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Instructions from Oliver Cromwell to John Leverett (written by James Nutley), 26 September 1656

Instructions from Oliver Cromwell to John Leverett (written by James Nutley), 26 September 1656

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    30.5 cm x 20.4 cm

    From the Saltonstall family papers


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    In this letter from 1656, Oliver Cromwell instructs John Leverett, then military governor of Acadia, to turn over the captured forts in Nova Scotia to Col. Thomas Temple.