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Joseph Galloway Message, 1773

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Identifier: MC-1954-72
Scope and Contents This is a message to the Governor of Pennsylvania from Galloway as Speaker of the Assembly. The Assembly takes exception to the Governor's request for a garrison at Fort Pitt to protect the inhabitants of the back counĀ­ try from the Indians and refuses for fear of stirring up trouble among the Indians. At one point in the letter, it reads: "We might offer other Reasons for not concurring in Sentiments with your Honor, on the Propriety of supporting a Garrison at Fort Pitt, but being of...
Dates: 1773

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  • Repository: Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum X
  • Names: Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 X