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Andros, Edmund, 1637-1714 "The Gov[erno]r Gen[era]ll Message to the Onneydes" [in Dutch and English]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01886 Author/Creator: Andros, Edmund, 1637-1714 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: October 12, 1679 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

The document announces the Governor's arrival in Albany with the Oneida squaw, and asks if the Oneidas plan to join them.

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