Joseph Brant's Six Nations: Their Loyalty To The British Colonies

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In Joseph Brant’s oratory he discusses the various ways how the Six Nations demonstrated their loyalty to the British Crown. Some notable facts about Brant were that he was bilingual and literate, translated the gospel into Mohawk, he visited England twice and was well received by the court as well as befriended by the Prince of Wales (Calloway 208). Additionally, in one of his messages to the British, for example to Lord Germain, he reminds how the “Mohocks…have on all occasions shewn their zeal and loyalty to the Great King” (“Address to Lord Germain” 3). Furthermore, in another message to Governor Haldimand, he claims that the Mohawks did a great deal for the British and showed them much respect and loyalty. For example, some specific displays

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