Reminiscences of early Buffalo, 1871-1875.

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Reminiscences of early Buffalo, 1871-1875.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56357701

Includes accounts of Buffalo during the War of 1812, including the "mobbing" of Ralph Pomeroy's hotel, the burning of Buffalo in December, 1813, and the role played by Seneca chief Farmer's Brother. Also, sketches about Seneca chief Tommy Jimmy's journey to England in 1816, Capt. Jedediah Rogers, who commanded the Walk-in-the-Water and other early Great Lakes steamboats, and early hangings in Buffalo.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7752827

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Rogers, Jedediah

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Walk-in-the-Water (Ship)

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Tommy Jimmy, Seneca chief.

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Pomeroy's Hotel (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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Aigin, James, 1801-1884.

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Born in Baltimore, Md., 28 May 1801; moved to Buffalo with his father in 1807, and lived there until 1824. He witnessed the burning of Buffalo during the War of 1812. From the description of Reminiscences of early Buffalo, 1871-1875. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56357701 ...

Farmer's Brother, approximately 1730-1841

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