Reply to Philip Schuyler, 1783 September 8.

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Reply to Philip Schuyler, 1783 September 8.

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The reply states that the Iroquois Six Nations, assembled at Niagara, desired peace with the Americans. The nations council stated that they would contact their "younger brethern, the western and southern nations", to see if they too were desirous of peace. The resolve for peace was unanimously agreed upon "in the presence of Sir John Johnson." The peace agreement also included provisions for the return of prisoners taken by the Indians.

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American Periodical Series I

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