Little Abraham

Little Abraham or Tyorhansera was a Mohawk Chief who was best known for his neutral stance regarding the Revolutionary War.^[1] This was because he believed that neither side was trustworthy.^[2]

Little Abraham’s date of birth is unknown, but he died in 1780 in prison after being arrested by Guy Johnson in 1780.^[2] The Revolutionary War took place between 1775 and 1783.

Little Abraham lived in a town called Tiononderoge,^[3] in the Mohawk Nation, which is a part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.^[3] Little Abraham was a Pine Tree Chief and a member of the Wolf Clan.^[2] Pine Tree Chiefs are people who prove themself to be worthy of being in the grand council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and cannot pass their position hereditarily.^[4]

References

^ "Speech of the Mohawks to the Magistrates and Committee of Schenectady, and the Mayor and Committee of Albany, delivered by Little Abraham, May 20 | Northern Illinois University Digital Library". digital.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pastore, Ralph T. (1979). "TEIORHÉÑHSEREˀ". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ ^a ^b Fitz, Caitlin A. (2008). ""Suspected on Both Sides": Little Abraham, Iroquois Neutrality, and the American Revolution". Journal of the Early Republic. 28 (3): 299–335. ISSN 0275-1275.
^ Communications. "Government". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

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[1] "Speech of the Mohawks to the Magistrates and Committee of Schenectady, and the Mayor and Committee of Albany, delivered by Little Abraham, May 20 | Northern Illinois University Digital Library". digital.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

[:0-2] Pastore, Ralph T. (1979). "TEIORHÉÑHSEREˀ". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

[:1-3] Fitz, Caitlin A. (2008). ""Suspected on Both Sides": Little Abraham, Iroquois Neutrality, and the American Revolution". Journal of the Early Republic. 28 (3): 299–335. ISSN 0275-1275.

[4] Communications. "Government". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

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