Speech to the Senecas at Buffalo Creek
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Speech to the Senecas at Buffalo Creek
Description
Chapin has been in Philadelphia attending the Seneca's business. Phelps will make his payment within a month and a half. Phelps and others plan to settle near Presque Isle, but Chapin told them they must meet with the Indians first. There are goods for the Indians ready to be taken. The Quakers in Philadelphia want to come to the Seneca and teach the children to read and write, teach agriculture, and other skills. Colonel Pickering sent a speech advising the Seneca to accept the proposal. One of the Quakers returned with Chapin to determine what the Seneca might want and to negotiate the mission.
author
sent from location
Buffalo Creek
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Image not in computer; found in stacks.
created note
Possibly 1796
notable person/group
Israel Chapin
Senecas
President
Timothy Pickering
Phelps
Quakers
Onida
Oneida
young men
young women
Six Nations
Mr. Ransome
notable location
Buffalo Creek
Connecticut
Lake Erie
Presqueisle
Presque Isle
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
journey
speech
business
payment
settlement
conference
survey
goods
village
read
write
work the land
wheat
corn
blacksmith
useful trades
proposals
comfort
council
document number
9999999990401
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | GAH11 (0 pages) | Collection: MG23 HI1 John Graves Simcoe, papers | SeriesIV,vol 3pp.25-27 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Israel Chapin Jr | Buffalo Creek | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Seneca Chiefs | [unknown] | [n/a] |