Waln, Joseph
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Native American speeches
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-135
Abstract
The majority of this collection is comprised of the handwritten copies of speeches made by Native American leaders, as well as a single letter addressed to "Friends residing among the Indians." Though the materials are undated, they likely date to the 1790s-1810s, and the majority of the speeches make mention of the Seneca nation, and refer to Cornplanter, a Seneca leader. The speeches include both those given by Quakers to Native American audiences and those made by Native American...
Dates:
Undated.
Waln family commonplace books
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-038
Abstract
The Waln family's commonplace books, written by Joseph Waln, Richard Waln, and Sarah Waln, include poetry and prose related to sin, illness, and death.
Dates:
1814, undated
