Oneida Indians

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Gordon Patrick Letter, 1735

Item

Identifier: MC-1954-77

Scope and Contents

This interesting letter (two page folio) from Patrick Gordon, Philadelphia, August 13, 1735, is addressed to Chief Shekallamy in reference to the evils caused by the sale of rum to the Indians. It appears that the chief complained to the governor about the indiscriminate sale of same. The chief used this as a pretext to sieze all the rum he could find.

Dates: 1735-08-13

Found in: Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum

Pond and Steedman Report, 1788-1792

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Identifier: MC-1954-176

Scope and Contents

Entitled "Peter Pond and William Steedman's communications to the Secretary of War, 1792," this is a report of their journey to Niagara, their experiences among the New York Indians, principally the Onondagas, Senecas, and Oneidas, and their account of a council meeting at Buffalo,

Attached to this report is a communication from the Governor of the Western Territory made in 1788 regarding settlement of the Indian Tribes north of the Ohio River.

Dates: 1788 - 1792