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Johnson, William, 1715-1774 to Jacob Glen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07132 Author/Creator: Johnson, William, 1715-1774 Place Written: Oswego, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1746/07/24 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 20.8 x 16.4 cm Order a Copy

Written in perceptible haste at the height of King George's War, probably from Fort Oswego. "... there is an Onondaga Indian now come from Canada... says that... there was an Army of the french &ca, ready to march towards these parts, In order he says to cutt of, & destroy the people & settlements of Burnets feild [sic], and also all the Mohawk River down to Schenectady."

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