Colonel Winthrop Hilton Correspondence, 1703-1707
- Title:
- Colonel Winthrop Hilton Correspondence, 1703-1707
- Creator:
- Hilton, Winthrop, 1671-1710
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1990.055 (m)
- Object ID:
- 1990-055 (M)
- Date:
- 1703-1707
- Physical Description:
- 1 folder
- Level of Description:
- Collection
- Scope and Content:
- The Colonel Winthrop Hilton Correspondence, 1703-1707, primarily contains correspondence from Governor Joseph Dudley to his nephew, Winthrop Hilton. These letters discuss the eastward expidition, meeting dates, and recruiting men to assist against the eastern Indians. Also included is a commission appointing Hilton to Major of the Foot Company, voluntarily enlisted for Her Majesty's service against the eastern Indians; a letter from Hilton to his wife dated July 16, 1707; and a letter from Dudley to Robert Eliot dated July 17, 1705, which discusses how to encourage the Quakers to join military duty.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
- Location Code:
- TL/1W
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Preferred Citation:
- Colonel Winthrop Hilton Papers, 1990.055 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.
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