Council proceedings at Buffalo Creek

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Council proceedings at Buffalo Creek

Description

Proceedings of a council holden at Buffalo Creek. Present at the proceedings were leaders of the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Delaware and Tuscarora nations of Indians. Also present were several individuals representing the United States and Upper Canada. The boundary line was a source of dispute.

year created

1794

month created

02

day created

07

sent from location

Buffalo Creek

recipient

created note

Dates enclosed include the 7th through the 9th of February.

author note

General Chapin; Colt; Major Littlehales; Captain Bunbury; the officers of the Indian department(Canada); the principal sachems, chiefs, and warriors of the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Delaware, and Tuscarora nations of Indians.

notable person/group

Indians
sachems
chiefs
warriors
Mohawk
Cayuga
Oneida
Delaware
Tuscarora
General Chapin
superintendent
Colt
Parrish
interpreter
Major Littlehales
Captain Bunbury
officers
British
Congress
red Jacket

notable location

Buffalo Creek
Upper Canada
Indian Department
Britain
Philadelphia
Niagara

notable item/thing

Boundary
ammunition
treaty
clothes
clothing

document number

1794020790000

Document instances

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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Anthony Wayne Papers XXXIII
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Unknown Author Buffalo Creek [n/a]
Recipient Unknown Recipient [unknown] [n/a]