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Date:1732-1747.Reference:R2152-0-5-E, MG19-F11Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:103996Date(s):1732-1747.Place of creation:OhioAdded country of publication:PennsylvaniaExtent:0.1 cm of textual records (3 p.).Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Collection consists of "The Speech of the French to the Shawanisse att Ohioh", in which the speaker claims alliance with the English, condoles on the death of a chief, and declares that the French, English, Five Nations (Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca -- collectively known as Haudenosaunee), Delawares (Lenape) and Shawnees (Shaawanwaki) are at peace, dated 2 May 1732, 1 page; as well as a letter from Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, concerning his political activities among the Six Nations (Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora -- collectively known as Haudenosaunee) and adjacent peoples, their relations with the French, their justified grievances against the British authorities, and criticism of William Johnson's treaty with the Mohawk people, dated 1747, 2 pages.Provenance:Additional name(s):Additional information:Custodial history:Received in 1930 from the State Archives of Pennsylvania.Related material:Papers of Thomas McKee, 1803-1807, formerly found here, have been transferred to MG19-F16.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG19-F11 -
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