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Series: 1 H (Volume 1)
: Mainly original manuscripts, 1775, 1779-1781, pertaining to Indian and military affairs on the western borders of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Correspondence, speeches, and treaty negotiations feature several prominent Indian leaders: Big Cat, Captain John Killbuck, Jr., Captain Johnny (also known as Israel), Captain Pipe, and John Montour of the Delaware; Half-King of the Wyandot tribe; and Raven of the Cherokee. There are copies of seven letters written to Brodhead by George Washington and of one speech delivered by Washington to the Delaware; the originals were retained in 1846 by the Brodhead heirs. Preceding the manuscripts is a detailed index by Draper.
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