Title:
Legal notice about the death of Cesar, the Mohegan Sachem
Date:
October 1723
Scope & Content:
Mimeograph transcription of the legal notice informing the Upper and Lower Houses of the Connecticut Assembly that, upon the death of Cesar, the Mohegan people voted Ben Uncas to be their new Sachem. Ben Uncas is the only surviving son of the late Uncas, powerful sachem of the Mohegans.
Object ID:
DOC.1723–10–00A
Object Name:
Letter
Collection:
Tribes – Mohegan
People:
Cesar
Uncas, Ben
Wyllys
Kimberly
Uncas, Ben
Wyllys
Kimberly
Search Terms:
Assembly
Mohegan
sachem
ratify
confirm
Upper House
Mohegan
sachem
ratify
confirm
Upper House