Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Agreement between Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna and Sheona
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-056
Abstract
Agreement between James Logan, on behalf of William Penn, and six Susquehanna and Sheonah related to who can live among the Native Americans, permits for liquor sales, and punishments for those who declare that the English are not their friends.
Dates:
1700
Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SFHL-SC-043
Abstract
Correspondence, including that with civil and military authorities, accounts of preliminary meetings with Indian delegates, and invoices, relating to the Treaty of Easton.
Dates:
1756 - 1762
Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Native Americans and Quakers
Collection — Othertype SC-285
Identifier: SFHL-SC-285
Abstract
Fragments and copies of manuscripts concerning Quaker (probably Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) activities relating to Native Americans. Some of these may be contemporary manuscript copies of documents in the Friendly Association or the Indian Committee records.
Dates:
1761 - 1839
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities and its predecessors (Indian Committee, Friendly Association) (1795- )
Collection
Identifier: QM-Phy-838
Scope and Contents
The records of the Indian Committee include minutes, financial materials, correspondence, reports, journals, scrapbooks, papers, maps, lists, transcripts, miscellaneous projects, published items, film, video and other material. Major topics discussed in the records include Friends' 18th and 19th century visits to various First Nations peoples (Oneida people, Genesanguhta people, Stockbridge people, for example), the settlement at Tunesassa and later boarding school (Friends Indian School),...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1795-2007
Jonah Thompson correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-131
Identifier: SFHL-SC-131
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence received by English Quaker Jonah Thompson. The bulk of these are written by Friends in Pennsylvania, relating the developing conflict between the Pennsylvania government and the Delaware Indians, and expressing concern with the role Quakers should have in a military defense of the colony. Included is a detailed account of developments regarding this issue in the Pennsylvania government by James Pemberton. Other prominent Philadelphia correspondents...
Dates:
1756-1759
