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Box 1

 Container

Contains 63 Results:

Chief to Saygo with information about trade goods, and a meeting to negotiate ancient Indian land claims. A New York senator is drafting a bill (land claims?) and Cheif asks Saygo to visit New York. , 1982-02-12

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 37
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1982-02-12

Chief to Saygo with trade updates, life updates, Chief Big Eagle to give a talk at the University of Connecticut to 395 minorities., 1982-03-01

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 38
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1982-03-01

Chief to Saygo about trade objects and weather. Chief gave up Colchester Reservation to his son, Moonface. Preparation for "yearly pow wow" and expecting a big turnout., 1982-06-02

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 39
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1982-06-02

Chief to Saygo including, an image. Life updates about the health of his wife and daughter and another man named Joe (possibly reservation member), 1982-07-03

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 40
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1982-07-03

Chief to Saygo with trade updates and new customer, Jane. Mention of a three-day long ceremony that the Chief attended but Saygo did not. Marsha and Shohan are doing fine. Chief mentions that he's in a book called "Now That the Buffalo is Gone" by Alen Joshpy., 1982-11-02

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 41
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1982-11-02

Chief to Saygo about trading updates and updates about community interpersonal relationships (Susan, Sahara, Pop). Seems upset about living in the city and about how the Kettales lied to him., 1983-06-06

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 42
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1983-06-06

Chief to Saygo wanting more supplies from Saygo to eventually trade/sell. Has been to the Katonah Art Gallery. Update that Little Eagle is doing fine, possibly the younger child of the Chief in addition to Moonface and Shonan. , 1983-06-21

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 43
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1983-06-21

Chief to Saygo regarding sending a $70 check to pay for a dress made for his wife. Chief includes a small complaint about "Indians today." , 1980-03-03

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 10
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1980-03-03

Chief to Saygo regarding payments for belt making. Chief includes a detailed update on his recent trip to the hospital as well as an interaction with a man from Washington DC where they discussed Chief's accomplishments. , 1980-07-17

 Item — Container: Box 1, Folder: 13
Content Description From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence from Chief Big Eagle, chief of the Paugussett Tribal Nation of Connecticut near Trumbull, Conn. to Ken Mynenter, proprietor of the Old Indian Trading post of Claverack, N.Y.

Dates: 1980-07-17