Speech of Seneca Chiefs to the President
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Title
Speech of Seneca Chiefs to the President
Description
Cornplanter and other Seneca chiefs make their plea to the President to restore some of the land fraudulently taken from them by the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
year created
1791
month created
01
day created
10
author
recipient
in publication
author note
Cornplanter; Half-Town; Great-Tree.
notable person/group
George Washington
Seneca Chiefs
Cornplanter
Half-Town
Great-Tree
Joseph Nicholson
Ty. Matlack
John Dechart
Jem Hudson
commissioners
your children
agent
King of England
great council
children
Ebenezer Allen
notable location
Fort Stanwix
Lake Erie
bounary of Pennsylvania
Niagara
Conewango
Chataugua Lake
notable item/thing
land secured to us at Fort Stanwix
treaty
thirteen states
wisdom
our trade
abuses
your courts
sorrows
lies of Livingston
threats of war by Phelps
transaction
fraudulent bargain
goods
theft
blood spilled near Pine Creek
war
our towns
tilling the ground
plough
corn
saw mills
tools
our houses
blacksmiths
notable phrase
We are ashamed we have listened to the lies of Livingston, or been influenced by threats of war by Phelps...
document number
1791011090000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Seneca Chiefs | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |