To the Heart of Empire: Indigenous Diplomacy and Settler Revolt in the Hudson Valley, 1766

In the summer of 1766, a group of Wappinger and Mohican diplomats left their Hudson Valley homelands and sailed for London. There, they petitioned the crown to support their land claims against some of New York’s wealthiest landlords. The Wappingers and Mohicans’ diplomatic mission was made possible by Dutch and English tenant farmers, who enlisted Indigenous support in their own contest with New York landlords. Gather at the Putnam History Museum (in-person only!) to learn the story of this tumultuous period in Hudson Valley History!