Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor (1716-1730 : Dummer)
A native of Massachusetts, William Dummer acted as governor and commander in chief of Masssachusetts Bay from the departure of Samuel Shute in 1723 to the arrival of William Burnett in 1728. He conducted Dummer's War (which his predecessor had declared in 1722 against the Abenaki Indians of Maine) mainly on Massachusetts' northern and western frontiers.
From the description of Letter : Boston, [Mass.], to Edm[un]d Goffe, 1724 July 27. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38874270
William Dummer was the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1716 to 1730.
From the description of [Document, 1726 Feb. 23, Boston] / Wm. Dummer, J. Willard, secy. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191959033
In the early 1720's, the Abenaki or Eastern Indians of northern New England were allied with France.
Alarmed by colonial encroachment on their lands, the Abenaki Indians retaliated in open warfare in 1722. Dummer's War, named after Massachusetts Governor William Dummer, lasted until 1726.
From the description of Order : Province of the Massachusetts Bay, instructions to Coll. Thomas Westbrook appointed commander in chief of the forces eastward, 1722 Jan. 18. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38868392
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| creatorOf | Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor (1716-1730 : Dummer). Letter : Boston, [Mass.], to Edm[un]d Goffe, 1724 July 27. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor (1716-1730 : Dummer). [Document, 1726 Feb. 23, Boston] / Wm. Dummer, J. Willard, secy. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| creatorOf | Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor (1716-1730 : Dummer). Order : Province of the Massachusetts Bay, instructions to Coll. Thomas Westbrook appointed commander in chief of the forces eastward, 1722 Jan. 18. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Camo, Samuel. | person |
| associatedWith | Dummer, William, 1677-1761. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Goffe, Edmund | person |
| associatedWith | Harman, Johnson, fl. 1722. | person |
| associatedWith | Hill, Joseph. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Westbrook, Thomas, fl. 1722. | person |
| associatedWith | Willard, J. | person |
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