Edmund Andros letter to William Blathwayt, 1695 August 10

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Date

1695-08-10

Description

1695-08-10

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Virginia the: 10th: of August: 1695

Sir

The midle of last month some
strange sculking indians kiled a
planter, in the vper parts of James
Riuer neare his howse, and tho
pursued, as soon as men gott
togeather; Could nott be found in
the woods nor haue been heard of since
The Eight instant I went to the
laying the foundation and first
brick of the Coledge building
ordered by their Comitee to be
that day, is all materiall since the
fleet sailed the 17th: of June.
I pray your Continued favor
on my Endauors for His Majestys
seruice in these parts and am

Sir
your faithfull and
most humble servant
Andros

Mr. Blathwayt

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Virginia
10 August 1695
From Sir Edmund Andros
Reeceived 21 December 1695

A Planter Kill'd by some
Indians upon James River
the foundation of the Colledge
Laid/

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Ink on paper

Citation

Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714, “Edmund Andros letter to William Blathwayt, 1695 August 10,” William Blathwayt papers at the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed May 17, 2024, https://cwfblathwayt.omeka.net/items/show/200.