Gurdon Saltonstall esqr govr and commander in chief of His Majesties colony of Connecticut in New England to John Williams gentl., greeting : I do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be captain of a foot company consisting of English and Indians raised in this colony for defence of the f

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Gurdon Saltonstall esqr govr and commander in chief of His Majesties colony of Connecticut in New England to John Williams gentl., greeting : I do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be captain of a foot company consisting of English and Indians raised in this colony for defence of the frontiers against Indians ..., 1724 July 9.

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Commission issued July 9, 1724, by the governor of Connecticut, Gurdon Saltonstall, appointing John Williams captain of a Connecticut company composed of English and Indians raised to defend the frontiers against Indian depradations.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 20 x 31 cm.

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Saltonstall (A.B. 1684) served as governor of Connecticut (1708-1724). From the description of A memorial offered to the General Assembly of his Majesties Colony of Connecticut holden in Hartford May 7th-10th, 1716 / by Gurdon Saltonstall [Esq.] : one of the trustees in Trust of the Mohegan Fields, in the Township of New London, for the use of Cesar, Sachem of Mohegan & his Indians; upon the occasion of wsch Cesar complaint to wsh Assembly, of wrong done him & his Indians in ...

William, John, Captain.

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Connecticut. Governor (1708-1724 : Saltonstall)

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In the early 1720's, the Abnaki Indians of northern New England, alarmed at the advance of colonial settlement, ignited what is known as Dummer's War. Although northern and eastern New England were most affected by the conflict, all the frontiers were threatened by guerrilla-style Indian attacks. From the description of Gurdon Saltonstall esqr govr and commander in chief of His Majesties colony of Connecticut in New England to John Williams gentl., greeting : I do by these presents c...

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