Letter : to Sir William Johnson, 1755 Sept. 16.

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Letter : to Sir William Johnson, 1755 Sept. 16.

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Concerns a subscription fund raised by the "inhabitants of this city [New York]" in the amount of £500, to purchase "refreshments" for Johnson and the troops serving under him, in recognition of their recent victory.

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