Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774 [Military instruction for Major General William Johnson during the French and Indian War]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.250.01 Author/Creator: Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774 Place Written: Norwalk, Connecticut Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 June 1755 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Gives Johnson instructions for administering "the Defence and Protection of his Majesty's Territories against the French at Crown Point...and for removing Encroachments already made there..."
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