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Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections: A series of letters written on a Journey to the Oneida, Onondago, and Cayuga Tribes

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A series of bound letters from Joseph Sansom, describing a trip he took with several other members of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to the Oneida Reservation in New York State in 1796.

Authors: Sansom,Joseph, 1765 or 6-1826
Call number: MC 1008, Box 23, Folder 4 (Haverford, Special Collections, Haverford College)
Publisher: Special Collections, Haverford College
Language: Primary language: English.
Date: 1796
Place: New York (State)
Names: Sansom, Joseph, 1765 or 6-1826; Rowland, Isiah; Cooper, James; Pierce, John
Subjects topical: Society of Friends — Indian affairs, Indians of North America — History, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends–Indian Committee, Five Nations, Oneida Indians
Subjects geographic: New York (State)
Genres: letter books

Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections: Joel Swayne Journal

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Journal of Joel Swayne, a Quaker missionary, to visit the Seneca in Western NY.

Title:  Joel Swayne journal
Authors: Swayne, Joel
Call number: MC.975.01.078
(Haverford, Special Collections, Haverford College)
Publisher: Special Collections, Haverford College
Language: English.
Date: From 1798 to 1800
Place: New York (State)
Subjects names: Swayne, Joel, Cornplanter-Seneca chief-1732?-1836
Subjects topical: Society of Friends–Indian affairs, Indians of North America–History
Subjects geographic: New York (State)

Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections: William Allinson Diary, Volume 3

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Journal describing William Allinson’s visit to Indians in New York state in 1809.
Title: William Allinson diary, volume 3
Authors: Allinson, William, 1766-1841
Call number: MC 968, Box 11, Folder 4
(Haverford, Special Collections, Haverford College)
Publisher: Special Collections, Haverford College
Language: English.
Date: 1809
Place: New York (State), Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Subjects names: Allinson, William, 1766-1841
Subjects topical: Society of Friends–Indian affairs, Indians of North America–History, Indians of North America–Missions
Subjects geographic: New York (State), Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Genres: diaries

Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections: William Allinson Diary, Volume 2

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Journal describing William Allinson’s visit to Indians in New York state in 1809
Title: William Allinson diary, volume 2
Authors: Allinson, William, 1766-1841
Call number: MC 968, Box 11, Folder 4
(Haverford, Special Collections, Haverford College)
Publisher: Special Collections, Haverford College
Language: English.
Date: 1809
Place: New York (State), Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Subjects names: Allinson, William, 1766-1841
Subjects topical: Society of Friends–Indian affairs, Indians of North America–History, Indians of North America–Missions
Subjects geographic: New York (State), Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Genres: diaries

Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections: William Allinson Diary, Volume 1

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Journal describing William Allinson’s visit to Indians in New York state in 1809.

Title: William Allinson diary, volume 1
Authors: Allinson, William, 1766-1841
Call number: MC 968, Box 11, Folder 4
(Haverford, Special Collections, Haverford College)
Publisher: Special Collections, Haverford College
Language: English.
Date: 1809
Place: New York (State)
Subjects names: Allinson, William, 1766-1841
Subjects topical: Society of Friends–Indian affairs, Indians of North America–History, Indians of North America–Missions
Subjects geographic: New York (State), Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Genres: diaries

Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections: Visit to the Indians in 1798

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Account of the visit of Isaac Coates, Joshua Sharpless, and John Pierce to the Native American reservation on the Allegheny River in New York State. They travelled under the auspices of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and were accompanied by Henry Simmons, Joel Swayne, and Halliday Jackson, who were to remain on the reservation. The travelers left Chester County on 1.5.1789.

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