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Sharpless, Joshua

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1747 - 1826

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Halliday Jackson papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-101
Overview

This collection is comprised of the handwritten correspondence and a handwritten copy of the manuscript "Some Account of my Journey Among the Seneca" by Halliday Jackson.

Dates: 1799-1808

Joel Swayne diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-078
Overview

Joel Swayne's diary entries describe his journey to the Seneca nation and the two years he spent there. Swayne provides detailed descriptions of Cornplanter (Gaiänt'wakê), the chief, his family, the village and villagers, cultural differences between the Quakers and the Senecas, the difficulty of the language barrier, and discussions between Quaker missionaries and Seneca members.

Dates: 1798-1800

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  • Subject: Indians of North America -- Missions X

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Quakers -- Diaries 1
Quakers -- History 1
correspondence 1
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