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Cherokee materials, Edward Shippen letters and papers

Culture:

Mohawk includes: Kanienʼkehá꞉ka

Haudenosaunee includes: Iroquois, Onkwehonwe

Cherokee

Creek

Language:English

Date:1758-1763

Contributor:Shippen, Edward, approximately 1703-1781

Subject:Warfare | Diplomacy | Fort Augusta | United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763 | Pennsylvania--History

Type:Text

Genre:Correspondence

Extent:2 items

Description: Two letters to Joseph Shippen. One (1758) mentions twelve Cherokees and one Mohawk en route to Philadelphia and then to Colonel Johnson. Cites cost of keeping them. The second (1763) discusses Indian attacks; mentions Cherokees and Creeks. Note on Indian movements near Fort Augusta and a copy of letter of James Irvine to Caleb Carnault, 15 June 1763, discussing strength of Fort Augusta.

Collection:Edward Shippen letters and papers (Mss.B.Sh62)

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