William Shirley, Letter to Tawenoe, 1755

William Shirley, Letter to Tawenoe, 1755 By His Excellency Major General Shirley Commander in Chief of all His Majesty’s Forces in North America To Taweno. Greeting, By Virtue of the Power and Authority to me Granted by His Majesty, and reposeing especial Trust and Confidence in your Faithfulness, Attachment and Loyalty to His most sacred Majesty King George the Second, I Do appoint you the said Taweno to be a Lieutenant of Indians employed in the present Expedition for removing the French Incroachments at Niagara and elsewhere on the Lake Ontario, and you are faithfully to discharge the Duty of a Lieutenant of the Indians aforesaid. Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at the Camp at Oswego on Lane Ontario, the first day of September 1755. W Shirley By His Excellency’s Command. Wm Alexander Secty Writer William Shirley Date written 1755-09-01 Paper cm x cm in x in Pen Penmanship Style Collection Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George Washington [New York]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. [1] File name] Shirley William 1694-0x-0x Links to William Shirley