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Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Native Americans and Quakers
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The Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures was organized in 1756 in Philadelphia to serve as an intermediary between the Delaware Indians, colonial governments, and British authorities.
Fragments and copies of manuscripts concerning Quaker (probably Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) activities relating to Native American. Some of these may be contemporary manuscript copies of documents in the Friendly Association or the Indian Committee records.
Arranged chronologically.
Items foldered in mylar with bookseller's notes attached.
Purchase, FHL 2012.042
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- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Author
- Susanna Morikawa
- Use Restrictions
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Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Collection Inventory
Manuscript copy fragments of a journal of two Friends relaying Governor of Pennsylvania message to the Native Americans at Muncy. Published in The Friend, Vol. 54, 1881.
Incomplete manuscript copy of a petition addressed "To the great Sachems and chiefs of the State of New York now sitting around the great Council fire at NYork."
Report of a message to Friends presented in the meeting room of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. The report of Charles Beaty after meeting with chiefs of the Delaware west of Pittsburgh.
"The memorial and address of the people called Quakers to the President, Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, Philadelphia." Manuscript copy, water damaged. A 1791 petition from committee meeting held in Philadelphia.
Autograph letter signed sent from New York. Mentions a member of the Oneida Tribe, John Jordan, from Stockbridge, attending school in New York and intends to be a teacher.
Letter sent from Peekskill to unnamed brother with family news.