73.) In a letter George Washington wrote to Thomas Jefferson, Washington explains to Jefferson that he would accept an Indian marrying into his family, but he would never accept a negro marrying into his family. (10 min. read )

Here is my paraphrasing of that letter, to the best of my recollection, that George Washington wrote to Thomas Jefferson. I found it in a book, in a used book store, that I did not buy. Help find this book or letter.

'Washington is explaining to Jefferson, that in the near future, Indians will all inter-marry with the whites, and eventually the only thing people will say about Indians, is that they had an Indian grandmother. And Washington said that he would accept an Indian marrying into his family. Washington continues on, talking about slaves. Washington explains to Jefferson, that he would never accept a negro marrying into his family.'

To put these comments in perspective, let us remember the status of Indians in New York around this time. Because of "General Sullivan's Campaign of Atrocities"(this is how I refer to it) throughout central New York in 1779, the Haudenosaunee and all other Indians, fled New York or be killed. The indians would either travel north, through upper New York, across the St. Lawrence River into Canada. Or go west, across the Niagara River into Canada and on to Six Nations, Haldiman Tract. Or to the south and southwest. All this to escape "General Sullivan Campaign of Atrocities" and the american farmers shooting Indians on sight.

And that is why many period houses from that era had a small windowed cupola on top of the roof. From these 360° window openings, the american farmers would be able to shoot Indians on sight.

The General Sullivan Campaign of Atrocities did not go throughout all of New York. What the General Sullivan Campaign did in addition to its Atrocities in New York, was to also alert the New York Militia and american farmers, to kill every Indian they see, as authorized by the Revolutionary government. Oral tradition and books in the "shadow libraries", say that Washington did not order this. That Washington told General Sullivan to capture as many Indian prisoners of every age and sex, as possible.

It is Six Nation oral tradition that General Sullivan's troops rape Indian women, cut their breasts off and grab the small indian babies by their ankles and swung them around to smash their tiny heads against tree trunks.

And from Article 23. Lieutenant Barton's 1779 Journal of the General Sullivan Campaign, volume II, page 31, Lieutenant Barton, written in his own words, describes how he- 'send out a party for some dead indians... towards morning found them, and skin two of them from their hips down for bootlegging; one pair for the major, the other for himself'. General Sullivan's official title during Revolutionary War was "Major General".

And from one of the secret books from the "shadow libraries", under the section "Canadian Archives" it's revealed that even the French were taken aback but what the "american farmers" were doing, by shooting Indians on sight. The French said that even they didn't do that.

The few Indians left in New York after "General Sullivan Campaign of Atrocities", were at Buffalo Creek, or in hiding. And these Indians at Buffalo Creek, were under the protection of George Washington. George Washington was trying to use some of these Indians to convince the Indians in the southwest Ohio valley, to not fight and give up their lands to the newly forming, future United States . There were also some Indians under British protection at Fort Niagara, as it was still under British control.

And when the Seneca's were finally able to leave Buffalo Creek with relative safety, their first settlement was in the current Seneca Nation territory in Cattaraugus. And because it was the first settlement, it was called "Newtown", where there is currently a Longhouse. This is Seneca oral history as was related to me, just recently. And to my understanding, that would mean that this would be the first recognized resettlement site in New York for Haudenosaunee people, after the Revolutionary War.

I found this letter from George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, in a used book, in a used bookstore. I did not buy it when I first looked through it. I later thought about it and went back to buy it and it was gone. This has happened to me more than once. This is a lesson I have learned. If you see a book in a used bookstore that you find interesting, buy it immediately. But please share it with the public on the internet, lol.

I have been unable to locate this book or the letter on Worldcat or on the internet. For that reason, I believe it may be one of thoses secret books/documents, in the "shadow libraries" of the Ivy League universities and colleges across the United States. And remember, the public is forbidden from knowing that they exist or reading them.

There are forgeries of George Washington's letters. But how can it be determined by the public if this letter is a forgery, if no one but PhD's are allowed to read it. The fact that this letter is not readily available, would direct it towards being the truth. And forgeries of George Washington's letters are always written to discredit him in some way. A forgery saying that he would welcome an Indian into his family but not a negro, would not make sense to produce it as a forgery. Given the feelings towards Indians and Negroes in that timeline. For that reason I believe this letter is not a forgery.

As always, I try to produce as many facts and as much information as possible known at time of writing, to let the reader come to their own determinations. Opinions are offered as the uncommon perspective, you the reader are given, as a starting point for discussion within your circle.

The title as best I can recall is  "All the Documents signed by George Washington". It had the usual array of documents that George Washington signed, except for this very important letter. I don't remember the author, publisher, date or anything else about the book, other than it seemed to have a soft cover binding, to the best of my recollection. This happened a few years ago.