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Sachem of the 5 Nations, fl. 1711-1717 Alteration of the former propositions

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02119 Author/Creator: Sachem of the 5 Nations, fl. 1711-1717 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1715/08/28 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 21.6 cm Order a Copy

The Sachems request that the part of their former proposition stating their resolve never to join the English in a war be blotted out and forgotten. They explain that the rising cost of goods caused them to initially make this statement, and they therefore request that the King lower the prices so that trade may be more successful.

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