Mayor and Gentlemen of Albany "Propositions Made to the Schakook Indians Meet at Shinnechtady on . . .

GLC03107.02072

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GLC#
GLC03107.02072-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1703/07/06
Author/Creator
Mayor and Gentlemen of Albany
Title
"Propositions Made to the Schakook Indians Meet at Shinnechtady on . . .
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3p. : docket : Height: 34.2 cm, Width: 21.6 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

. . . there Journey and Conveyed By severall Mohogs to settle In the Mohogs Countrey" The proposition asks the Skachtkook Indians why they are travelling to to the Mohawk Country, and advises them to return to where they came from. In their answer, the Indians state that they dwelt there long before the arrival of the British, and have every right to move where they please. The men of Albany reply that they were unaware that the Skachtkook Indians used to live there, but advise them to return to their country until the Governor arrives.

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