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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.01935 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [010] 1684 |
| Title | Proposition or oration of the Onnondages & Cayouges Sachims made in the town hall of Albany before the Right hon[or]able the Lord Effingham Governor of Virginia and Coll. Thomas Dongan Gov[ernor] of New York |
| Date | 2 August 1684 |
| Author | Onondaga |
| Additional authors | Cayuga Sachems |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | In their proposition, the Indians state that since the English now exceed the Indians in number, the English should protect them from French. They go on to express their sense of unity with the English, and their desire to give their land to whichever Sachim they please. |
| Subjects | American Indian History France Land Transaction Military History Global History and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Peace |
| People | Dongan, Thomas (1634-1715) Howard of Effingham, Francis Howard, Baron (1643-1695) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |