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Women Of Tonawanda Reservation. Letter to John Tyler.
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(Page 1)
Tonawanda March 14th 1842.
His Excellency,
John Tyler
Presidend [sic] of the U.S.
Father, – We write to you, & hear our words. His
excellency will, we pray most earnestly, to listen
us. We the women of our race, feel troubled with
deep anxiety, for our children, who are in our
hands, Feel as tho [sic] we are banded up with our
children in our Farms. And we pray you our
Great Father, the President, to unlace our bondage,
which gives ^us^ much pain.
Our Great Father, the President – - We the women of the
Tonawanda, have exerted our influence, in trying to
have our Chiefs to be united in their minds in ^their^ Councils. &
they have done so, – not one of our Chiefs here, have
signed the Treaty, and we are astonished to hear
that the Tonawanda Reservation, [is to be sol] we have to
give up. All our women of the other reservations, of the
Seneca Nation, are of the Same mind, all are in
trouble. We therefore pray you our Great Friend, to
remove our troubles, and ^we^ would take hold your hand,
for protection, [and] ^We^ ask the Great Spirit to grant our
request, and aid us. –
Our Great Father, – You may be astonished to hear
this from us – as we have never done so before. We think
much, and love are attached to places these places, which
the Great Spirit has given to his Red Children of this Country.
Our Great Father – We will say [with] ^as^ our Chiefs have said
repeatedly in ^their^ Councils, [and] when a gen. Council was
opened at Cattaraugus, two years ago, by J. R. Poinsett, late
Sectory [sic] of War;” the same was repeated by our Chiefs, that
we are willing that the emigrating party should have their
proportion & share of their lands and dispose of it.
The former Treaties made with our Nation, by George Washington
the first President, is good, – the continuation of which is
compared to the Sun rises & sets, and waters continue to
flow, – Washington trusted in the Great Spirit, and he
(Page 2)
was ^crowned with^ success. By his wisdom, this Country is blest, with
freedom and human rights, – and it is given to us
also, to enjoy our freedom. –
The number Of our women here are two hundred
and seven.
Our Father, the President, This is all we have
to say. Nine
Minerva x BlackSmith
Widow x LittBeard
Susan x BlackSmith
Jo-no-que-no. x
Gar-near-no-wih. x
O-no-do x
Da wa does x
Gar-e-was-ha-dus. x
Marks.
(Page 3 blank)
(Page 4, in pencil)
Take not thy holy spirit from
men, to[ Gain?] In [Pay?] –
Unpardonable Sin, against the
holy Spirit. –
Native Americans