Thomas Gage letters 1766-1773

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Thomas Gage letters 1766-1773

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Five letters written by British General and colonial Governor Thomas Gage. A 1766 letter to John Bradstreet notes the arrival of the 46th Regiment at Albany; A 1767 letter to John Penn, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, discusses "the dissatisfaction of the Indians, and their ill disposition towards us;" A 1768 letter to the Paymaster of His Majesty's Forces at Nova Scotia relates to the payment of troops; a 1769 letter to Bradstreet discusses provisioning at Schenectady; and a 1773 letter relates to the sale of stores at Fort Pitt

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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