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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.01936 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [011] 1685 |
| Title | Proposition made by some messengers sent from the Maquase Sachims in the Toune house of Albany |
| Date | 3 February 1685 |
| Author | Maquase Sachims (fl. 1685) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The Mohawk messengers offer belts of wampum in exchange for information regarding English designs to attack them. They English respond with an assurance of peace, and encourage the Indians to hunt freely and to be at ease. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Mohawk Indian Gift Military History Global History and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Peace |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |