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Speech of Gayashuta an ancient chief of the Seneca Nation on the borders of Pennsylvania as given in charge by him to one of the Sachems of that...

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Title Speech of Gayashuta an ancient chief of the Seneca Nation on the borders of Pennsylvania as given in charge by him to one of the Sachems of that...

Creator Guyasuta, ca. 1720-ca. 1795

Date 1790

Place Pennsylvania

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Quakers, Seneca Indians, Society of Friends

Description For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Message to the descendents of William Penn, the Quakers of Philadelphia, requesting their assistance for himself and "thirty men of your old friends, who unable to provide for themselves or to help one another, are become poor and are hungry and naked."

Biographical/Historical Note Seneca chief generally regarded as having made sincere efforts to prevent warfare. A participant in the peace conferences at Montreal, Fort Pitt, and Fort Stanwix, Guyasuta was initially neutral during the Revolutionary War, and then a reluctant supporter of the British. After the conflict Gayashuta resided near Fort Pitt; by 1790 he was destitute.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)), bound ; 23 cm

Format Manuscripts, Speeches

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 317

BibID 991404738805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2705px × 2867px 22.20 MB

File Created 6/7/2024 7:51:05 PM

Filename 991404738805867_Ayer_MS_317_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12C9IZ

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