Secretary at War forwards a message from the Turcarosa Chiefs to Chapin

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For informational purposes, the Secretary at War forwards Sacarissa's message to Chapin. The letter from McHenry to Chapin is dated 5 May 1799 and Sacarissa's speech is dated 26 April 1799. Sacarissa's speech is a request for implements of husbandry; ie. farm tools.

Date

05/10/1799

Author

James McHenry

Recipient

Israel Chapin Jr

Repository

New-York Historical Society: Manuscript Department

Collection

Henry O'Reilly Collection

Document number

1799051090002

Page start

4

Note

Enclosed in McHenry to Chapin, 05/10/1799 is Indian speech dtd 04/26/07.

Notable persons

Sacarissa
Captain Israel Chapin, Jr.
Secretary at War
James McHenry
Tuscaroras

Notable locations

Tuscarora Castle
Canadaigua
Philad.
[Philadelphia]

Notable items

great spirit rule your councils and direct your cations
faithfully trancsribed from the interpretation
Tuscarora Chiefs assembled in council
dollars
purchase of such implements or goods as we may want hereafter ourselves
farming tools
head chief
implemtents of husbandry for the nation
make us who have visited him some little presents
complain of our good brothers
president's council
charged with every article we got from our friend
enspences while in Canadargue
proof of the great man's friendship
direct the superintendant
kind bounty of our good brother
yoke of oxen
barrow teeth
hog
plough
axes
small articles
Chapin's brother's store
what you are allowed by your white brothers
brother
see and talk with you
paper from under your seal containing the good man's kind answers to our requests
could not give us the land
advised us to work what land we had
hunting or trapping
followed his council in every matter
assist us with those articles we want for that use
take good care
thankgul for them