Account of his captivity among the Onneidas [i.e. Oneidas] in 1690-1691 [manuscript], 1890-1894 / by Pierre Millet of the Company of Jesus ; translated by Mrs. E. E. Ayer.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Millet, Pierre, 1635-1709, author.

Contributor:

• Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library), owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Ayer, Edward E., Mrs.
• Christianity.
• Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples.
• Iroquois Indians.
• Missionaries.
• Oneida Indians.
• United States--History--King William's War, 1689-1697.
• New France.

Genre:

• Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1690-1691; 1890-1894]

Summary:

Father Pierre Millet s July 6, 1691, letter to missionaries in Canada, translated into English by Emma Burbank Ayer, probably in Chicago; begun in 1890 and finished in 1894.

Notes:

• Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024.
• AM reference: VAULT Ayer MS 605.
• Indigenous Peoples metadata has been supplied by exonym as these are the terms most commonly used in the documents. Updates are being made to metadata to reference preferred names wherever possible. For more information on our approach to language and metadata in the resource visit the Language Statement.
• Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed January 24, 2024).