Chiefs & Warriors of the Six Nations
3 documents

To the Chiefs and Warriors of the Six Nations
02/28/1787 Document SignedSpeech alludes to transmission of items to Congress, recommendations of peace, and advised Indians to maintain control over their people to prevent hostilities against white settlers.
Draper MSS-Frontier Wars MSS
Proceedings of the Council with the Six Nations
1791 Draft DocumentThese are the proceedings of the Council with the Six Nations. The following matters are discussed: the Revolutionary War; Indians and Indian warfare; white aggression; Indian aggression; war with …
Timothy Pickering Papers
Adopt the Useful Ways of the White People
02/15/1796 Autograph Letter SignedPickering advises the Indians to "adopt the useful ways of the white people." He admits that it will not be easy for them to abandon their hunting culture but warns that game is becoming scarce. To …
Timothy Hopkins Rare Books, Washington Irving Collection, Life of Washington V: I, Part II, P: 435 (Behind)
