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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Treaty of peace and friendship, made at Albany, in 1722 |
| Archival Reference | Mss.970.5 T692 |
| Sub-collection | Minutes of Indian treaties and conferences, 1721-1760 |
| Author | Keith, William (1669-1749) |
| Date | 1722 |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Contents | This volume, Treaty of peace and friendship made and concluded between his excellency Sir William Keith, bart., governor of the province of Pennsylvania, for and on behalf of the said province and the chief of the Indians of the Five Nations, at Albany, in the month of September, 1722 [1722], regarding "Conestogoe lands: gives up all claim." |
| Sub-collection Information | This collection of seven volumes contains the minutes of various treaties the colony of Pennsylvania conducted with Native peoples. Some of these reports go beyond the minutes of the treaties and contain details about the governor’s entourage and travel. The volume that contains minutes for Indian treaties from 1758-1760 contains George Croghan’s journal from a trip to western areas in 1759. The Treaty of Easton(970.5 M659) contains a sketch of the land Teedyschung requested, a drawing that often has not been reproduced in accounts of the treaty minutes. |
| Region | American East |
| Subjects | Dispossession Indigenous Peoples American Indians Onondaga People Treaty Government and Politics |
| Places | Pennsylvania; Albany |
| People | Keith, William (1669-1749) |
| Themes | Indigenous Peoples; Government & Politics |
| Library | American Philosophical Society |
| Copyright | American Philosophical Society |