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5 December 1737
Unknown
[Petition]
Petition to Governor Jonathan Belcher regarding conflicts with the Indians in Massachusetts. Includes a list of names of people supporting the petition.
GLC02437.08881
12 April 1738
Howard, Samuel (fl. 1738)
Petition regarding the settling of the eastern lands and relations with the Indians. Include two notes, the first dated 13 May 1738 which includes a list an additional list of names to the original group of petitioners and the second dated Falmouth...
GLC02437.08884
10 May 1738
Woodside, William (fl. 1738)
[Testimony]
Report concerning the Indians in the Penobscot region of Maine and their relations with Samuel Waldo. Attested to by Benjamin Larrabee.
GLC02437.08885
14 May 1738
Woodside, Jean (fl. 1738)
Testimony of Jean and Anna Woodside regarding an encounter with a Penobscott Indian and his squaw. "She then asked him why the Indians would not lett the English and Irish sett down there, he replyd it spoild their hunting..." Jean appears as 'Jane'...
GLC02437.08886
5 April - 7 June 1739
Drowne, Shem (fl. 1739)
to Samuel Waldo and Shem Drowne
Two letters. The first letter to Samuel Waldo from Shem Drowne discusses the protection of the settlements from Indian attacks and what the government is or is not doing. Dated 5 April, Boston. The second letter is to Shem Drowne from Samuel Waldo...
GLC02437.08896
7 May 1740
Shirley, William (1694-1771)
to Samuel Waldo
Discusses an expedition and mentions a petition.
GLC02437.08899
21 May 1740
to [Samuel Waldo]
Discusses the possibility of war, an expedition opposed by "our Captn Genl [who] has slept for 10 weeks" and business. The majority of the address has been clipped.
GLC02437.08900
27 June 1754
McLean, Hugh (fl. 1742-1754)
Petition to Samuel Waldo regarding protection against Indian raids.
GLC02437.08976
4 June 1755
Wyman, Isaac, (fl. 1755)
to Israiel Williams
Report regarding Indian raids. Noted as written at Fort Massachusetts, state unknown.
GLC02437.08980
22 May 1634
Winthrop, John (1588-1649)
to Nathaniel Rich
One letter from John Winthrop to Nathaniel Rich dated May 22, 1834. Describes the agricultural developments, establishing a local government and church system. Mentions that most local indigenous people had died from smallpox which he felt allowed...
GLC01105
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