Munsee Indian trade in Ulster County, New York, 1712-1732 / edited by Kees-Jan Waterman and J. Michael Smith ; translated by Kees-Jan Waterman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waterman, Kees-Jan, 1962-

Series:

Iroquois and their neighbors

The Iroquois and their neighbors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Munsee Indians--Commerce--New York (State)--Ulster County--History--18th century.

Munsee Indians.

Munsee Indians--New York (State)--Ulster County--History--18th century--Sources.

Munsee Indians--New York (State)--Ulster County--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

History.

Ulster County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Sources.

Ulster County (N.Y.).

Ulster County (N.Y.)--Economic conditions--18th century.

Ulster County (N.Y.)--Social conditions--18th century.

New York (State)--Ulster County.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xviii, 327 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, NY : Syracuse University Press, [2013]

Contents:

Introduction 1

Description of the Manuscript 3

Context 5

Significance of the Manuscript 6

Trading Practices 13

Prices, Values, Discharges, and Retention Rate 26

Descriptions and Identification of the Native Patrons 30

Concluding Remarks 34

Notes to the Introduction 36

Tables, Plates, Photographs 47

Annotated Translation, Dutch-English 77

Editorial Method 79

Annotated Translation 79

Notes to the Annotated Translation 205

Appendix, Natives' Profiles 235

Note to the Appendix 235

Esopus Cohort 236

Wappinger Cohort 289.

Notes:

"A Section from the Anonymous "Account Book, 1711-1729" (in Dutch), Philip John Schuyler Papers (Volume 11): A Manuscript in the Holdings of the Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.

ISBN:

9780815633167

0815633165

OCLC:

813949486