Letter : Blandford, [Eng.], to Lord Melville, 1804 Sept. 6.

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Letter : Blandford, [Eng.], to Lord Melville, 1804 Sept. 6.

Sept. 6, 1804, letter to Lord Melville, 1st lord of the admiralty, regarding the background and character of John Norton, the Mohawk chief then visiting England in hopes of confirming a grant of Grand River (Upper Canada) lands to the Five Nations.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 23 cm.

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