Transacation of a Congress held with the Ottawas and Chippewaw Nations with Several Others also known as the Treaty of Detroit or Bradstreet's Treaty

Transacation of a Congress held with the Ottawas and Chippewaw Nations with Several Others also known as the Treaty of Detroit or Bradstreet's Treaty

Transacation of a Congress held with the Ottawas and Chippewaw Nations with Several Others also known as the Treaty of Detroit or Bradstreet's Treaty

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In this document it is asserted that that representatives of several Aboriginal nations bind themselves to terms listed above [but not included in this excerpt of the document] "of each article in every respect." A section of the text reads "we have hereunto affixed the name of the nations we represent." This excerpt, which indicates the representatives signed on behalf of their entire nation, may be significant in that all three of the representatives signed with not only a name, but also a doodem. Wasong is an upside bird, and headless. It is possible that this headlessness is simply the result of a lack of space- it nearly connects with Shamandawa's signature. Shamandawa appears to be a long, slender fish with three fins. This doodem may also be upside down. The 3rd representative is an antlered mammal, also upside down. This document also asserts that the Aboriginal reprsentatives accepted King George as their "Soveriegn Lord."

Nation of Maker: None
Nation of Origin

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Place of Origin: Detroit, MI
Date Made or Date Range: 1764-09-07
Techniques or Format

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

3 doodems

Description of Writing/Text

People: Bradstreet! John; Wasong; Shamandawa; [can't read the name attached to the 3rd doodem]

Condition: good
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Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 048/4 (folder 048, folio 4).
GKS Reference Number: 955
How to Cite this Item

048/4 (folder 048, folio 4).

Approximate Place of Origin

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