Research Catalog

Title

Papers relating to an Act of the Assembly of the province of New-York, for encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada. I. A petition of the merchants of London to His Majesty, against the said act. II. His Majesty's order in Council, referring the said petition to the Lords commissioners for trade & plantation. III. Extract of the minutes of the said lords, concerning some allegations of the merchants before them. IV. The report of the said lords to His Majesty on the merchants petition, and other allegations. V. The report of the committee of Council of the province of New-York, in answer to the said petition. VI. A memorial concerning the furr-trade of New-York, by C. Colden, esq; with a map. Published by autority. Printed and sold by William Bradford in the city of New-York, 1724.

Publication

[Boston, 1938]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
• London (England). Merchants.
• Great Britain. Board of Trade.
• New York (State). Council.
• Great Britain. Privy Council.

Description

facsim.: 1 p. l., 24 p. fold. map.; 35 cm.

Series Statement

[Photostat Americana. Second series ... Photostated at the Massachusetts historical society. No. 55]

Subjects

• Iroquois Indians
• Fur trade > New York (State)
• New York (State) > Commerce > History
• New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• New York (State) > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Indians of North America > Commerce

Note

• Signatures: 4 leaves without mark (first blank) B-F², 1 leaf without mark (blank)
• Size of original: 30 cm.
• The map has title: A map of the countrey of the Five nations belonging to the province of New York and of the lakes near which the nations of far Indians live with part of Canada taken from the map of the Louisiane done by Mr. de Lisle in 1718.
• "The map is said to be the first map engraved in New York."--Evans, v. 1, p. 329.
• One of 15 copies from the original in the New York public library, April, 1938.

Call Number

*KD+ 1724 (Papers relating to an act of the Assembly. 1938)

LCCN

38011232

OCLC

2368113

Title

Papers relating to an Act of the Assembly of the province of New-York, for encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada. I. A petition of the merchants of London to His Majesty, against the said act. II. His Majesty's order in Council, referring the said petition to the Lords commissioners for trade & plantation. III. Extract of the minutes of the said lords, concerning some allegations of the merchants before them. IV. The report of the said lords to His Majesty on the merchants petition, and other allegations. V. The report of the committee of Council of the province of New-York, in answer to the said petition. VI. A memorial concerning the furr-trade of New-York, by C. Colden, esq; with a map. Published by autority. Printed and sold by William Bradford in the city of New-York, 1724.

Imprint

[Boston, 1938]

Series

[Photostat Americana. Second series ... Photostated at the Massachusetts historical society. No. 55]

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Added Author

Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.

London (England). Merchants.

Great Britain. Board of Trade.

New York (State). Council.

Great Britain. Privy Council.

Research Call Number

*KD+ 1724 (Papers relating to an act of the Assembly. 1938)