Letter to Brothers Captain O'Bail Cornplanter, and the New Arrow Sachem

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Title
Letter to Brothers Captain O'Bail Cornplanter, and the New Arrow Sachem
Names
Posey, Thomas (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Generals of the American Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1793-05-27
Place: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Generals
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 3 pp. 4o
Description
Their friendly address directed to Col. Clark and Col. O'Hara had been received, tells them of the desire of the President and Congress for peace, and their appointment of commissioners to meet the Indian council at Sandusky for the purpose of making a treaty; Col. Clark will send a reply to their address, and their messengers will be protected on their way to Onango. Draught.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 8029
Archives EAD ID: 278316
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d0df490-6a37-0139-45d5-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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  • 2025: Digitized
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1793). Letter to Brothers Captain O'Bail Cornplanter, and the New Arrow Sachem Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9358-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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Letter to Brothers Captain O'Bail Cornplanter, and the New Arrow Sachem