Papers, 1778-1889 (bulk 1829-1889).

Letchworth, William Pryor, 1823-1910

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Letchworth was a philanthropist from Erie County, N.Y. Letchworth donated his estate, Glen Iris, to the State of New York. The park is located along the Genessee River in western New York State. From the description of Letchworth State Park Collection, 1907-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407356 Born in Brownville, N.Y. 26 May 1823. Partner in firm of Pratt & Letchworth of Buffalo, N.Y. In 1906 he offered the Glen Iris and his thousand acres to the State of New Y...

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 ...

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

Gilbert family.

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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 ...

Allen, Orlando, 1803-1874

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Born in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., 10 Feb. 1803. Came to Buffalo in 1829 to study medicine in the office of Dr. Cyrenius Chapin. He gave up medicine for business, and was a longtime partner of Hiram Pratt. He also served as president of the Bank of Buffalo, and was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1848. From the description of Reminiscences, 1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 185027106 Mayor of Buffalo in 1848. From the description of Mortgage, 1838 Nov. 26....

Red Jacket, Seneca chief, approximately 1756-1830

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David Thompson was the postmaster, contractor's agent and commissary at Fort Niagara Garrison, New York, 1797-1804. From the description of Red Jacket's speech : Buffalo Creek manuscript 1802-1804 Sept. 28, 1803. (Tulsa City-County Library). WorldCat record id: 262845953 Red Jacket was a Seneca chief who was born ca. 1756 at or near Canoga, Seneca County, New York. He remained faithful to the British during the Revolutionary War. In 1792 he visited P...

Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895

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Seneca sachem born at Indian Falls, Genesee County, N.Y. in 1828; raised on the Tonawanda Reservation. Studied law and civil engineering; appointed superintendant of government works at Galena, Ill. in 1857, where he became a friend of Ulysses S. Grant. Served during the Civil War as Gen. Grant's secretary. Appointed U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President Grant. Died at Fairfield, Conn. in 1895. From the description of Ely S. Parker correspondence and paper on the Iroquois...

Wright, Laura M. (Laura Maria), 1809-1886

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Hyde, Jabez B. (Jabez Backus), 1774-1855

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Sent to the Buffalo Creek Reservation by the New York Missionary Society in 1811. He established a school and taught the Seneca Indians for almost ten years. From the description of Account of the Seneca Indians & mission, 1820 Aug. 20. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 52728193 ...

Thayer Brothers.

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Bidwell, Daniel Davidson, 1816-1862

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Daniel Bidwell was born on August 12, 1819, in Buffalo, New York. He was raised in the city and educated in local schools. He was involved in, and became the leader of, "D" Company Buffalo City Guard (an independent militia), before the war. After the outbreak of war, Daniel Bidwell joined the 65th New York State Militia as a private but was promoted to the rank of captain. He then was involved in organizing the 74th New York Militia. Bidwell next was appointed colonel of the 49th New York Vo...

Wilgus, Nathaniel, 1793-1873

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Born in Lansingburgh, N.Y.; moved to Buffalo in 1818. A painter by trade, he also sold wallpaper, and engaged in the insurance business. From the description of The three Thayers : reminiscences of the famous execution of the murderers of John Love, in 1825, 1869. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 185027099 From the description of Memoir, of an expedition to Grand Island in December 1819 to remove trespassers, 1869 / communicated to the Buffalo Historical Society...

Bryant, Wm. Clement (William Clement), 1830-1898.

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Born in Orleans County in 1830, Bryant read law with Judge Selden in Clarkson, N.Y., then came to Buffalo in 1854, practicing with William H. Greene from 1867 to 1872, when he became the attorney for the Western Savings Bank. He studied the history and traditions of the North American Indians and originated the movement to erect a monument over the grave of Red Jacket. He served as president of the Thomas Orphan Asylum for many years, and founded the Archaeological Club of the Buffalo Society of...

Wilson, Peter, Seneca chief, d. 1872.

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Bible Society of Erie County (N.Y.)

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Scattergood, Joseph

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Lay, John H.

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Parish, Jasper, 1767-1836

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Indian agent, interpreter. From the description of Jasper Parrish papers, 1757-1954, 1757-1869 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576581 From the description of Papers, 1757-1954, 1757-1869 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519563 Interpreter and U.S. sub-agent to the Six Nations of Indians. Having learned the Delaware and Mohawk languages while a captive (1778-1784), Parrish in 1792 was appointed standing interpreter to the Six...

Jones, Horatio, 1763-1836

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Indian interpreter at Treaty of Big Tree. From the description of Letter, 1807 October 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407570 ...

Pierce, M. B. (Maris Bryant), 1811-1874

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Seneca Indian and 1840 graduate of Dartmouth College; interpreter and recording secretary for Seneca delegations to Albany and Washington, D.C.; teacher at Indian schools. From the description of Maris B. Pierce papers, [microform] 1787-1884, bulk 1833-1874. 1787-1884. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 706827609 From the description of Papers, 1787-1884 (bulk 1833-1874). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34436798 ...

Wilkeson, Samuel, 1781-1848

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Judge Samuel Wilkeson was involved in shipping and the manufacture of stoves and engines. He was the first judge of Erie County, an early mayor of Buffalo (1836), and a representative in the State Assembly and Senate. He was instrumental in the construction of Buffalo Harbor and the choice of Buffalo as the western terminus of the Erie Canal, and he was active in the abolitionist movement as a member of the American Colonization Society. From the description of Samuel Wilkeson papers...

Strong, N. T. (Nathaniel T.), d. 1872.

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Beaver (Ship)

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Spaulding, Rufus.

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