Do Not Allow the Chain of Friendship to Grow Rusty

Item

Type

Copy of document

Title

Do Not Allow the Chain of Friendship to Grow Rusty

Description

Colonel Pickering's speech to the Six Nations assembled at a Council held at Canandagua in which he urges them not to allow the Chain of Friendship to grow more rusty and possibly to become rotten and break off.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

25

sent from location

In Council at Canandagua

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
Six Nations of Indians
Quakers
British spy

notable location

In council at Canandagua

notable item/thing

council fire

document number

1794102590002

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (13 pages) GAB13 (13 pages) Collection: Superintendent General's Office, 1791-1828 V: 8

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering In Council at Canandagua [n/a]
Recipient Six Nations of Indians [unknown] [n/a]