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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ely Samuel Parker's response to Charles Hendrie regarding final settlements for works on the Custom House and Marine Hospital in Galena |
| Archival Reference | Mss.497.3.P223 |
| Sub-collection | Ely Samuel Parker Papers |
| Author | Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) |
| Date | 26 Oct 1859 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents | Reply stating he expects to render a final statement to Washington in a week or ten days and that he must first carry out instructions "to examine the accounts of the contractors" to determine the amount due Mr. Geiger for his share of the construction of the public buildings in Galena. |
| Sub-collection Information | A Sachem and Civil War adjutant to Ulysses Grant, Ely Samuel Parker was an important figure in the Seneca Indian nation during the first half of the nineteenth century. Trained as an engineer, Parker was deeply involved in the Senecas' land disputes with the Ogden Land Company and he played an important role in interpreting Seneca culture for a white audience, most notably as a consultant for Lewis Henry Morgan. Collected by Arthur C. Parker, the Ely Samuel Parker Papers include correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials relating primarily to Seneca affairs, history, language, and culture, as well as politics, education, engineering, and the Civil War. Among Parker's correspondents were Henry Clay, Millard Fillmore, Henry M. Flagler, Lewis Henry Morgan, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Daniel Webster, and Asher Wright. Several letters relate to Parker's service as engineer of public buildings in Galena, Illinois, and to his Masonic activities. Among the noteworthy items in the collection are several essays on Seneca history and culture, a fragment of Parker's diary, 1847, and a significant quantity of material on the Seneca language assembled by Asher Wright. |
| Region | American Midwest |
| Subjects | Banking and Finance Health and Medical Construction and Building Public Utilities Towns and Cities Industry |
| Places | Galena; Illinois |
| People | Hendrie, Charles Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Industry & Technology |
| Library | American Philosophical Society |
| Copyright | American Philosophical Society |