Colonel Pickering address to the Senekas and their Chief mourning the death of Farmer's Brother's Son

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Date April 1792
Author Name Timothy Pickering (primary)
Recipient Name Farmer Brother the King Location: Philadelphia
Summary In this speech, Pickering expresses grief over the death of Farmer's Brother's Son. He says he knew the charming boy and Farmer's Brother took him everywhere. Pickering turns to Farmer's Brother and says that he mourns his loss of an only son. Pickering goes on to describe the power of the great spirit. Closes by asking to let these considerations comfort his heart and assuage his grief; and that he may quietly attend to the business yet to be transacted.
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Source Collection: Hamilton and Kirkland College: Samuel Kirkland Papers

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