Ratification of the deed of Assignment for the two Indian children of Ebenezer Allan.
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Ratification of the deed of Assignment for the two Indian children of Ebenezer Allan.
Description
Document, ratification of a deed of assignment executed by the Chiefs of the Seneka Nation to the two Indian Children of Ebenezer Allan.
short description
Doc, des land given two Indian children
year created
1791
secondary author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in Pickering to Knox, 08/16/1791.
created note
Enclosed in a document dated the 16th of August, 1791.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Ebenezer Allan
Timothay Pickering
Chiefs of the Seneka Nation
Six Nations of Indians
Mary Allan, Chelore Allan
Council of the Six Nations
Chief Sa-ne-aich-do-wan
Mr. Morris
Mr. Ogden
notable location
United States
New Town
notable item/thing
ratification of the deed of assignment
Indian children
treaty
writing
sheet of papers
assignment
track of land
their full share of the Seneka lands
yesterday
council
sachems
instrument
agreed to in whole
signed, sealed and delivered
preemption right
notable phrase
After I had explained the same I asked them if they understood it
the sachems & chiefs of the Seneka nation answered that the whole was well understood. All the sachems and chiefs whose names appear in my handwriting being the fifteen whose names are satisfied in the right hand column and one in the left hand column save that the Chief Sa-ne-aich-do-won only signed and sealed the instrument in my presence.
document number
1791999900101
page start
13
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (14 pages) | AEI04 (14 pages) | Collection: McKerson Papers | B: 7, I: 1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |