Quakers -- Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joshua Sharpless diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-069
Abstract
Entries describe Sharpless's travel to, and time spent in, Cornplanter's village during 1798.
Dates:
1798, 1965
Joel Swayne diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-078
Abstract
Joel Swayne's diary entries describe his journey to the Seneca nation and the two years he spent there. Swayne provides detailed descriptions of Cornplanter (Gaiänt'wakê), the chief, his family, the village and villagers, cultural differences between the Quakers and the Senecas, the difficulty of the language barrier, and discussions between Quaker missionaries and Seneca members.
Dates:
1798-1800
