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See: Havard, The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 (2001), in Bibliography.

Full title, translated from the French: "Letter from Mr. de Longueuil [governor at Detroit] among the Huron in their wintering place, written by Father de la Richardie on March 20, 1746. I [Potier] received it at Ondietsi ["it is a long point of…

Full title, translated from the French: "A Letter from Father Richardie to the Huron at Quebec, 29 December 1746 and received 1 April 1747." This letter in the Wyandot language uses the term 8endat [wendat] to refer to the Huron of Quebec [Wendake].…

From Cowan's:
An unusually wide belt crafted from hand-spun cotton warps and sinew wefts; deep purple glass beads form a single cross placed in the center and is surrounded by a field of opaque white, tubular glass beads of varying lengths, overall…

Inscribed lower right: "Drawn by Chegeree the [Miami?] Indian who Says he has Traveled through the Country." Orientation with north toward the upper right. Shows area from Lake Erie to the mouth of the Ohio River. Includes Sandusky "Sianusski"…

An Extraordinary 18th Century Eastern Woodlands Pipe, From the Collection of Clem Caldwell, Kentucky
Southern Great Lakes/Central Ohio Valley
maple wood, lead, glass imitation wampum beads, plant fiber, sinew
height 5.5 in. x length 8.25 in. x…

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Engraved sheet of coin silver. Attached raised rim around with soldered suspension loop (placed at a right angle to the face of the medal) above. Dimensions: 105 x 149 mm [middle size] Obverse Two leafless tree trunks and a fir tree shelter an Indian…

Finely engraved heraldic eagle facing left holding olive branch (proper right claw) and arrows (proper left claw). Reverse-S fluttering ribbon above with inscription E/PLURIBUS/UNUM, the lower portion extending through the open beak of the eagle…