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Sinnondowannes and Seneca Indians Answer to the proposition of Henry Coursey and Philomen Lloyd

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01914 Author/Creator: Sinnondowannes and Seneca Indians Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1682/08/03 Pagination: 2p. + docket 31.1 x 21.7 cm Order a Copy

In their response, the Sinnondowannes and Senecas agree to uphold the covenant made with Coursey, and state their determination to resist all provocations. They also agree to remain on friendly terms with any Indian allies of the colonists, and to uphold the terms of the convenant for generations to come.

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