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Maquase, Sachims, fl. 1684 "Proposition made by some messengers sent from the Maquase Sachims in the . . .

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01936 Author/Creator: Maquase, Sachims, fl. 1684 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1684/02/03 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

. . . Toune house of Albany." The Mohawk messengers offer belts of wampum in exchange for information regarding English designs to attack them. They English respond with an assurance of peace, and encourage the Indians to hunt freely and to be at ease.

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