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Source Description
Letter from Issac Jr. to his father in which Isaac Jr. discusses rumors of a pending invasion of England by Holland, describes Indian attacks at Sheepscot [now Newcastle, Maine] driving out the inhabitants, notes a few local deaths, and mentions ""our appeal referring to the case of Deer Island is still hanging"".
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br86bq26q
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Letter by Isaac Addington, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts, to Isaac Addington, Sr., London
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title
Letter by Isaac Addington, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts, to Isaac Addington, Sr., London
description
Letter from Issac Jr. to his father in which Isaac Jr. discusses rumors of a pending invasion of England by Holland, describes Indian attacks at Sheepscot [now Newcastle, Maine] driving out the inhabitants, notes a few local deaths, and mentions ""our appeal referring to the case of Deer Island is still hanging"".
date
["January 3, 1688"]
year
1688
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss C 5652
creators
Addington, Isaac, 1645-1715
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
French and Indian Wars Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Addington, Isaac, 1645-1715
Indians of North America--Wars--Maine
Indians of North America--Wars--Massachusetts
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources
New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--King William's War, 1689-1697
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Maine
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
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Correspondence
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United States
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Massachusetts
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1 ALS ; 32 cm.
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