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Scheme for a New Settlement

1882-1893

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Scheme for a New Settlement
  • Title
  • Scheme for a New Settlement
  • Date
  • 1882-1893
  • Identifier
  • 31735051655177
  • Description
  • Notes on a plan for a settlement for a new colony in Western Pennsylvania. The documents discuss plans for establishing the settlement, promoting Christianity amongst Indigenous communities in the area, as well as promoting friendship and trade between the colonists and Indigenous peoples. Also included are notes on exploration in the Eastern British Colonies located in the United States.
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • manuscripts (documents)
  • Subject
  • Land settlement
    Colonization
    Indigenous peoples
    Indians of North America
  • Geographic Subjects
  • East (U.S.)
  • Source
  • Christopher Gist's Journals by William M. Darlington
  • Finding Aid
  • Guide to the Christopher Gist's Journals by William M. Darlington, 1882-1893 DAR.1925.14
  • Container
  • Box 2, Folders 4
  • Language
  • eng
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Christopher Gist's Journals by William M. Darlington
    Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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