Man to Instruct Indians on Farming
Document 1791St. Clair sent U.S. representative [Baldwin] to teach Indians about farming, per request made in Philadelphia.
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[ca. Feb. 14, 1791]
To the Chiefs of the Seneca Nation
My Sons
Agreeably to the promise made to the Corn Planter and the other Chiefs at Philada I send to you your acquaintance Walter man Baldwin. He is directed to instruct you in the Art of managing your and other Grain for subsistance Propb. do not [undecipherable] upon it most and consider.
You will find my Sons, that as long as you attend to the cultivation of the Soil and keep your families clean and quiet that they [undecipherable] between you and them want be [undecipherable] again. That another [undecipherable: shipping] our Plan for any thing that can be you know must be designed to increase it [undecipherable] and that they must delight in doing you good of which the present instance ought to be an earnest and forerunner.
My Sons I recommend Mr Baldwin to your care and kindly not doubting but that he will be useful to you, and that he will both merit and meet with your friendships. Farewell and give your affectionate
[strikethrough: Philadelphia]
N. S.
[Philadelphia Feby 17th 1791]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
St. Clair sent U.S. representative [Baldwin] to teach Indians about farming, per request made in Philadelphia.
Date
02/17/1791
Author
Collection
Document number
1791021790001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
chiefs
Baldwin
President
white people
Notable locations
Philadelphia
fort
farm
land
frontier
river
