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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ely Samuel Parker's letter to Horatio Ballard asking to be kept informed about proceedings of the Seneca Nation at Cattaraugus and Allegany |
| Archival Reference | Mss.497.3.P223 |
| Sub-collection | Ely Samuel Parker Papers |
| Author | Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) |
| Date | 17 Jun 1862 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents | Letter to the Secretary of State, Albany, asking to be kept informed about the proposed proceedings of the Seneca Nation at Cattaraugus and Allegany "to enjoin the Seneca state annuity." |
| 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 East |
| Subjects | Government and Politics Seneca People American Indians Indigenous Peoples Banking and Finance |
| Places | Cattaraugus; Allegany; New York; Alabama |
| People | Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) Ballard, Horatio |
| Themes | Indigenous Peoples |
| Library | American Philosophical Society |
| Copyright | American Philosophical Society |