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Report of a meeting with the Seneca Nation Council, 1812 July 17.

Title: Report of a meeting with the Seneca Nation Council, 1812 July 17.

A collection of four documents relating to Hoops' meeting with the Seneca's and their chief, Cornplanter. Two of the documents are speeches: one made by Hoops to the Senecas asking for their neutrality and discussing the circumstances of the war; the other Cornplanter's reply (in Hoops' hand). The third document is a report sent by Hoops to Major Van Campen, dated July 22, 1812, regarding the meeting. The final document is a letter dated May 23, 1836 to Solomon Van Rensselaer from Hoops. The letter transmits the other three documents and details the circumstances surrounding their creation for Van Rensselaer.

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Hammond, Jabez D. (Jabez Delano), 1778-1855. Letter, 1822 January 30.

Title: Letter, 1822 January 30.

Letter to Solomon Van Rensselaer congratulating him on his appointment as post master and transmitting a copy of the Cherry Valley Gazette which contains an article regarding the "illiberal and unjust voting exhibited by Van Buren and Tompkins." Written at Cherry Valley, N.Y.

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