River Indians Propositions made to Peter Schuyler

GLC03107.02136

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Type
Documents
Date
1720/08/25
Author/Creator
River Indians
Title
Propositions made to Peter Schuyler
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
2p. : docket : Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

The River Indians apologize for breaking the custom of presenting the English with gifts, but explain that they are too poor to do so. They ask Schuyler to renew the covenant chain, and express their desire to learn English so that they may understand the minister and become Christians.

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