Papers of William Holland Samson, 1755-1915 (bulk 1880-1910).

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Papers of William Holland Samson, 1755-1915 (bulk 1880-1910).

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Research papers and correspondence regarding early French explorations in the Lake Erie region, the early history of western New York, Seneca Indians, and Jesuit missions. Also includes some of Samson's research notes and copies of earlier letters and papers relating to the Senecas, including a manuscript of biographical sketches of early Indian traders in western New York and a geographical glossary of early Indian settlements. Correspondents include John S. Clark, George Stillwell Conover, and John Stearns Minard.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...

Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920

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Historian. From the description of John S. Minard scrapbooks, 1880(ca.)-1910(ca.). (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155404262 ...

Conover, George S. (George Stillwell), 1824-

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Geneva, New York was initially a Seneca Native American village known as Kanadesaga. Destroyed by the Sullivan Expedition in 1779 as punishment for the Iroquois cooperation with the British during the American Revolution, it was later resettled by Europeans. The village of Geneva was incorporated in 1806 and later linked to the Erie Canal by the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. From the description of Kanadesaga and Geneva, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367900148 ...

Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920

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Samson, William H. (William Holland), 1860-1917.

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William Holland Samson (1860-1917), editor and historian of Western New York and the Seneca Indians. From the description of Papers of William Holland Samson, 1755-1915 (bulk 1880-1910). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122560092 ...