Captain Chapin discusses Indian affairs with Pickering
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Captain Chapin discusses Indian affairs with Pickering
Description
Letter, describes Indian land complaint; describes Cayuga Reservation; discusses Cayuga delegation; mentions Western Indians; mentions Wayne's campaign.
short description
Ltr, des Indian land complaint.
year created
1795
month created
09
day created
07
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Captain Israel Chapin
Governor Simcoe
Capt. Brant
Clinton
notable location
Canandaigua
Detroit
Niagara
Fort Erie
Buffaloe Creek
notable item/thing
prisoner of Gen. Wayne's Army was set at liberty at Detroit
informs me in a letter
returned from the westward a few days ago and was sorry to say that the affairs of that country were in confusion among the different indian nations
power to help them in the business
minds would be more at ease
party consists of the principal chiefs from the Cayuga reservation
delivered their speech on four strings of black and white wampum
confirmed the Cayuga reservation to them that resided upon it treaty after treaty
commissioners had come forward from the same government and purchased the whole of the reservation excepting a small piece which is much too small to make them comfortable
treated with the Indians from under the British government who were not subjects of the states
those people had taken the sole prerogative of their lands and confined them to a small tract
national property
party of the Cayugas from the reservation come to me with a complaint that the Western Cayugas at the late treaty sold their land from under them
document number
1795090740101
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