Regarding the Brotherton settlers
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Regarding the Brotherton settlers
Description
Letter, describes Brotherton settlers; alludes to Revolutionary War; discusses frontiers and pioneer life; asks for help establishing school; discusses remnants of Indian tribes; mentions White encroachment.
short description
Ltr, ask assistance to build school.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
13
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in Knox to Chapin, 03/15/1793.
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notable person/group
Henry Knox
David Fowler
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
New England
Stockbridge
Brotherton
notable item/thing
put us to some expence
thankful for a small sum of money to enable us to travel home
favored with an answer
subscriber and his son have been travelling thro New England among the remnants of the tribes of Indians dwelling
Oneidas
application to the legislature of New York to remove the white intruders
miles distant from them
general poverty obliges us to ask the assistance of the United States in supporting a school for the education of our children in like manner as the Stockbridge Indians our neighbours have been assisted
some of those families who are up in Brotherton who have no children begin to live considerable comfortable
rest are poor
up so far makes it very hard for many of us
some of us were drove off from our plantations and lost all
late War
inhabitants of Brotherton are one hundred and thirteen who are already up there
they are in general poor
document number
1793051340101
page start
3
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AEP22 (3 pages) | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | V: 9, P: 21 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | 1 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | 1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Fowler | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |