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South Carolina is quartering British troops... Creating a treaty with the Indians...
South Carolina is quartering British troops... Creating a treaty with the Indians...
Item # 698443 THE GLOCESTER JOURNAL, England, June 27, 1768 (currently spelled Gloucester)
* British troops in South Carolina
* Pre Revolutionary War tensions
Page 3 under: "America" is a report from Charleston, South Carolina, containing a letter to the governor noting in part: "The dutiful behavior of the Assembly of South Carolina, in cheerfully making provision for quartering his Majesty's troops & complying with what has been required of them has given his Majesty the fullest satisfaction...". Then also: "The Cherokee Indians who went to New York...to solicit a peace with the Northern Indians, having succeeded...concluded a treaty with the six confederated nations, of which the Mohawks are the chief..." with more.
Four pages, a very nice & decorative masthead featuring engravings on either side, full red tax stamp on the front page, very nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's