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Building Fort Pitt... Virginia governor's speech...
Building Fort Pitt... Virginia governor's speech...
Item # 693625
February 14, 1760
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 14, 1760 Most of the front page is taken up with: "The Speech of the Hon. Francis Fauquier, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia to the Council of the House of Burgesses" which is headed: "America".
In his speech he speaks much on the ongoing French & Indian War, noting: "...the dangers to which our frontiers are exposed by these Indians...not without hope that this gathering storm may still be dispersed...I am averse to encase, or even continue, any expenses to this colony that is not absolutely necessary...that the British nation is actually at this moment expending a very large sum to erect a strong fort at Pittsburg to defend this and the adjacent colonies from any future insult..." with much more.
This is followed by the response of the Virginia Assembly, noting in part: "...It is with the utmost concern we see the danger to which the neighboring colonies of North and South Carolina, and our own frontiers, will be exposed from the commotions that seem to be rising among the Cherokee Indians...". This response carries over to page 2, to which the governor responded, and then the Assembly's response again to the governor.
Eight pages, 8 by 10 3/4 inches, great condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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