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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02057 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [026] January-June 1700 |
| Title | Propositions made by the Sachims of the Canada Praying Indians belonging to their Castle called Kachanua[g]e to the Com[mission] for the Indian Affares |
| Date | 20 June 1700 |
| Author | Sachems of the Canada Praying Indians |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | The Praying Indians state that they have come to Albany to trade, and ask to be treated with kindness; the Commissioners answer that they will oblige them in this matter. The Commissioners of Indian Affairs then offer their own proposition, dated 3 July 1700, in which they ask the Praying Indians to leave the priests in Canada, and return to English territory where they will receive instruction in the "true Christian faith". The Indians reply that they desire instruction in Christianity, and that if the English had offered this service earlier, they would never have fled to Canada. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Religion Military History Diplomacy Global History and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce France Canada Catholicism Education Immigration and Migration |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Religion; Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |