French Indians materials, Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775
Culture:
Odawa includes: Ottawa
Mohawk includes: Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
Haudenosaunee includes: Iroquois, Onkwehonwe
Anishinaabe includes: Anishinaabeg, Anishinabe, Nishnaabe, Anishinabek
Language: English
Date: 1754-1757
Contributor: Armstrong, John, 1717-1795 | Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790 | Patten, John
Subject: United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763 | Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 | Warfare | Indian captivities
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence | Statements | Reports
Extent: 3 items
Description: Letters to Governors Denny and Morris regarding rumors about French and Indian movements; arrival of 400 French, 200 Conawagas [Kahnawakes, or Mohawks], and Ottoways [Odawas] ready to move; 1,100 French and 70 Arondacks at French Fort on Monongahela. Trader and former captive John Patten's statement that the French keep Native women and children in forts while the men are hunting, and offer fine camping grounds.
Collection: Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775 Mss.974.8.P19