Great Father, your children the Onondagas have sent me to you and they ask you to open your ears to me and hear the talk which they have sent by me to you ... : Albany, [N.Y.], speech, 1844 Apr. 4.

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Great Father, your children the Onondagas have sent me to you and they ask you to open your ears to me and hear the talk which they have sent by me to you ... : Albany, [N.Y.], speech, 1844 Apr. 4.

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Speech, Apr. 4, 1844, delivered by La Fort on behalf of the Onondagas to the Great Father, presumably New York governor William Bouck, regarding the tribe's desire to contest land claims of persons claiming Onondaga descent, to preserve all remaining lands, and to receive only the interest, not the principal, for lands sold previously.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 26 cm.

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Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Bouck, William C., 1786-1859

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New York governor. From the description of Letters, 1842-1845. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31526783 Governor of New York. From the description of Certification of William C. Bouck, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452029 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, to the Secretary of the Navy, 1844 Jun. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270514756 Sheriff of Schoharie County, 1812-1814; member of the New Yo...

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La Fort, Abram, ca. 1794-1848.

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Principal chief of the Onondagas, also known as Tehatkatons. From the description of Great Father, your children the Onondagas have sent me to you and they ask you to open your ears to me and hear the talk which they have sent by me to you ... : Albany, [N.Y.], speech, 1844 Apr. 4. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38561646 ...