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Catalog Number |
MS107 B01 F87 |
Title |
John Wentworth to Cyprian Jaffries |
Scope & Content |
Document written by John Wentworth (as Lieutenant Governor) to Cyprian Jaffries with instructions concerning surveying land between Lake Winnapesaukee and the Merrimac River. He states, "If you should meet any Indians in your travels be sure you treat them kindly and tell them all good peace..." Later he states, "So at your return that we may be certain of what lands we have yet to lay into Townships, on this side of the Merrimac and the Pond [Lake Winnipesaukee]." Dated September 14, 1726. |
Collection |
Dudley Stoddard Collection |
Object Name |
Documents |
Date |
1726 |
People |
Wentworth, John, 1671-1730 Jaffries, Cyprian, dfl. 1726 |
Search Terms |
Lake Winnepesaukee Merrimac River |
Subjects |
Portsmouth (N.H.) Lakes & ponds Rivers Surveying Land Land grants Land settlement |