Fac Simile of the Signatures to the Preliminary Artcles of Peace with the Senecas.

Fac Simile of the Signatures to the Preliminary Artcles of Peace with the Senecas.

Fac Simile of the Signatures to the Preliminary Artcles of Peace with the Senecas.

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Introduction

This document does not contain the body of the agreement for which these signatures were provided. These appear to be the signatures of eight Seneca Chiefs agreeing to terms of peace with the British.

Nation of Maker: None
Nation of Origin

In Document: Senecas; Tutle Clan

Place of Origin: Albany, NY
Date Made or Date Range: 1754-04-14
Techniques or Format

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

8 doodems, one of which may just be an X. Because this is a tracing, many of them appear more as characters within a non-Roman syllabary than they do identifiable animals or plants. Two of the doodems are clearly mammals, each depicted in profile. One doodem resembles (but certainly is not) the helical structure of DNA coming undone at one end. The text indicates that the doodem of Sayenqueraghta is "conclusive evidence" that he belongs to the great Turtle clan.

Description of Writing/Text

People: Fnerow! Berthold! Mr.; Covonver! Geo S.; Gage! Thos! Mag. Gen'l Sayenqueraghta! Old Smoke / Old King Johnson! Um [the "m" is in superscript]

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date given in document.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Claus reel C1478, p. 9
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 0
GKS Reference Number: 579
How to Cite this Item

Claus reel C1478, p. 9

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Approximate Place of Origin

42.6526, -73.7562

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