Seneca Chiefs

4 documents

Speech of Seneca Chiefs to the President
01/10/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Cornplanter and other Seneca chiefs make their plea to the President to restore some of the land fraudulently taken from them by the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
Our Misfortunes
03/17/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
The Seneca Chiefs report the misdeeds that are being perpetrated upon them despite Washington's pledge that they would be able to live safely in peace.
Printed Versions
Gratitude to the Great Councillor
02/07/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Cornplanter and the other Seneca chiefs express their gratitude to the "Great Councillor" for his peaceful intentions and the presents and other benefits provided to them by the United States.
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Indian Speech to U.S. Commissioner at Fort George During Treaty Negotiations of 09/26/1795 to 10/02/1795.
10/01/1795 Type Undetermined
States wish that contentment and goodwill remain between the two negotiating parties, despite differences over the land claims. Says that the Indian children and grandchildren must be thought of; …
Jeremiah Wadsworth Papers