American Philosophical Society Library
IROQUOIS (part 1)
1763. PARKER, ARTHUR C. Red embers of the Long House [1945?]. Typed D. c.c. 115p.
3 chapters of an unpublished manuscript, gleaned from letters in the Ely S. Parker Collection and other cited documents.
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1764. PARKER, ELY S. History of the government, manners, customs ... (of the Iroquois Confederacy) [n.d.]. D. 6p.
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1765. PARKER, ELY S. Miscellany [n.d.]. D. copies. 37p.
Agreements, speeches, and miscellaneous data copied from Charlevoix, De Witt Clinton, Cadwallader Golden, George Heriot, Thomas Pownall, John Smith, and other printed sources.
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1768. PARKER, ELY S. Letter to B. F. Hall [Oct. 14, 1852]. Typed L. copy of printed L. 3p.
Reply to Hall's inquiry of Aug. 12, in which Parker outlines the Iroquois "traditional history" concerning Chief Logan.
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1767. PARKER, ELY S. Letter to the President of the U.S. [March 21, 1853]. A.L.S. 1p.
A request, signed as Grand Sachem of the Six Nations of Indians in New York and Canada, that Peter Wilson be continued as interpreter for the New York Indian agency.
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1768. PARRISH, JASPER. Letters and documents relating to the government service of Jasper Parrish among the Indians of New York State (ed. by Mrs. Dorothy May Fairbanks Newton) [1790-1831]. Typed D. 240p. Microfilm. 1 reel.
From original typescript thesis in Vassar College Library. Also contains various documents pertaining to Indian affairs in the Vassar College Library collection of Parrish papers. Includes 54 letters and 5 maps. All pertain to New York State Indian affairs, land negotiations.
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Donor, William N. Fenton, grantee, 1953.
1769. Particulars of an Indian treaty at Conestogoe between his excellency Sir William Keith, bart. governor of Pennsilvania & the deputies of the Five Nations [July 5-8, 1721]. D. copy of printed work. 12p.
Meeting between Sinnekaes, Onondagoes, Cayoogoes, Keith, and James Logan.
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Printed, Bradford (1721).
1770. PATTERSON, WILLIAM. Letter to Col. John Cox [May 19, 1779]. A.L.S. 3p.
In a postscript, Patterson says he fears from a hint that Six Nations force is greater than is expected.
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Described in Weedon, Lee and Green (1900):206-207.
1771. PENN, WILLIAM. Letter to James Logan [Dec. 4, 1703 (10th month)]. L copy 6p.
Five Nations not staying with the English
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Printed, Armstrong (1870-1872): 9:247-252
1772. PENNSYLVANIA. Commissioners to make a treaty with the Six Nations. Report of the commissioners (John Penn, Richard Peters, Isaac Norris, Benjamin Franklin) on their return from Albany at the treaty held there by the commissioners of the several governments[1754, , 1755]. D. copy (ca. 1850s). 38p.
Miscellaneous materials, including speecher by King Hendrick; letters of George Croghan; Conrad Weiser's journal on his return from Aughwick.
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Cf. Colonial Records 6:119-284 passim.
1773. PETERS, RICHARD. Letter to James Logan [Aug. 10, 1749]. L. 1p.
Reports that 260 Indians are on the way Weiser will try to discourage them from com
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1774. PETERS, RICHARD. Letter to James Logan (?) [May 17, 1750]. L. original, inserted in copy vol. 2p.
Peters tells of writing Weiser; mentions Croghan, Andrew Montour; news of Six Nations, French, Ohio.
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1775. PETERS, RICHARD. Letter to Conrad Weiser (extract?) [Dec. 25, 1751]. L. copy. 1p.
Asks him to go to Onondaga in the spring to try another purchase.
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1776. PICKERING, TIMOTHY. Letter to James McHenry, Secretary of War [March 10, 1798]. A.L.S. 3p.
In discussing dispute over Indian agent Israel Chapin's accounts, Pickering argues the peculiar nature of Indian affairs makes it necessary to accept agent's word. Mention gifts of money to Captain Brant and Little Billy.
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1777. PICKERINC, TIMOTHY. Papers pertaining to Indian affairs [1790-1795]. D. Microfilm. 3 reels.
Originals in Pickering papers, Massachusetts Historical Society. Include extracts from vols. 6, 35, 36, 37; entirety of vols. 59-62; also from Miscellaneous Manuscripts, vol. 17, 1784-1798. Include letters and documents pertaining to Pickering, Henry Knox, John Sergeant, Jasper Parrish, Samuel Kirkland; relating to New York and Western Indian affairs, principally Iroquois, but also Nanticoke, Shawano, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, and Seneca.
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Cf. Fenton (1953).
1778. PICKERING, TIMOTHY. Papers pertaining to Indian affairs [1790-1795]. D. 36p. Microfilm.
From Pickering papers in the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts. Extracts from vol. III, 131-147, and duplicate copies. Cf. No. 239. Principally Iroquois.
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Donor, William N. Fenton, grantee, 1953. Cf. Fenton (1953).
1779. PORTER, CHARLES TALBOT. Letter to Ely S. Parker [March 20, 1847]. A.L.S. 2p.
Acknowledges letter from Parker, stating he and Coodwin have no money to send him. Suggests that Parker call on Mr. Yates and A. B. Street in Albany, who "are well off." Street is writing a poem on the Iroquois, and Porter a history of the Ogden matter, and both authors will need Parker's help.
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1780. POST, CHRISTIAN FREDERICK. Journal of Mr. Christian Frederick Post, in company with Teedyuscung, Mr. John Hays, Isaac Still, & Moses Tattamy, to the great council of the different Indian nations, 1760 [April i-June 30, 1780]. D. 52p. Microfilm.
Original document in possession of Mrs. Henry P. Gummere. Copy in clerk's hand. Concerning message carried to Mingoes and other Ohio Indians. Includes description of conjuring ceremony.
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Donor, Mrs. Henry P. Gummere, 1942.
Cf. Penna. Archives, 1st ser., 3:735-741, [John Hay's Journal].
1781. POST, CHRISTIAN FREDERICK. Paper, with his journal giving the character of the Indians [Jan. 19, 1759]. D. 4p.
Regards Indians as trustworthy in treaties, but otherwise liars. Tells strategy of Iroquois.
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1782. SHARP, GOVERNOR HORACE. Letter to Gov. Morris [Dec. 10, 1754]. L. 1p.
Arrival of 400 French, 200 Conawagas, and Ottoways ready to come down; 1, 100 French and 70 Arondacks at French Fort on Monongahela.
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Printed, Penna. Archives, 1st ser., 2:213.
1783. SHERIFF, COL. CORNELIUS. Letter to Gen. Nathanael Greene [Oct. 1, 1779]. A.L.S. 2p.
Indian settlements laid waste by army now 27 miles above Tioga.
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1784. SHIPPEN, JOSEPH. Letter to David Jameson [June 20, 1768]. A.L.S. copy. 2p.
Discusses boundary provisions in Six Nations treaty of 1765, and reservation of Forks of Susquehannah lands for Indians.
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1785. SHIPPEN, JOSEPH. Letter to Richard N. Williams [July 5, 1787]. A.L.S. 1p.
Letter carried by David Zeisberger, who comes with 11 Indians of Six Nations and Nanticokes seeking to bring members of their tribe north from Maryland. Will Williams (Newcastle, Delaware) aid them?
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1786. SHIPPEN, JOSEPH. Letter to William Mackay [June 29, 1768]. A.L.S. 2p.
Boundary with Six Nations established in 1765 and in forthcoming meeting. Forks of Susquehanna land reserved by the Indians.
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1787. SHIRLEY, GOVERNOR. Letter to Gov. Robert Morris [Oct. 21, 1754]. L. 3p.
Asks support of Plan of Union, but will not allow Albany commissioners to make a treaty for Massachusetts and the other colonies.
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1788. SMITH, LLOYD DEAN. The Five Nations of Indians in their relation to the colony of New York from 1700 to 1781 [1900]. Typed D. 78p. Microfilm.
Original at University of Wisconsin Library. Master's thesis concerning political relations of whites and Indians.
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1789. SPECK, FRANK G. Wabanaki war with Iroquois [n.d.]. D. 7p.
Miscellaneous notes Iroquois, wampum.
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1790. STOBO, ROBERT. Letter to Governor of Pennsylvania [July 28, 1754]. L. 5p.
Mentions Half-king and Andrew Montour.
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Printed, Colonial Records 6:161-183.
1791. Substance of an occasional conversation with several Indians after dinner at Israel Pemberton's [April 19, 1756]. D. copy. 10p.
Indians Scaroyady, Jonathan Konachtogo (a Cayuga), and others; members of Pemberton family and interpreters Weiser, Montour, and Daniel Claus.
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Printed, Several conferences... (1756).
1792. SULLIVAN, THOMAS. Journal of the operations of the American war [1778]. A.D. 422p.
Indian scouting, Indian military aid in battle of Germantown and with Burgoyne near Ticonderoga, 1777.
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Donor, Charles Smith of Lancaster, Jan. 20, 1804.
Cf. "Early Proceedings" (1885):359.
1793. THOMAS, GOVERNOR GEORGE. Instructions for Conrad Weiser, interpreter [June 18, 1743]. D. copy. 2p.
Good intentions of Virginia towards Six Nations; hope for the same from the Indians. Governor of Pennsylvania is mediator.
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Printed, Colonial Records 4:655.
1794. THOMAS, GOVERNOR GEORGE. Letter to Gov. William Gooch [Jan. 20, 1743-1744]. L. copy. 2p.
Reply to Jan. 11, 1743. Indians will be at Lancaster town (or Newtown) from middle of May to beginning of June (Indians judge time by the moon). Notes Cresap's effort to push his own interest; necessary to depend upon Weiser to fulfill the treaty.
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1795. THOMAS, GOVERNOR GEORGE. Letter to Conrad Weiser [Jan. 26, 1743]. L. copy. 2p.
Asks him to go to Shikelamy, tell Six Nations that Pennsylvania intends to hold to its treaties, and that back-country residents should not fear Six Nations despite recent Virginia difficulties. Will try to help quiet situation in Virginia.
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Printed, Colonial Records 4:635-637. Cf. Wallace (1945) :148.
1796. THOMAS, GOVERNOR GEORGE. Letter to Conrad Weiser [March 5, 1743]. L. copy. 1p.
Colonel Gale has come to arrange Maryland treaty with Six Nations.
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1797. THOMAS, GOVERNOR GEORGE. Letter to Conrad Weiser [May 15, 1746]. L. copy· 2p.
Possibility of obtaining Six Nations as allies.
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1798. Treaty held with the Ohio Indians at Carlisle, in October, 1753 [1753]. D. copy of printed work. 16p.
Twightwees, Delawares, Oneida: Scarroyady and Commissioners Richard Peters and Benjamin Franklin.
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Printed, Franklin and Hall (1753).
1799. Treaty of peace and friendship made and concluded between his excellency Sir William Keith, hart., governor of the province of Pennsylvania, for and on behalf of the said province, and the chief of the Indians of the Five Nations, at Albany, in the month of September, 1722 [1722]. D. copy (ca. 1850s). 10p.
Re Conestogoe lands: gives up all claim.
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Printed, with variations, Colonial Records 3: 196-202.
1800. VIRGINIA. Miscellaneous Records [1744-1760]. D. 7p., 6 items. Photo.
Includes: (1) Account, Aug.-Sept. 1751 "for supporting the Indians from Williamsburg, " 2p.; (2) Deed signed by chiefs of the Six Nations, Oct. 25, 1755, disclaiming Virginia land, 2p. copy; (3) Depositions of George Hoopaugh and Jacob Harmon re Indian depradations on property and livestock, Feb. 2, 1754. Originals in Colonial Papers, Virginia State Library.
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1801.WASHINGTON, GENERAL GEORGE. Letter to Gen. Nathanael Greene [Feb. 24, 1779]. A.L.S. 2p.
Preparing for expedition against Indians; directions expected from General Schuyler.
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Summarized in Weedon, Lee, and Greene (1900):153-154.
1802. WASHINGTON, GENERAL GEORGE. Letter to Gen. Nathanael Greene [May 4, 1779·]. A.L.S. 1p.
General Sullivan appointed to command western expedition against Six Nations.
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Summarized in Weedon, Lee, and Greene (1900):154.
1803. WALLACE, PAUL A. W. Benjamin Franklin's fingerprints [ca. 1953-1954]. Typed D.S. draft, with MS. revisions. 22p.
A speech on Franklin from point of view of the humble. Mentions Indian treaties; discusses military activities sponsored by Franklin in French and Indian War. Brief literary comments on Franklin's Remarks on the Savages; and on his 1750 observations on the League of the Five Nations.
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1804. WALLACE, PAUL A. W. Letter to Frank G. Speck [April 1, 1943]. Typed L.S. Ip·
Concerning history of the Six Nations; mentions Cree tales (Wissakutchek) collected by Edward Ahenakew in Alberta.
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1805. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to James Logan [Sept. 16, 1736]. L. copy. 2p.
Weiser describes meeting with Six Nations chiefs who are proceeding to Philadelphia. Mentions Conestogas, Caniaios. Number of Indians is large; double councils needed to make simple decision. Hopes that none of Delawares will go. Allumapis sick.
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Printed, Wallace (1945):68-67.
1806. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to James Logan [Sept. 25, 1736]. L. excerpt and copy. 1p.
Excerpt describes journey from Shamokin with Indians. Mentions some chiefs and slowness to accept Hotquantgoehle and Shickellamy to Council.
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1807. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to James Logan [Oct. 15, 1747]. L. copy. 3p.
Weiser has been to see Shickellamy, and nursed him in his illness; seeks charity for him. Has received news of loyalty of all but two of the Six Nations. Wampum has been sent to Delaware and Shawanos on the Ohio. Mentions meeting with 11 Onondagas and also Indian with French scalp. Reports death of Olumapies, with Lapaghpitton refusing to succeed for fear of being witched out of envy.
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Printed, in part, Wallace (1945):252-253, and Colonial Recor(ls 5:136.
1808. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to James Logan [Nov. 13, 1747]. L. copy. 1p.
Refers to letter received; mentions Cajuckers, Ononntago, Shawano, and Snickers who spoke to the Council.
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1809. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to William Parsons [Feb. 13, 1756]. L. 4p.
Treaty session at Carlisle with the Six Nations.
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1810. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to Richard Peters [March 28, 1748]. L. copy. 1p.
Shickellamy has visited with news of French attempts to lure Indians; doubtful success of Ohio visit. Someone ought to tell George Croghan not to take all his gifts.
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Printed, Colonial Records 5:212-313.
1811. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to Richard Peters [April 22, 1749]. L. 3p.
Has met eldest son of Shickilemy. Serlt message. Negotiations and gifts. Meeting with Indians at Shamokin.
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Printed, Penna. Archives, 1st ser., 2:23.
1812. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to Secretary Peters [Sept. 28, 1752]. L. 6p.
Contains extract of his journal of June 27-July 10, 1751, regarding message of Governor of Pennsylvania to the Six Nations, together with Indian comment.
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1813. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to Richard Peters [Oct. 13, 1753]. L. extract, 1p.
Mentions James Logan, an Indian at Oneida.
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1814. WEISER, CONRAD. Letter to Richard Peters [Sept. 13, 1754]. L. 4p.
Drunken conduct of Andrew Montour. Weiser to build shelter for the family of Shickelimy.
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1815. WEISER, CONRAD. Memorandum [Aug. 8, 1748]. D. copy. 2p.
Records speech of Canasatego objecting to Weiser's request that Indians stay away from Philadelphia, and not expect presents; Weiser's response.
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Printed, in part, Wallace (1945):281-282.
1816. WEISER, CONRAD. Speech to Six Nations, especially Shickalamy [n.d., 1744]. copy· 1p.
Advises Indians that they must turn over the 2 Delaware murderers, who, if not accessories will be returned and not put to death.
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1817. WHARTON, THOMAS. Letter to Benjamin Franklin [Feb. 9, 1768]. A.L.S. 3p.
Cumberland County supports all who kill Indians. Asks Assembly to give £33,000 to northern tribes to wipe away blood of warriors. Mentions forthcoming treaties of Fort Stanwix and Pittsburgh.
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1818. WHEELOCK, JOHN (certifier). Historical account of the rise and progress of Moor's Charity School and the Institution at Dartmouth [Feb. 17, 1783]. D. 8p.
An account of the founding of the school, of its influence on the Onohkwagers, Oneidas, and Mohawks, and of the structure and curriculum of Dartmouth College. Certified by Jno Wheelock, Paris, Feb. 17, 1783.
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1819. WRIGHT, ASHER (?). Notebook [Dec. 1, 1862]. D. 28p.
Pencilled notes in leather-bound memo book, on the Council of the Six Nations held at Cattaraugus (Dec. 1, 1862), with the names and remarks of the attending chiefs, concerning affairs of Canadian and U. S. Iroquois.
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1820. YOUNGLOVE, MOSES. Deposition [Dec.29,1777]. D. copy.3p.
Describes ill-treatment of American prisoners by Indians with British consent following battle of Orisknie. Cannibalism.
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Linguistics
1821. BEAUCHAMP, WILLIAM MARTIN. Papers on Iroquois personal names [1914]. D. Microfilm. 1 reel.
Original in Onondago Historical Association of Syracuse Public Library.
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Donor, William N. Fenton, grantee, 1953. Cf. Fenton (1953).
1822. CHAMRERLAIN, JASON. Letter to Peter S. DuPonceau [August 28, 1817]. A.L.S. 1p.
Refers to previously sent specimen of Iroquois language (cf. by Eleazer Williams), and refers questions to him. Copy of same.
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1823. COOKE, CHARLES. Iroquois personal names [ca. 1900-1950]. Typed D. ca. 1,332p.
Alphabetical list of ca. 6,200 Iroquoian names beginning with A, D, E, C, H, ], N, O, R, S, T, V, W, Y. Each entry includes phonetic spelling, gender, tribe, location, date, and clan. The name is then analyzed by radicals, with historic information about its bearer (where relevant) also included. Cross reference to variants and from English names of Indians. Preface by Charles Cooke, edited by Marius Barbeau (?), which classifies names and gives number and sex.
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Printed, preface only, as Cooke (1952):427-438.
1824. COOKE, CHARLES. Iroquois personal names [1950?]. Tape. 5 reels.
Names in MS. [No. 43], read by Cooke, alphabetically by Iroquois.
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Donor, Marius Barbeau, grantee, 1951. Cf. No. 1823, Barbeau (1952), and Cooke (1952).
1825. Déclinaisons [1768 - commencé en 1768]. D. 208p. Microfilm. 104 frames.
Original in Séminaire de Montréal, les Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice. Je suis en colère, je suis essoufflé, etc. Iroquoian or Algonquian.
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1826. DUPONCEAU, PETER S. Letter to Jason Chamberlain [May 7, 1816]. L.S. 1p.
Asks for aid in Indian linguistics. Says that Jefferson referred to him.
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1827. DUPONCEAU, PETER S. Letter to Jason Chamberlain [Dec. 9, 1817]. L.S. 2p.
Will write Eleazer Williams. Indian spelling book has been received [Gaiatollsera (1813)].
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1828. DUPONCEAU, PETER S. Letter to George W. Featherstonhaugh [Dec. 7, 1822]. A.L.S. 3p. Photo.
Thanks him for publication on agriculture. Discusses Indian origin of place-name Schenectady.
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1829. DUPONCEAU, PETER S. Letter to Thomas Jefferson [July 13, 1820]. L. 1p.
Résumé of letter forwarding comparative Iroquoian vocabularies: Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Tuscarora with Nottoway.
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1830. DUPONCEAU, PETER S. Letter to Eleazer Williams [Dec. 17, 1817]. L.S. 2p.
Lists Iroquois works in APS. Wants "more data."
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1831. DUPONCEAU, PETER S. Memorandum [May 14, 1817]. A.D. 1p.
Concerning H. G. Spofford's (of Albany) directions to contact Eleazer Williams (Oneida Castle, Oneida N.Y.) for Indian vocabularies.
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1832. GUICHART, M. Dictionnaire Iroquois [1879]. D. ca.114p. Microfilm. 57 frames.
Original in Séminaire de Montréal, les Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice. A. to V. The first 18p. contain a series of phrases. (This is apparently a copy, and it contains the following note: The author of this volume was not altogether familiar with orthography. Hence, it is chiefly useful for those who already know the language.)
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1833. HECKEWELDER, JOHN G. E. Letter to Peter S. DuPonceau [Oct. 7, 1820]. A.L.S. 2p.
Concerning Indian languages. Will send copy of his NaTTatiue for the APS. Returns vocabularies of Huron or Iroquois that DuPonceau sent for his inspection.
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1834. HICKERSON, HAROLD, GLEN D. TURNER, and NANCY P. HICKERSON. Material on Iroquois dialects and languages [1950]. Tape. 7 reels.
Material gathered with No. 1835; includes texts and word lists in all Iroquoian dialects and Cherokee.
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Deposited by American Indian Institute, Indiana University, through C. F. Voegelin, 1952.
Cf. No. 1835.
1835. HICKERSON, HAROLD, GLEN D. TURNER, and NANCY P. HICKERSON. Material on Iroquois dialects ... [1950]. D. and Typed D. 191L. and 13 charts.
Field report, field notes, word lists, data on sound-recording procedures. Biographical data on informants among Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora, and Cherokee. Cf. No.1834. Letter from Harold Hickerson to C. F. Voegelin, n.d., and magnetic tape recording, mimeo. D. 9p.
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Donor, C. F. Voegelin, 1952.
Cf. Hickerson, Turner, and Hickerson (1952).
1836. HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON. Letter to Albert Gallatin [May 1823]. 1p. Photo. In French.
Original in New-York Historical Society. Transmits 2 vols. on the Iroquois language; they include vocabularies.
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1837. LAET, JOHANNES DE. Vocabularium lingua Hochelagensium à Jacobo Quarterio observatum; Ex Johannis De Laet America Descriptione, [1633]. D. copy. 1p. In Latin-Indian.
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1838. Livre des prières, cantiques, et himnes en langue hyroquois telles qu'on se sent maintenant à la Mission du Lac des Deux Montagnes... [1755]. D, ca. 200p. Microfilm. In French.
Original in Laval University, Séminaire de Québec (Fonds du Si·minaire), Archives no. 309, 1848. Includes various notes added to original on plain chant, carols; articles preliminary to the peace of Versailles 1783; description of a serpent killed at Château Ste. Anne; recipes, remedies, etc.
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1839. LORIMIER, -------- DE. Dequelques Etymologies sauvages.-langue Iroquoise [1847]. D. 2p. Microfilm. InFrench.
Original in Laval University, Séminaire de Ouébec (Fonds Verreau), Saberdache rouge M3. Word list obtained at Sault St. Louis, with note on provenance.
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1840. MARCOUX, ABBÉ M. Grammaire iroquoise on la Langue Iroquoise réduite en principes fixes [n.d.]. D. In French. Microfilm. 123 frames.
Original in Séminaire de Montréal, les Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice. Elements of grammar, syntax, and idioms. Preface of 3p. Copied by Father Thurian. Includes kinship terms and Iroquois-French vocabulary.
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1841. MARCOUX, ABBÉ M. Grammaire iroquoise on la langue iroquoise r~duite en principes fixes ... [18531. D. 130p. (some blank). Microfilm. In French.
From original in the Archives of the Mission Iroquoise de Saint-Regis and the Mission Caughnawaga, Caughnawaga, Québec. Contains also: Dictionnaire Iroquois-Français, 1844, 833p. (many blank); Dictionnaire Français-Iroquois, g93p. (many blank). 1D. comparison with Huron.
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1842. OLRRECHTS, FRANS M. Comparison of Iroquois languages [1929?]. D. Folder of 125L.
Comparison of stems; paradigms: slips.
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1843. OLBRECHTS, FRANS M. Information [1928]. D. Notebook. 13L. In Flemish and English.
Statistics and historical information concerning various New York State Irosuois reservations.
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1844. OLBRECHTS, FRANS M. Iroquois, comparative relative pronouns [1928?]. D. 1 vol. of pp. 23-87. In Latin.
Latin, with equivalents in Cherokee, Tuscarora, Mohawk, Oneida, Huron, Wyandot, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca.
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1845. OLBRECHTS, FRANS M. Material, including report to Dr. Franz Boas [1928]. D. 54p.
Includes draft of letter of Oct. 5, 1928 (see Folder ... of correspondence in this collection) and draft of speech given by Olbrechts, ca. 1928, to Six Nations at a celebration, in which he protests immigration restrictions preventing Canadian Iroquois from joining those of United States. Miscellaneous grammatical notes, including relations and conjunctions; list of months, one by an Indian, other by Olbrechts in phonetic script.
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1846. Religious materials: Iroquois or Algonquin [n.d.]. D. 1 vol. Microfilm. 110 frames.
Original in Séminaire de Montréal, les Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice. One vol., including: (1) Catéchisme. (2) Instructions sur les principles fêtes. (3) Instructions divers. (4) Prières et litanies.
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1847. Religious materials in Iroquois and Algonquin [1790-1807]. D. 342p. Microfilm. 221 frames.
Original in Séminaire de Montréal, les Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice. Includes: (1) Vieux lexique en langue indienne (Iroquois), 79p.; introduction in Iroquois; signature of Guichart, Prêtre, and the note that the author was unfamiliar with orthography. (2) Cantiques en langue indienne (Iroquois), 166p.; preceded by five alphabetical lists of canticles. (3) Petit livre, untitled, begins with notation of consecrated bread, 1790-1793 (i.e., Pain béni du 14 Septembre 1790). 60p. (4) Coutumes pour mariages d'Indiens (Algonquin), 1806-1807, 6p. (5) Mandement pour des actions de graces publiques (Iroquois), ... de Msgr. [Joseph Octaves Plessis], 4p. (6) Un livret en langue indiennne (Iroquois), 87p.; "List, with numbering of subjects, 1 to 13" (middle of first page).
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1848. SAPIR, EDWARD. Iroquois notes [n.d.]. D. 3p.
Taken at Hull, Province of Québec. Verb forms.
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1849. STREET, ALFRED B. Letter to Ely S. Parker [Nov. 15, 1847]. A.L.S. 4p.
Letter asking advice on the use of Indian words (accent, phonetics, usage) in a poem he is writing, and promising that he and Mr. Yates will do their best to find a position in Albany for Parker.
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1850. A vocabulary in the Mingo tongue taken from the mouth of William Sack, a Canistogo Indian [1757]. D. Notebook with memorandum book, Fort Augusta, 1757-1771. 5L.
Reference is made to Edward Shippen, Jr.; includes Tuscarora and Maqua numerals; all copied in No. 60 (80-82). Memorandum book carries list of obligations, Nov., 1764-May 4, 1771.
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1851. A vocabulary of the Mingo tongue taken from the mouth of Toshetaquah, or William Sack, a Conestogo Indian [1757]. D. copy. 2p.
Ca. 86 words and numerals. Copy of original, 1850, dated Jan 25, 1757.
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Miscellany
1852. D., N. Lettre de M. N... D... [1847]. L. In French. Microfilm.
From original in Université Laval, Séminaire de Québec [Fonds Verreau]. On the etymology of some Indian names.
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1853. EHLERS, EDWARD M. L. [Sept. 4, 1918]. Typed D. 3p.
Typewritten extract of an address on the occasion of the sesquicentennial of St. Patrick's Lodge no. 4, Johnstown, suggesting similarities between Iroquois Long House and Masonic Lodge symbolism.
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1854. PARKER, ELY S. New initiation of the Wolf tribe of the Cayuga nation, one of the confederate nations of the Grand Confederacy of Iroquois [June?, 1847]. A.D. 4p.
Material for Morgan's secret society. Seeks white aid for red man. Dialogue of sachem, Great Spirit, and prophet in initiation ceremony.
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1855. PORTER, CHARLES TALBOT. Letter to Ely S. Parker [June 10, 1847]. A.L.S. 2p.
Letter requesting Parker to submit promptly Indian names, etc., for the 4 degrees of the "Hodenosonnee" secret society, so that plans can be completed for an organization meeting in August.
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Additional material from Kendall's Supplement
4371. BOYCE, DOUGLAS W. The Iroquoian tribes of the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plain; n.d. Photocopy of T.D. 32 pp.
Article written for the Handbook of North American Indians 14: Northeast.
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Cf. Nos. 4860, 4861.
Donor, grantee, Sept. 1974.
4372. CANADA, PUBLIC ARCHIVES; n.d. 2 reels of film. Film no. 426.
Includes: materials from the Public Records Office, London, and Bibliothèque nationale, Paris. Some of the materials pertain to the Six Nations during the Revolutionary War era.
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Donor, Barbara Graymont, 1965.
4373. CARRINGTON, HENRY BEEBEE. Notes on the Six Nations of New York, successors of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, as of Jan. 1, 1890. D. 1 v. of 251 pp.
Taken for the eleventh Census of the U.S., 22nd Division. Lists chiefs, crops, population, diseases, houses, other property, and values.
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Donor, William N. Fenton, Sept. 1971.
4374. CHALMERS, HARVEY, 2nd. Letter to Paul A. W. Wallace, Annville; Amsterdam, N.Y., Apr. 7, 1954. T.L.S. 1 p.
Re: Heckewelder's prejudice against the Six Nations and its effect on Cooper; prejudice aroused by Cooper's novels.
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4375. COMRIE, HOWARD F. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Feb. 26-Apr.18, 1958. T.L. and L.S. 3pp.
Re: the Iroquois Confederacy as an inspiration for the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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4376. CONGDON, CHARLES E. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Aug. 22, 1946-Sept. 12, 1952. T.L. and L.S. 5 pp.
Re: arrangements for conferences on Iroquoian studies.
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4377. CORNPLANTER, JESSE J. Drawings; 1937. D.S. S items
Includes: "Two Friends, " "Mortise, " and three untitled.
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4377a. CORNPLANTER, JESSE J. Drawings; 1937, n.d. D.S. 11 items
Includes: corn husk dolls, the three sisters, utensils, dan symbols, Naked Bear drawings.
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4378. DESKAHEH, CHIEF. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Aug. 3Sept.20, 1947. T.L. and A.L.S. 3pp.
Re: additional copies of Wallace's White Roots of Peace.
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4378a. DRUKE, MARY A. Seventeenth and eighteenth century manuscripts in England pertaining to the Iroquois; 1977. T.D.S. and photocopy of A.D. 22 pp.
Report on search for primary documents. Includes an English-Mohawk-Cherokee word list.
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Donor, grantee, Oct. 1977.
4379. DURSTON, HARRY C. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; June 1945-Nov.1949. T.L. and L.S. 12pp.
Re: the date and place of the founding of the Five Nations Confederacy; possible influences of the Six Nations on the U.S. Constitution.
[4021(2)]
4380. EINHORN, ARTHUR (SKARONIATE). Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; May 31-Oct. 8, 1956. A.L.S., T.L. and L.S. 4 pp.
Re: copies of publications; misinformation about the Iroquois; plans for building an "Indian village."
[4021(2)]
4381. FADDEN, JOHN (KA-HON-HES). The persecuted Iroquois; n.d. 1 item.
Three-step woodcut. Reinterpretation of Chagall's(?) Christ.
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4382.FADDEN, RAY (AREN AKWEKS). Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Mar. 20, 1947-Jan. 23, 1967. T. and A.L.S. ca. 450L.
Re: publications; the Six Nations; Akwesasne Mohawks; personal matters; etc.
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4383. FADDEN, RAY (AREN AKWEKS). Stories for good children and bad; Nov. 23, 1962. T.D. 12pp. c.c. In English.
Includes: "How an Indian punished his children," "Why the Bear Clan knows the medicine," and "Why the hermit thrush is so shy.
[4021(3)]
4384. FADDEN, RAY (AREN AKWEKS). The visions of Handsome Lake; Apr. 1955. T.D. ca.75pp.
An interpretation of Fadden's wampum belt. Includes two drawings by John Fadden.
[4021(3)]
4385. FENTON, WILLIAM N. Collecting materials for a political history of the Six Nations; l948. T.D. 14pp. c.c.
Re: published and manuscript sources relating to the history of political institutions and laws of the Six Nations, particularly with regardto ethnological sources; procedural methods to ee word reach the desired goal; expected results. Published in Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 93 (1949): pp. 233-238.
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4386. FENTON, WILLIAM N. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Apr. 6, 1945-Mar. 23, 1965. T.L. and L.S., A.L.S. ca. 200 pp.
Re: the Six Nations; different versions of the Deganawidah legend; meanings of Indian names; archeological work in the area to be flooded by the Kinzua Dam; political history of the Iroquois; Seth Newhouse; publications, research, fieldwork; etc.
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4387. FENTON, WILLIAM N. A newsletter to the Second Conference on Iroquois Research; 1946. Ditto of T.D. 9pp.
Tentative program and list of persons expected to attend.
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4388. FREEMAN, JOHN F. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Nov. 3-Dec. 22, 1961. T.L.S. 5pp.
Re: Ray Fadden and the Akwesasne Mohawk Counsellor Organization. Mentions Seth Newhouse, Bernice Loft, and Edward Ahenakew.
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4388a. GABOR, RAY, and ROBERT GABOR. Handsome Lake drawings; 1952. 3 items.
Includes: "The Three Messengers appear to Handsome Lake"; "Handsome Lake preaching in the Long House"; "The Great Feather Dance."
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4389.GABOR, ROBERT (SAGOTAOALA). Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; June 23, 1954-Aug. 30, 1955. T.L.S. 22 pp.
Re: Gabor's interest in and research on the effects of the adoption complex on the Iroquois Confederacy; his art work for Ray Fadden; circumstances under which the Delawares entered the League; etc.
[4021(3)]
4390. GENERAL, ALEXANDER (CHIEF DESKAHEH). Letters from Paul A. W. Wallace to; Sept. 11, 1940-Nov. 3, 1955. T.L. 4pp.
Re: the identity of a Mohawk chief; meaning of some names; Wallace's trip for the Seventh Annual Pageant at Ohnedagowah.
[4021(3)]
4391. GENERAL, EMILY. Cosrespondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Sept. 19, 1952-Oct.20, 1959. T. and A.L.S. 12pp.
Re: possible genealogical studies of chiefs of the Six Nations; the annual pageant at Ohnedagowah; vital statistics of Deskaheh (Hi-wyi-iss, Levi General).
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4392. GRAYMONT, BARBARA. Primary sources relating to the Iroquois in the American Revolution; n.d. T.D. 9 pp.
Includes: locations of manuscript collections and summary of contents of the more notable items; some published manuscript collections; an abstract, "The Border War: The Iroquois in the American Revolution."
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Donor, grantee, 1969.
4393. GRIDLEY, MARION E. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Mar. 7, 1953-June 1955. T.L. and L.S. 7 pp.
Re: The Amerindian: American Indian Review; a picture of Maria Tallchief; role of the Delawares, Tuscaroras, and Oneidas in the American Revolution.
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4394. GROSSMAN, JULIAN A. One lying across: Lewis Henry Morgan. The birth of American ethnology; 1965. T.D. 29 p., ill.
Re: Morgan's interest in and study of the Iroquois. Some details of development of Morgan's interest.
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Donor, author, 1966.
4395. GUTHE, ALFRED R. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Aug. 22-Nov.9, 1955. T.L. and L.S. 6pp.
Re: old photos of Iroquois costumes in the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences.
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4396. HORSRORD, EBEB NORTON. Letter to John W. Jordan; Cambridge, Oct. 7, 1892. A.L.S. 1 p.
Expresses appreciation for the Onondaga grammar. Discusses census of the Iroquois.
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4397. Interview with Chief William Dewaseragech Loft; Dec. 1942. T. and A.D. 46 pp.
Re: the Six Nations.
[4021(7)]
4397a. Iroquois; 1913, 1934, 1939, 1949-1952, n.d. 93 items
Pictures include: Iroquois (Seneca and Upper Cayuga) longhouses, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario; Ray Fadden (Aren Akweks), his son (John Fadden), scenes of the Lake George (New York) Indian Village; men in false faces (oil painting by Frank G. Speck); Six Nations portraits (Charles A. Cooke, Chief Joseph Logan, Mrs. Joseph Logan, John Alexander, Chief David Thomas); wampum beads used in the Tutelo adoption rite; wampum belts from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, and Oka, P. Q.; Huron silkwork; a Huron with birch-bark canoe.
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4398.JAMES, EDWARD T. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Feb. 28-Mar.27, 1961. T.L.S. 4pp.
Re: biographical sketch of Madam Montour for Notable American Women, 1607-1950.
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4399. JAMIESON, M. J. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Oct. 12, 1956-Jan.15, 1957. A. and T.L.S. 6pp.
Re: attendance by Wallace at the Condolence to the Dead and the Great Feast for the Dead.
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4400. LOFT, BERNICE M. (DAWENDINE). Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; [Dec. 1936]-Sept. 1937. T.L. and A.L.S. 8L.
Re: the Six Nations; the health of her father, Chief William Loft (Mohawk).
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4401. MAD BEAR. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 1959. A.L.S., T.L. 3pp.
Re: a parcel of land in Philadelphia reportedly owned by the Six Nations.
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4402. MILLER, P.SCHUYLER. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; May 6-12, 1946. T.L.S. and L. 3pp.
Re: the Deganawidah legend.
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4403. MONTOUR, E. T. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Apr.-May 1952. A. and T.L. and L.S. 9 pp.
Re: the Handsome Lake religion.
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4404. MONTOUR, ETHEL BRANT. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Oct. 1, 1951-June 17, 1955. T. and A.L. and L.S. 28pp.
Re: the Six Nations; the Brant and Montour families.
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4405. NEWHOUSE, SETH. Letter to Arthur C. Parker; Ka-ryen-geh P.O., Brant County, Ont., Canada, Nov. 11, 1913. Photocopy of A.L.S. 2 pp.
Requests return of his manuscript history of the "Five Nations Union" for correction and reading before the Privy and General Councils of Mohawk chiefs. Requests twelve copies of the circular about the "Society of American Indians."
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Cf: no. 4408.
4405a. NEWHOUSE, SETH. Mohawk-Onondaga; 1897, ca. 1914, n.d. 4 items
Includes: photographs of Seth Newhouse by J.N.B. Hewitt, by John Brostup after F. W. Waugh, and by Arthur C. Parker (postal card); part of a letter from Seth Newhouse to J.N.B. Hewitt. All but Parker photograph published in William N. Fenton, "Seth Newhouse's Traditional History and Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy, " Pt~oc. Amer. Philos. Sec. 93, 2 (1949): pp. 141-158.
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4406. PARKER, ARTHUR C. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Sept. 1936-Aug.1954. T.L. and L.S. 39L.
Re: the Six Nations; Conrad Weiser.
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4407. PARKER, ARTHUR C. Letter to Frank G. Speck, Philadelphia; Rochester, Nov. 10, 1945. T.L.S. 1 p.
Re: Speck's "The Iroquois and their Cultural Development"; Paul A. W. Wallace's work on Conrad Weiser; the Iroquois seminar at Allegany State Park.
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4408. PARKER, ARTHUR C. Letter to Seth Newhouse, Ontario, Canada; Albany, N.Y., Nov. 20, 1913. Photocopy of T.L. 1 p.
Promises to send the manuscript and circulars requested in no. 4405 and suggests starting a "Society of Canadian Indians." From original in the archives of the New York State Museum and Science Service.
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4409. PARKER, ELY S. List of "errors" concerning the League of the Iroquois; n.d. A.D. 1 p.
Apparently suggested corrections to a manuscript.
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4410. PARKER, ELY S. Short essays; n.d. A.D. 4L.
Re: Iroquois religion and political organization.
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4411. RICHMOND, DONALD. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Dec. 8-10, 1958. T.L.S. 2pp.
Re: copying the Seth Newhouse version of Deganawidah sent to the St. Regis Mohawks.
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4412. RITCHIE, WILLIAM A. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; July 26, 1947-Apr. 26, 1948. A.L.S., T.L. and L.S. 12L.
Re: a meeting at the American Philosophical Society; Indian trails in the Delaware Valley; the probable date of the founding of the Five Nations Confederacy.
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4413. SERRES, JOHN. Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; Sept. 22-Dec. 15, 1961. A. and T.L.S. 10pp.
Re: the dedication of an Iroquois monument at Scarboro, Ontario; attempts to preserve Native culture.
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4414. Six Nations journal; 1936, 1937, 1955. T.D. 60pp.
Includes: notes on interviews with Nick Peters, Chief Joseph Montour, J.N.B. Hewitt, Isaiah Williams, Chief Hess, Chief William Loft, Alec General, and Jerry Aaron.
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4415. SNYDERMAN, GEORGE S. Ethnohistory: amalgam of anthropology and history; ca.1952. T.D. 19pp.
Re: the interest of the American Philosophical Society in the American Indian; the method used by historians to evaluate source materials; value of fieldwork; the Parker Collection at the American Philosophical Society; availability of materials pertaining to Indian studies at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Quaker Hisin the archives of the New York State Museum torical Association, and the Haverford College and Science Service.
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4416. WALLACE, ANTHONY F. C. Cornplanter's talk -- cosmogony, history of relations with Whites; n.d. Photo. 5 pp.
Transcript of document (ca. 1822) in the Draper Collection, Princeton University. Includes a one-page letter from "MHD" with some cor rections to the transcript.
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4417. WALLACE, PAUL A. W. De-Ka-Nah-Wi-Deh; ca. 1961. T. and A.D., T.L.S. ca. 50 items
Re: biography written for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Includes: draft of the article; correspondence; etc.
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4418. WALLACE, PAUL A. W. The Iroquois: a brief outline of their history; n.d. T. and A.D. 45pp.
Includes: notes and draft of an article.
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4419. WALLACE, PAUL A. W. Letters to Jesse J. Cornplanter; Mar. 24-Sept. 8, 1952. T.L. 5pp.
Re: the purchase of drawings from Cornplanter.
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4420. WALLACE, PAUL A. W. The return of Hiawatha; n.d. T.D. ca.30pp.
Re: reasons for Iroquois ascendancy.
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4421. WARGON, ALLAN. Letter to Paul A. W. Wallace; Nov. 5, 1951. T.L.S. 1 p.
Re: the film "The Longhouse People."
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4422. WILSON, PETER. Talk given before the New York Historical Society; May 28, 1847. A.D. 2pp.
An abstract by Ely S. Parker: contrasts the part played by the Iroquois in the development and history of New York with their unhappy position in the mid-nineteenth century.
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4423. WINSLOW, BERNICE LOFT (DAWENDINE) (MRS. ARTHUR H.) Correspondence with Paul A. W. Wallace; June 22, 1943-May 4, 1956. A.L.S., T.L., T.D. 81 pp.
Re: the Six Nations; publications; etc. Includes some of Mrs. Winslow's poetry.
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4424. WOOLEY, PETER. Receipt to James Burd; July 18, 1767. 1 pc.
On the account of John Penn for purchase of vermilion for the use of the Six Nation Indians.
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4425. WYLER, BARBARA. Report on grant to study Iroquois masks; Sept. 14, 1964. T.L.S. to Richard H. Shryock. 4 pp. c.c.
Reports lack of success in obtaining information on masks during field trip; indicates change of topic to cultural change among the Seneca.
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ISLETA (Tanoan)
Ethnography
1856. HASKELL INSTITUTE. Roster [1939-1940]. Typed D. 33p.
List of Indian students, giving name, age, tribe, and address.
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1857. LEWIS, MARGARET, and ELSIE C. PARSONS. Correspondence [1939]. Typed L. and A.L.S. 5p.
Lewis to Parsons, April 26, 1929, 2p.; Parsons to Lewis, May 21, 1931, 2p., c.c.; concerning report on Zuñi dances printed in Indian Bureau circular with questions asked of Miss Lewis by Parsons (1p.).
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1858. PARSONS, ELSIEC. Correspondence with Isleta informant [May 1, 1936-December 4, 1941]. L. and D. 60L., 211p.; typed copies and miscellaneous notes, 120p.
Ethnographic information obtained by correspondence with native informant; typed copies, index, and related materials.
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Linguistics
1859. BOAS, FRANZ. Isleta word list [n.d.;ca.1921]. D. 6L.
Ca. 175 forms, principally plant names. Some lack English translations.
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Ethnography
1860. PARSONS, ELSIE C., collector. Drawings of ceremonials; Isleta Pueblo [1936-1939]. D. 10 drawings.
Colored drawings of ceremonials by an Isleta Indian. The bulk of these are published.
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Printed, Goldfrank (1962).
1861. PARSONS, ELSIE C. Isleta Indian drawings [1936-1939]. Microfilm. 171 colored slides.
From originals in Parsons collection. Drawings of Pueblo activities; prepared by a native artist. [No. 1860]
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Donor, Esther Goldfrank, 1955?. Printed, Goldfrank (1962).
1862.PARSONS, ELSIE C. Isleta tales [1925-1927]. D. 8 notebooks. ca. 855p.
Notebooks for field trips in 1925, 1926, and 1927. Isleta tales in English; general ethnographic data; dance materials; kinship terms and names of the months. Fieldnotes. Taos report.
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