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Description and Holding Information
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1755-12, Gov. Morris' instructions to Scarroyady and Andrew Montour (MS)
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Wrapper: Copy No. 5 Governor Morris's instructions to Scaroidie and Andrew Montour. December 1755. True copy. Examined and compared with those
sent and received from the Board of Trade. J. Aiskell[?] Header: Instructions of the Honorable Robert Hunter Morris, Esq., Lieutenant Governor and
Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware to Scarroyady, one of the Chiefs of the
Oneida Nation and Mr. Andrew Montour of the County of Cumberland. The men were to notify the Oneida and other Nations of the cruel behavior of the
Delaware of Ohio. Morris thanked the men for making the difficult journey. They were to use the wampum they carried as they saw fit. The first task was
to condole with the Nations over the Indians who had been lost while fighting with the English, then make the included speech. In appropriate
language, that text called out the perfidious behavior of the Delaware. Morris reminded the listeners that it was just last year that all the Nations and
the English renewed the treaties and burnished the Chain of Friendship. He never dreamed "hearts could be poisoned by the enemy" in such a short time.
He used graphic language to describe the attack on a largely unarmed population. Morris wanted to know if the Nations directed the attacks, and if
not, could they stop it? (Digitized from a microfilm copy held at the Pennsylvania State Historical Society)
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Title:
Instructions of the Honorable Robert Hunter Morris, Esq., Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware to Scarroyady, one of the Chiefs of the Oneida Nation and Mr. Andrew Montour of the County of Cumberland.
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OCLC Number:
1438836246
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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