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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02004 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [013] 1687 |
| Title | Information regarding the French invasion of the Seneca's country |
| Date | 2 August 1687 |
| Author | Chief of the Seneca tribe |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | A Seneca Sachem explains some past incidents that may have provoked Canada to go to war with them, but explains that everything was supposedly forgiven. He then describes when the Senecas first heard of the French designs for war, and what they saw when they sent spies out to investigate the fortifications erected by the French. The Sachem also gives an account of how the first shots were fired, and how the conflict progressed from that point. Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Canada France American Indian History Diplomacy Global History and Civics Military History Spying Fortification Battle |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |