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Description and Holding Information
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1758-09, Speech of a Chief of the Delaware Indians (MS)
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Wrapper: Indian speech enclosed in Mr. Weiser's letter of the 16th of Nov. 1758. Note: The above endorsement was on the ___ of the original.
Header: The speech of Ackowanothio, an old Indian on the Ohio on behalf of the Delaware Indians and others living on the waters thereof September 1758.
The English want to know why we would go with the French. In the beginning, the Delaware welcomed the English, but settlement by settlement, the
English took the hunting lands until the Delaware finally sold some of the land so they would get some sort of compensation. The English were covetous,
finally driving the Delaware beyond the Alleghenies and to the Ohio. Life was good there, but the English kept coming. The speaker also mentioned the
indignity of the Mohawks selling Delaware land to Connecticut settlers. Then the French appeared from the north, accompanied by the Senecas, and
offered to chase the English away. It was very tempting, the more so because "we cannot thoroughly believe you are in earnest" about leaving us alone on
the land. But still, after all, the Delaware do wish for peace. (Digitized from material held at the American Philosophical Society)
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Title:
The speech of Ackouanothis, an old Indian on the Ohio in behalf of the Delaware Indians, and others living on the waters thereof, September 1758.
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OCLC Number:
1443769373
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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