Pottwatomi Indian Nation (fl. 1780) Land grant to Maj. Arent Schuyler De Peyster (Detroit area)
High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.
Gilder Lehrman Collection #:
GLC01450.808
Author/Creator:
Pottwatomi Indian Nation (fl. 1780)
Place Written:
Detroit, Michigan
Type:
Manuscript document signed
Date:
20 July 1780
Pagination:
1 vellum sheet : docket ; 50 x 63 cm.
Order a Copy
Land grant to Arent Schuyler De Peyster, Major in the King's 8th Regiment at Detroit. De Peyster has signed on the back where he turns-over his ownership to a nephew. Signed with pictographs by the representatives of the following Indian tribes, all part of the Pottawatomi Nation: 1. Nesowagie (deer), 2. Nowense (horse?), 3. Eskebee (rabbit?), 4. Mesowashquat (right-pointing arrow), 5. Oswanaghquat (horse? on its back), 6. Waweyaghlin (3-finned fish), 7. Mutekeseepie (colored fish), 8. Windego (3-finned fish), 9. Left-pointing arrow), 10. Mesaikssangie (eagle), 11. Cameach (eagle).
The document is cosigned by T. Williams and W. Williams on recto. On verso are two dockets.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.