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 : in which are shewn the great advantage of their trade and alliance to the British nation, and the intrigues and attempts of the French to engage them from us; a subject nearly concerning all our American plantations, and highly meriting the consideration of the British nation at this juncture / by the Honourable Cadwallader Colden, Esq., one of his Majesty's counsel, and surveyor-general of New-York ; 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 ; a work highly entertaining to all, and particularly useful to the persons who have any trade or concern in that part of the world.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David), 1769-1834, author.

Series:

Indigenous Peoples of North America.

Indigenous Peoples of North America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iroquois Indians--History--Early works to 1800.

Iroquois Indians.

Indians of North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Early works to 1800.

Indians of North America.

Canada--History--To 1763 (New France)--Early works to 1800.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 pages in various pagings) : illustrations, folded map.

Other Title:

History of the five Indian Nations of Canada which are dependent on the province of New-York in America

Place of Publication:

T. Osborne

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta.

OCLC:

890774516