Indians: The Six Nations of New York; Cayugas, Mohawks (Saint Regis), Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, Tuscaroras (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Indians: The Six Nations of New York; Cayugas, Mohawks (Saint Regis), Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, TuscarorasReports of late years as to the condition of the Six Nations of New York have been contradictory, and many of them were evidently manufactured and given out by interested parties when legislation to affect these Indians was pending. Considering the fact that no correct census embracing their actual condition had ever been made up to 1890, great care was taken in laying out the details of the work for a census and in selecting the agent to execute it.It was early determined that a special agent should be appointed, to whom should be confided the entire work, both of enumerating the Indians and reporting on their condition. General Henry B. Carrington, United States army (retired), consented to undertake the work. His instructions gave him ample and full scope, and the whole energy and aid of the Census Office were at his command. His report, circumspect, careful, and full, with schedules duly returned, is the result of ten months of research, arduous labor, and actual residence with the Six Nations. During this time he visited each house on the reservations. The maps of the several reservations were made by him from data personally obtained, and the statements and conclusions in his report are the result of close study and research, combined with experience, ability, and integrity.Mr. T. W. Jackson, United States Indian agent for the Six Nations, was appointed an enumerator for the reservations, and aided materially in the work. Portions of his annual report are given herein.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.