Milborne, Jacob, fl. 1690 Declaration against open rebels of the government
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04864 Author/Creator: Milborne, Jacob, fl. 1690 Place Written: Lake George, New York Type: Manuscript signed Date: 1690/11/03 Pagination: 2p. 30.5 x 19.4 Order a Copy
The manuscript names Thomas Willett, Daniel Whitehead, Capt. Clapp, Elias Doughts, Charles Morgan, & others as the leaders of a "notorious rebellion" in Queens County, and states that they are guilty of treason against the government. It is expected that the men will be apprehended by the government, and the manuscript states that anyone found aiding and abetting the criminals will be charged with a crime as well. Docketed on verso. Written at Fort William Henry.
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