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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02084 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [034] 1707-1709 |
| Title | Pieter Schuyler to Lord Cornbury re: trouble with the inhabitants of New England |
| Date | 13 May 1707 |
| Author | Schuyler, Pieter (1657-ca. 1724) |
| Recipient | Cornbury, Lord |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Schuyler asks Lord Cornbury to address a recent incident in which the people of New England violently chased away a group of peaceful Indians hunting in that area. Page 2 contains another letter in which Schuyler requests Cornbury's presence in Albany to discuss matters with the Oneidas, and representatives from Canada and New England. Page 3 is a report by Philip Livingston from a meeting of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, Albany, 28 May 1707. The meeting was called to renew the covenant with the Five Nations. Page 4 is another report by Philip Livingston from a meeting of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, Albany, 6 June 1707. The meeting discusses relations with Canada and the release of a captive woman. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Government and Civics Military History Diplomacy Canada Global History and Civics Treaty Women's History Prisoner Prisoner of War France |
| People | Schuyler, Pieter (1657-ca. 1724) Hyde, Edward, Lord Cornbury (1661-1723) Livingston, Philip (1686-1749) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; Foreign Affairs; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |