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THB1798 Letter Discussing Indian Affairs, Sent from Canawagas Castle, the Largest Seneca Village in New York
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ALS, Canawagas Castle, July 20, 1798, 1p, 7 x 10 in. Signed by the Chief of Canawagas, possibly written by Little Beard (according to docketing on verso). This largest of the Seneca villages is requesting a grindstone reported to have been purchased for them, and of which they are now in need. Below the signature is a faint sign that may be the native's symbol.
The Treaty of Canandaigua was signed at the end of the American Revolutionary War with the Six Nations (Iroquois/ Haudenosaunee). Many had fought on the side of the British in the war. Then, during the 1780s and 1790s, in need of land, New York State began to swindle native peoples out of their land, most of these "agreements" illegal under both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. This treaty, signed in 1794, established peace and tribal land rights. The treaty was signed by 50 chiefs, among them Corn Planter, Handsome Lake, Little Beard, Red Jacket and Farmer's Brother.
Then in 1797, The Treaty of Big Tree between the Seneca and United States established Seneca reservations (and, of course, gave up most of their land). It also established hunting and fishing rights, and, many of these treaties promised equipment to "civilize" the native villages, as the purchase of mill stones suggests.
Condition
Ink faded and difficult to read. Just a few small foxing spots. Folds as expected.
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