Document: Letter from Thomas Wheeler to the English settlers at Gravesend

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0090

Description

Letter. Thomas Wheeler (to the English settlers at Gravesend), advising them of an intended attack by the Indians on the Dutch settled in the English towns on Long Island and New England, whom he advises to remove to their own countrymen for safety.

Document Date

1655-09-27

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-09-27

Document Type

Letter

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Letter

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Translation

For a complete translation see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0090.xml

Translations are created by Charles Gehring with assistance from the New Netherland Institute, Copyright to the translations is held by the Holland Society of New York. The translations are hosted online by the New York State Archives.