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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02098 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [035] 1710 |
| Title | Propositions made to the Mohawks and an answer |
| Date | 28 June 1710 |
| Author | Commission on Indian Affairs |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | The Commissioners state that English families will be settling on the land called Skohere, and they ask that the Mohawks send some men there to accompany the Surveyor General as he searches for an appropriate place to make a road. In their answer from the 3 July 1710, the Mohawks explain that Lord Bellomont broke the deed of the sale of Skohere, which means that the English no longer own that land. The Mohawks are outraged at the Commissioners' plans to take their land away from them, and insist that no decisions will be made until their Sachems return from England. |
| Subjects | Surveying Road Construction Immigration and Migration American Indian History Government and Civics Contract Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Diplomacy Global History and Civics Treaty |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |