Wright, Asher, 1803-1875

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Born in Hanover, N. H.; graduated from Andover Seminary. Served as missionary to the Seneca Indians on the Buffalo Creek Reservation from 1831 to 1846, and on the Cattaraugus Reservation from 1846 until his death in 1875. He established the Mission Press which published texts in the Seneca language.

From the description of Asher and Laura M. Wright letters, 1850-1871. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 181085057
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referencedIn Parker family. Papers, 1836-1903 bulk (1841-1870). Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Bryant, Wm. Clement (William Clement), 1830-1898. Papers, 1778-1889 (bulk 1829-1889). Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Hovey, Edmund O. (Edmund Otis), 1801-1877. Correspondence, 1831 October 21-1868 August 18. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875. Papers, 1850-1875 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Wright, Asher, 1803-1875. Register of the Seneca Mission, 1822-1874. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf Wright, Asher, 1803-1875. Asher and Laura M. Wright letters, 1850-1871. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Parker, Ely Samuel. Ely Samuel Parker Papers. 1794-1946. American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Wright, Asher, 1803-1875. Indian collection, 1788-1955. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn George S. Snyderman Papers, Bulk, 1945-1985, 1758-1995 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Howland, Henry R. (Henry Raymond), 1844-1930. Address at dedication of Seneca Indian Park : typescript, 1912 June 29. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Howland, Henry R. (Henry Raymond), 1844-1930. Henry R. Howland research papers, 1901-ca. 1924. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Beede, Cyrus, 1828-1908. Thomas Wistar and family papers, 1705-1936. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895. Papers, 1794-1946. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Pierce, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster). Daniel W. Pierce papers, ca. 1857-1877. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions archives, 1810-1961. Houghton Library
referencedIn Parker, Ely Samuel. Ely Samuel Parker Papers. 1794-1946. American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Bryant, Wm. Clement (William Clement), 1830-1898. person
associatedWith Fradenburgh, J. N. person
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
associatedWith Hovey, Edmund O. (Edmund Otis), 1801-1877. person
associatedWith Howland, Henry R. (Henry Raymond), 1844-1930. person
associatedWith Jimerson, Mary. person
associatedWith Joinville, François-Ferdinand-Phillippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans, prince de, 1818-1900. person
associatedWith Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850. person
associatedWith Marshall, O. H. (Orsamus Holmes), 1813-1884. person
associatedWith Parker, Caroline, d. 1892. person
associatedWith Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895. person
associatedWith Parker family. family
associatedWith Pierce, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster). person
associatedWith Seneca Indian Church (Alleghany Reservation, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Seneca Indian Church (Buffalo, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Seneca Indian Church (Cattaraugus, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Seneca Indian Church (Seneca, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Seneca Indian Church (Tuscarora Reservation, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Smithsonian Institution Collaborators corporateBody
associatedWith Snyderman, George Simon, 1908- person
associatedWith Thayer, William A. person
associatedWith Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858. person
associatedWith Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875 person
associatedWith Wright, Laura M. (Laura Maria), 1809-1886. person
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