Onondaga Sachems Propositions made by the messengers of the Onondaga Sachems

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GLC03107.02054
GLC#
GLC03107.02054-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1700/06/11
Author/Creator
Onondaga Sachems
Title
Propositions made by the messengers of the Onondaga Sachems
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
2p. : docket : Height: 33.2 cm, Width: 20.9 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

The messengers inform Corlaer that the Seneca Sachems have gone to Canada, and that 5 "Waganhaes" from different nations have recently arrived at Onondaga. P.2 contains Robert Livingston's answer given to the Onondagas, signed and dated 14 June 1700. In the answer, Livingston explains that the English will send Lawrence Claese up to Onondaga to investigate, and also to prevent more Senecas from fleeing to Canada.

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