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Book Relative to Indian AffairsJournals to Treaties
Title
Book relative to Indian affairs journals to treaties, 1791-1794
Creator
Parrish, John, 1729-1807
Date
1791-1794
Place
Detroit (Mich.)
,
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
,
Northeastern States
,
United States
Language
English
Subjects
Indian captivities
,
Indians of North America
,
Iroquois Indians
,
Moravian Indians
,
Quakers
Description
Cover title.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Bookplate of Frank C. Deering.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Formerly known as Ayer MS 686.5.
Summary
Journal kept by John Parrish, regarding his journeys from Philadelphia to three Indian treaty councils, June 12-July 15, 1791, Apr. 30-Aug. 19, 1793, and Sept. 15-Nov. 27, 1794. Includes reports on travel and accomodations, Quaker meetings held enroute, visits to Indian camps, interviews with Indian delegates (Red Jacket, Farmer's Brother, Cornplanter, etc.), interactions with U.S. Commissioners (Timothy Pickering) and British officials (Lt. Gov. Simcoe, Col. England), and negotiations and council meetings. Also comments on Niagara Falls, Jemimah Wilkinson, Indian captives, Detroit, the Moravian Indians, Col. Joseph Brant's efforts with the western Indians, and Gen. Wayne's American army. Contains copies of letters from Lt. Gov. Simcoe, June 3, 1793, and the Moravian Indians, July 5, 1793; "A short account of Silvester Ash's captivity as related by himself"; and "Speech of the commissioners of the United States delivered to the deputation of confederated Indian nations assembled at the rapids of the Miami River," July 31, 1793. Several newspaper articles are also copied in the journal.
Biographical/Historical Note
Philadelphia Quaker who advocated emancipation of Negro slaves and fair treatment of the Indians. At the request of the Indians, Parrish journeyed to three Indian - U.S. treaty councils in the early 1790's. Two councils resulted in agreements with the Six Nations (Newtown Point, N.Y., July 15, 1791 and Canandaigua, N.Y., Nov. 11, 1794). The U.S. having rejected the Indian demand for an Ohio River boundary as a prerequisite for talks, the 1793 council with the Delawares, Shawnee, Iroquois, Wyandot and nine other tribes failed to materialize. Parrish awaited this council at the British garrison in Detroit and at the Miami River in Ohio.
Extent
1 v. (141 p.) ; 34 cm
Format
Captivity narratives
,
Diaries
,
Sources
,
Travel literature
,
Treaties--Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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BibID
991318888805867
Size
2337px × 3802px 25.44 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
File Created
10/18/2023
Filename
991318888805867_Ayer_MS_3146_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11ZRSI
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