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A pair of Indian Shoes or Mockassins, richly ornamented with Porcupine Quills

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

April 1781

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 58v

Additional Source Text:

"Work and tassells of Orignal hair died red, from Michilimakinac [present-day Michilimackinac, Michigan]."

Notes:

The donor was probably James Seagrove (ca. 1747-1812), a New York merchant with activities during the Revolution in Philadelphia and Havana. He later settled in Georgia and became agent to the Creeks. Founders Online, National Archives / https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-03-02-0169