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Description and Holding Information
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1757?, Quakers' position concerning trade with the Indians (MS)
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Wrapper: Quaker paper about the Delaware Indians. There had been hostilities and suffering on the frontier. One reason for Indian disaffection was
the pernicious behavior of traders who sold only rum and took the all the skins so there were none left to pay for necessities. The Assembly blamed
it on convicts and immigrants who operated beyond the reach of the law. The Quakers proposed to incorporate a company to run the Indian trade. The
stock and its prices would be determined by a meeting with the Indians. No intoxicants would be sold. The storekeepers had to keep immaculate records
and could not do any side trading. The accounts would be submitted to the Legislature each year. Part of the profits would go to pay schoolteachers
among the tribes. Anyone who wanted to trade outside the company would have to follow the same rules. (Digitized from a microfilm copy held at the
Pennsylvania State Historical Society)
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Title:
Quakers paper about the Delaware Indians.
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OCLC Number:
1440096701
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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