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The Six Nations of the Iroquois, located in the northeastern United States and southern Canada, were allied with British and American colonial forces during the French and Indian War, from 1754 to 1763. During this period of violence, the Quakers sought to keep the peace with the Indians and convened a conference to establish an agreement. Israel Pemberton, a merchant and politician, presided over the conference, which was held at his estate in Philadelphia. He made a speech focused on the necessity of maintaining peace in Pennsylvania for the safety of all inhabitants. Another instrumental figure at the conference, Andrew Montour, a lead interpreter and negotiator in Pennsylvania, assisted the Quakers and Indians in reaching an agreement. This effort ultimately failed. During the French and Indian War, Montour sided with the British in Pennsylvania and Virginia. He was later murdered after the French put a price on his head due to his influence with the Indians.
This record contains partial minutes from the April 1756 meeting between the Quakers and the Iroquois, with speeches from both Israel Pemberton and Scarryada, the representative for the Iroquois. The records also contain five more pages of complete notes of the conference held on April 23, 1756. There are a list of the names of the Quakers and the Indians present, along with the names of three interpreters.
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Part of the original donation of William M. Darlington's family library to the University of Pittsburgh in 1918 and 1925 by his daughters, Edith Darlington Ammon and Mary Carson Darlington.
William Darlington purchased the collection from the Catalogue of the American Library of the late Mr. George Brinley (Hartford, 1881), Part III, p. 106., Brinley sales number 5498, in 1881.
This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.
Conference Between the Six Nations of the Quakers Minutes, 1756, DAR.1925.10, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Conference Between the Six Nations of the Quakers Minutes, 1756, DAR.1925.10, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
This collection was processed by Nicole Mader in June 2008.
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