National Museum of American History
Letter from Josheph Johnson
Unknown artist
This letter from Joseph Johnson to Moses Paul was published in New London, Connecticut on March 29, 1772. Joseph Johnson belonged to the Mohegan tribe, and addressed this open letter to Moses Paul, a fellow Native American who had received the death sentence for drunkenly murdering a stranger. Johnson writes to Paul in an attempt at conversion t, trying to convince him to put his faith in God.
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