Newberry Library - Letter Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. to My Dear Mr. Brewster, 1863 Nov. 14

Letter Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. to My Dear Mr. Brewster, 1863 Nov. 14

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Open book Letter Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. to My Dear Mr. Brewster, 1863 Nov. 14

Title Letter Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. to My Dear Mr. Brewster, 1863 Nov. 14

Creator Merian, G., fl. 1863

Date 1863

Place New York (State), New York (State)--New York, New York (State)--Oneida Castle

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Oneida Indians, Onondaga Indians, Six Nations

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Letter written on Nov. 14, 1863 from Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. by G. Merian to Mr. Brewster. In this anecdotal letter Merian mentions several historical events regarding the Oneida Indians and Onondaga Indians of New York, Oneida Chief Skenandoah, New York politician Azariah C. Flagg, and some descendants of Daniel Webster. Merian also includes some information about Eleazar Williams, an Indian missionary, who erroneously claimed in 1853 to be Louis XVII, Dauphin of France.

Extent 1 item (3 leaves) ; 27 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 598

BibID 144414

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2535px × 3163px 22.98 MB

Filename 991444148805867_Ayer_MS_598_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11ICAD