Report of the South Carolina Committee of Conference upon Indian Affairs
Collection Overview
The handwritten document is a report from the Committee of Conference upon Indian Affairs to the South Carolina General Assembly. The committee reported on sending a delegation of Catawba Indians to New York to negotiate a treaty to end hostilities with their traditional enemies, the Six Nations of the Iroquois. The report is dated 17 May 1751, and it made recommendations on how to send the Catawba most quickly and safely. It also discussed how to pay the Catawba's expenses.
Dates
- Creation: 1751 May 17
Creator
- South Carolina. Committee of Conference upon Indian Affairs (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Extent
1 folder (1 item) : 2 leaves ; 28 cm.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- To 1775
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Report of the South Carolina Committee of Conference Upon Indian Affairs, 1751 May 17
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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