Title:
Letter from Gurdon Saltonstall to Fitz John Winthrop
Date:
July 17, 1690
Scope & Content:
Mimeographed transcription of a letter written by Gurdon Saltonstall about 4 French vessels that approached Fisher's Island. They first pretended to be English ships, but once found out, many shots were fired toward and by them.
Pequot
1 page
Pequot
1 page
Object ID:
DOC.1690–07–17A
Object Name:
Letter
Collection:
Tribes – Pequot Chronology to 1700
People:
Saltonstall, Gurdon
Phips, William
Phips, William
Search Terms:
French
Long Island
Fisher's Island
Nantucket
scalps
Long Island
Fisher's Island
Nantucket
scalps