Haudenosaunee materials, Burd-Shippen Papers

Culture:

Haudenosaunee includes: Iroquois, Onkwehonwe

Language: English

Date: 1760-1763

Contributor: Burd, James, 1726-1793 | Hunter, Samuel, 1732-1784

Subject: Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 | United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763 | Treaties | Diplomacy | Warfare

Type: Text

Genre: Diaries

Extent: 2 volumes

Description: Diaries located in "Series VI-Bound volumes." Two diaries kept at Fort Augusta during the Seven Years' War (or French and Indian War). Topics and events include meetings with John Shicalemy [Shikellamy], visits of various Indians, a treaty session (1760), scalpings, skirmishes, troop movements, soldiers present, and frequently tense encounters with Indians. Printed, Pennsylvania Archives, series 2, volume 7: 415-455.

Collection: Burd-Shippen Papers Mss.B.B892

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