BRANT JOSEPH (THAYENDANEGEA) Autograph Letter Signed Jos Bra

Sale 2296 - Lot 26

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MOHAWK LOYALIST BRANT, JOSEPH (THAYENDANEGEA). Autograph Letter Signed, "Jos. Brant," to the creditors of a fallen comrade ("Dear Sir"), negotiating the settlement of the estate of Captain Dachsteder. 1 page, folio; separations at folds repaired with tissue verso, small loss at bottom left margin expertly repaired with paper, faint scattered staining, docketing verso. Grand River [ON], 19 January 1805

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". . . [Y]ou will no doubt have equal justice done you with other creditors to the Estate, and as far as my influence will extend a preference which will I presume be more satisfactory than Lands in this quarter would be to you, the effects will if prudently arranged leave a surplus after keeping all the debts if I may judge from present appearances. . . ."
Brant (1703-1847) was a Mohawk chief and New York Loyalist leader. He moved with his people to Ontario at the close of the American Revolution where Great Britain awarded the Mohawks a large tract of land on the Grand River. Highly literate and comfortable in both the Native American and European worlds, he served as a conduit between them.