Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Lamborn Green Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-175
Abstract
Albert Lamborn Green (1845-1947) was a Quaker Indian Agent for the Otoe Agency in Nebraska during the period of President Grant's "peace policy," 1869-1872. The bulk of the correspondence in this collection is comprised of letters written to Green from Philadelphia Friends in regard to gifts in support of Indian work. Later letters written by Green describe from memory the social life and customs of the Otoe Indians. The collection has information on the Otoe language, vocabulary, etc., and...
Dates:
1869-1935
Joint Committee on Indian Affairs of the Four Yearly Meetings of Genesee, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-046
Abstract
The Indian Committees of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Genesee (Hicksite) united in 1838 to protect the Seneca from the Ogden Land Company which was trying to buy their land. This collection contains papers relating to the joint committee of representatives, including correspondence chiefly concerning the ceding of Seneca lands in New York by treaty under questionable circumstances. Correspondents include Benjamin Ferris (1780-1867).
Dates:
1836-1850
Lightfoot Family Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-184
Abstract
The Lightfoot family was a Pennsylvania Quaker family descended from Thomas Lightfoot, a Quaker minister who emigrated from Ireland to Kennett Monthly Meeting in 1716 with his family. The collection includes three journals which have been attributed to his grandson Thomas on the basis of contextual detail. These accounts document visits to meetings in the mid Atlantic region, New Jersey to Virginia, from 1757 to 1760. Jacob Lightfoot, a son of Thomas and Sarah Lightfoot, married Mary...
Dates:
1737-ca. 1948
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- Church work with Indians -- Society of Friends 2
- Church work with the poor -- Society of Friends 2
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934 2
- Indians of North America -- Missions 2
- Indians of North America -- Nebraska 2
- Quakers -- Nebraska 2
- Quakers -- Social service -- United States 2
- Society of Friends -- Nebraska 2
- Fox Indians 1
- Indian land transfers 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869 1
- Indians of North America -- New York (State) 1
- Indians of North America -- Treaties 1
- Iowa Indians 1
- Land use -- New York (State) 1
- Oto Indians 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Seneca Indians -- Treaties 1
- Real property -- New York (State) 1
- Sauk Indians 1
- Seneca Indians -- Government relations -- 1789-1869 1
- Seneca Indians -- Land tenure 1
- Seneca Indians -- New York (State) 1
- Seneca Indians -- Treaties 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
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