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| 1741 births | |
| kirkland, samuel | |
| 1808 deaths | |
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Samuel Kirkland was born in Norwich, Connecticut and died in Clinton, New York . He began his missionary work as a protégé of Reverend Eleazar Wheelock , but the two parted company in 1770. He became an advisor and ambassador for the Iroquois during the American Revolutionary War and was able to persuade many Oneidas and Tuscaroras to assist the American revolutionaries. After the war, he maintained good relations with the Indians and helped negotiate treaties and keep peace between Indians and whites. The town of Kirkland, New York is named after him. |
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