Pynchon, John, 1626-1703 Propositions to the River Indians, Mohicans, and Skachtkook Indians

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GLC#
GLC03107.02022-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1689/09/12
Author/Creator
Pynchon, John, 1626-1703
Title
Propositions to the River Indians, Mohicans, and Skachtkook Indians
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3p. : docket : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

The 4 Commissioners, John Pynchon, Thomas Savage, Andrew Belcher, and Jonathan Bull write to the Indians to include them in the chain and covenant with the 5 Nations. They explain that they expect their loyalty and assistance in a war against the French and Eastern Indians. The Commissioners also note that they wish to inform the Indians of the revolution in England and the conflict between Papists and Protestants, and their desire to retain untiy between the Dutch and English in the colonies.

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