Answer to the propositions of Governor Spotswood

The 5 Nations Answer to the propositions of Governor Spotswood

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GLC#
GLC03107.02152-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1722/09/12
Author/Creator
The 5 Nations
Title
Answer to the propositions of Governor Spotswood
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

The 5 Nations agree with the boundaries set around Virginia by Governor Spotswood, and promise not to ever cross them. They also agree to remain at peace with the Virginia Indians, but ask that they leave a stone in their fire as a sign of their passage through the country of the 5 Nations. The Indians thank Governor Spotswood for forgiving their mischievous behavior, and agree to return any runaway enslaved people that cross their path. Docketed on p.4.

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