Dossier - Speeches by Six Nations Chiefs

This file contains a series of photocopied speeches by Six Nations Chiefs including a speech made at a council held at Niagara 26th September 1796, a speech made in Amherstburg 13th July 1808, a speech made in Fort Pitt on 26th July 1763, a speech in Fort Pitt on 27th July 1763, a speech made at Johnson Hall in July 1770 by Chiefs of the Village Pemidashkoudoyan amd Chief of the Village Thanneyon, a speech delivered by Shingatehageimau a Menominie Chief dated 14th July 1822, a speech from Onondaga Council Fire dated 7th July 1841, a speech from two Chief Warriors of two of the Cayuga Nations with two Kanien'keha:ka dated Thursday May 12th 1763, a speech at a congress held at Johnson hall on July 28th 1772, a speech at Johnson Hall dated 10th of May 1765, a speech by Sir William dated August 6, 1700, a speech dated August 11, 1770, a speech from Captain Brant arose at a meeting held at the Grand River on 8th September 1795, a speech to Colonel T. Deschambault Esqr. dated Sault St. Louis, October 1816, a speech Chiefs on 10th March, 1817, a speech to Sir Wm. Johnson Bart dated Montreal 29th August, 1763, and a speech dated London 13th April 1852 to Robert Bruce. A copy of an original speech and a copy of the typewritten version to his Excellency Frederic Seymour, the Governor of British Columbia, and signed by Kolaston, Slapken, Tsecatlak, Iltemtem, Saykwlatsa, Skerhalam, Saaha, and Skwayaten is also found in this file. This file also contains pages 26 to 158 that includes a series of speeches and addresses from a conference with the Chipeweighs on June 7th, 1765. A series of photocopied letters are also found in this file including a letter dated Montreal 29th July 1796, a letter from Thomas Duggan dated Island of St. Joseph, 11th November, 1796, a letter from Isaac Leclere dated Cornwall April 1813, a letter from Foot of the Rapids, 22 August, 1793 signed by A. McKee, a letter from Fort Erie, 6th November, 1794 signed by Jos Brant, a letter from Kanendaiqua dated 17th November 1794 signed by Timothy Pickering, and a letter from Grande River dated January 14, 1795 signed by Jos Brant. This file contains a document detailing what The Sachems have to say in behalf of the 7 conf. Nations. Additionally, this file also contains a speech in French.