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Title
Payment order Albany, N.Y., to Gerard Bancker, Treasurer to the State of New York, 1791 Aug. 4
Creator
Tayler, John, 1742-1829
Date
1791
Place
New York (State)
,
New York (State)--Albany
Language
English
Subjects
Cayuga Indians
,
Indians of North America
,
New York (State)
,
Oneida Indians
Description
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Summary
Order, Aug. 4, 1791, to Gerard Bancker, New York state treasurer, directing the payment of £29-19-0 to Samuel Lewis. This amount covered Tayler's services in paying the annual rent of the Oneida and Cayuga Indians as authorized by the governor.
Biographical/Historical Note
Agent to the New York state commissioners of Indian affairs from 1788, state senator, lieutenant governor, acting governor, regent and chancellor. While trading at Lake George and Oswego during the French and Indian War until 1771, Tayler became fluent in Indian languages and was involved in a number of Indian-white councils. Later a merchant in Albany, Tayler served during the Revolution in the provincial congress and in the state assembly.
Extent
1 item (1 leaf) ; 18 cm
Format
Manuscripts, American
,
Orders to pay
,
Records and correspondence
,
Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 874
BibID
147639
Size
2035px × 2191px 12.78 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
File Created
12/21/2013
Filename
991476398805867_Ayer_MS_874_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL122IYD
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