Chapin discusses Indian affairs with Pickering
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Chapin discusses Indian affairs with Pickering
Description
Letter, discusses expenditures re Six Nations; informs re British council with Senecas at Fort Erie.
short description
Ltr, dis expenditures re Six Nations.
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
09
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
document written in the hand of Captain Israel Chapin, Jr.
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Captain Israel Chapin .
Wadsworth
Gov. Simcoe
Capt. John
Norris
Pill
notable location
Canandaigua
Fort Erie
Albany
notable item/thing
intend to copy the same and let you know their mischievious intentions towards us are not yet suspended
Six Nations remain very quiet
Senekas in council at Fort Erie
Oneidas have there sold to the commissioners of New York one hundred thousand acres of their reservation
sum they sold for I have not been able to learn
Capt. John, the Oneida chief died of sickness while at Albany
presumed to draw on you for the same
rec'd a further supply
make me accountable for the sum and for the expenditures of the whole
your letter
inclosed one thousand dollars
inclosed a receipt to you for the same
mentioned to you in my last I was under necessity for money for the use of the six nations
document number
1795100940001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AEK19 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | V: 11, P: 42, #1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Israel Chapin Jr | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |