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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
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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, American
,
Sources
,
Speeches
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
VAULT Ayer MS 317
BibID
991404738805867
Size
2705px × 2867px 22.20 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
File Created
06/07/2024
Filename
991404738805867_Ayer_MS_317_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL12C9IZ
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