Notes on the life of Horatio Jones, 1878-1893.

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Notes on the life of Horatio Jones, 1878-1893.

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Notes taken by George H. Harris in preparation for writing a narrative of the life of Horatio Jones, adopted Seneca and interpreter in Western New York during the decades following the Revolutionary War. "The Life of Horatio Jones" was reconstructed from Harris' unfinished draft and notes and published in Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Volume VI (1903). Included in this collection are biographical sketches about Jones, drafts written by Harris, and typescript copies of journal entries and letters from Jones to Timothy Pickering from the Pickering Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Harris, George H., (George Henry), 1843-1893.

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Rochester resident; authority on Western New York history and honorary member of the Buffalo Historical Society. From the description of Letter : Rochester, N.Y., to George G. Barnum, Buffalo, N.Y., 1885 Feb. 20. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113397 ...

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 ...

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a cou...