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title: Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772
author: Edward Lawson Henry
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14983/sir-william-johnson-presenting-medals-to-chiefs-of/
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# Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772

_Authored by Edward Lawson Henry_

## Image File

[![Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14983.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14983.jpg)

## Image Caption

A depiction of [Sir William Johnson](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sir_William_Johnson/) holding a conference with the Iroquois at his home of Johnson Hall in 1772, painting by Edward Lawson Henry, 1903.

Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Henry, E. L. (2021, December 14). Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14983/sir-william-johnson-presenting-medals-to-chiefs-of/>
### Chicago
Henry, Edward Lawson. "Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 14, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14983/sir-william-johnson-presenting-medals-to-chiefs-of/>.
### MLA
Henry, Edward Lawson. "Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Dec 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14983/sir-william-johnson-presenting-medals-to-chiefs-of/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnson_Hall_by_Henry.jpg) by [**Edward Lawson Henry**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnson_Hall_by_Henry.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 14 December 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.