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Carachkondie, fl. 1677 Answer from the Onondaga Sachems to Cornell Coursey's proposition

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01872 Author/Creator: Carachkondie, fl. 1677 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1677/07/21 Pagination: 3p. : docket : Height: 32.9 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

The document names 4 Sachems that responded to the proposition: Ca[r]achkondie (the speaker), Tanonauiaichta, Sienonkachi, and Oneyichkaron. In their answer, the Onondagas agree to peace and to commit no damage or injury against the settlers of Virginia and Maryland. Robert Livingston signed and certified the document as a true copy, that he translated, compared, and verified.

Carachkondie, fl. 1677

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