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K004 - Records of the Legge family of Sandwell and Patshull, Barons Dartmouth, Earls of Dartmouth
- D(W)1778 - Papers of the Legge Family, Earls of Dartmouth
  - II - American Papers

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Item
Doc Ref No	D(W)1778/II/251
Title	General Phineas Lyman, reasons for a settlement on the Mississippi
Date	[1766]
Description	Giving state of the country, inhabited by Indians, their present relations with the English and French Proposal for settlement of the rich country near the Mississippi with the consent of the Indians living there, advantages to trade resulting therefrom, especially to the settlement of West Florida Suggests the establishment of schools for Indians, difficulty of managing Indian affairs from a distance, suitable time for this settlement must be considered Not autograph [1766] abstract of the foregoing
Extent	31 pages