Transcripts of Land Transfers from Six Nations to New York State
4/11/1793
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On April 19, 1793, New York Governor George Clinton sent to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson this abstract of the 1785 Treaty at Fort Herkimer. The text provides an example of the many land transfer agreements the state had negotiated with the Iroquois Confederacy, or Six Nations, since the end of the Revolutionary War.
In the 1785 treaty, the Oneida and Tuscarora had relinquished to New York State some 300,000 acres in present-day Broome and Chenango Counties. In exchange, they received $11,500, food, and rum.
New York’s demand for land cessions deeply unsettled the two Iroquois nations that had fought for the patriot cause during the American Revolution. State and Federal officials had promised them that their land rights were inviolable. But New Yorkers coveted Iroquois lands, and promises to Indians withered under pressure from the state’s 240,000 non-Native residents.
In the 1785 treaty, the Oneida and Tuscarora had relinquished to New York State some 300,000 acres in present-day Broome and Chenango Counties. In exchange, they received $11,500, food, and rum.
New York’s demand for land cessions deeply unsettled the two Iroquois nations that had fought for the patriot cause during the American Revolution. State and Federal officials had promised them that their land rights were inviolable. But New Yorkers coveted Iroquois lands, and promises to Indians withered under pressure from the state’s 240,000 non-Native residents.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.
National Archives Identifier: 82510612
Full Citation: Exemplification of Deeds and Other Acts Conveying Lands from the Indians of the Six Nations to the State of New York; 4/11/1793; RIT #19A; Ratified Indian Treaty 19A: Six Nations - New York, April 11, 1793; Indian Treaties, 1789 - 1869; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/land-transfers-six-nations-new-york, April 23, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.