Elliott to McKee, 20 October 1793.
Elliott to McKee, 20 October 1793.
Elliott to McKee, 20 October 1793.
Elliott informs McKee that the items he requisitioned are sent. The items appear to be of the sort that were given to Aboriginal peoples as annuity gifts. Elliott also comments that "I understand most of the Indians are gone to their Wintering Grounds," which is a significant statement in that it demonstrates an understanding that Indians lived an existence of routine mobility between set locales as opposed to nomadism. Finally, there is discussion of the name to be given to the boat. Eddy has named it "the Indian Feeder," but England won't have it. This is significant as it clearly references presents to the Indians (although not necessarily as derived from treaty obligations). Elliott notes he wishes the boat to be called "the Shawanee," which is itself interesting as nearly all of the boats discussed in this set of documents bear the names of recognized Indian nations.
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People: Elliott! M! Capt; McKee! Colonel; England! Colonel; Morton! M{r}; Heward! M{r}; Eddy! M{r}.
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Claus Papers, Vol. 6 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 43-44.
Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010