Sachem of the 5 Nations, fl. 1711-1717 Proposition to Governor Hunter

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GLC#
GLC03107.02130-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1717/06/15
Author/Creator
Sachem of the 5 Nations, fl. 1711-1717
Title
Proposition to Governor Hunter
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3p. : docket : Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

The 5 Nations request that the Governor acquaint the King of their ardent desire for better trading prices. They also explain that better prices will attract the Indians that trade with the French, who will travel to Albany to conduct business. In his answer, Governor Hunter explains that prices are determined by the market and not by an individual, and it is therefore not in his power to interfere with this system.

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