Notebooks on First Nations peoples, 1868-1878

Includes:

"Notes concerning the Indians, 3 mo. 12, 1872": Written in the hand of Joseph S. Elkinton. Entries dated 3/12/1872 - 4/19/1872

Letters, legal documents, minutes, etc., 1868-1873: 2 copies, ca. 100 p. [un-indexed] Letters, legal documents [copied into volume] and "minutes of proceedings, so far as interpreted of a council with the Seneca Indians 10 mo. 24, 25 and 27. 1873" with note: "Extracts have been taken from this. M.G. 10/12/17"

"Notes taken from an account kept by John E. Carter of a visit he made among the Indians in New York State 10 mo. 1876, he being companion to Samuel Morris": ca. 60 p. Entries dated 10/1876 - 10/26/1876

Notes on First Nations peoples: ca. 16 p. [un-indexed] With note in volume: "I suppose these are of no value. [MG] 10/16/20"

Letters of Joseph S. Elkinton re: First Nations [copies], 1877-1878: ca. 40 p., no index, nor paging

Legal documents, undated: "Court of Appeals - The Seneca Nation of Indians, appellants against Harris L. Knight, respondent. Bill of Exceptions. D. Sherman, counsel for appellants. J.G. Hoyt, counsel for respondent" With note at top of page: "Preserve with indian mss, etc of J.E. S.N.R. - 1920"