28 October 1841
Seneca chieftains
Manuscript document signed
Title: [Petition to New York Governor William H. Seward signed by 58 chieftains of the Seneca Tribe]
Requests that the $500 annuity paid by the state, be paid only to the trusted chiefs listed. The annuity had been misused by chiefs favorable to the Ogden Land Company, and the money embezzled by the man to whom it had been paid. Endorsed by Seward with his initials. Written at Cattaraugus Reservation.
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