Letter, 1799 May 30, Mohawk Village, to John O'Bail.

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Letter, 1799 May 30, Mohawk Village, to John O'Bail.

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Mohawk chief. Brant's letter states he had received the invitation to attend a Council at Cadaragaras and expresses opinions on what has been done and what should be done at the Council. A note on the letter indicates it was sent to John O'Bail, or Cornplanter, Chief of the Seneca, and was also signed by John Polhemus and forwarded to John Gibson.

2 p. 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807

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Joseph Brant, also known as Thayendanega, (born March 1743 in Ohio Country along the Cuyahoga River - died Burlington Beach, Upper Canada, November 24, 1807), Mohawk Chief and an officer in the British military during the American Revolutionary War. He served in expeditions during the French and Indian War. As a Captain during the American Revolution, he led the four Iroquois Nations that sided with the British as well as a group of loyalists. He married three times, lastly to Catharine Adonwent...

Gibson, John, 1740-1822

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Revolutionary War officer and Secretary of Indiana Territory, 1800-1816. From the description of John Gibson papers, 1770-1812. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 429901716 Soldier and Indian trader on the Pennsylvania frontier, 1758-1782; post-Revolutionary War Alleghany County, Pa., judge and militia officer; and secretary of the Indiana Territory, 1800-1816. From 1781-1782, Gibson was commanding officer at Fort Pitt. From th...

O'Bail, John, 1735-1836.

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Polhemus, John, 1738-1834.

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