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oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9782

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Title:Haudenosaunee materials, Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775
Contributor:Hamilton, James, 1710-1783
Montour, Andrew
Stobo, Robert, 1726-1770
Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760
Claus, Daniel, 1727-1787
Croghan, George, 1720?-1782
Morris, Robert Hunter, approximately 1700-1764
Great Britain. Board of Trade
Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790
Post, Christian Frederick, 1710?-1785
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Date:1749-1759
Description: Various items relating to Haudenosaunee-Pennsylvania relations, largely in the 1750s. Topics include need for colonial governments to renew the covenant chain; death of Tanaghrisson (Seneca, also called the Half King) suspected to be witchcraft; the diplomatic work of Scarroyady (Oneida, also called Monacatootha and the Half King), especially as a go-between between the Six Nations and Pennsylvania; the Albany Plan of Union; a conference with Caughnawagas [Kahnawakes] and negotiations for the redemption of an Indian held prisoner by the Caughnawagas; drunken conduct of Andrew Montour; Conrad Weiser's dealings with the family of Shickellamy (Oneida); John Lidieus's purchase of Susquehanna lands from the Six Nations for Connecticut; George Croghan's meeting at Logstown with Six Nations and Shawnees; a document prepared for Governor Hamilton listing events, letters, resolutions, and behavior of Miamis and other Indians toward Six Nations, Ohio lands, etc.; 1754 appointment of John Penn, Richard Peters, Benjamin Franklin as Commissioners of Pennsylvania to a list of Six Nations Indians present at the 1758 Treaty of Easton; and Christian Frederick Post on Indian character.
Extent:19 items
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/9782
Language:English
Language (ISO639):eng
Spatial Coverage:Kahnawake
Subject:Anishinaabe
Haudenosaunee
Oneida
Mohawk
Seneca
Shawnee
Miami
Ottawa
Pennsylvania--History
New York (State)--History
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Diplomacy
Treaties
Warfare
Indian captivities
Land transfers
Land claims
Ohio--History
Type:Correspondence
Minutes
Journals
Reports
Type (DCMI):Text

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Archive:  Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society
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Citation: Hamilton, James, 1710-1783; Montour, Andrew; Stobo, Robert, 1726-1770; Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760; Claus, Daniel, 1727-1787; Croghan, George, 1720?-1782; Morris, Robert Hunter, approximately 1700-1764; Great Britain. Board of Trade; Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790; Post, Christian Frederick, 1710?-1785; Shirley, William, 1694-1771. 1749-1759. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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