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September 1st

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Albany, Friday, September 1, 1775.

This day finished our Treaty with the Indians of the Six Nations, and informed them that to-morrow morning the Presents from the Twelve United Colonies would be ready

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to be delivered to them, and that Wagons should be prepared to carry them to Schenectady, whenever they pleased to move homewards.

Resolved, That we recommend to the honourable the Continental Congress the Rev˙ Samuel Kirkland and Mr˙ Dean, for their service in this present Treaty.

Resolved, That whereas it has been customary to keep two Smiths in the Indian country, for the purpose of mending their Arms and Utensils, that we recommend it to the Continental Congress to appoint two proper persons, with adequate salaries.

TURBUTT FRANCIS,
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
VOLKERT P˙ DOUW.

TENCH TILGHMAN,

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Title

September 1st

Creator

Northern Department, Commissioners for Transacting Indian Affairs
Francis, Turbutt, Colonel
Wolcott, Oliver, Colonel
Douw, Volkert P.
Tilghman, Tench

Editor

Northern Department, Commissioners for Transacting Indian Affairs
Francis, Turbutt, Colonel
Wolcott, Oliver, Colonel
Douw, Volkert P.
Tilghman, Tench

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-09-01

Presentation Location

Albany, New-York, North America

Before Whom

Northern Department, Commissioners for Transacting Indian Affairs

Subject

Economy: trade and commerce
Social reality: Indian-white relations

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp11-D0013

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp11

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