Rawson, Edward, fl. 1676 [Order to the Major of Suffolk to send troops to help protect Concord and Medfield].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04629 Author/Creator: Rawson, Edward, fl. 1676 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 April 1676 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy
Written as Secretary of the Council of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1650-1686) to the leader of the Massachusetts Milita in Dorchester (the Major of Suffolk) a few days after the 18 April 1676 attack on Sudbury during King Philip's War.
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