Parish (Jasper) Collection, 1804-1828

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Summary

Title:
Jasper Parish collection
Dates:
1804-1828
Creators:
Parish, Jasper, 1767-1836
Abstract:
A collection of material related to the life and work of Jasper Parish, interpreter for the U. S. government and Iroquois Native Americans.
Extent:
1.65 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Jasper Parish collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 34 items from 1804 to 1828; it consists primarily of correspondence, invoices, and receipts documenting business transactions made between Jasper Parish and U.S. government officials on behalf of the Seneca Nation. The Oneida, Cayuga, and Tuscarora nations are also represented among these papers, as well as the Stockbridge Native Americans. Items include: a power of attorney authorizing Jasper Parish as agent and attorney for the Seneca Nation, notifications and accounts of council meetings, treaty negotiations and contracts for lands purchased, and receipts for annuity payments made to the Six Nations by the U.S. government.

Biographical / historical:

Jasper Parish (1767-1836) of Canandaigua, New York, served as an interpreter and U.S. sub-agent to the Iroquois nation from 1792 to 1828. Parish was fluent in the Mohawk and Delaware languages after having lived among the Munsee and Mohawk nations for six years as a child. Parrish's residence with those nations began when he and his father were kidnapped by members of the Munsee nation on July 5, 1778. Parish lived with the Indians for seven years before returning to his birth family in 1784. In some records, his last name is sometimes spelled Parrish.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from W. C. Wyman, approximately 1920.
Processing information:

Processed by Margaret Phung, January 2014. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the electronic finding aid derived from an earlier finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-09-13 09:46:02 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Jasper Parish collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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