Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Henry Fox, [England], 1756 Jan. 14.

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Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Henry Fox, [England], 1756 Jan. 14.

January 14, 1756, letter from William Shirley, then commanding British forces engaged in the war against the French and Indians, to Henry Fox, British secretary of state, proposing that the British take French Canada and keep it.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 32 cm.

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