Oneida Intent to Sell Land Claim in New York, Appointment of Commissioners
Document 1798Declaration of Oneida tribe to sell land claim with the caveat that they retain use of some of the land. Jay appointed Egbert Benson, Simeon De Witt, and John Taylor to confer with the chiefs to determine Indian land claims.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Declaration of Oneida tribe to sell land claim with the caveat that they retain use of some of the land. Jay appointed Egbert Benson, Simeon De Witt, and John Taylor to confer with the chiefs to determine Indian land claims.
Date
02/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1798022790100
Note
Enclosed in Jay to Pickering, 04/23/1798.
Notable persons
John Jay
Egbert Benson
John Taylor
Simeon De Witt
DeWitt
Oneida
Indian
chiefs
Indian Nation
Judge
surveyor general
tribe
Notable locations
New York
Albany
land
Indian land
county
territory