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Commisaries of Albany Response to the proposition of Henry Coursey and Philemon Lloyd

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01907 Author/Creator: Commisaries of Albany Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1682/07/13 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy

The Commisaries of Albany express their solidarity with the people of Virginia and Maryland as subjects of the same crown, and pledge their support in the event of a war with the Indians.

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