The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02102 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [036] January-July 1711 |
| Title | Robert Hunter to Pieter Schuyler regarding instructions to travel to Onondaga |
| Date | 24 April 1711 |
| Author | Hunter, Robert (1664-1734) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hunter informs Schuyler that a group of French men and officers recently arrived at Onondaga, and he wishes Schuyler to travel there immediately. While at Onondaga, Schuyler is instructed to thank the Indians for informing the English of the French arrival, and to remind them that they are not permitted to keep armed men, priests, or emissaries among them. Hunter also orders Schuyler to be present at all meetings between the French and Onondagas, and to send some Indians to the Canadian frontier to keep an eye on French movements. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Diplomacy Canada France Global History and Civics Treaty Weaponry Military History Religion Government and Civics Spying Catholicism |
| People | Hunter, Robert (1664-1734) Schuyler, Pieter (1657-ca. 1724) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |