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Hunter, Robert (1664-1734) Answer to the Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02112 Author/Creator: Hunter, Robert (1664-1734) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Manuscript document Date: [1713] Pagination: 2p. 33.1 x 20.7 cm Order a Copy

The document warns the Indians not to trade with the French, who lie and cheat in order to weaken the Indians and make them more vulnerable in the time of war.

Hunter, Robert, 1664-1734

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