12019-09-07T03:37:31-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72002Letter to Gov. [John] Penn [Philadelphia]gallery2019-09-07T03:38:00-07:001768Amstrong, John, 1717-1795.New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Thomas Addis Emmet collection, MssCol 927. Catalog ID: b11868616.Concerning the taking of [Frederick] Stump and his servant from jail by violence; expresses his regret at the outrage; the people acted under a misapprehension of the intentions of the authorities in taking Stump to Philadelphia; explains the sentiment of the people, who say that the government shows more concern at the killing of an Indian than at the killing of any of themselves; that the Indians have killed numbers since the last peace, and that the exposed frontier people must always suffer before the government dares to say it is war; he has argued with them that those matters have no connection with the present opposition to authority; the sheriff had feared a rescue on the road, but no one suspected an attempt on the jail; he believes they are keeping Stump somewhere beyond the mountains, and there are still expectations that he will be delivered back to the sheriff; will set out next day to cross the mountains.Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
12019-09-07T03:29:40-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aJohn Armstrong to John Penn (February 7, 1768) - 11Letter to Gov. [John] Penn [Philadelphia]2019-09-07T03:29:40-07:001768Amstrong, John, 1717-1795.New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Thomas Addis Emmet collection, MssCol 927. Catalog ID: b11868616.Concerning the taking of [Frederick] Stump and his servant from jail by violence; expresses his regret at the outrage; the people acted under a misapprehension of the intentions of the authorities in taking Stump to Philadelphia; explains the sentiment of the people, who say that the government shows more concern at the killing of an Indian than at the killing of any of themselves; that the Indians have killed numbers since the last peace, and that the exposed frontier people must always suffer before the government dares to say it is war; he has argued with them that those matters have no connection with the present opposition to authority; the sheriff had feared a rescue on the road, but no one suspected an attempt on the jail; he believes they are keeping Stump somewhere beyond the mountains, and there are still expectations that he will be delivered back to the sheriff; will set out next day to cross the mountains.Letter, 3 pages.31Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
12019-09-07T03:29:40-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aJohn Armstrong to John Penn (February 7, 1768) - 21Letter to Gov. [John] Penn [Philadelphia]2019-09-07T03:29:40-07:001768Amstrong, John, 1717-1795.New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Thomas Addis Emmet collection, MssCol 927. Catalog ID: b11868616.Concerning the taking of [Frederick] Stump and his servant from jail by violence; expresses his regret at the outrage; the people acted under a misapprehension of the intentions of the authorities in taking Stump to Philadelphia; explains the sentiment of the people, who say that the government shows more concern at the killing of an Indian than at the killing of any of themselves; that the Indians have killed numbers since the last peace, and that the exposed frontier people must always suffer before the government dares to say it is war; he has argued with them that those matters have no connection with the present opposition to authority; the sheriff had feared a rescue on the road, but no one suspected an attempt on the jail; he believes they are keeping Stump somewhere beyond the mountains, and there are still expectations that he will be delivered back to the sheriff; will set out next day to cross the mountains.Letter, 3 pages.32Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
12019-09-07T03:29:40-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aJohn Armstrong to John Penn (February 7, 1768) - 31Letter to Gov. [John] Penn [Philadelphia]2019-09-07T03:29:40-07:001768Amstrong, John, 1717-1795.New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Thomas Addis Emmet collection, MssCol 927. Catalog ID: b11868616.Concerning the taking of [Frederick] Stump and his servant from jail by violence; expresses his regret at the outrage; the people acted under a misapprehension of the intentions of the authorities in taking Stump to Philadelphia; explains the sentiment of the people, who say that the government shows more concern at the killing of an Indian than at the killing of any of themselves; that the Indians have killed numbers since the last peace, and that the exposed frontier people must always suffer before the government dares to say it is war; he has argued with them that those matters have no connection with the present opposition to authority; the sheriff had feared a rescue on the road, but no one suspected an attempt on the jail; he believes they are keeping Stump somewhere beyond the mountains, and there are still expectations that he will be delivered back to the sheriff; will set out next day to cross the mountains.Letter, 3 pages.33Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
