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Montagu-Dunk, George, 1716-1771 [to Henry Fox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09054.04 Author/Creator: Montagu-Dunk, George, 1716-1771 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 March 1756 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a letter William Shirley wrote to William Johnson "in which he (Shirley) proposes Sending the Indians of the Six Nations to the Ohio." Writes about a suspicious affair and a letter that might prove damaging. Signed "Dunk Halifax" Scored left-hand margin. Gilt edges and watermarked with a seal and "Pro Patria."

Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Fox, Henry, Baron Holland, 1705-1774
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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