Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland (copy of James Dean's translation of)
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Oneida Nation of New YorkContributor(s)
Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808Keywords
Indians of North America -- New York (State); Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808 Correspondence; Missionaries -- New York (State); Iroquoian languagespetitions; missionaries; missionary; ministers; Indian languages;
Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808
Oneida Nation of New York;
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The Indians request that Samuel Kirkland resume his charge of them as minister, because their previous minister left them. One reason they desire Kirkland is his knowledge of their language. The Indians have also become accustomed to Kirkland's care and beg him to return in the name of God.The text is in the language of the Oneida Indians, translated on the following pages by James Dean, late Agent of Indian Affairs.
Recipient: Samuel Kirkland
Date created: May 27, 1802
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1802-05-27Type
correspondence; letters; petitions;Identifier
oai:contentdm6.hamilton.edu:arc-kir/2446yhm-arc-kir-216c
http://contentdm6.hamilton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arc-kir/id/2446