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Culpeper, Thomas, 1635-1689 to his sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04298 Author/Creator: Culpeper, Thomas, 1635-1689 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 September 1680 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 20.9 x 15.2 cm Order a Copy

Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia Culpepper mentions his arrival in Boston, his impressions, and a near shipwreck. Claims success in governing Virginia. An addendum is dated 5 October 1680.

Culpeper, Thomas, fl. 1680

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