Project Gutenberg 2006-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 72 Thomas, George, Sir 1695 1774 The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742 To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, and Allies Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742" is a historical account documenting the interactions and agreements between the British colonial authorities and the Iroquois Confederacy, composed of the Six Nations. This publication emerged in the early 18th century, a time marked by complex relationships between European settlers and Native American tribes. The book primarily discusses the treaty process, land negotiations, and the intricacies of alliances among the various nations involved. The treaty outlines a significant meeting held in Philadelphia where the Chiefs of the Six Nations gathered with colonial officials to formalize agreements regarding land cessions and the promises of goods in exchange. Throughout the text, the Chiefs express the importance of maintaining friendship and trust, highlighting their commitment to not selling land without proper acknowledgment or compensation. There are discussions about former treaties, ongoing tensions with settlers encroaching on their lands, and the need for mutual cooperation in the face of European colonial challenges. The document serves as an important historical record reflecting the diplomatic practices and cultural values of the Indigenous nations involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Iroquois Indians -- Treaties Indians of North America -- Treaties E011 Text Native America Browsing: History - American 131215 131216 2024-10-08T08:59:25.486770 2023-09-08T10:23:22.083370 text/html text/html 129684 2006-06-20T12:08:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 41154 2006-06-20T12:08:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147141 2024-10-08T08:59:33.355739 application/epub+zip 147560 2024-10-08T08:59:29.334773 application/epub+zip 99751 2024-10-08T08:59:27.967766 application/epub+zip 379312 2024-10-08T08:59:35.960723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357155 2024-10-08T08:59:32.434749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133026 2022-09-09T04:51:48.178261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100674 100401 2024-10-08T08:59:24.588791 2023-09-08T10:23:21.464362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 100695 2006-06-20T12:08:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37122 2006-06-20T12:08:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100686 2006-06-20T12:08:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37084 2006-06-20T12:08:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21616 2024-10-08T08:59:36.086712 application/rdf+xml 25006 2024-10-08T08:59:28.539754 image/jpeg 4518 2024-10-08T08:59:28.255760 image/jpeg 143551 2024-10-08T08:59:25.497796 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog