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Treat, Robert, fl. 1792-1801 to John Nanfan and the council of New York re: suspension of execution

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02068 Author/Creator: Treat, Robert, fl. 1792-1801 Place Written: Connecticut Type: Letter Date: 1702/03/27 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Robert Treat D: Governor and the Council of Connecticut request that New York postpone the execution of Coll. Bayard and Alderman Hutchins until the King's "pleasure" is known, or until the arrival of Lord Cornbury.

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