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Extracts from articles, news items, and advertisements relative to Indians, chiefly those of New England

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9007

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

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

Contact:
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