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Source Description
Handwritten copy of a letter by an agent of the Massachusetts General Court in which he discusses a petition from the colony to Parliament asking for funds to pay expenses incurred in King George's War.
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Document identity
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br86bq16g
label
Letter by William Bollan, [London, England], to Sir Thomas Robinson
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obj
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
br86bq16g
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter by William Bollan, [London, England], to Sir Thomas Robinson
description
Handwritten copy of a letter by an agent of the Massachusetts General Court in which he discusses a petition from the colony to Parliament asking for funds to pay expenses incurred in King George's War.
date
["April 11, 1755"]
year
1755
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss A 5448
creators
Bollan, William, -1776
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
French and Indian Wars Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Robinson, Thomas, Sir--Correspondence
United States--History--King George's War, 1744-1748--Sources
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
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Text
country
United States
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pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 ALS ; 23 cm.
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no
Source extras
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br86bp745
collectionArkId
br86bq156
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38
schema:longitude
-98
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br86bq16g
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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c57248e053920845