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Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1853-07-07 - 1854-07-25

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 30
Identifier: 79573

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains incoming correspondence to John Gilmary Shea. Arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent.

Dates

  • Creation: 1853-07-07 - 1854-07-25

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Shelf Location

09/10/02

Container Summary

1 ALS dated 7/7/1853 from Henry Rowe Schoolcraft to John Gilmary Shea, with discussion of locality, expulsion, and names of Native American Indian tribes. References to Iroquois, Senecas, Eries, and Shawnees. Also, 1 ALS dated 7/25/1854 from Schoolcraft to Shea, regarding books; Schoolcraft compliments Shea on taking up the history of the Iroquois. Reference to Wyandots. Letters sent from Washington, D.C.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SHEA, JOHN GILMARY - CORRESPONDENCE FROM SCHOOLCRAFT,HENRY ROWE 1853-4: Autographed Letter

SCHOOLCRAFT, HENRY ROWE - CORRESPONDENCE TO SHEA, JOHN GILMARY, 1853-4: Autographed Letter

IROQUOIS INDIANS - REFERENCE (1853): Autographed Letter

SENECA INDIANS - REFERENCE (1853): Autographed Letter

ERIE INDIANS - REFERENCE (1853): Autographed Letter

SHAWNEE INDIANS - REFERENCE (1853): Autographed Letter

WYANDOT INDIANS - REFERENCE (1854): Autographed Letter

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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