Document: Petition of Sarah Robins to Governor Robert Hunter

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1894-78_V056_096
Description

Petition of Sarah Robins, a "free born Indian woman," to Governor Robert Hunter, ca. 1711. Robins asked for the governor's protection and legal assistance, as she had been threatened with slavery if she did not convert to Christianity.

Document Date
1711-00-00
Document Type
Petition
Document Type Unlinked
Petition
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Rights: This image is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives, New York (Colony). Council. Council papers, 1664-1781. Series A1894-78, Volume 56, p.96.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York.  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New York Colony Council papers (Series A1894)
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/10842