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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Stockbridge and Munsee Tribe of Indians records, 1789-1858 |
| Author | Stockbridge and Munsee Tribe of Indians |
| Date | View date in the chronology |
| Document Type | Official Record; Correspondence; Tribe Record |
| Description | From the Newberry Library Catalogue: Tribal documents, 1789-1858, including petitions, memorials, arguments, powers of attorney, appointments, agreements, correspondence, financial reports, promissory notes, and requests for payment. Petitions, memorials, and arguments concern the tribe’s negotiations with the U.S. government and the state of New York re land sale profits and their distribution, relocation, citizenship, annuities, and other matters. There are appointments and powers of attorney authorizing John W. Quinney and others to negotiate on behalf of the tribe, correspondence with Indian agent William H. Bruce and with J.B. Macy, and a promissory note signed by Stockbridge missionary John Sergeant. In addition to John W. Quinney, other sachems and councillors signing documents include Jeremiah Slingerland, Joseph M. Quinney, Austin E. Quinney, Ziba T. Peters, Simon S. Metoxen, and John Metoxen. |
| Places | New York, United States |
| Keywords | letter, tribal government, government, law, law and order, litigation, annuity, lawyer |
| Theme | American Indians and the US Government |
| Tribe / Nation | Go to Tribes and Nations page |
| Culture Area | Northeast |
| Additional Information | Tribe of the Mohican Confederacy, known as the Stockbridge Indians, which relocated in the mid-1780’s to New Stockbridge, N.Y., and again in 1833 to Wisconsin near Green Bay. In 1843 the Stockbridge agreed to move again to lands west of the Mississippi River. This move was averted in 1854 when the tribe negotiated successfully to remain in Wisconsin on 460 acres at Stockbridge near Lake Winnebago. |
| Library | The Newberry Library |
| Copyright | The Newberry Library |
| Collection | The Edward E. Ayer Collection |
| Reference | VAULT Ayer MS 836 |
| Catalogue Link | The Newberry Library Catalogue |