Munsee Nation memorial to President Zachary Taylor
an 1849 memorial sent to President Zachary Taylor from members of the Munsee Nation, living in what was then Indian Territory, who traced their origins to the island of Manhattan
Andrew Newman is an Associate Professor of English and History at Stony Brook University. He is the author of Allegories of Encounter: Colonial Literacy and Indian Captivities (January 2019) and On Records: Delaware Indians, Colonists, and the Media of History and Memory (2012).
