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Title: Illustrated Buffalo: the queen city of the lakes
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Bailey, George Milroy, 1862- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, Acme publishing and engraving co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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own names, so Herman Leroy and others, as trustees of the Dutch capitalists, were the actual purchasersfrom Mr. Morris. Now, the site of Buffalo becomes of great historical interest, because of important councils held here be-tween the Indians and the United State Government. President Washington feared that the discontent stillbrewing among the Indians would prevent the settlement of the country west of Buffalo Creek, and he com-missioned Col. Thomas Proctor, on March 12, 1791, to go and settle, if possible, a treaty of permanentjieace. Cornplanter was then head chief of the Senecas, and lived at the head of the Allegheny river. Agrandson of Cornplanter, Solomon Obail, now lives on the Cattaraugus reservation, an aged, dignified Indian,who beare a striking resemblance to his famous ancestor. The council was held at Buffalo Creek in April andMay, 1791, and was attended by Red Jacket, Cornplanter, Farmers Brother, Young King, and other sachems. ILLUSTRATED THE at/EENj:iTY_OF THE LAKESj
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%! M^^ It was a very large and important assemblage, but the hostileintluonce of the British, through Chief Brant, prevented thatharmony so needful in negotiating a permanent peace, and notmuch good ever resulted from the council.Washington, in 1793, arrani;ed for another council with the hostile Indians northwest of the ILLUSTRATED Ohio river. Congress gave »100,000 for the expenses of this expedition and treaty. Tiie Federal coniniis-sioncrs were Gen. Benjamin Lincohi. Mr. Beverly Randolph, and Col. Timothy Pickering, wlio met theIndians on June Uth, at the long house on tlic bank of Buffalo Creek. .\ welcoming salnte was fired by theScnecas, who were armed with muskets. There is preserved, in tlie collection of tlie Massachusetts HistoricalSociety, a pen picture of this council while in session, drawn by a young British officer fr.>m Fort Niagara, whowas present. The .-..uncil resulted in :i ti.-aly ..t peace lliat has been ever since preserveil. A treaty iii.ide later by thes

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