Killing a ringleader of a murdering Indian party...
Item # 694200
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THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 20, 1757 The back page has a report on the French & Indian War.
"Private letter from Pennsylvania mention that the Delaware king Teedinscunk, a friend of the English, had...kill'd a very notorious ringleader of a murdering Indian party in the French interest, because he came on purpose to hinder the treaty between the governor of Pennsylvania and the Indians, and had brought with him a French belt of wampum. This captain was one of the most bitter & active enemies against the English, and the very man who two years ago conducted the shocking scene of cruelty on the Moravian settlement on the Mahogn, where 11 persons were burnt alive."
"Private letter from Pennsylvania mention that the Delaware king Teedinscunk, a friend of the English, had...kill'd a very notorious ringleader of a murdering Indian party in the French interest, because he came on purpose to hinder the treaty between the governor of Pennsylvania and the Indians, and had brought with him a French belt of wampum. This captain was one of the most bitter & active enemies against the English, and the very man who two years ago conducted the shocking scene of cruelty on the Moravian settlement on the Mahogn, where 11 persons were burnt alive."
Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, great condition.
Categories: The 1600's and 1700's, British
Price
$53
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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