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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02051 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [026] January-June 1700 |
| Title | "Observations made by Robert Livingston Secretary of Indian Affairs in his Voyage to Onnondage in April 1700" |
| Date | April 1700 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Livingston reports that the Mohawks have become weak, and many are fleeing to Canada. He recommends that the English send more ministers to convert the Indians, and he also suggests that the Mohawks, Onondagas, and Oneidas all be moved to tracts of land closer to Albany. Livingston advocates the establishment of garrisons and magazines, and the erection of a fort at Skachtkook in order to create greater security around the Indian settlements. P.7 contains a tabulation of the distances between Onondaga and Albany, and a map was sketched on p.8. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Mohawk Indian Military History Canada France Global History and Civics Refugees Immigration and Migration Diplomacy Land Transaction Ammunition Fortification Building Construction Geography and Natural History Religion Government and Civics |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Foreign Affairs; Religion; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |