Records, 1791-1892.

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Records, 1791-1892.

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These records include minutes, letters, reports, speeches, accounts, and other archival material of the Committee for promoting the improvement and gradual civilization of the Indian natives.

12 microfilm reels.

American Philosophical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6776896

American Philosophical Society Library

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892)

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After the schism of 1827/28, the Hicksite branch of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends did not appoint an Indian Committee of its own until 1837; this committee was formed primarily to protect the rights of the Senecas in New York in their dispute with the Ogden Land Company. The first Hicksite committee was laid down in 1850, with Representative Committee coordinating Indian concerns until the Yearly Meeting appointed a Joint Committee on Indian Affairs in 1869, after the proclamation of Pr...

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Indian Committee

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The Indian Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting [PYMIC] began in 1795 and continues at the present time. The committee worked primarily with the Seneca on the Allegany and Cattaraugus Reservations (N.Y.); work was centered at Quaker Bridge ("Tunesassa"). The Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures was active as a formal organization from ca. 1756-1764. From the description of Records, ca. 1502-1983. (Haverford College Library)....