The Indians answer : present as before / Old Abraham speaker, [1776].

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The Indians answer : present as before / Old Abraham speaker, [1776].

Speech of Old Abraham, presumably to American officials, relaying the account of two young Mohawks who had journeyed to Canada in the fall of 1776 to see the British and American armies meet.

1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376266

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