Cornplanter, Seneca chief
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1732?-1836
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
David Bacon journal
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-003
Overview
David Backon kept a journal during his time with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confderacy) in 1974. Entries describe Bacon’s journey to the Haudenosaunee territory, and interactions between himself and the members of the Haudenosaunee, as well as discussions between representatives from the United States and Six Nations governments concerning the treaty that was to determine the land rights of the Haudenosaunee after the end of the Revolutionary War. Bacon also includes his accounts of...
Dates:
1794
Scattergood family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-158
Overview
Primarily the letters of the Quaker Scattergood family detailing daily life in the Philadelphia area and touching on issues of dress. There is a also a letter of Joseph Scattergood from Tunesassa, New York, telling of his work with Cornplanter's Native Americans. As well, there is a diary kept by Ann Sellers from 1853 to 1856 and a cookbook, circa 1800.
Dates:
circa 1800-1876
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- Subject: Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia X