Letter : Albany, to E.S. Parker, Pembroke, Genesee County, 1844 Apr. 20.

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Letter : Albany, to E.S. Parker, Pembroke, Genesee County, 1844 Apr. 20.

States his understanding of the issues between the Odgen Land Company and the Tonawanda Indians, and how a settlement can be achieved. Following the letter is an unsigned note, also addressed to Parker, explaining that Bouck's letter was read to the Tonawanda chiefs, and that the Indian agent had also read them a message from the War Dept.

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Bouck, William C., 1786-1859

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New York governor. From the description of Letters, 1842-1845. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31526783 Governor of New York. From the description of Certification of William C. Bouck, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452029 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, to the Secretary of the Navy, 1844 Jun. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270514756 Sheriff of Schoharie County, 1812-1814; member of the New Yo...

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...

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians.

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