Letter : Albany, [N.Y. to Gov. William Cosby, New York, N.Y.], 1733/4 Mar. 4.

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Letter : Albany, [N.Y. to Gov. William Cosby, New York, N.Y.], 1733/4 Mar. 4.

March 4, 1733/4, letter from the Commissioners of Indian Affairs at Albany to New York governor William Cosby, reporting on attempts by the French to infiltrate the Seneca country and gain the allegiance of the Seneca Indians, and on the probability of war with the French.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 38 cm.

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