The Indians request that Samuel Kirkland resume his charge of them as minister, because their previous minister left them. One reason they desire Kirkland is his knowledge of their language. The Indians have also become accustomed to Kirkland's care and beg him to return in the name of God.
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Description: The text is in the language of the Oneida Indians, translated on the following pages by James Dean, late Agent of Indian Affairs.
Kirkland, S. .
(1802, May 02).
Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland.
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Kirkland, Samuel.
May 2nd, 1802.
“Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland”.
Last modified March 16, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/62068410-bab8-4d6b-aa07-941425627159