Fontaine, Peter, Jr. to his uncle Moses Fontaine, 1757 June 11
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Fontaine, Peter, Jr. to his uncle Moses Fontaine, 1757 June 11 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 340 Peter Fontaine Jr. to his uncle Moses Fontaine | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Complains that the "present Troubles" render his own property of little value and that unless their distresses end, every occupation in the colony will be disrupted; remarks: "We are. . . so utterly unacquainted with Military Matters that we all. . . are embarrass'd & at a Stand" and that all measures prove ineffectual and only plunge the colony deeper in debt; comments that the Virginians's expeditions "have prov'd not only abortive but disgraceful" and have made them contemptible to the French and the Indian enemies as well as to friendly Indians, and complains about the behavior of the latter; mentions the "great consternation" and "dreadful apprehensions" of settlers on the frontier and recounts stories about Indian cruelties practiced on white captives. | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Indigenous peoples. | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Virginia | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Extent | 2p. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1757-06-11 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F327 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml;query=;brand=default | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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