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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08896 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0001] 1660-1743 |
| Title | Shem Drowne to Samuel Waldo and Samuel Waldo to Shem Drowne about Indian attacks |
| Date | 5 April - 7 June 1739 |
| Author | Drowne, Shem (fl. 1739) |
| Additional authors | Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759) |
| Recipient | Waldo, Samuel Drowne, Shem |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Two letters. The first letter to Samuel Waldo from Shem Drowne discusses the protection of the settlements from Indian attacks and what the government is or is not doing. Dated 5 April, Boston. The second letter is to Shem Drowne from Samuel Waldo discussing land in Maine and its expansion. Dated 7 June 1739, London. Both are noted as copies. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Government and Civics Military History Immigration and Migration Boundary or Property Dispute Land Transaction |
| People | Downe, Shem (fl. 1739) Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |