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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.08900
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0001] 1660-1743 
Title William Shirley to Samuel Waldo discussing possibility of war
Date 21 May 1740
Author Shirley, William (1694-1771)  
Recipient Waldo, Samuel  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Discusses the possibility of war, an expedition opposed by "our Captn Genl [who] has slept for 10 weeks" and business. The majority of the address has been clipped.
Subjects French and Indian War  Military History  France  Canada  American Indian History  
People Shirley, William (1694-1771)  Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759)  
Place written Boston, Massachusetts
Theme Native Americans; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859