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Pretty, Richard, fl. 1678-1681 Pretty's complaint against Capt. Salisbury

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00030 Author/Creator: Pretty, Richard, fl. 1678-1681 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Note Date: 1678/10/30 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 18.1 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Pretty complains of assault by Capt. Salisbury, but requests that it be kept from his wife and brother. P.2 records Salisbury's debt to Pretty, and is dated 25 October 1678. Docketed on p.2. Written at Fort James (formerly Fort Amsterdam)

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