A Plan to Civilize the Indians
Document 1791Kirkland described the plan to civilize the Indians. Details of the duties of the Indian Superintendent and school masters, and discussed the means to support the school house. He also mentioned the education of Indian boys and recommended a school for Indian girls. Specifically noted the success of the villages will depend upon the exclusion of liquor from the trading posts.
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Kirkland described the plan to civilize the Indians. Details of the duties of the Indian Superintendent and school masters, and discussed the means to support the school house. He also mentioned the education of Indian boys and recommended a school for Indian girls. Specifically noted the success of the villages will depend upon the exclusion of liquor from the trading posts.
Date
12/06/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1791120640000
Page start
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
Samuel Kirkland
Indians
Indian Nation
Five Nations
Oneida
Tuscarora
Stockbridge
superintendent
teacher
school master
Kanaghsolage
Onondago
Society in Scotland
farmer
carpenter
blacksmith
Christian
tribe
scholar
trader
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Scotland
Oneida Reservation
Tuscarora, Kanadesco
Kanonwalohale
Skawasleagh
Khanaghsolage
Onondago
village
Oneida reservation
Old Oneida
capital
schoolhouse
land
acres
work house
Notable items
dollars
money
tools
pay
oxen
cart
liquor
dry goods
ammunition
supplies
provisions
harrows
grinding stone