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Collection Reference Number GLC03107.01875
From Archive Folder The Livingston Family Papers [003] 1677 
Title Answer from the Onondaga Sachems to Cornell Henry Coursey's proposition
Date 21 July 1677
Author Onondaga Sachems  
Recipient Coursey, Henry  
Document Type Government document
Content Description List 4 Sachems who responded to the proposition: Suer[y]se, Sarathtoa, Canathyndia, and Cannanthaere. In their answer, the Sachems agree to obey King Charles and to observe what was requested on Cornell Coursey's proposition. They also ask the English to forgive some Onondaga Indians who went out to fight the Five Nations (allies of the English), as they were unaware of the current agreement. Robert Livingston, Secretary, signed the document as a true copy that he translated, compared, and revised.
Subjects American Indian History  Military History  Global History and Civics  Diplomacy  Treaty  Peace  
People Livingston, Robert (1654-1728)  Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-1685)  Coursey, Henry (cb. 1629-1695)  
Place written Albany, New York
Theme Native Americans; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Livingston Family Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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