The history of the Five Indian nations of Canada, : which are dependent on the province of New-York in America, and are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world. With accounts of their religion, manners, customs, laws, and forms of government; their several battles and treaties with the European nations; particular relations of their several wars with the other Indians; and a true account of the present state of our trade with them ... / By the Honourable Cadwallader Colden, Esq... To which are added, accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North-America, their numbers, strength, &c. and the treaties which have been lately made with them ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.

Contributor:

Robert Dechert Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iroquois Indians.

New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

New York (State).

History.

Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Pennsylvania.

Penn Provenance:

Dechert, Robert (donor)

Physical Description:

xvi pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 90, iv, 91-204, 283 pages, 1 unnumbered page (advertisements on last page), 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : map ; 21 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Osborne, ..., MDCCXLVII [1747]

Contents:

The introduction, being a short view of the form of government of the Five Nations, and of their laws, customs, &c

The history of the Five Indian Nations, depending on the province of New York. Pt. I-II

Papers relating to an Act of the Assembly of the province of New-York, for encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada ...

The treaty held with the Indians of the Six Nations, at Philadelphia, in July, 1742

A treaty held at the town of Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, by the ... Lieutenant Governor of the province and ... the commissioners for the provinces of Virginia and Maryland, with the Indians of the six united Indian nations, in June, 1744

A treaty between ... George Clinton ... governor in chief of the province of New-York ... and the six united Indian nations, and other Indian nations depending on the province of New-York. Held at Albany in the months of August and September, 1746.

A collection of charters and other publick acts, relating to the province of Pennsylvania ...

Cited in:

Sabin 14273.

Lande, 144

Streeter Cat. II, 868

OCLC:

1178165