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Letter from Colonel Bellinger to Colonel Fisher

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COLONEL BELLINGER TO COLONEL F˙ FISHER.

German Flats, June 7, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: This minute an express came from one of our best Indians, with the news that a great number of the far Indians had arrived at Oneida, and were on their march down; so we sent an express yesterday to the commanding officer at Johnstown, with the news which we got yesterday from Fort Stanwix; but we can get no assistance; so therefore the necessity requires that you will come up with your regiment immediately, to meet them without delay, or we shall all be slaughtered; and send the orders to the next regiment with speed.

Gentlemen, I am your humble servant,

FREDERICK BELLINGER.

To Frederick Fisher, Colonel Mohawk District.

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Title

Letter from Colonel Bellinger to Colonel Fisher: An express has just arrived with the news that a great number of enemy Indians had arrived at Oneida, and were on their march down

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-06-07

Recipient

Fisher, Hendrick

Subject

Military action: intelligence and planning
Social reality: Indian-white relations

Document ID

S4-V6-P02-sp08-D0011

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V6

Part

S4-V6-P02

Sub-Part

S4-V6-P02-sp08

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