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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00596 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [026] January-June 1700 |
| Title | John Nanfan to Robert Livingston congratulating him on his return from an Indian mission |
| Date | 25 May 1700 |
| Author | Nanfan, John (fl. 1688-1702) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Nanfan welcomes Livingston's return to Albany, after having been on a mission to the Onondaga tribe in an effort to maintain peaceful relations between the tribe and the colony. Nanfan then further writes that Governor Nicholson, while aboard the frigate 'Shoram Prize,' captured a pirate and "rescued a great many good vessels he had taken," releasing three English prisoners taken by the Pirate. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Diplomacy Government and Civics Pirates Maritime Prisoner Peace |
| People | Nanfan, John (fl. 1688-1702) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |