Cherokee Chiefs in London... Handel's monument in Westminster Abbey...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 15, 1762  

 

* Cherokees Indians - Native Americans

* George Frederic Handel monument dedication

 

Page 2 has two interesting, yet brief, items: "The Cherokee Chiefs have been invited by the Lord Mayor to the Mansion house, and are soon to go there."

In 1762, a delegation of Cherokee leaders arrived in London for negotiations with King George III following the Anglo-Cherokee War, part of the French & Indian War.

Also: "Last Saturday was opened in Westminster Abbey near the Poets Corner, the monument in memory of the late George Frederick Handel, Esq. He is represented pointing to the back of the monument, where David is playing on the harp. In Mr. Handel's right hand is a pen, writing part of the Messiah..." with the inscription.

Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 10 3/4 inches, nice condition.