Polly Cooper

Polly Cooper was an Oneida woman from the New York colony who took part in an expedition in 1777 to aid the Continental army during the American Revolution. Troops were camped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in winter quarters during 1777–78. She and other Oneida walked hundreds of miles to carry hundreds of bushels of white corn to them.

Cooper stayed with the troops for a period to teach them how to prepare the white corn, which needed a different cooking technique for digestion. In addition, she aided with herbal supplements and medical care. In 2005, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Oneida County Historical Society.[1]

The Polly Cooper Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is located in Chappaqua, New York.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Polly Cooper: Oneida Heroine", Oneida Indian Nation
  2. ↑ "NEW YORK - State and Chapter Web Sites".
  • Glatthaar, Joseph T. and James Kirby Martin. Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006.
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