Extracts from articles, news items, and advertisements relative to Indians, chiefly those of New England
Scope and content
Extracts from articles, news items, and advertisements relative to Indians, chiefly those of New England, which appeared in the Boston Courant, Boston Gazette, and Boston News-letter. Folder one contains handwritten notes, giving excerpts, gleaned from newspaper clippings from the 1700s. Folder two contains a typewritten transcript. Organized by name of publication. Appears to include information from 1700 to 1750. Papers give title or brief summary of article, date, length of article in lines, name of publication, and location in the publication. Articles vary in topic. Includes accounts of expeditions to Indian territory, reports of Indian murders, news from meetings involving Indians, advertisements for Indians, etc.
Dates
- 1700-1750.
Creator
- no primary creator (Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Extent
2 folders. (2 folders.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Provenance: Huntington Free Library.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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