Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland (copy of James Dean's translation of)
- Collection
- Samuel Kirkland
- Alternative Title
- Copy of James Dean's translation of Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland, May 27, 1802
- Item Media Type
- Book
- Genre
- Manuscripts
- Subgenre- Manuscripts
- Correspondence
- Contributor Name
- Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808
- Oneida Nation of New York
- Date
- May 27th, 1802
- Language
- Iroquois
- Extent
- 2 images
- Abstract
- 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.
- Note
Description: The text is in the language of the Oneida Indians, translated on the following pages by James Dean, late Agent of Indian Affairs.
- Subject Topical
- Indians of North America
- Missionaries
- Iroquoian languages
- Subject Name
- Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-1808
- Oneida Nation of New York
- Subject Geographic
- Oneida (N.Y.)
- Oneida County (N.Y.)
- New York (State)
- Shelf Location
- Original digital object name: yhm-arc-kir-216c
- Hamilton College Archives, Samuel Kirkland Correspondence, 216c (i)
- Restrictions on Access
- There are no restrictions on access to this material.
Manifest
Kirkland, S. .
(1802, May 27).
Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland (copy of James Dean's translation of).
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/58d326a2-5b0b-4f1b-832e-20d12c723704
APA
Kirkland, S. .
(1802, May 27).
Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland (copy of James Dean's translation of).
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/58d326a2-5b0b-4f1b-832e-20d12c723704
Kirkland, Samuel.
May 27th, 1802.
“Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland (copy of James Dean's translation of)”.
Last modified March 16, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/58d326a2-5b0b-4f1b-832e-20d12c723704
Chicago
Kirkland, Samuel.
May 27th, 1802.
“Indian petition to Samuel Kirkland (copy of James Dean's translation of)”.
Last modified March 16, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/58d326a2-5b0b-4f1b-832e-20d12c723704
