A treaty held with the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, at the Catawba-Town and Broad-River, in the months of February and March 1756. : By virtue of a commission granted by the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, Esquire, His Majesty's lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief of the colony and dominion of Virginia, to the Honorable Peter Randolph and William Byrd, Esquires, members of His Majesty's Council of the said colony. : Published by order of the governor.
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- A treaty held with the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, at the Catawba-Town and Broad-River, in the months of February and March 1756. : By virtue of a commission granted by the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, Esquire, His Majesty's lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief of the colony and dominion of Virginia, to the Honorable Peter Randolph and William Byrd, Esquires, members of His Majesty's Council of the said colony. : Published by order of the governor.
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- Virginia.
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- Williamsburg [Va.]: :: Printed by W. Hunter.,
- M.DCC.LVI. [1756]
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- Indians of North America -- Treaties.
- Catawba Indians -- Treaties.
- Cherokee Indians -- Treaties.
- Treaties.
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"A treaty held with the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, at the Catawba-Town and Broad-River, in the months of February and March 1756. : By virtue of a commission granted by the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, Esquire, His Majesty's lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief of the colony and dominion of Virginia, to the Honorable Peter Randolph and William Byrd, Esquires, members of His Majesty's Council of the said colony. : Published by order of the governor." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N06056.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- INTRODUCTION.
- A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR TO PETER RANDOLPH and WILLIAM BYRD, Esquires.
- ROBERT DINWIDDIE, Esquire, His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of VIRGINIA,
- INSTRUCTIONS, for PETER RANDOLPH and WILLIAM BYRD, Esquires, appointed Commissioners to treat on Behalf of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, with the Catawbas and Cherokees.
- ROBERT DINWIDDIE, Esquire, His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
- ROBERT DINWIDDIE, Esquire, His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
- A TREATY, &c.
- February 21st, 1756.
- A COPY of the ARTICLES.
- BROAD-RIVER, March 13th, 1756.
- March 14th, 1756.
- March 15th, 1756.
- March 16th, 1756.
- March 17th, 1756.
- A COPY of the ARTICLES,
- His Honor the GOVERNOR was pleased the 12th of April, 1756, to send the following Message to the House of Burgesses.