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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02035 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [018] 1692 |
| Title | "Propositions made by Pr. Schuyler Mayor of the City of Albany to the chiefs, Captains, & Leaders of a Company of 350 Indians of the Five Nations now bounde upon an Expedition to Canida all Encamped at Shinnechtady" |
| Date | 12 August 1692 |
| Author | Schuyler, Pieter (1657-ca. 1724) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | In the proposition, Schuyler writes that the "French praying Indians" will always be their enemies, and he asks the Five Nations to destroy their camps, and also to do what damage they can to the French. Schuyler scolds the Five Nations as well for taking cattle and corn from New England settlers, and warns them to cease that behavior immediately. In their response, the Five Nations agree to fight against the praying Indians of Canada, but remind Schuyler that they are fighting on their behalf, and are therefore deserving of the small amounts of cattle and corn they may take from settlers. This is followed by another reply from Schuyler, who reiterates his wish that the Indians not take cattle from the settlers, who rely upon their crops and livestock for survival. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Mohawk Indian Government and Civics Military History Canada France Religion Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Diet and Nutrition Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Global History and Civics Diplomacy |
| People | Schuyler, Pieter (1657-ca. 1724) |
| Place written | Albany & Schenechtady, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics; Religion; Agriculture; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |