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Schuyler, Pieter, 1657-1724 to Mr. Whit[r]ing re: death of Indians in the far nations

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02075 Author/Creator: Schuyler, Pieter, 1657-1724 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Letter Date: 1704/05/22 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Schuyler writes that a settlement of French and Indians is to be made on the River Quaasick. He also states that 9 Indians of the 5 Nations were killed while hunting in the far nations, and it remains unknown if the French or the far Indians are responsible.

Schuyler, Pieter, 1657-1724

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