Our Misfortunes
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Title
Our Misfortunes
Description
The Seneca Chiefs report the misdeeds that are being perpetrated upon them despite Washington's pledge that they would be able to live safely in peace.
year created
1791
month created
03
day created
17
author
sent from location
Pittsburg
recipient
in collection
in publication
author note
Cornplanter; New-Arrow; Half-Town; Big-Tree.
notable person/group
George Washington
Seneca Chiefs
Cornplanter
New-Arrow
Half-Town
Big-Tree
chiefs of the bad angry Indians
good honest people
innocent men
Samuel Brady
Balden
Joseph Nicholson
interpreter
notable location
Pittsburgh
Quaker State [Pennsylvania]
Big Beaver Creek
Detroit
notable item/thing
Great Council of the Thirteen Fires
misfortune
our wagons
trader's house
horses
goods purchased from the trader
murder at Beaver Creek
notable phrase
Your promise to us was that you would keep all your people quiet
but, since we came here, we find that some of our people have been killed--the good honest people who were here trading.
document number
1791031790000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Seneca Chiefs | Pittsburg | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |