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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ely Samuel Parker's letter to his brother's children describing his job, General Grant's intention to oppose Seymour in presidential elections, and family plans, |
| Archival Reference | Mss.497.3.P223 |
| Sub-collection | Ely Samuel Parker Papers |
| Author | Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) |
| Date | 1 Oct 1868 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents | A reply from Army Headquarters, Washington, to letters from Nic's children. Ely tells them about his work for General Grant, who will oppose Seymour in the presidential elections, and speaks of Grant's four children. He and Aunt Minnie expect to go north in two or three weeks. |
| 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 American Midwest |
| Subjects | Indigenous Peoples American Indians Seneca People Chief Children and Family Travel and Transportation Government and Politics Women's History |
| Places | Washington; New York |
| People | Parker, Fred Ely Parker, Frank Parker, Albert Parker, Minnie Parker, Nicholson H. Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885) Seymour, S. |
| Themes | Indigenous Peoples; Children & Family |
| Library | American Philosophical Society |
| Copyright | American Philosophical Society |