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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02548 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Six Nations: Document signed with the holograph totems of 14 chiefs |
| Date | 28 July 1769 |
| Author | Iroquois Nation |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | A receipt acknowledging the final payment for land ceded by the Six Nations at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. With the loss of these lands the Six Nations eventually dispersed: the Mohawk and Cayuga to Canada, the Oneida to Wisconsin, while the Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora stayed in upstate New York. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Treaty Diplomacy Government and Civics Land Transaction Finance Immigration and Migration |
| Place written | Lancaster, Pennsylvania [?] |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |