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Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Native Americans and Quakers

 Collection — othertype: SC-285
Identifier: SFHL-SC-285

Scope and Contents

Fragments and copies of manuscripts concerning Quaker (probably Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) activities relating to Native American. Some of these may be contemporary manuscript copies of documents in the Friendly Association or the Indian Committee records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1761 - 1839

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

The Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures was organized in 1756 in Philadelphia to serve as an intermediary between the Delaware Indians, colonial governments, and British authorities.

Extent

.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Fragments and copies of manuscripts concerning Quaker (probably Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) activities relating to Native American. Some of these may be contemporary manuscript copies of documents in the Friendly Association or the Indian Committee records.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, FHL 2012.042

Related Materials

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Indian Committee records;

Friendly Association records;

MSS 004/1791 12 mo 17, Memorial to the President;

The Friend, Vol. 54

General

Items foldered in mylar with bookseller's notes attached.

Source

Status
Completed
Author
Susanna Morikawa
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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