Letter from the Sachems and Warriors of Oneida Nation complaining of the Reverend Samuel Kirkland
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Type
Translated letter (implies transcription)
Title
Letter from the Sachems and Warriors of Oneida Nation complaining of the Reverend Samuel Kirkland
Description
Communication from the Oneida Sachems and Warriors to Timothy Pickering (addressed as Konnehsut) Board of Commissions. Sachems ask that Pickering hear their voices. They relate that their forefathers lived in ignorance; the people of the great waters extended their charity and sent missionaries among them who proclaim good tidings to their ears. At length was sent Samuel Kirkland and Mr Crosby; Indians came to forsake the old path and follow the new. But when the dark clouds of the Revolutionary War came their father Crosby left, followed by Kirkland. The Sachems say that they then returned to their old ways of life, while viewing the desolation of their town with sorrow. Kirkland returned to visit and said he had no salary and could not live among them. They ask that Pickering write back. Signed by the Sachems and Warriors of Oneida Nation.
year created
1794
month created
01
day created
29
sent from location
Oneida Nation, New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Chiefs and warriors of the Oneida Tribe.
notable person/group
Colonel Timothy Pickering
Board of Commissions
Konnehsut
John, Skenendoah
Cornelius, Kots ha wat yong
Lawrance, Agin tya hgon
Augustus
Dea no yon deh
Peter, One yan ha
Peter, Ka na da rohg
Crestian, Kanya ro don
Lodwick, Ka saw o da
Cornelius Kaich to ton
John, De yah chada ne
John, Anon te yoh
Sachems
Warriors
Oneida Nation
the Reverend Samuel Kirkland
Mr Crosby
notable location
Oneida Nation
New York
Philadelphia
War Office
notable idea/issue
Samuel Kirkland, missionary to Six Nations
complaints by Oneida regarding Samuel Kirkland
Revolutionary War
document number
1794012940001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | JFA13 (2 pages) | Collection: Samuel Kirkland Papers | AOO-348 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Sachems and Warriors Oneida Nation | Oneida Nation, New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |