GLC09054.15

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GLC#
GLC09054.15-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
circa March 1756
Title
Extract of a letter from Pennyslvania received by the pacquet, that came last from thence
Place Written
Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.2 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
The Thirteen Colonies

Gives a report on the situation in America. Mentions Quakers and people who "also seem to think their ale is at stake." States that "Col. Washington is gone to New York..." possibly involved in the attack at Fort DuQuesne. Gilt edges. Watermarked with a crest, a symbol that looks like a 4 and the letters SCI.

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