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Governour Tryon to Whitehead Hicks

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GOVERNOUR TRYON TO WHITEHEAD HICKS.

New-York, October 14, 1775.

SIR: I have received your letter in answer to my application to the Corporation and citizens, of yesterday , to obtain their assurances, either of protection while among them, or security to remove on board the King' s ship. But as they have not authorized you to pledge to me their assurances of security in either case, my duty in this hour of alarm will not justify me to my Sovereign in staying longer on shore, without positive declarations of their full protection, under every circumstance.

I beg you will present my best thanks to the Corporation and citizens, for their affectionate and friendly wishes towards me.

I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,

WILLIAM TRYON.

Whitehead Hicks, Esq˙, Mayor of the City of New-York.

Details

Title

Letter from Governour Tryon to Whitehead Hicks. He cannot remain longer on shore, without positive declarations of their full protection, under every circumstance

Creator

Tryon, William, Governour of New-York

Editor

Tryon, William, Governour of New-York

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-10-14

Recipient

Hicks, Whitehead, Mayor of New-York

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp22-D0042

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp22

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No Copyright - Public Domain

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