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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05742.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1821 |
| Title | Receipt for $100 annuity paid to Red Jacket, a Seneca chief, for the Six Nations |
| Date | 28 May 1821 |
| Author | Red Jacket (ca. 1756-1830) |
| Document Type | Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Records payment made by "LeRoy Bayard [illegible initial] McEvers & Thomas Morris" and delivered by Jasper Parrish, sub-agent to the Six Nations. The payment was owed in accordance with "an agreement made with Robert Morris at Big Tree in September 1797 - up to September 1820." Witnessed and signed by Charles F. Cort and E. P. Parrish. Red Jacket signed with X. |
| Subjects | Diplomacy Government and Civics Treaty American Indian History Finance |
| People | Red Jacket (Seneca chief) (ca. 1756-1830) Cort, F. Charles (fl. 1821-1826) Parrish, E.P. (fl. 1821) |
| Place written | Buffalo, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Color lithograph of Red Jacket, a Seneca chief wearing the Presidential Peace Medal |