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A talk from the Honorable Will[ia]m H. Drayton Esqr., one of the beloved men of South Carolina [manuscript] : to the beloved men, head men & warriors of the Cherokee Nation at the Congarees : speech, 1775 Sep. 25.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drayton, William Henry, 1742-1779, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cherokee Indians.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Indians of North America.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- Congaree Swamp (S.C.).
- Great Britain--Colonies.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [United States? : producer not identified, 1775]
- Summary:
- September 25, 1775, speech of William Henry Drayton to Cherokee leaders assembled at Congarees, explaining colonial economic grievances and arguing that it was in the tribe s best interest to oppose the British. According to Drayton, not only would British duties increase the cost of trade goods, but the Crown s assault on the rights of colonial Englishmen boded ill for that government s respect of Cherokee land rights.
- 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 box Ayer MS 255.
- 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.
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