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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02123 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [045] January-May 1717 |
| Title | Alexander Spotswood to Robert Hunter regarding attacks made by the Five Nations [excerpt] |
| Date | 30 May 1717 |
| Author | Spotswood, Alexander (1676-1740) |
| Recipient | Hunter, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The Governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood, writes to Governor Hunter to inform him that the Five Nations have attacked a nation of Indians in an English fort as they prepared to make peace with Virginia. Docket notes that this is an excerpt of a letter. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Mohawk Indian Military History Government and Civics Peace Fortification Diplomacy |
| People | Spotswood, Alexander (1676-1740) Hunter, Robert (1664-1734) |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |