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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Jasper Parish collection
Creator:
Parish, Jasper,
1767-1836
Identifier/Call Number: mssParish
Physical Description:
1.65 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1804-1828
Abstract: A collection of material related to the
life and work of Jasper Parish, interpreter for the U. S. government and Iroquois Native
Americans.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Jasper Parish collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from W. C. Wyman, approximately 1920.
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.
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.
Processed by Margaret Phung, January 2014. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the electronic
finding aid derived from an earlier finding aid.
Arranged chronologically.
The Jasper Parish collection forms part of the American Indian File.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Blacksmithing
Cayuga Indians
Indian agents
Indians of North America -- New York (State) -- Government
relations
Indians of North America -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th
century
Oneida Indians -- History
Onondaga Indians
Quakers -- New York (State)
Seneca Indians -- History
Stockbridge Indians -- History
Tuscarora Indians -- History
Contracts -- United States -- 19th century
Invoices -- United States -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century
Receipts (financial records) -- United States -- 19th
century
Farmer's Brother,
approximately 1730-1841
Lewis, Morgan,
1754-1844
M'Intyre, Arch'd (
Archibald), 1772-1858
Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell),
1773-1844
Red Jacket, Seneca chief,
approximately 1756-1830
Williams, Eleazer,
1787-1858