Witham Marshe was the representative of the colony of Maryland at the negotiation of the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744, where he recorded the negotiations.[1] He noted that the Iroquois were heavy drinkers, however they were careful to remain sober while negotiating important treaties.[2]

He became the crown's Secretary of Indian affairs, serving under Sir William Johnson, after the death of Peter Wraxall in 1759.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Fenton, William Nelson (1998). The Great Law and the Longhouse: A Political History of the Iroquois Confederacy. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-8061-3003-3.
  2. ^ Salinger, Sharon V. (4 August 2004). Taverns and Drinking in Early America. JHU Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8018-7899-2.


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