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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09948 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1687 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Details instructions and orders for a Joshua [Pypon?] to scout the rivers in the Penobscot region. With specific instructions for treating with the Indians, "particularly Medockswando, the Chief Sachem." Signed by J. Willard, Secty as a true copy.

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