Baptist van Eps, John, fl. 1700 Report about the Indians

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GLC#
GLC03107.02059-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1700/08/05
Author/Creator
Baptist van Eps, John, fl. 1700
Title
Report about the Indians
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3p. : docket : Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.3 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Van Eps states that upon his arrival at Onondaga in July, he found the Indians meeting with some French men, for which he reprimanded them and informed them that Corlaer forabade such activity. When he questioned the Indians about the French intentions, he learned that the French proposed peace, the release of prisoners, and asked permission to place a Jesuit in their country. The Indians refused the French propositions, and stated that if they wanted a priest, Corlaer would supply them with one.

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