Papers, 1631-1722, bulk 1680-1700.

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Papers, 1631-1722, bulk 1680-1700.

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Papers consist chiefly of letters written to Blathwayt by colonial governors and others. Includes some drafts of letters by Blathwayt. Subjects include French and Indian troubles, military defense, illegal trade, the Navigation Acts, charter of Massachusetts, piracy in the Caribbean, Virginia tobacco trade, wars in Jamaica, the slave question in the Leeward Islands, troubles between governors and the assembly in Bermuda. Included is a copy of "The Declaration of the People Against Sir Wm. Berkeley..." (1676) by Nathaniel Bacon, Jr.; and an original draft of the Charter of Pennsylvania (1681)

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720

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Van Cortlandt, Stephanus, 1643-1700

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Howard of Effingham, Francis Howard, Baron, 1643-1695

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Penn, William, 1644-1718

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Mather, Increase, 1639-1723

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Chicheley, Henry, Sir, 1615-1683.

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Ludwell, Philip, 1672-1727.

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Randolph, Edward, approximately 1632-1703

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