Draft Speech to the Seven Nations of Canada
Document 1795Draft of Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth's speech to the Indians, describing the Indians' land claims and the arrangement of the current meeting. States that no treaty may be made within the United States without the authority of the United States [explaining his presence]. Proposes that compensation for the claimed land be decided upon, after payment of which the Indians will relinquish their claims. Asks the Indians to describe the lands so claimed, and then negotiate with the New York state commissioners to arrive at an amount for compensation.
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Type
Draft Document
Description
Draft of Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth's speech to the Indians, describing the Indians' land claims and the arrangement of the current meeting. States that no treaty may be made within the United States without the authority of the United States [explaining his presence]. Proposes that compensation for the claimed land be decided upon, after payment of which the Indians will relinquish their claims. Asks the Indians to describe the lands so claimed, and then negotiate with the New York state commissioners to arrive at an amount for compensation.
Date
09/26/1795
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795092690001
Page start
1
Note
The pages of this document are split up in the collection. Page two is filed with Pickering to Wadsworth, 09/10/1795. Page three is filed with Pickering to Wadsworth, 09/01/1795.
DEII Candidacy: Speech to Indians during negotiations attempting to settle land disputes following the Jay Treaty of 1794.
Notable persons
Jeremiah Wadsworth
Indians
commissioners
Chiefs
deputies
Notable locations
New York
New York City
Notable items
land
treaty
compensation
claims