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Mohawk Indians Answer to Coll. William Kendall's proposition

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01882 Author/Creator: Mohawk Indians Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1679/09/26 Pagination: 2p. + docket 30.1 x 21.3 cm Order a Copy

In their answer, the Mohawks find Coll. Kendall's terms of peace to be agreeable, and consent to lay down their arms before Christians as a sign of friendship. Signed and verified as a true copy by Robert Livingston Secr., who translated, compared, and revised the document.

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