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Nicolls, Richard, 1624-1672 to the Comissaries of Albany re: missing Mr. Carler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00007 Author/Creator: Nicolls, Richard, 1624-1672 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1667/08/17 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 19.6 x 15.6 cm Order a Copy

Nicolls discusses a Mr. Carler, who has disappeared in the winter without any news of his whereabouts or survival. It continues by reporting Nicolls' willingness to report in Dutch "when I write anything of Consequence." Docketed on address leaf. Written at Fort James (formerly Fort Amsterdam)

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