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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.01951 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [011] 1685 |
| Title | "The Maquas & Cayouges answer to Arnout the Interpreter, after he had . . . |
| Date | 14 October 1685 |
| Author | Mohawk Indians |
| Additional authors | Cayuga Indians |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | . . . Delivered the Governour Message to them." The Indians reply that they are not interested in warring with English settlers, and that they will pacify the Senecas in this matter. The document also includes a memorandum of what the Governor of Canada proposed to the Senecas. This proposal granted the Senecas liberty to go to war with whomever they pleased, and instructed them not to believe the false reports of any Indians. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Mohawk Indian Canada France Military History Global History and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Peace |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |