O-R, 1796-1920

Includes:

Oakford, Aaron, 7/22/1798: extract of a letter ["a true copy 7th mo. 22nd, 1798"], Fort Sclarher (?), 6/29/1798 to his father regarding uneasiness of First Nations peoples at Buffalo Creek

Ogden, David A., 1896: 5 typed letters (copies) regarding claims of the company as follows: - W.A. Poucher, Oswego, New York, to Attorney General, 2/10/1896 - (2 TL) of J.R. Jewell (U.S. Indian Agent) 2/21 and Olean, New York, 3/2 to Joseph S. Elkinton, 1896 - Charles Daniel (Chairman, HR Committee of Elections), Washington, D.C., to J.R. Jewell, 2/28/1896

Ogden, T.L., 1819: 2 letters. Canadaigua, 6/4/1819 to Jacob Taylor regarding notice of council to be held at Buffalo; also Buffalo, 7/10/1819 to Jacob Taylor regarding impression of council meeting

Ohasantque, Peter, 10/16/1801: Tuscarora, to Henry Drinker, David Bacon, John Parrish, William Savery regarding his Nations' progress

Otis, Alice D., 2/23/1907: [Tunesassa], to PYMIC regarding resignation as boy's caretaker

"Ovenhoment," Peter, 1799: manuscript letter? to above?, not in English

Parsons, Samuel, 12/20/1818: Baltimore, to Thomas Wistar regarding report on status

Peirce, John, 1796-1798: 2 letters. Stockbridge, 7/1/1796 to PYMIC (John Elliot) regarding description of their situation [also from James Cooper, Joseph Sansom, Isaiah Rowland, Enoch Walker]. Also: Darby 7/22/1798 to Henry Drinker and Thomas Stewardson regarding recent correspondence

Pennock, John, 1803-1804: 2 letters. Niagara Falls, 6/16/1803 to Thomas Wistar regarding report on arrival [also Jacob Taylor, Jonathan Thomas, and Joel Swain] Tunesassa. Also: 6/9/1804 to Thomas Stewardson regarding trip to and arrival at Tunesassa

Penrose, Barclay, 9/22/1893: Barnesville to PYMIC regarding resignation

Peters, Mary, 8/26/1800: New Garden, to PYMIC regarding desire to go home [note: she is a young Native American girl who was living with Friends]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting [Hicksite], 11/15/1849: letter (printed), 11/15/1849, New York regarding closing of Female Manual Labor School on the Cattaraugus Reservation and withdrawal from work there

Phillips, Walter L., 9/26/1900: Tunesassa to PYMIC regarding resignation

Pickering, Timothy, 1796-1817: - Philadelphia, Department of State, to Governor St. Clair, 5/31/1796: letter (copy of), regarding request for protection for Maryland delegation to visit First Nations - Department of State to Henry Drinker, 5/31/1796: regarding support of President for delegation from Maryland [also a manuscript copy of this letter] - To Thomas Stewardson and Thomas Wistar, 2/8/1817: Washington, regarding suggestions to thwart the attempts of those men who are trying to take advantage of First Nations peoples - To Thomas Stewardson and Thomas Wistar, 11/21/1818: Wenham (?), regarding "civilization" of First Nations peoples - To Jasper Parrish, 2/15/1796: 2 letters, Philadelphia, regarding plans for the "civilization" of First Nations peoples; to Captain Israel Chapin regarding expectations

Pierce, Lydia J., 3/21/1890: typed letter (extract from a letter to L. Carrie Brackman), Irving, New York, to [] regarding desire to join with Quakers

Pierce, Maris B., 1839-1859: 4 letters: - To Joseph Elkinton, 1/1839: 2 letters, Washington, D.C., 1/22 and 1/28/1839 regarding news on arrival in the city and visit to the War Department. - To Joseph Elkinton, Joel Evans and Thomas Wistar, 11/29/1849: Chief Warrior Post Office, Cattaraugus Reservation, regarding future of First Nations peoples, concern. - To J. Elkinton, "Friend and my Teacher", 2/11/1858: Cold Spring, regarding update on status, experiences as a teacher.

Prentiss, Samuel, 1838 - 1842: 2 letters, Washington, D.C., 4/24/1838 and 2/17/1842 to Samuel Bettle and Thomas Evans regarding status of treaty currently being reviewed

Price, Eli K., 8/31/1877: to William P. Townsend (nephew) regarding opinion on First Nations' title

Priestley, Joseph, 4/29/1797: copy of letter, Philadelphia, to Sir John Sinclair regarding agriculture

Rancocas, Preparative Meeting, 6/16/1852: Aaron Wills, Ezra Haines, Rancocas, N.Y. 6/16/1852 to PYMIC regarding endorsement of Ephraim M. and Ruth C. Huntington

Rhoads, James E., 1/16/1871: to Joseph Scattergood regarding visits with Senators about legality of a treaty

Rhoads, William, 1918-1920: ca. 10 typed letters, 6/4/1918 to 8/27/1920, Tunesassa regarding Friends Indian School

Robinson, James, 1819-1820: 2 letters [signed by mark] 5/16/1819 and 4/17/1820, Tunesassa regarding glad of Quaker's involvement