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1994.APPENDIX A.
CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A
BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF
THE NIAGARA REGION.
PAMPHLETS AND
BOOKS PRINTED IN BUFFALO
PRIOR TO 1850.
Being an Appendix to Volume Six, Buffalo
Historical Society Publications.
Buffalo, N. Y.
1903INTRODUCTION.
The following list is submitted in continuation of the project
entered upon in Vol. V. of the Buffalo Historical Society Publica-
tions, namely, to publish a bibliography of the Niagara Region, in-
cluding Buffalo. The list printed in 1902 was on the Upper Cana-
dian Rebellion of 1837-38. The compiler is now enabled to add to
that list only the following titles:
[Head (Sir) Francis Bond.] Three Letters to Lord Brougham,
on the execution in Upper Canada of the traitors Lount and
Matthews. By a British subject. . . London. J. Murray
[1838]. 8vo. pp. 18.
These letters first appeared in the London (Eng.) Times.
June 6, 13 and 28, 1838.
Leavitt, Thad. W. H. History of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario,
from 1749 to 1879. . . . Toronto:	Historical Publishing Co.
1879. 4to., ill., pp. 208.
Treats at length of the Upper Canadian Rebellion on the St
Lawrence.
Mackenzie, William Lyon. An Almanack of Independence and
Freedom for the Year i860, containing a plea for relief of Can-
ada from a state of Colonial Vassalage, or irresponsible rule,
. . . Toronto, i860. 8vo. pp. 61.
Indirectly related to our subject, but perhaps should be in-
cluded.
Mackenzie, William Lyon. A Rebellion Reminiscence. How Wm.
Lyon Mackenzie escaped.
Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal, Vol. viii.,
No. 3. Montreal, Jan., 1879.
[McLeod, Alexander.] Review of the opinion of Judge Cowan, of
the Supreme Court of the State of New York, in the case of
Alexander McLeod. By a citizen of New York. Washington:
Printed by Thomas Allen. 1841. 8vo. pp. 28.
Dedicated to Daniel Webster.
[Sutherland, (Gen.) Th. J.] The Trial of General Th. J. Suther-
land, late of the Patriot Army, before a court martial convened
at Toronto on the 13th day of March, A. D. 1838. By order of
Sir Francis Bond Head, Lieutenant Governor of said Province,
K. C. B., &c., &c. On a charge of having, as a citizen of the
United States, levied war in the Province of Upper Canada
against Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, &c. With his
defence and other documents. Buffalo:	Press of Oliver G.
Steele. 1838. 8vo. pp. 87.
549550
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
The list of 1902 was a subject-list, and such no doubt will be
those to follow, except that herewith presented. For it, the chrono-
logical arrangement has seemed the natural one in view of the ob-
ject aimed at, which is, to make a record of books and pamphlets
published or printed in Buffalo during the earlier years of its exist-
ence. The following list stops with and includes the year 1849;
a seemingly arbitrary date, but for the selection of which there were
numerous reasons. Not only is the middle of a century a natural
halting-place; but from about 1850 the use of the steam press, the
development of the municipal government and of corporate or other
societies, and the general growth of the city resulted in a rapid in-
crease of annual reports of organizations and other publications of
a periodic type, while the development of public libraries made their
collection and preservation fairly certain. Probably much that was
printed in the pioneer years of the local press has been lost. The
following list has been compiled from books preserved in the Buf-
falo, Grosvenor and Historical Society libraries, with a few items
from private sources. Many of them are contained in the MillarS
Fillmore and Dr. John C. Lord collections, both now in tKe keeping
of the Historical Society. But for the scholarly tastes and habit of
preserving books and pamphlets which characterized these two emi-
nent: Buffalonians, many an entfy in the following list would un-
doubtedly have been lost. It is the first list of this class of Buffalo
publications that has been made; the compiler will be .pleased to
learn of any additions to it which his readers may be able to
make.
Newspapers and periodicals are not included, with the exception
of the Mental Elevator, the unique paper issued from the Seneca
Mission Press, which is recorded under 1841, the year of its first
issue. There is little need to review the history of the early
periodic press of Buffalo, that work having already been well done;
notably in the “Early History of the Press of Erie County,” hy
Guy H. Salisbury, printed in Volume II., Publications of the Buf-
falo Historical Society. The inquirer on this subject may also con-
sult George J. Bryan’s “Biographies, . . . also, Lecture on Jour-
nalism” (Buffalo, 1886), the lecture on journalism having been pre-
pared for the Buffalo Historical Society in 1876; “The Authors of
Buffalo,” by Frank H. Severance, Buffalo Historical Society Pub-
lic ationsf Y oh IV.; and the chapters on the press of Erie and Ni-
agara counties in the various local histories.
Incidentally, the following list contains data for a chronology of
the principal printers of Buffalo from the pioneer Salisburys (S. H.
and H. A.), who set up the first press here in 1811, down toEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
551
Faxon & Stevens, Andrew F. Lee, T. J. Dudle}', Jas. S. Leavitt,
G. Reese & Co., A. M. Clapp & Co., F. W. Breed, Parmelee &
Hadley, and—most notable of all—Jewett, Thomas & Co. All of
these firms were printers and on occasion publishers, in the late
’40’s; and the last-mentioned house, with its much-vaunted “steam
power press,” may perhaps stand as typifying the more modern era
of printing in Buffalo, into which the present survey does not
carry us.
The Salisburys, with numerous business changes, continued
prominent in the printing business of Buffalo well into the ’40’s.
Buffalo’s first book was published in 1812 by S. H. & H. A. Salis-
bury. No other book or pamphlet is known to the present com-
piler, bearing a Buffalo imprint, until we come to 1818, when we
find the imprint of Carpenter & Salisbury. Again nothing is found
until 1820, when the imprint is that of H. A. Salisbury. In 1821
David M. Day (father of the late David F. Day) and H. A. Salis-
bury are associated, but for some years thereafter each continues in
the printing business, by himself. Smith H. Salisbury early pinned
his faith to Black Rock, and in 1827 we find a pamphlet published
there by him. Lewis G. Hoffman (1822) and D. P. Adams (1836),
are the only other Black Rock publishers shown by our list. Mr.
Adams was the father of Mr. William H. Adams, now a well-
known resident of Buffalo. Smith H. Salisbury returned to Buf-
falo, and in the ’30’s both he and H. A. Salisbury were continuing
the family craft in Buffalo. Later on we find the firms of Salisbury,
Manchester & Co., and Salisbury & Clapp.
In the decade of the ’20’s, besides those named, the publishing
business was ambitiously carried on in Buffalo by Lazell & Francis,
and R. W. Haskins & Co., this firm later changing to Day, Follett &
Haskins. In 1832, the year of Buffalo’s municipal birth, we first
find the imprint of Steele & Faxon. From that date down to the
close of our review no names are more prominent in the local pub-
lishing business than those of Charles Faxon and Oliver G. Steele.
Many new names appear in the ’30’s; they are recorded in the fol-
lowing list and need not be restated here. Buffalo’s pioneer Ger-
man printer, George Zahm, printed pamphlets in English as early
as 1840, but nothing has been found printed here in German, news-
papers excepted, prior to 1843. Oliver G. Steele printed one book
in Dutch for a teacher of languages, in 1848.
It is not the purpose of these notes to present a history of the
publishing business in Buffalo, even during the earlier years, but
merely to direct attention to the representative names in the fol-
lowing list, many of them designating men honorably prominent in552
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
the community during the years when Buffalo’s industrial founda-
tions were being laid.
In the early decades of the last century many books, well printed
and bound, came from presses in small towns where now book-
publishing has practically ceased. This is especially true of school-
books. Before the days of the publishers’ trusts, concentration of
capital, and monopoly in educational text-books, school-books were
manufactured practically where needed. Often they were printed
in New York, with title-page imprints for many localities and deal-
ers. For example, Cobb’s series of Juvenile Readers were pub-
lished, in the ’30’s and ’40’s, at Rochester, N. Y., Pulaski, N. Y.,
Erie, Pa., Cleveland, O., etc. The imprint of O. Spofford, Erie, Pa.,
appears on many books of this class, as early as 1841, but they
were either printed, or the stereotype plates made, in New York.
Similarly, Peter Parley’s Arithmetic, “Buffalo, Oliver G. Steele,
1833,” is really a Boston publication, with a special title for the
Buffalo trade; Coppock’s “Pianist’s Companion,” published by J. D.
Sheppard, Buffalo, N. Y., Steele’s Press, 1835, is really a New York
made book. David Hoyt in Rochester put out many books of the
same character. More genuinely local were such books as those
printed in Utica by Grosh & Walker, and published by O. Hutchin-
son. The “Treatise on Algebra,” by George R. Perkins—the fa-
mous compiler of almanacs—published by Hutchinson in 1842 is an
excellent example of the good work done by country presses in
this State more than sixty years ago. In Western New York, Can-
andaigua, Batavia, Lockport, Warsaw, even in such ultra-rural com-
munities as Boston in Erie County, prior to 1840, were the homes
of well-trained printers, who could and did, manufacture very sub-
stantial volumes of various degrees of typographical pretension and
literary worth. No doubt they took their time to it; but the result
in many cases is better than could be expected from the presses in
those towns today. The causes of this decadence of the village
press are too well known to need recital. The growth of the large
cities and the expansion of the field of circulation for their news-
papers ; the extension of railway connections and the development
of express and postal facilities so that well-nigh every hamlet in the
State may have the New York City papers, even if only an unsatis-
factory early edition, on the day of issue; the evolution of news
service, through the various stages of the “patent inside” sheet, which
came to the country editor ready printed on one side, leaving him
only to print his local items and advertisements on the other side;
and of the more modern plate service; have all conspired to bring
about J:he decline of the country press and to rob the work of theEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
553
country editor of its individuality. The hopelessness of competing with
well-equipped city offices on work which is there done by improved
machinery, displacing the ancient spectacled artist of the stick and
rule; to say nothing of the thousand and one other forces which
operate against the economical prosecution of the craft remote from
centers of supply and distribution, have made the old-time master-
printer of the country office well nigh extinct, and have driven the
ambitious country editor into the city where he sinks his individual-
ity in anonymous toil in “journalism.” Rarely now does a country
printing office attempt anything more ambitious than the most com-
monplace poster and pamphlet. Here and there, it is true, in small
towns exist establishments which assume to prosecute the art pre-
servative with the mannerisms if not the sincerity and simplicity of
its discoverers; but their product is chiefly designed for the delecta-
tion of the dilletante in typographic esthetics, real or pretended, and
sustains no real relation to the community where produced.
Perhaps the most striking instance in our immediate lower-lake
region of the ambitious but good work of the early rural press
is afforded by Niagara, Ont.,—now popularly known as Niagara-
on-the-Lake—where “The Life and Actions of Alexander the
Great,” 8vo. 200 pages, by the Rev. J. Williams; “The Life of
Mahomed,” 8vo. 112 pages, by the Rev. Geo. Bush; Southey’s
“Life of Lord Nelson,” 1st Canada edition, 8vo. 140 pages; and
“The Life of Lord Byron,” 8vo. 200 pages, by John Galt, were all
published in 1831. Even as early as 1819, at Niagara, U. C., Andrew
Heron had printed “Magna Charta” and “The Bill of Rights,” in a
neat pamphlet, “with elucidatory notes,” by B. Curwen, Esq. These
were reprints, but in 1832 this Niagara corner of the then Canadian
wilderness became a true publishing -center by the original issuance
of Thompson’s “History of the Late War between Great Britain and
the United States of America,” a duodecimo of 300 pages. But for
that war bookmaking in Buffalo would no doubt have had an earlier
and worthier development. M. Smith states in the preface of his
“Geographical View of the British Possessions in North America,”
New York, 1813, that he had arranged to have the work published in
Buffalo, but the war upset his plans. In 1812, residing in Canada,
he had obtained permission from Lt. Gov. Gore to publish; but
when war was declared, Smith, being a citizen of the Republic, re-
fused to take the oath of allegiance to Great Britain. He obtained
passports, but his manuscripts were taken away from him before he
left Canada, and he had afterward to rely on his rough notes.
Perhaps the most important feature of the following list is the
record of imprints of the Seneca Mission press, noted under the554	EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS. g
years 1841 to 1846. Several other publications, excluded from the
. list because not printed in Buffalo, but of interest in this connection
to the bibliographer and student of Seneca linguistics, should be
noted. Some of them are mentioned in Mr. Howland’s history of
the Seneca Mission. (Ante, pp. 158-160.) As matter of record we
give the following, necessarily omitting numerous accents:
Christ’s Sermon on the Mountain. Translated into the Seneca
Tongue, by T. S. Harris and J. Young. New York. Printed for
the American Tract Society. By D. Fanshaw. 1829. i6mo. pp.
32 [16 duplicate numbering], 74. At p. 1 the following sub-title:
“Gainoh ne nenodowohga neuwahnuhdah. By James Young.
New York. Printed for the American Tract Society by D. Fan-
shaw. 1829.”
Dinhsa'wahgwah gaya'doshah go'waha's goya'doh. Sgaoyadih do-
wanandenyo. Neh Nadigehjihshohoh dodisdoagoh; Wasto'k ta-
dinageh. 1836. i2mo. pp. 42.
Translation:	“Beginning book, Mrs. Wright she wrote, Mr.
Jimerson he translated, the old men they printed, Boston [Mass.]
they reside at.” A spelling-book.
The First Book for Indians Schools. Printed at the Mission Press,
Cattaraugus Reservation, 1847. i6mo. pp. 72.
Easy word lessons, “The child’s hymn about Jesus,” etc.
Gaa nah shoh neh de o waah' sao' nyoh gwah Na' wen ni jmh. Ho
nont gah deh ho di' yado'nyoh. New York:	American Tract
Society. 1852. i2mo. pp. 232.
The third edition of the Seneca hymn-book. There is more
separation of syllables than in most of the earlier imprints.
Neh noya' nes ha'wahdenyoh Qi'wah geh odoh oh Nisah' 28, 1854.
11. p. i2mo. pp. 24.
“Laws of the Seneca Nation, passed January 28, '1854.”
Printed by order of the Seneca Government, and translated by
Nicholson H. Parker. Originally drawn up in English by a com-
mittee appointed for that purpose by the Council. There are also
numerous tracts composed by N. H. Parker, printed in 1854.
He ni ya wah syoh no'nah jih, tga wa na gwa oh neh ne ga yados
hiyu neh. i2mo. pp. 64. H. M. Morgan, printer, Gowanda, N. Y.
. The American Bible Society in 1874 published the four Gospels
in the Seneca (Asher Wright’s translation), an edition still much
used on the Reservations; but our review is designed only to cover
Western New York and other related imprints of the early years.
The enumeration of some of the annuals or periodic pamphlets in
the following list is known to be incomplete. Probably also some
editions of the early Niagara Falls guide-books are not noted; the
most complete collection of this kind of Niagara literature, that of
the Hon. Peter A. Porter, being boxed up and in storage when the
list was compiled and thus inaccessible alike to owner and compiler.
It is believed, however, that no works are omitted, though certain
editions of some of them may be.	F. H. S.PAMPHLETS AND
BOOKS PRINTED IN BUFFALO
PRIOR TO 1850.
m2♦
Granger, Erastus, and Red Jacket. Public speeches, delivered at
the Village of Buffalo, on the 6th and 8th days of July, 1812, by
Hon. Erastus Granger, Indian Agent, and Red Jacket, one of
the principal chiefs and speakers of the Seneca Nation, respect-
ing the part the Six Nations would take in the present war
against Great Britain. Buffalo:	Printed and sold by S. H. &
H. A. Salisbury—sold also at the Canandaigua and Geneva
Bookstores. 1812. i6mo. pp. 31.
The first book printed in Buffalo, and the only book or
pamphlet known to the present compiler with a Buffalo im-
print of earlier date than 1818. It is reproduced entire, in fac-
simile, in Vol. IV., Buffalo Historical Society Publications.
That society owns one of the two known copies.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 557.
Claws and the Clauses. . . . Buffalo, 1818.
Known only through a sale-catalogue entry, as above.
[Thacher (Rev.) Samuel Cooper.] The Unity of God: a Sermon,
delivered in America, September, 1815. Third American edi-
tion. Buffalo:	Printed by Carpenter & Salisbury. 1818. i6mo.
pp. 24.	■	'
By Rev. Samuel Cooper Thacher of Boston. The first edition
was printed in Boston, 1817; the preface to the second edition,
(reprinted in the 3d) is dated Worcester, Mass., May, 1817.
Why it was reprinted in Buffalo is not apparent.
1820*
Report in the Senate, of the Committee appointed to enquire and
make report relative to the accounts of Daniel D. Tompkins
with this State. March 9, 1820. Buffalo:	Printed by H. A.
Salisbury. 1820. 8vo. pp. 24.
sss556
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Memorial. [Without title-page: a petition to the New York Leg-
islature, signed by residents of the County of Niagara, asking
that the terminus of the Erie Canal be fixed at the mouth of
Buffalo Creek. Dated at end:] Niagara County, December,
1820. 8vo. pp. 8.
Presumably printed in Buffalo, which is referred to as “this
place/’ The memorialists, whose names are not printed, review
the legislative action regarding the canal to date, and make a
strong argument in favor of building the canal to Buffalo, and
not stopping it, as they feared might be done, at Tonawanda.
*82**
Moulton, Joseph W. An Address delivered at St. Paul’s Church,
Buffalo, on the anniversary celebration of the Niagara and Erie
Society for promoting Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures,
the 30th day of October, 1821. By Joseph W. Moulton, Esq.,
corresponding secretary. Buffalo:	Printed by D. M. Day, and
H. A. Salisbury, 1821. 8vo. pp. 36.
*822*
Patching, Tallcut. A Religious Convincement and Plea, for the
Baptism and Communion of the Spirit, and that which is of
Material Bread, Wine and Water rejected as Jewish Rites; both
unprofitable, and the cause of great division among Christians.
Also, some remarks on the abuse, use and misapplication of the
Scriptures; and the Ecclesiastical Succession refuted; whereby
the rite to ordain by the laying on of hands is lost; besides not
necessary to qualify a Gospel Minister. By Tallcut Patching.
[Quot. 7I.] Buffalo:	Printed for the author, by H. A. Salis-
bury. 1822. i2mo. pp. ix-457.
Advertisement at end:	“A copy of this book may be had, by
applying to the author, in Boston, Erie County, N. Y. Com-
munications by letter must be postpaid. Applicants shall be sup-
plied as soon as possible. Remittance will be expected when the
book is delivered.—Price $1.”
[Porter, (Gen.) Peter B.] Documents, relating to the Western
Termination of the Erie Canal; with Explanations and Re-
marks. Published by direction of “the Black Rock Harbor
Company.” Black Rock:	Printed by Lewis G. Hoffman. 1822.
8vo. pp. 60. *
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 559.
*823*
Documents and brief remarks, in reply to the pamphlet written by
General Porter, and published by direction of the Black Rock
Harbor Company, at Albany, in December, 1822, and at Buffalo
in January, 1823. By the Buffalo Harbor Committee. Buffalo:
Printed by David M. Day. 1823. 8vo. pp. 47.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 561.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
557
PUBLIC
DELIVERED
At the Village of Buffalot on the 6th and 8th day*
of July, 1812,
BY
Hon. ERASTUS GRANGER,
Indian Agent*
AND
RED JACKET,
One of the Principal Chiefs and Speakers
of the Senaca Nation,
hespbctinc the pa nr the Six Nations would
TAKE IN THE PRESENT
B$at*
AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
BUFFALO :
Pnnted and sold by S H & H A. SALISBURY
—sold also at the Canandaigua and Geneva
Bookstores.
rjrj-
1812.
FAC-SIMILE OF TITLE OF FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN BUFFALO.558
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Harris, (Rev.) T. S. and Young, J. O eii ad o geh teelT soah Koy
a noh' soah, 11a na Nonoandowoh'gan Neuenooh'dea. Hymns,
in the Seneca Language. By T. S. Harris and J. Young. Buf-
falo:	Printed by David M. Day. 1823. i6mo. pp. 32.
Seneca and English on alternate pages. The representation
of Seneca sounds by English syllables is only approximate, and
not so true to the spoken speech as in the books printed by the
Rev. Asher Wright, whose study of the language was much
more thorough and scientific than that made by Messrs. Harris
and Young.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 563.
Todd, Lewis C. Compendium of Universalism, or the Articles of
Union, Faith and Practice, of the Universalian Church in Chau-
tauque, explained and confirmed with notes. By Lewis C. Todd.
[Texts, 5 lines.] Buffalo:	Printed by H. A. Salisbury. 1823.
i2mo. pp. 71.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 565.
1824*
The Apocryphal New' Testament, being all the Gospels, Epistles,
and other pieces now extant, attributed in the first four cen-
turies to Jesus Christ, His Apostles and their Companions, and
not included in the New Testament, by its compilers. Trans-
lated from the Original Tongues and now first collected into
one volume. From the London Edition. Buffalo:	Printed by
H. A. Salisbury. 1824. i2mo. pp. xi-346.
Astronomical Calendar, or Western Almanac, for the Year of Our
Lord 1824: . . . Calculated for the Meridian and Horizon of
Buffalo. . . . Astronomical calculations by Loud & Wilmarth.
... Buffalo:	Published by Oliver Spofford. . . . H. A.
Salisbury, printer. [1824.] i2mo. pp. 36.
In this year was also published at Lewiston, where it was
“printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by Oliver Grace”:	“The
Niagara Almanac for 1824:	(No. 1.) The Astronomical cal-
culations are made for the Horizon of Niagara Falls. ... By
Edward Giddins.” 121110. pp. 36. At the Sentinel office in
Lewiston in this year was published “A faithful and correct
report of Several Trials, held at Lockport, before the Honour-
able William B. Rochester, Circuit Judge for the Eighth Dis-
trict, State of New York, for the alleged murder of John Jen-
nings, in the memorable riot of Christmas Eve, 1822, from steno-
graphic notes, by Francis Collins,” 8vo. pp. 52; the fullest his-
tory, no doubt, of the most famous murder trials in Western
New York prior to that of the three Thayers.
• Holland Purchase. Minutes of the Holland Purchase Association,
convened in Sheldon, upon 6th and 7th October, 1824, together
with their circular and corresponding letter; and the revised,
constitution of the Baptist Domestic Missionary and IndianEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
559
DOCUMENTS,
RELATING TO THE
Western Termination
OF THE
©AST&R I
WITH
Explanations and Remarks
PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION OF « THE
BLACK ROCK HARBOR
COMPANY."
BLACK ROCK.
PRINTED BY LEWIS G. HOFFMAN.
FAC-SIMILE OF TITLE OF FIRST KNOWN BLACK ROCK BOOK.560
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
School Society, in the Holland Purchase Association. Buffalo,
N. Y. Printed by Lazell and Francis. 1824. 8vo. pp. 16.
The address of Lazell & Francis is given on the last page as
“No. 5 Cheapside,” Buffalo, at which place they published the
Buffalo Emporium, “designed to be the repository of various
knowledge—Political—Agricultural—Moral and Religious—to-
gether with the earliest intelligence, Foreign and Domestick.”
The Emporium was printed weekly at $2 per year.
t&25.
[Ball, S.] Buffalo in 1825: containing historical and statistical
sketches, illustrated with a map of the village and view of the
harbor. Buffalo:	Published by S. Ball. H. A. Salisbury,
printer. 1825. 8vo. pp. 13, [1]; full page copper-plate:	“View
of Buffalo harbor,” and folding map, “Ball’s plan of the Village.
of Buffalo. Compiled, surveyed, drawn and engraved by and
for the author, 1825.”
The first “history” of Buffalo, issued in dark blue paper cov-
ers. One of the most-to-be-prized Buffalo books.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 567.
[Columbian Spelling-Book. . . . Buffalo. 1825.]
No copy seen. Lazell & Francis advertised it in this year:
“Now in Press an edition of the Columbian Spelling-Book . . .
arranged after the pronunciation of Walker and is calculated to
supercede the use of Webster’s. Parents, guardians and in-
structors of youth, are respectfully invited to call and examine
the work.”
[Daboll’s Arithmetic. . . . Buffalo. 1825.]
No copy seen. Lazell & Francis in an advertisement of this
year, announce that they have just completed the work.
Pickering, David. A Discourse, delivered at the Universalist
Church, in the City of Hudson, N. Y. December 27, 1823. By
David Pickering. Published by request. From the second
Hudson edition. Buffalo. Printed by H. A. Salisburj^. 1825.
8vo. pp. 55.
[Three Thayers.] An Interesting Narrative of the Murder of John
Love, comprising an account of the detection, and trial, of the
murderers, (three brothers,) hanged at Buffalo, June 17, 1825.
Buffalo:	Printed	and published by Lazell and Francis. 1825.
i6mo. pp. 16.
Grotesque cut of gallows with three bodies, three coffins un-
derneath.
[Three Thayers.] Trial of Isaac, Israel, Jr., and Nelson Thayer,
for the murder of John Love, before the Court of Ctyer and
Terminer, held at Buffalo, N. Y., on the 21st, 226. and 23d of
April, 1825; with their Sentence and Confession. Reported by
a member of the Bar. Printed, published, and sold by, Lazell &
Francis, No. 5 Cheapside, Buffalo,—at $5 a hundred, 75 cts. aEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
561
DOCUMENTS
AND
’9
IN REPLY
TO. THE
Itamphlet written tyj} BeneTal Porter,
AND PUBLISHED
BY DIRECTION OF THE BLACK ROCK HARBOR COMPANY,
AT ALBANY IN DEC. 1822, AND AT BUFFALO IN jaN. 1823.
BY THE BUFFALO HARBOR COMMITTEE
BUFFALO—PRINTED BY DAVI DM. DAY.
1823.
FAC-SIMILE OF THE FAMOUS BUFFALO HARBOR PAMPHLET, 1823.562
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
dozen, and 12 1-2 cents single. [Buffalo.] 1825. i2mo. pp. 34,
[2, ads].
On the last page of this pamphlet is an advertisement in part
as follows:	“Lazell & Francis have just completed a good
edition of Daboll’s Arithmetic; and they have now in press an
edition of the Columbian Spelling-Book/’ No copy of either
work has been seen by the compiler.
[Three Thayers.] Trial of Israel Thayer, Jr., Isaac Thayer, and
Nelson Thayer, for the murder of John Love, at the Court of
Oyer and Terminer of Erie County, at the Court House in Buf-
falo, on the 21st, 226. and 23d days of April, 1825; before his
Honor, Reuben H. Walworth, Circuit Judge for the Fourth
Circuit. Including the testimony, arguments of counsel, with
the substance of the charge to the jury, the sentence of the cul-
prits, and their subsequent confession of the crime. Reported
for the publisher, by James Sheldon, counsellor. [Copy right
secured.] Buffalo:	Printed and published by H. A. Salisbury.
1825. 8vo. pp. 43 [1].
Same, “second edition, enlarged,” Buffalo:	Published by
Simeon Newbury. H. A. Salisbury, printer. 1825. 8vo. pp. 48.
[Three Thayers.] The Life, Condemnation, Dying Address and
Trial of the Three Thayers, who were executed for the murder
of John Love, at Buffalo, N. Y., June 17th, 1825. Buffalo:
Printed for the publisher. 1825. 8vo. pp. 15.
Another pamphlet, to be regarded as a second edition of the
above, is entitled “The Life, Condemnation, Dying Address and
Trial of the three Thayers. [Crude cuts of three coMns.] Who
were executed for the murder of John Love, at Buffalo, N. Y.,
June 17th, 1825. Second edition. Boston:	Printed by John G.
Scobie, for the publisher.” 8vo. pp. 16. This was Boston, Erie
Co., N. Y., where several books were printed in the ’20’s. Still
another contemporary publication on this cheerful subject was:
“The Dying Address of the Three Thayers, Who were executed
for the Murder of John Love, at Buffalo, N. Y., June 17th,
1825,” a folio, the second page headed:	“A Sketch of the Life,
Condemnation, and Death of the Three Thayers, who were
hanged at Buffalo, on the 17th of June, 1825, for the Murder of
John Love.” The first page bears a rude cut of a gallows with
three suspended figures, the second page has three coffins. The
narrative is the same as that contained in “The Life, Condemna-
tion,” etc., and the sheet was presumably printed either in Buf-
falo or the town of Boston, Erie Co.
In this year at Tuscarora village, was issued the first edition
of David Cusick’s “Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Na-
tions,” etc., one of the scarcest imprints of the Niagara district.
Though dated at Tuscarora, it was probably printed at Lewiston.
1826*
Acts of Incorporation and Ordinances, of the Village of Buffalo.
Buffalo: Printed by Day & Follett. 1826. 8vo. pp. 25.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
563
O EN AD O GEH TEEH SOAH
KOYAJVOH SOAH,
NANA
euenooTa'&ea.
9
IN THE
SEJt'&CA.iLAKG\5 AG'S.
BY T. S. HARMS AND J. YOUNG.
BUFFALO—ffl/ATED BY DAVID M-DAY.
1823.
FAC-SIMILE OF TITLE OF FIRST BUFFALO HYMN BOOK.564
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Butler, Frederick, A. M. A History of the United States of
America, with a Geographical Appendix, and a chronological
table of contents. For the use of families and schools. By
Frederick Butler, A. M. Printed by Lazell & Francis, Buffalo,
N. Y. 1826. i2mo. pp. 420.
The book was manufactured in Buffalo, but the title was
registered in “the District of Connecticut,” which fact finds ex-
planation in the following note:	“The editors offer as an
apology for the long list of Errata, in this work, that the Author
resides at Wethersfield, Conn.; a distance of more than 400
miles from Buffalo; which rendered it impossible for him to
examine and correct the proof sheets; and the Printers were
not accustomed to read his writing.” There are many and
strange errors in the book; but, place and date considered, it
was an ambitious and creditable piece of work.
Casey, John. Letters, addressed to several philanthropic states-
men, and clergymen; vindicating Civilized and Christian Gov-
ernment, in contradistinction to the civilized and Anti-Christian
Institutions; to which is subjoined an appendix. By John
Casey, agent for promoting the establishment of Peace Societies.
[Quot. 5/.] Buffalo:	Printed by Lazell & Francis. 1826.
i2mo. pp. iv-144.
“This Book (agreeably to the Author’s proposals) is not to
be sold, but gratuitously circulated by the Publisher and his
generous Subscribers, as a free-will offering among all people.”
—Prefatory note.
Farmer’s Calendar or Western Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord
1826. . . . Calculated for the meridian of Buffalo, Erie County,
New York. . . . Astronomical calculations by Oliver Loud.
. . . Buffalo. Published by R. W. Haskins & Co. [1826.]
i2mo. pp. 36.
Loud’s calculations were the basis of various almanacs, e. g.,
the Western Almanac published at Rochester in 1826, 1827; in
other years and elsewhere.
Robinson, John (D. D.) History of England abridged, by John
Robinson, D. D. Buffalo, N. Y. Published by Lazell & Francis.
1826. [Engraved title followed by title-page in type:]
Robinson, John (D. D.). Hume and Smollett abridged, and con-
tinued to the accession of George IV. By John Robinson, D. D.
Buffalo, N. Y. Re-published by Lazell and Francis. 1826. 8vo.
PP- 352.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 571.
Rules of the Court of Common Pleas for Erie County. Adopted
February Term, 1825. Buffalo:	Printed by H. A. Salisbury.
1826. 8vo. pp. 16.
1827*
Casey, John. Universal Peace; being a rational and scriptural
vindication, of the establishment of permament and universal
Peace; upon the immovable basis of Christian Principles. InEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
665
COMPENDIUM
Of
UNIYERSALISM.
OR THE ARTICLES OF
UNION,FAITH AND PRACTICE,
OF THE UNIVERSALUN CHURCH IN
CHAUTAUQUE.
EXPLAINED AND CONFIRMED WITH NOTES.
BY LEWIS C. TODD.
“ But we desire to hear of thee what thou thickest: for as concerning
thissect.wie know that ever, where it is spoken against.**—Acts xxviii.22
*• But this 1 confess unto thee, that after the way which they call her
e«y, so worship t the God of my fathers, believing all things whirh are
written in the law and the prophets/’—Acts xxiv. 14.
BUFFALO:
Printed by B. A. Salisbury.
1823.
FAOSIMILE OF TITLE OF TODD^S “UNIVERSALISM.1566
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
two volumes. Vol. I. Compiled and published, by John Casey;
Author of Letters, vindicating civilized and Christian Govern-
ment, etc. [Quot. 4I.] Black Rock:	Printed by Smith H.
Salisbury. 1827. Vol. I, i2mo. pp. 216.
Apparently completed in one volume, by using smaller type
than at first contemplated.
Eddy, (Rev.) A. D. A discourse, delivered at the dedication of the
Brick Church, in Buffalo, N. Y., March 28, 1827. By A. D.
Eddy, pastor of the First Congregational Church, in Canan-
daigua. Buffalo:	Printed by Day, Follett & Haskins. 1827,
8vo. pp. 25.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 573.
Everett, (Rev.) L. S. A Review, of a pamphlet, entitled, Univer-
salism, or, the Rich Man and Lazarus; a sermon, by Thomas
Lounsbury, A. B., pastor of the First Presbyterian congregation
in Ovid. By L. S. Everett, pastor of the First Universalist So-
ciety in Buffalo, N. Y. In two parts. . . . Third Edition.
Black Rock: Printed by S. H. Salisbury. 1827. 8vo. pp. 24.
[Holland Purchase.] Proceedings of the Meeting held at Lockport,
on the 2d and 3d of January, 1827; and of the Convention of
Delegates from the several counties on the Holland Purchase,
held at Buffalo, on the 7th and 8th of February, 1827, to con-
sider the relations subsisting between the Holland Company and
the Settlers on said Purchase, and to propose some remedy by
which the condition of the Settlers may be alleviated. Buffalo:
Printed by Day & Follett. 1827. 8vo. pp. 23.
Hyde, (Rev.) Jabez B. A Review of the Minutes and Proceedings
of the Presbytery of Buffalo, at their special session in that vil-
lage, October 16, 17 and 18, 1827; for the trial of the Rev. Jabez
B. Hyde, on charges preferred against him by Rev. T. S. Harris,
Missionary among the Seneca Indians. To which is added an
appendix, containing documents referred to in the trial, and ad-
ditional notes. [Quot. 21] Buffalo:	H. A. Salisbury, Printer.
1827. 8vo. pp. 73.
For note on this work see ante, this volume, p. 273.
1828.
A Directory for the Village of Buffalo, containing the names and
residence of the heads of families and householders, in said vil-
lage, on the first of January, 1828. To which is added a sketch
of the history of the village, from 1801 to 1828. Buffalo:	Pub-
lished by L. P. Crary. Day, Follett & Haskins, Printers. 1828.
i6mo. pp. 55 [advts., 5]. Folding map of Buffalo, dated January
1, 1828.
Buffalo’s first directory. The second did not appear until
1832. No Buffalo Directories were issued in the years 1829,.’30,
’3L '33, ’34, ’43, ’45 or ’46.
Fac-simile of title-page on p. 575.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
BUFFALO,
IN
1835:
containing
HISTORICAL AMD STATISTICAL SKETCHES
ILLUSTRATED
WITH A MAP OF THE VILLAGE
VIEW OF THE HARBOR.
BUFFALO:
PUBLISHED BY S. BALL.
H. A. SALISBURY, PRINTER.
1825.
FAC-SIMILE OF TITLE-PAGE OF FIRST HISTORY OF BUFFALO.568
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
1829.
Prospectus and internal regulations of the Western Literary and
Scientifick Academy, at Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo:	Printed by
Day, Follett & Haskins. 1829. 8vo. pp. 21, [2].
1830.
[Holland Purchase.] An Address to the Landholders and Inhab-
itants of the Holland Purchase, on the subject of the Holland
Land Company’s title, and remonstrating against the proceedings
of a County Convention, held at Buffalo, nth Feb., 1830. Buf-
falo: Printed by Day, Follett & Haskins. 1830. 8vo. pp. 16.
[Holland Purchase.] Report of a County Convention of Delegates,
from the several towns in the County of Erie, held at the Court
House, in Buffalo, on the eleventh of February, Eighteen Hun-
dred and Thirty, for the purpose of inquiring into the title of the
Holland Land Company to the lands claimed by them in this
State. Buffalo:	Republican Press:	S. H. Salisbury. 1830.
8vo. pp. 22.
*832.
An Act to incorporate the City of Buffalo, passed April 20, 1832.
[Cut: N. Y. coat of arms.] Buffalo: Printed by David M. Day.
1832. 8vo. pp. 41.
[Almanac.] The Farmer’s Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord
1832; . . . Adapted to the Meridian of Buffalo, Erie Co., N. Y.
. . . Astronomical calculations by the successor of Oliver
Loud. . . . Buffalo: R. W. Haskins. [1832.] i2mo. pp. 24.
The “Buffalo Bookstore” of R. W. Haskins at this date was
at No. 204 Main Street (old numbering).
[Almanac.] Steele & Faxon’s Buffalo Almanac for the Year of
Our Lord 1832: being bissextile or leap year; and (till July
4th) the fifty-sixth of American Independence. Calculated for
the Horizon and Meridian of Buffalo, Erie Co. (N. Y.), but
will serve for any of the adjoining counties of this State, the
Province of Upper Canada, or eastern part of Ohio. Contain-
ing, besides the usual Astronomical Observations, a variety of
useful and entertaining matter. Buffalo:	Printed and sold by
Steele & Faxon, 214 Main Street. Great allowance made to
those who purchase by the quantity. i2mo. pp. [24].
A Directory for the City of Buffalo; containing the names and
residence of the heads of families and householders, in said city,
on the first of July, 1832. To which is added a sketch of the
history of the village, from 1801 to 1832. Buffalo: Published by
L. P. Crary. Steele & Faxon, printers. 1832. i2mo. pp. 122.
[Advts., 8 pp.]
The second Buffalo Directory, published in the year of in-
corporation as a city.
[Fillmore, Millard.] An Examination of the Question, “Is it
right to require any Religious Test as a Qualification to be aEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
569
witness in a Court of Justice?” By Juridicus. Buffalo:
Printed by Charles Faxon. 1832. 8vo. pp. 16.
“Juridicus” was Millard Fillmore, and the contents of this
pamphlet first appeared as a series of papers in the Buffalo
Patriot, during the winter of '31-32.
Remington (Rev.) David. A sermon, preached at the funeral of
Deacon Asa Field; who died at Cayuga Creek, Erie County,
N. Y. December 6, 1831. Aged 74. By Rev. James Remington.
Buffalo:	Printed by Steele & Faxon. 1832. 8vo. pp. 14.
White, Seneca. Ki noh shuh, nr wen ne un, na da wi seM nyo
qurh. nas hr ne a nent ho yot dub, gr non, no noh ka. do shoo
WL, da ku, skr a, noh da wen nyer a, seh ne use has he na, tik
ne, skr a. By Seneca White. Printed at the Republican Press.
1832. 24mo. pp. 45.
A book of hymns in the Seneca, but without accents. An
approximate translation of the title is:	“Songs to praise God.
in the language of the Senecas. Buffalo, the year 1832.”
Fac-simile herewith.
Ki noh shuh, nr wen ne un,
na da wi seM nyo qurh.
nas hr ne a nent ho yot dub,
gr non, no noh ka. do shoo wl,
da ku, skra, noh da wen nyer a,
seh ne use has he na, tik ne, skr a.
BIT SEJTBCjS. WHITE.
PRINTED AT THE REPUBLICAN PRESS
1 8 3 S#
FAC-SIMILE OF TITLE-PAGE, SENECA WHITENS HYMN BOOK.570
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Williams, Ara. The Inquirer’s Guide to Gospel Truth; or Doc-
trinal Methodism defended against the assaults of its enemies,
by Scriptural proofs and rational arguments. By Ara Williams,
Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. [Quot. 2l.] Buf-
falo:	Printed by Steele & Faxon, for Rev. J. Marsh. 1832.
i2mo. pp. 324.
1833.
Applebee, Mary. A Narrative of the Wreck of the Schooner New
Connecticut, on Lake Erie, Sept. 4th, 1833. Together with an
account of the miraculous preservation of Mrs. Mary Applebee,
[who was] confined in the cabin five days! the schooner being
for the greater part of the time immersed in water. Buffalo:
[. . . 1833?] 8vo. pp. 14. Cut of vessel in middle of title-page.
Bracketed portions of title as given above, conjectured, the
only copy seen being torn. Mrs. Applebee dates her narrative
“Aurora, Oct. 1, 1833,” and the pamphlet was no doubt printed
soon after. Her adventure is one of the most remarkable in the
annals of the lakes.
Laws and ordinances of the Common Council of the City of Buf-
falo, re-enacted July 19, 1833* Published by order of the Com-
mon Council. Buffalo: Printed by David M. Day. 1833. 8vo.
PP- 32.
Taylor, C. B. A Universal History of the United States of
America, embracing the whole period, from the earliest discov-
eries, down to the present time. Giving a description of the
Western Country, its soil, settlements, increase of population,
&c. In three parts. By C. B. Taylor. Buffalo, N. Y. Published
by Ezra Strong. Stereotyped by James Conner. 1833. i2tno.
PP- 534, vi. Twenty-three woodcuts, all preceding the title-page.
It is probable that the plates were made in New York, but
the work was issued in Buffalo in the year named, substantially
bound in sheep. The woodcuts, among them “Buffalo, N. Y.,
burned by the British, Dec. 30th, 1813,” are curios.
1834.
[Almanac.] Steele’s Buffalo Almanac for the Year of Our Lord
1834. • • • i2mo. pp. 24.
Only copy seen with incomplete title-page.
By-Laws of the Medical Society of the County of Erie: together
with the Laws of the State of New York, relative to the Medical
Profession, and System of Medical Ethics. Published for the
Society. Buffalo: Charles Faxon, printer. M. DCCC XXXIV.
8vo. pp. 41.
[Holland Purchase.] An Appeal to the People of the State of New
York; being a Report of the Executive Committee of a Con-
vention of Delegates from the several counties within the Hol-
land Purchase, held at Buffalo the I9th-20th February, 1834.
Buffalo:	Charles Faxon, printer. 1834. 8vo. pp. 72.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
571
s.sta*^ «
FAC-SIMILE OF TITIyE-PAGE OF EARLY BUFFALO EDITION OF HUME & SMOLLETT'S
ENGLAND.572
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Martyn, (Rev.) J. H. A Narrative of the origin and progress of
the First Free Congregational Church, in Buffalo, New York:
with an account of their late protracted meeting. By J. H.
Martyn, pastor of said church. Buffalo:	Printed by H. A.
Salisbury. 1834. 8vo. pp. 16.
Ingraham, Joseph Wentworth. A Manual for the use of visiters
[m*c] to the Falls of Niagara: intended as an epitome of, and
temporary substitute for, a larger and more extended work,
relative to this most stupendous Wonder of the World. By Jo-
seph Wentworth Ingraham. [Quot. 4I.] Buffalo:	Printed for
the author, by Charles Faxon. Sold by O. G. Steele, T. Butler,
and A. W. Wilgus. 1834. i6mo. pp. 72.
The first guide-book to Niagara Falls was published in 1834,
though for many years the traveled hand-books and tour-books
had contained a good deal relative to the Niagara region, both
historical and descriptive. Horatio A. Parsons published a Ni-
agara guide in this year, and claimed it was the first book of the
kind. Ingraham’s book appeared in July, and was the outcome
of studies he had begun in 1833. It was a thoroughly original
work, not the least useful feature being a list of 135 works which
he had consulted, ranging in date from 1660 to 1833—the first
bibliography of the Niagara region. He contemplated a larger
work, which it does not appear was ever published. On the
paper covers of his Manual he gave additional data and cor-
rected many errors in the work due to haste. Some copies con-
tain an inserted leaf facing the title-page, bearing a “Postscript—
Eureka!” dated Niagara Falls, July 17, 1834, in which Mr.
Ingraham reports the first exploration of the Cave of the Winds
—to which he gave that name—on July 15th, by Geo. W. Sims
and B. H. White. “Yesterday Mr. Sims again entered it, with
Messrs. J. R. Snyder and C. R. Howe; and today (reader, do
you not congratulate me?) I had myself the great gratification.of
gaining access to this flocus foetus furentibus austris’ accom-
panied and assisted (for no one could do it alone) by Messrs.
Sims and Snyder, and S. Whitney, son of Gen. W. . . . The
possibility of entering this cavern with safety, having now been
satisfactorily settled, Judge Porter is having a path cut down to
it.” Ingraham is best known as a lecturer and writer on Pales-
tine, illustrator of the geography of the Bible, etc. In the “ad-
vertisement” of the Niagara “Manual,” dated “Niagara Falls,
July 1, 1834,” Mr. Ingraham says: “I would have had this little
tract printed on better paper, if it could have been procured in
this vicinity; but it may add some interest to the book, in the
eyes of visitors, to be informed, that the paper on which it is
printed, was manufactured at the Falls; and the waters of the
Niagara, therefore, are intimately blended with its every fibre.”
Seaver, James E. and Wright, (Rev.) Asher;" The Interesting
Narrative of Mary Jemison, who lived nearly seventy-eight years
among the Indians. [Buffalo, 1834.] i2mo. pp. 36.
Only copy known (library of present compiler) lacks title-
page, but has display heading as above on p. 1. The narrative isEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
573
A
DISCOURSE,
DELIVERED AT THE DEDICATION
OF THE
BRICK CHURCH,
SOTS'iXOs SJ, ‘2’.
MARCH 28, 1827.
B¥ A. D. SUSY,
Pastor of the First Congregational Church, in Canandaigua
BUFFALO:
PRINTED BY DAY, FOLLETT Is HASKINS.
1827.
AN EARLY PAMPHLET ON THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST CHURCH.574
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Seavers, much abbreviated from the original edition (Canan-
daigua, 1824). Mr. Wright adds about half a page, on Mary
Jemison’s removal from Gardeau to the Buffalo Creek Reserva-
tion, her conversion to Christianity, death and burial, September,
1833. This abridgement by Mr. Wright, apparently the rarest
of all the editions, was reprinted, with wonderful woodcuts, by
Miller & Butterfield, Rochester, 1840.
1835*
An Act to Incorporate the City of Buffalo, passed Apr. 20, 1832.
Buffalo, H. A. Salisbury, 1835. 8vo. pp. 34.
Laws and Ordinances of the Common Council. . . . Buffalo, H. A.
Salisbury, 1835. 8vo. pp. 37.
A Directory for the City of Buffalo; containing the names and
residence of the heads of families and householders, in said city,
on the first of June, 1835. L. P. Crary, publisher. Buffalo:
Charles Faxon, printer. 1835. i2mo. pp. 139. [Advts. 16.]
Buffalo’s third Directory. As usual in old publications the
advertisements are one of the most interesting and historically
valuable features.
Parsons, Horatio A. A Guide to Travelers visiting the Falls of
Niagara, containing much interesting and important information
respecting the Falls and vicinity, accompanied by maps. By
Horatio A. Parsons, A. M. Second edition greatly enlarged.
Buffalo:	Published by Oliver G. Steele. Charles . Faxon,
printer. 1835. i8mo. pp. 96. Two maps on one folding sheet.
No copy of the first edition of this work, if indeed there is
an earlier one, known to the present compiler. In the present
edition the “Advertisement” states that it was first published in
1834; if so, it may contest with Ingraham’s Manual for priority
in this field of literature. Parsons says:	“The plan of pub-
lishing such a manual was formed eight years ago, and most of
the materials were then collected and arranged; but for various
reasons it was not published till the year 1834, though it was the
first book of the kind that had ever been published respecting the
Falls. Most of the first edition was sold in the course of three
months last season.” The effort to forestall any claim to priority
that might be made by or for Ingraham, is obvious.
Shelton, (Rev.) William. The High Influence of Noble Minds
aiid Liberal Institutions. A discourse, delivered at the first
meeting of the Young Men’s Association, on the 18th of March,
1835. [Quot. 11.] By William Shelton, A. M. Rector of St.
Paul’s Church, Buffalo. Buffalo:	Charles Faxon, printer. 1835.
i2mo. pp. 24.
[Shelton, (Rev.) William.] Address delivered before a large
assembly of Citizens of Buffalo, convened for the purpose of
promoting the Interests of Temperance. Buffalo:	Printed by
H. A. Salisbury. 1835. i2mo. pp. 12.
This publication, tile address which it contains, by the rector
of St. Paul’s, and the public meeting which it records, stand forEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
A
DIRECTORY
FOR THE
CONTAINING THE NAMES AND RESIDENCE
Of THE
HEADS OF FAMILIES
AND
HOUSEHOLDERS,
IN SAID VILLAGE, ON THE FIRST OF JAN. 1828.
TO WHICH IS ADDED A SKETCH OF
THE HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE,
FROM 1801 TO 1828.
BUFFALO
PUBLISHED BY L» P. CRARY,
D*y, Foiled A Haskins, Printers.
1828.
FAC-SIMILE OF TITLE-PAGE^ BUFFALOES FIRST DIRECTORY.576
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
an early—perhaps the earliest—general movement to promote
the cause of temperance in Erie County and Buffalo. The ad-
dress was originally given on February io, 1835. On March ed
a committee consisting of Thos. C. Love, N. P. Sprague, Wm.
Ketchum, S. G. Austin, J. C. Meeks, A. Eaton and D. Bowen
was named, at a citizens' meeting. They induced Mr. (he was
not then “Dr.”) Shelton to repeat the address and announced
their purpose “to publish and distribute a copy thereof to every
family in the County of Erie.”
*836.
Annual report of the Sailors' and Boatmen’s Friend Society, pre-
sented June 9, 1836; with an account of the formation of the
American Bethel Society, and a statement of the plan of Bethel
operations upon the inland waters. Buffalo, N. Y. T. & M.
Butler. 1836. 8vo. pp. 24.
The president of the Sailors’ and Boatmen's Friend Society
at this date was Heman B. Potter, who succeeded Hiram Pratt,
Orlando Allen being treasurer and the Rev. Stephen Peet, cor-
responding secretary.
Articles of Agreement and Association, of the Michigan City Land
Company. Buffalo:	Printed for the Company. Day, Stagg &
Cadwallader, Prs. 1836. i2mo. pp. 12.
Samuel Wilkeson was the only Buffalonian whose name ap-
pears as a stockholder.
[Black Rock.] A concise view of Black Rock, including a map and
schedule of property, belonging to the Niagara City Association,
with a description of and boundaries of the same, and the ar-
ticles of agreement, forms and regulations of the Niagara City
Association, and the Black Rock Land and Railway Company.
Black Rock. 1836. i6mo. pp. 92.
Large folding map (24 by 34 in.) of “the Village of Black
Rock as surveyed and drawn by Henry Lovejoy for the Black
Rock Land & Rail Road Co. May 1836,” etc. It locates old Fort
Adams, the river batteries and other points connected with the
War of 1812. Of great value in many respects. Some copies
appear to have been bound up without the map. An exceedingly
scarce volume.
Colman, (Rev.) Henry. A sermon at the dedication of the.Inde-
pendent Congregational Church, in Meadville, Penn. August
20, 1836. By Henry Colman. Buffalo:	Press of Oliver G.
Steele. 1836. 8vo. pp. 27.
[Chapin, Cyrenius.] Chapin’s Review of Armstrong’s Notices of
the War of 1812. Black Rock:	D. P. Adams, printer—Advo-
cate office. 1836. 8vo. pp. v-50.
Constitution and By-Laws of the Young Men’s Association of the
City of Buffalo. Buffalo:	Press of Oliver G. Steele, 1836.
i2mo. pp. 22.
A Directory for the City of Buffalo; containing the names andEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
677
residence of the heads of families arid householders, in said city,
on the first of May, 1836. L. P. Crary, publisher. Buffalo:
Charles Faxon, printer. 1836. i2mo. pp. 162, [advts. 28].
Among other features it contains a chronological list of the
principal events of the War of 1812 on the Niagara Frontier, the
Constitution of the Young Men’s Association, and an illustration
and description of a monument to Com. Perry which it was pro-
posed to erect in Buffalo, of white marble, 100 feet high sur-
mounted by a statue of Perry fifteen feet in height. This project
reached the stage of committees, and apparently stuck there.
[Erie Canal.] Review of the Pamphlet of “Oswego,” against the
intended enlargement of the Erie Canal. By Equal Rights. Buf-
falo : Printed by Day, Stagg & Cadwallader. 1836. 8vo. pp. 21.
Page 3, in the only copy seen (B. H. S. library), is blank, but
the text is complete, reading from page 2 to 4.
Eyre, John. The Beauties of America. By John Eyre [Quot. 3 /.]
Buffalo:	Printed for the author [Steele’s Press]. 1836. i2tno.
pp. iv-72.
The introduction dated “Shelby, Aug. 27, 1836.” The body
of the book is a series of letters, August, 1834, to December,
1836, including several dated at Batavia, Royalton, Newark,
Manchester (Niagara Falls), Buffalo, etc. A long account of
Niagara Falls is given, mainly from Father Hennepin and “The
Book of Niagara Falls.” The author saw strange things in
Buffalo, e. g., “a young woman with an uncommon affliction in
. one leg. ... It was considerably larger in circumference than
my body with my clothes included and as I understood meas-
ured round a yard and a quarter.” (p. 66.) Eyre was the au-
thor of a well known volume of “Travels,” etc., New York, 1851.
Hawley, Seth C. An Address delivered before the Young Men’s
Association of the City of Buffalo, on the evening of March 22,
1836. By Seth C. Hawley, President of the Association. Buf-
falo: Press of Oliver G. Steele. 1836. 8vo. pp. 20.
Parsons, Horatio A. The Book of Niagara Falls. By Horatio A.
Parsons, A. M. Third edition, carefully revised and enlarged.
Accompanied by maps. Buffalo:	Oliver G. Steele. 1836. i6mo.
pp. hi [1].
Two maps on one folding sheet:	“Map of Niagara River
and parts adjacent,” and “Map of Niagara Falls and Vicinity,”
both by H. A. Parsons.
[Rathbun, Benj.] Deeds of Assignment. Benjamin Rathbun, to
Hiram Pratt, Lewis F. Allen, Joseph Clary, Thomas C. Love
and Millard Fillmore. Recorded in Erie County Clerk’s Office,
August 2d, 1836. . . . [Buffalo, 1836.] i2mo. pp. 17.
[Rathbun, Benj.] Plan of an Association of the creditors of B.
Rathbun. . . . Daily Commercial Advertiser—Extra. Press of
Salisbury, Manchester & Co. Buffalo, Nov. 1, 1836. 8vo. pp. 20.
Steele’s Western Guide Book, and Emigrant’s Directory, containing
different routes through the States of New York, Ohio, Indiana,578
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Illinois and Michigan, with short description of the Climate,
Soil, Productions, Prospects, &c. Fifth Edition. Greatly im-
proved and enlarged. Buffalo:	Published by Oliver G. Steele.
1836. i6mo. pp. 108.
No other edition of this well-made little volume has been
seen by the compiler.
mi.
An Act to incorporate the City of Buffalo, passed April 20, 1832.
Buffalo:	Press of Day, Stagg & Cadwallader, Printers to the
Corporation. 1837. 8vo. pp. 8, 34, [Laws and Ordinances:]
40, vi.
The Act of Incorporation, and By-Laws of the Mechanics’ Society
of Buffalo. Passed April, 1836. Buffalo:	Press of Oliver G.
Steele. 1837. i2mo. pp. 12.
A Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Young Men’s Associa-
tion of the City of Buffalo. Founded 22d February, 1836. In-
corporated March 3d, 1837. Buffalo: Press of Oliver G. Steele.
1837. 8vo. pp. 42. Last two pages wrongly numbered.
Childs, (Rev.) Ward. Five Sermons on Sanctification. By Rev.
Ward Childs, Pastor of the Church at Strykersville. Published
by request of said church. Buffalo:	Printed at the Spectator
office. 1837. 8vo. pp. 32.
Constitution and By-Laws of the Apprentices’ Society to which is
annexed a catalogue of books comprising their library. Buffalo:
Printed by David L. Wood. 1837. i6mo. pp. 17.
The library numbered 435 volumes.
Davis, Robert. The Canadian Farmer’s Travels in the United
States of America, in which remarks are made on the Arbitrary
Colonial Policy practiced in Canada, and the free and equal
rights and happy effects of the liberal institutions and astonish-
ing enterprise of the United States. By Robert Davis. Buffalo:
Printed for the Author. [Steele’s Press.] 1837. i2mo. pp.
107, [1].
A Directory for the City of Buffalo; containing the names and
residence of the heads of families, householders, and other in-
habitants, in said city, on the 1st of May, 1837. Published by
Mrs. Sarah (widow of the late L. P.) Crary. Buffalo: Printed
by Charles Faxon. 1837. i2mo. pp. 143, [advts. 19].
Mrs. Crary was Buffalo’s first woman publisher.
[Erie Canal.] Proceedings of the Convention, upon the subject of
an immediate enlargement of the Erie Canal; held at the court-
house in Rochester, on the 18th and 19th days of January, 1837-
Buffalo: Charles Faxon, printer. 1837. 8vo. pp. 28.
Irving, on Lake Erie. Buffalo:	Charles Faxon, printer. 1837*
i2mo. pp. 43.
A cover-title only.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
579
[Rathbun, Benj.] In Chancery, before the Chancellor. Hiram
Pratt, Joseph Clary and Lewis F. Allen, Complainants, vs. Ben-
jamin Rathbun and his Creditors, Defendants. . . . Buffalo,
1837- Sm. 4to. pp. [99]*
Contains the petition of the complainants, the deed of assign-
ment, and schedules of property, etc.
Rector, (Rev.) N. D. A Short Account of the Life, Experience,
Call to the Ministry, and Exclusion of N. D. Rector. ^ To which
is added, some proceedings of the benevolent associations of the
day, from their own records. . . . Boston, (Erie Co.). Pub-
lished by the Author. Day, Stagg & Cadwallader, Prs. Buffalo.
1837.	8vo. pp. 67.
Steele's Western Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1837: being
the first year after Leap Year; and of American Independence
till July 4th, the sixty-first. Calculated for the Meridian of
Western New York. . . . Astronomical calculations by Wil-
liam W. M'Louth. Buffalo:	Published by T. & M. Butler.
1836. i2mo. pp. 24.
[Young Men's Association.] First Annual Report of the Executive
Committee of the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buf-
falo. Reported and adopted Feb. 8, 1837. Buffalo:	Press of
Oliver G. Steele. 1837. 8vo. pp. 13.
J838.
By-Laws of Red Jacket Fire Company. [No. 6. Portrait of Red
Jacket.] Buffalo:	Steele’s Press. 1838. i6mo. pp. 8.
Clay, Henry. Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay. Buffalo, March
23, 1838. 8vo. pp. 22.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser Extra. The speech was on
the banking system, delivered in the U. S. Senate, Feb. 19, 1838.
A Directory for the City of Buffalo; containing the names and
residence of the heads of families and householders, in said city,
on the first day of May, 1838. Leonard P. Crary,. publisher.
Buffalo:	Printed by Charles Faxon.	1838. i2mo. pp. 150.
[Advts. 18.]
“The publication of the Buffalo Directory is not a source of
profit to its author; all works which have preceded the present
volume have been an actual loss."—Publisher's Introduction.
The Independent Treasury: Abstract of a bill to impose additional
duties, as depositaries, upon certain public officers, &c. Together
with the speech of the Hon. Silas Wright, Jr., of the Senate, in
support of the bill; also, the report of the Committee of Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives, on the Currency.
Buffalo:	Printed by Charles Faxon, No. 156, Main Street.
1838.	8vo. pp. 59.
A Buffalo Daily Star, Extra.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. Errors in Theory, Practice and Doctrine.
A Sermon, delivered before the Synod of Genesee, at their an-580
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
nual meeting at Buffalo, October io, 1838. By John C. Lord,
A. M. Pastor of the Pearl-Street Church, Buffalo. Buffalo:
Press of Day & Steele. 1838. 8vo. pp. 24.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. The Popular Objections of Infidelity, stated
and answered in a series of lectures addressed to the Young
Men of Buffalo. By John C. Lord, A. M., Pastor of the Pearl
Street Presbyterian Church. Buffalo:	Published by Steele &
Peck. 1838. i6mo. pp. 223.
Pierce, Maris B. Address on the present condition and prospects
of the aboriginal inhabitants of North America, with particular
reference to the Seneca Nation. By M. B. Pierce, a Chief of the
Seneca Nation, and a member of Dartmouth College. [Buffalo:]
Steele’s Press. 1838. 8vo. pp. 16.
Remington, William A. [The Battle of Black Rock, Jan. 12,
1838. By William A. Remington.]
A long poem, reprinted, with notes, in Cyrus K. Reming-
ton’s “Souvenir and Historical Sketch,” etc., q. v. No copy of
original known.
Report of the Trustees and Managers of the Society established in
the City of Buffalo, for the relief of Orphan and Destitute Chil-
dren, as read in the First Presbyterian Church, Dec. 27, 1837;
together with official documents illustrating the past history and
present condition of the asylum founded by said society. Buf-
falo : Press of Oliver G. Steele. 1838. 8vo. pp. 30.
Rules for the Government of the Sunday School of Trinity Church,
Buffalo. Buffalo:	Stagg & Cadwallader, City Printers. 1838.
i2mo. pp. 12.
Statement of the Financial Transactions of the Banking Firm of
Truscott, Green & Co., of Toronto, in connection with Green,
Brown & Co. of New York; and Brown, Buckland & Co. of
Buffalo. Buffalo, July 1838. Buffalo:	1838. 8vo. pp. 28.
Steele’s Western Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord 1838. . . .
[Cut of lake vessel.] Astronomical calculations by William W.
M’Louth. Buffalo:	Published by Steele & Peck. Steele’s
Press. i2mo. pp. 24.
[Upper Canada Rebellion.] The Trial of General Th. J. Sutherland,
late of the Patriot Army, before a Court Martial convened at
Toronto on the 13th day of March, A. D. 1838 ... on the
charge of having, as a citizen of the United States, levied war in
the Province of Upper Canada against Her Majesty the Queen
of Great Britain, &c. With his Defence, and other documents.
Buffalo: Press of Oliver G. Steele. 1838. 8vo. pp. 87.
[Y. M. A.] Second Annual Report of the Executive Committee
of the Young Men’s Association, of the City of Buffalo, with the
by-laws, list of officers, and act of incorporation. Buffalo:
Press of Oliver G. Steele. 1838. 8vo. pp. 23.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
581
J839*
[Buffalo Baptist Association. . . . Report. 1839.	8vo.]
Fragment only seen, Buffalo Public Library.
Charter of the City of Buffalo: with the several amendments: to
which are added the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Buf-
falo. Revised, Jan. 1839. Published by order of the Common
Council. Buffalo:	Press of Thomas & Co. No. 165 Main St.
1839- 8vo. pp. 93-
Laws and Ordinances of the City of Buffalo. Revised, Jan. 1839.
Published by order of the Common Council. Buffalo:	Press of
Thomas & Co. No. 165 Main Street. 1839. 8vo. pp. 103.
De Veaux, S. The Falls of Niagara, or Tourist’s Guide to this
Wonder of Nature, including notices of the Whirlpool, islands,
&c. And a complete Guide thro’ the Canadas. Embellished
with engravings. By S. De Veaux. Buffalo:	William B.
Hayden. Press of Thomas & Co. 1839. i6mo. pp. 168 [1].
Front, “Map of Niagara River”; full-page views: “Niagara
Falls from the American side, near the Ferry staircase”; “Burn-
ing of the Steamboat Caroline”; “Niagara Falls, from Canada
near the Clifton House”; “View of Brock’s Monument, Queens-
ton Heights.”
[Directory.] For 1839-40. The Buffalo City Directory; contain-
ing a list of the names, residence and occupation of the heads
of families, householders, &c. on the first of May, 1839. Faxon &
Graves and A. W. Wilgus, publishers. Buffalo:	Printed by
Faxon & Graves. 1839. i2mo. pp. 144. [Advts. 12.]
Grimes, J. Stanley. A New System of Phrenology. By J. Stanley
Grimes, President of the Western Phrenological Society, at Buf-
falo. [Quot. 3 /.] Buffalo:	Oliver G. Steele. New York:
Wiley & Putnam. 1839. i2mo. pp. 320.
Front, diagram, lithographic plates, and small cuts in text.
Haskins, Rowell Willson. History and Progress of Phrenology.
. . . Buffalo 1839.
Not seen by compiler; title from British Museum catalogue.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. “Pride, fulness of Bread, and abundance of
Idleness. The Prominent Causes of the Present Pecuniary Dis-
tress of the Country. A sermon, delivered at the Pearl Street
Church, on Sabbath, October 27, 1839. By John C. Lord, A. M.,
pastor of said church. Buffalo:	Press of Thomas & Co. No.
165 Main Street. 1839. 8vo. pp. 20.
Nichols, Thomas L. Address delivered at Niagara Falls, on the
evening of the twenty-ninth of December, 1838, the anniversary
of the burning of the Caroline, by Thomas L. Nichols. Buffalo:
Printed by Charles Faxon. 1839. 8vo. pp. 14.
A Mercury & Buffalonian Extra.
Remington, (Rev.) David. A Sermon occasioned by the death of
Henry Snyder, who died at Lancaster, N. Y., January 6, 1839.582
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Aged 20 years and io months. By Rev. James Remington. Buf-
falo: Press of Thomas & Co. No. 165 Main Street. 1839. 8vo.
PP- 14.
A summary declaration of the faith and practice of the Washington
street Baptist Church of Christ, in Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo:
Press of Thomas & Co. 1839. i6mo. pp. 15.
[Y. M. A.] Third Annual Report of the Executive Committee
of the Young Men’s Association qi the City of Buffalo. With
the by-laws, list of officers, and act of incorporation. Buffalo:
Press of Thomas & Co. No. 165 Main Street. 1839. 8vo. pp. 24.
[Nichols, Thomas L.] Vindication of the so-called “Clique.”
Published by order of the Executive Committee. Buffalo. 1839.
i2mo. pp. 24.
*840,
Anecdotes of the Emperour Napoleon, and His Times. From the
most approved French authorities. Edited by an American.
Buffalo:	A. W. Wilgus, 203 Main Street. 1840. i2mo. pp.
v-252.
Probably the work of R. W. Haskins.
[Chautauqua Co. Schools.] First Annual Report of the Chautauqua
County Common School Institute, held at a meeting of the So-
ciety in Fredonia, January 1, 1840. By B. J. Seward, Chairman
of the Executive Committee. Buffalo:	Printed at Steele’s
Press. 1840. 8vo. pp. 24.
[Directory.] For 1840. Buffalo City Directory; containing a list
of the names, residence and occupation of the heads of families,
householders, &c., on the first of May, 1840. Faxon & Graves,
publishers. Horatio N. Walker, compiler. Buffalo:	Faxon &
Graves, printers. 1840. i2mo. pp. 178, [advts. 16].
[Harrison Glee Club.] A new collection of songs, glees and
catches. Arranged and sung, by the Harrison Glee Club. Buf-
falo :	Published by the club. Press of Thomas & Co. 1840.
i6mo. pp. 36.
The members of the Harrison Glee Club were:	George W.
Houghton, Thomas B. Chase, James »H. Kimberley, William A.
Remington, William Fiske, Lambert S. Reynolds, John S. Put-
nam, Calvin F. S. Thomas. Some of the songs (original) are
of local character, e. g. “Come Lockport Whigs,” sung by the
club at a Whig concert at Lockport, beginning:
Come, Lockport Whigs, give us your paws, and tell us how you do; .
We hail from sister Buffalo, to sing Whig songs with you,
We’ll hear you sing, or hear you speak, or shouts of triumph send
With you in cheers of victory, to Harry of North Bend;
A brave old gentleman is he,
Our future President.
Hosmer, George W. An address delivered before the Erie County
Common School Education Society, at Buffalo, N. Y., February
3, 1840. By George W. Hosmer. Buffalo:	Printed at Steele’s
Press. 1840. 8vo. pp. 23.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
583
Hymns for the use of Sabbath Schools. Published by the Buffalo
Sabbath School Teachers Association. [Quot. 21.] Buffalo:
Steele’s Press. 1840. 24mo. pp. 24.
The schools at that time connected with the association were
the First Presbyterian, Washington Street Baptist, Methodist
Episcopal, Pearl Street, Park, Protestant Methodist, Bethel,
Elk Street, Erie Street, South Division Street, Union on Goodell
Street, Cold Spring, Black Rock, Black Rock lower village, and
Clintonville.
[I. O. O. F.] Charter, Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of Niagara
Lodge, Number 25, of the I. O. O. F. Adopted the 26th of De-
cember, 1839. Buffalo:	George Zahm, German and English
printer. 1840. i2mo. pp. 24.
Legend of the Whirlpool. [Quot. 2I.] Buffalo:	Press of Thomas
& Co. 1840. i6mo. pp. 24. Front, folding map of Niagara Falls,
and guide table.
Contains a prose description of the Whirlpool, a poem, the
“Legend,” of 46 8-line stanzas, a part of which was published in
the United States Magazine, Oct. 1839; and four pages of notes.
Nichols, Thomas L. Journal in Jail, kept during a four months’
imprisonment for libel, in the jail of Erie County. [Cut, prison
bars.] By Thomas L. Nichols. Buffalo: A. Dinsmore. 1840.
i2mo. pp. 248.
For some account of this book and its author, see Buf. Hist
Soc. Pubs. Vol. IV, p. 371. Also, “Bibliography of Upper Canada
Rebellion,” Buf. Hist. Soc. Pubs., Vol. V. p. 476. Nichols was
the author of several books, an incomplete list of which is given
in Sabin.
•
[Schools.] Third Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com-
mon Schools, of the City of Buffalo. For 1839. Filed February
1, 1840. Buffalo:	Printed at Steele’s Press. 1840. 8vo. pp.
12, [1].
Report made by O. G. Steele.
Steele’s Book of Niagara Falls. Seventh edition, carefully revised
and improved. Illustrated by maps of the Falls and immediate
vicinity, and of the Niagara River, from Lake Erie to Lake On-
tario, and six new views. Buffalo:	Oliver G. Steele. 1840.
i6mo. pp. 109, [1].	*
Lithographed illustrations and two maps on folded sheet. A
note on last page tells of the blowing up of Brock’s monument
“by some as yet unknown miscreants on the night of the 17th
April 1840.”
[Y. M. A.] Fourth Annual Report of the Executive Committee
of the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Buf-
falo: Press of Thomas & Co., No. 165 Main Street. 1840. 8vo.
PP. 14.584
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
mu
Allyn, William G. Allyn’s Exchange Tables, designed to furnish
the public with an accurate set of calculations for computing
Profit and Loss, Interest and Exchange. . . . By William G.
Allyn. . . . Buffalo:	Faxon & Read, and Robt. D. Foy. 1841.
Roy. 8vo. pp. 180.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Buffalo, and of the County of Erie, in
behalf of new and more efficient means of medical relief for the
Sick Poor. Buffalo : Press of Thomas & Co. 165 Main Street.
1841. 8vo. pp. 24.
Clinton, George W. Address of George W. Clinton, Esq., deliv-
ered before the Young Men's Temperance Society of Buffalo,
March, 6th, 1841. Buffalo:	Printed by Frechette & Scheffer,
No. 9, Ellicott-Square. 1841. 8vo. pp. 10.
A “Morning Times—Extra.” “The meeting convened in the
Eagle St. Theatre upon the occasion on which the preceding ad-
dress was delivered (in pursuance of a request of the society)
was one of the largest and most enthusiastic ever held in this
city. The large edifice was fuller than upon any former occa-
sion, notwithstanding a snow storm almost unprecedented here,
was raging at the time, and nearly a hundred ladies were in at-
tendance.” “About a hundred names” were added to “the
pledge.”
Confessions of Major McKellory, and John Johnson, together with
a sketch of their lives, and the letters addressed to Mrs. Otis,
and the sister of McKellory. Also, the Sentence of Death, pro-
nounced by Judge Dayton. Buffalo:	Printed for the publisher.
1841. 8vo. pp. 12.
The story of a brutal murder in the town of Concord, Erie
Co., N. Y. Johnson, a negro, who was hanged for killing his
wife, in Buffalo, stated in his confession that he was on the
Washington when she burned in Lake Erie, and also on the
Caroline, when she was set afire at Schlosser’s in December, '37.
He escaped, and is credited with saving the life of Mr. Wells,
owner of the Caroline.
Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Young Men’s Temperance So-
ciety of the City of Buffalo, organized Thursday, February 18th,
1841. Buffalo: Printed by Frechette & Scheffer, No. 9, Ellicott-
Square. 1841. 8vo. pp. 8.
[I. O. O. F.] Constitution and By-Laws of Tehoseroron Lodge
Number 48 I. O of O. F. of the State of New York, held in the
City of Buffalo, by authority of a charter from the Grand Lodge
of the State of New York. Instituted Dec. 28, 1840. Buffalo:
Printed at Steele’s Press. 1841. i2mo. pp. 24.
De Veaux, Samuel. The Travellers’ Own Book, to Saratoga
Springs, Niagara Falls and Canada, containing routes, distances,
conveyances, expenses, use of mineral waters, baths, description
of scenery, etc. A complete guide, for the valetudinarian and
for the tourist, seeking for pleasure and amusement. WithEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
585
maps and engravings. By S. De Veaux. [Quot. 2I.] Buffalo:
Faxon & Read. 1841. i6mo. pp. 258.
Folding map, “Niagara Falls and adjoining shores,” opp.
title-page; “Map of Saratoga,” opp. p. 51; 4 full-page views,
and small woodcuts in text.
[Directory.] 1841. Crary’s Directory for the City of Buffalo. The
65th year of American Independence. Containing a list of
banks, insurance offices, associations, societies, &c., &c. With
the names, residence and occupation of the heads of families,
householders, &c., on the first of June, 1841. Faxon & Read,
publishers. C. W. Graham, compiler. Buffalo:	Faxon &
Graves, printers. 1841.	12010. pp. 195.	[1, advts. 4.]
Pp. 37-71 in the body of the book are also advertisements.
Flint, Austin (M. D.) An Address delivered before the Buffalo
Young Men’s Temperance Society, Thursday evening, April 1,
1841. By Austin Flint, M. D. To which are added the Consti-
tution of the Society, and a list of the members. Buffalo:	Press
of Thomas & Co., 165 Main-Street. 1841. 8vo. pp. 40.
Frost, P., ed. The Western Juvenile Harp. Designed for Sabbath
and other Scnools. Selected and arranged by P. Frost. Buf-
falo:1 Salisbury & Clapp, Printers, Exchange Buildings. 1841.
32mo. oblong, pp. 48.
Haskins, R[oswell] W[illson] [Astronomy for schools]. Buf-
falo, A. W. Wilgus, 1841.
Not seen by compiler; mentioned in British Museum cata-
logue.
Hymns for the use of Sabbath Schools. Published by the Buffalo
Sabbath School Teachers Association. [Quot. 2I] Second
edition, improved. Buffalo:	Steele’s Press. 1841. 241110. pp. 24.
[Marvin, Le Grand.] Expose of the ‘Scene at the Court .House/
in Buffalo, January 18, 1839, on the trial, at the Erie Circuit, of
the cause Edward Kellogg & Co. vs. O. H. Dibble & Co. With
an Appendix, touching an indictment of P. B. at the Erie Oyer
and Terminer, in October, 1834. Buffalo:	Press of Robt. D.
Foy, 159 Main Street. 1841. 8vo. pp. 96. Folding diagrams of
streets and lots, opp. p. 55.
One of Le Grand Marvin’s eccentric pamphlets. The “P. B.”
mentioned in the title was Philander Bennett, indicted for al-
leged false swearing in a suit brought by Asa Marvin against
Bennett and William Williams for an alleged deficiency in a
block of land sold by Bennett to Asa Marvin, between Water,
Le Couteulx and Fly streets, and westerly line of outer lot No. 1
in the city of Buffalo, the statement being illustrated by dia-
grams. The cause of Kellogg & Co. vs. Dibble & Co. was to re-
cover the amount of a promissory note. Not the least interest-
ing feature of the work is the list of names of the jurors, and
the witnesses, 24 for the plaintiff and 17 for the defendant.
Schism the Offspring of Error, illustrated in Historical Sketches
of the Presbyterian Church of Warsaw, Genesee Co., N. Y. By586
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
a committee of the church. [Quot. 3 /.] Buffalo:	Press of
Robt. D. Foy.—159 Main St. 1841. 8vo. pp. 26.
[Schools.] Fourth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com-
mon Schools of the City of Buffalo, for 1840. Filed March,
1841. Buffalo: Press of Thomas & Co. 165 Main-Street. 1841.
8vo. pp. 8.
Made by Silas Kingsley, who had been Superintendent for
but a few weeks at the date of the report, March 12, 1841.
[Seneca Mission Press.] Ne Jaguh'nigo'ages'gwathah. . . . The
Mental Elevator. Buffalo Creek Reservation. . . . 1841. 8vo.
Size of printed page, 6 by 31-2 in.; pagination continuous
throughout the parts, 144 pp. in all.
The unique journal, prepared and printed chiefly in Seneca,
by the Rev. Asher Wright. No. 1 was issued Nov. 30, 1841, and
the succeeding numbers as follow:	Nov. 30 and Dec. 28, 1841;
Mch. 2, Apr. 27, July 12, Dec. 29, 1842; Apr. 22, 1843 ; Mch. 21,
and Apr. 1, 1845, all to this date printed at the Mission House
on the Buffalo Creek Reservation. The succeeding issues were
published at Cattaraugus:	June 3, Nov. 17, Dec. 24 and 31,
1846; Nov. 9, Dec. 14, and 22, 1848; Jan. 27, 1849 (misprinted
1848) ; April 15, 1850. The last number contains laws of the
Senecas, passed 1847-48, and a calendar for 1850. In the earlier
numbers appear chaps. 1-9 of Genesis, parts of Exodus, the
epistle of James, and miscellaneous articles in Seneca and Eng-
lish. Beginning with the issue of Dec. 29, 1842, the paper had
a headpiece, engraved by--------Van Duzee, showing a pulpit
and open Bible, a church, and two small landscapes, one with an
Indian hunting, the other with white men pointing to a village
with spire-crowned church.
[Steele, Oliver G.] Report of the select committee of the Common
Council, on the subject of the Harbour and Business of the City
of, Buffalo, Made to the Common Council June 1, 1841. Buffalo:
Printed at Steele’s Press. 1841. 8vo. pp. 16.
Report written by O. G. Steele; signed by R. Sears, O. G.
Steele and E. G. Spaulding. An admirable sketch of the early
years of lake commerce and the growth of Buffalo harbor busi-
ness.
Strong, Nathaniel T. Appeal to the Christian Community on the
condition and prospects of the New York Indians, in answer to
a book, entitled The Case of the New York Indians, and other
publications of tlie Society of Friends. By Nathaniel T. Strong,
a chief of the Seneca tribe. Buffalo:	Press of Thomas & Go.
No. 165 Main-Street. 1841. 8vo. pp. 63.
[Y. M. A.] Fifth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of
the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Steele’s
Press. Buffalo:	1841. 8vo. pp. 16.
1842.
[Directory.] 1842. Walker’s Buffalo City Directory, containing a
list of civil, naval and military officers, religious, benevolent andEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
587
philanthropic societies, local and miscellaneous statistics, &c.,
&c. In the County of Erie, with the names, residence and occu-
pation of the business population, heads of families, &c. in the
City of Buffalo, on the ist of June, 1842. [Quot. 3 /.] By Hora-
tio N. Walker. Population—1825 . . . 2,412.	1830 . . . 6,353.
1840 . . . 18,222. Buffalo:	Steele’s Press. 1842. i2mo. pp.
220, [1, advts. 50,"4].
A great advance over its predecessors. No Directory was
issued in the following year.
Haskins, R[oswell] W[illson] (A. M.). A Popular Essay upon
Comets. By R. W. Haskins, A. M. Author of “Astronomy for
Schools.” [Quot. 3 /.] Buffalo: A. W. Wilgus. 1842. i2mo.
pp. 24.
Hymns for the use of Sabbath Schools, published by the Buffalo
Sabbath School Teachers Association. [Quot. 2 /.] Fifth edi-
tion, improved. Buffalo:	Press of Salisbury & Clapp. 1842.
241110. pp. 32.
The Old Faith and the Good Way, an Expose of the Doctrine and
Discipline of the Presbyterian Church explaining the difference
between the doctrines of the Old and New School. By a com-
mittee of the late Caledonia Presbytery, now constituting the
Presbyteries of Steuben and Wyoming. Containing a statement
—1. Of the doctrines they hold, 2. The state of their churches.
3. The more efficient supervision of them by Presbytery. Buf-
falo: Press of Robt. D. Foy, 159 Main-St. 1842. 8vo. pp. 24.
Pictorial Guide to the Falls of Niagara:	A Manual for Visiters
[jic], giving an account of this stupendous natural wonder ; and
all the objects of curiosity in its vicinity; with every historical
incident of interest: and also full directions for visiting the
cataract and its neighboring scenes. Illustrated by numerous
maps, charts, and engravings, from original surveys and designs.
The illustrations designed and engraved by J. W. Orr. Buffalo:
Press of Salisbury and Clapp. 1842. i6mo. pp. 232.
[Schools.] Fifth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common
Schools, of the City of Buffalo. For 1841. Filed February 1,
1842. Buffalo:	Printed at Steele’s Press. 1842. 8vo. pp. 10, [2].
[Seneca Mission Press.] Go wana gwa' ih sat hah Yon de'yas Dah'
gwah. A spelling-book in the Seneca language: with English
definitions. Buffalo-Creek Reservation, Mission Press. 1842.
8vo. pp. 112.
In its way one of the most interesting and scholarly works,
as it is one of the rarest, ever published in Buffalo. Following
the title-page is an “explanation for English readers,” eight
pages, in which the system of spelling Seneca is explained. The
author, the Rev. Asher Wright, says: “It is not to be supposed
that with our imperfect knowledge of Seneca, we have discov-
ered and marked accurately all the peculiarities of the language.
It is sometimes also very difficult to decide on the correct usage,
where there are differences of pronunciation among the Indians.
In such cases we have sought for the pure Seneca in contradis-588
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
tinction from the idioms of Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, &c., and
for Seneca as spoken by the old men, whose habits were formed
previous to the introduction of English ideas, and modifications
of ideas, among the people.” It contains “the definition of sev-
eral hundred Seneca words and a tolerably complete explana-
tion of the grammatical principles of the language except the
verb. In respect to verbs no complete analysis has yet been ef-
fected; nor is there much reason to expect the accomplishment
of this object until some competent Seneca scholar shall become
a universal grammarian.” The author speaks of the difficulty
occasioned through lack of type with proper accents, and lack
of money to procure it. The alphabet, with the sounds of the
letters explained, fills p. .9; pp. 10-112 are progressive lessons,
advancing from words of one syllable to the construction of
sentences, and an exposition of the grammar of the language.
The Seneca title as printed above does not show all the accents
of the original.
The West Vindicated. A review (in part) of the address of General
James Tallmadge, before the American Institute, Oct. 26, 1841.
By a Western New Yorker. Steele’s Press, Buffalo. 1842. 8vo.
pp. 24.
By an ardent champion of the Erie Canal, who vigorously
maintains that its commerce was not declining. Valuable for its
statistics.
Wilgus’ Farmers’ Almanack, for the year of our Lord 1842 . . .
calculated for the meridian of Buffalo, New York. . . . Astro-
nomical calculations by George R. Perkins, A. M., of Utica. Buf-
falo : Published by A. W. Wilgus. 1842. i2mo. pp. [24].
[Young Men's Association.] By-Laws, &c., of the Young Men’s As-
sociation of the City of Buffalo. March, 1842. 8vo. pp. 12.
Press of Salisbury & Clapp. Only copy seen lacking title-page.
[Y. M. A.j Sixth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of
the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Press of Salisbury & Clapp. 1842. 8vo. pp. 16.
[Young Men’s Bible Society.] Second Annual Report, of the Young
Men’s Bible Society of the City of Buffalo. With the Constitu-
tion, list of officers, &c. Buffalo: Printed by Robt. D. Foy,—159
Main Street. 1842. 8vo. pp. 16.
1843.
[American Bethel Society.] Seventh annual report of the American
Bethel Society, presented at the annual meeting held in the City
of Buffalo, June 7th, 1843. Buffalo: Press of Robt. D. Foy, 159
Main-Street. 1843. 8vo. pp. 28.
[Buffalo Baptist Association.] Minutes of the twenty-eighth anni-
versary of the Buffalo, formerly Holland Purchase Baptist As-
sociation, held with the Baptist Church in Hamburgh, on the
13th and 14th of September, 1843. Buffalo: Printed by A. W.
Wilgus. 1843. 8vo. pp. 12+.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
589
Incomplete copy, Buffalo Public Library. The Minutes for
1844 were printed by Edwin Hough at Springville.
By-Laws and Ordinances of the City of Buffalo. Enacted, 1843.
Published by order of the Common Council. Buffalo:	Press of
George Zahm. 1843. 8vo. pp. 62.
Free Almanack, for the Year 1843. . . . [Buffalo:] Steele's Press.
i2mo. pp. 24.
G[rabau], J. A. A. Unterweisungs-Biichlein fiir die deutsche
Yugend in ihrer Muttersprache, von einem wohlmeinenden
Freunde der Yugend. Buffalo, Gedruckt und zu haben bei Geo.
Zahm. 1843. i6mo. pp. 98+.
So far as known, the first book printed in Buffalo in German.
The only copy seen, owned by Rev. John N. Grabau of Buffalo,
is incomplete, but apparently lacks only one or two pages at the
end.
A broadside, or poster, printed by Zahm in 1843: “Programm
der Feierlichkeiten bei der Einweihung der Evangelisch-Luther-
ischen Kirche zu Buffalo, den 25ten May, 1843," etc., is owned
by Rev. J. A. W. Kirsch, Buffalo.
Harvey, (Dr.) Charles W. Popular Directions for the manage-
ment and preservation of the teeth. By Dr. Charles W. Harvey,
dentist. Buffalo: Printed by A. M. Clapp. 1843. i6mo. pp. 24.
Haskins, R[oswell] W[illson] (A. M.). New England and the
West. By R. W. Haskins, A. M. Reprinted from the Boston
(Mass.) Atlas. Buffalo: A. W. Wilgus. 1843. 8vo. pp. 36.
A series of eight letters, written from Buffalo in October and
November, 1842. They discuss the commerce arid commercial
prospects of Buffalo, give statistics of the commerce of the town,
1815-1827, others from the census of 1840, and, more fully, for
1841. The author made an intelligent study of the mutual rela-
tions of East and West, and ventured some interesting predic-
tions as to the future of Buffalo.
Hopkins, (Rev.) A. T. The American Patriot. A discourse deliv-
ered on the day of the Annual Thanksgiving, December 8, 1842,
before the united congregations of the First and Park Churches,
in the City of Buffalo. By A. T. Hopkins, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. Buffalo:	A. M. Clapp, printer. 1843.
8vo. pp. 20.
H[ulett] T[homas] G. Every Man his Own Guide to the Falls of
Niagara, or the whole story in few words. By T. G. H., a resi-
dent at the Falls. Third edition, enlarged and embellished with
engravings. To which is added a chronological table, containing
the principal events of the late War between the United States
and Great Britain. Also, a Legend of the Manitou Rock, at the
Whirlpool:	The Recession of Niagara Falls, by Professor
Lyell. Buffalo:	Printed by Faxon & Co. 1843. i6mo. pp. 58,
W, 48.
•Two maps, one folding, 4 woodcuts. The “Legend of the
Manitou Rock," with full title-page, was also issued separately.590
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Lord, (Rev.) John C., (D. D.). The Doctrine and Order of the
Presbyterian Church or the points of difference between the Old
and New School. A sermon by Rev. John C. Lord, D. D. Pub-
lished by request of the session of the First Old School Presby-
terian Church in Buffalo, and the Presbytery of Wyoming. Buf-
falo : Press of Robt. D. Foy, 159 Main-street. 1843. 8vo. pp. 24.
Revised Charter of the City of Buffalo:	Passed April 17, 1843,
published by order of the Common Council. To which are added
the Laws and Ordinances. Buffalo:	Press of George Zahm.
1843. 8vo. pp. 80.
S[mith], S. C. A Legend of the Manitou Rock. [Quot. 2I.] By
S. C. S. Containing also Professor Lyell’s lecture upon the Re-
cession of Niagara Falls. Printed by Faxon & Co. 1843. i6mo.
pp. 48.
[Schools.] Sixth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common
Schools, of the City of Buffalo. For 1842. Filed February 1,
1843. Buffalo: Printed at Steele's Press. 1843. 8vo. pp. 10, [1].
Report made by S. Caldwell, Superintendent.
[Seneca Mission Press.] Gaa nah shoh ne De o waah' sao'nyoh
gwah na' wen ne' yuh . . . [rest of title missing in only known
copies]. [Buffalo: Seneca Mission Press: 1843.] i6mo. pp. v.
fi]» 136.
The above fragmentary title from a copy found in the corner-
stone of the old building at the Thomas Orphan Asylum on the
Cattaraugus Reservation, erected 1855, torn down 1901. The
book, with other examples of the Mission Press, has been re-
deposited in the box of the cornerstone of the new building. The
only other known copy (Buf. Hist. Soc.) lacks the title-page.
“To English readers," pp. iii-v., is a key to the vowel sounds in
the Seneca, with an anecdote of Old White Chief; pp. 7-124, in
hymns in Seneca, and doxologies; pp. 123-136, index, analytical
and explanatory, in English. Mrs. Asher Wright, in a note
found with the Thomas Orphan Asylum copy, says this is the
second edition of the Seneca Hymn Book.
Smith, (Rev.) S[tephen] R. Historical Sketches and Incidents, il-
lustrative of the establishment and progress of Universalism in
the State of New York. By S. R. Smith. Buffalo:	Steele’s
Press. 1843. i6mo. pp. 248, [2].
By the Rev. Stephen R. Smith, for many years pastor of the
Universalist Church in Buffalo. This work was followed by an-
other volume of similar title, designated “second series," in
1848, q. v.
Wait, Benjamin. Letters from Van Dieman’s (sic) Land, written
during four years’ imprisonment for political offenses in Upper
Canada. By Benjamin Wait. [Quot. 2/.] Embodying, also, let-
ters descriptive of personal appeals in behalf of her husband, and
his fellow prisoners ... by Mrs. B. Wait. Buffalo:	A. W.
Wilgus. 1843. i6mo. pp. vi., 356. Front, post, folding map of
Van Diemen’s Land.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
591
See “Bibliography of Upper Canada Rebellion,” Buf. Hist.
Soc. Pubs., Vol. V., p. 492.
Wilkeson, (Hon.) Samuel. The subject of a Work House for the
County of Erie discussed and considered. By Honorable Samuel
Wilkeson. Buffalo: A. M. Clapp, printer, Exchange Buildings.
1843. 8vo. pp. 26.
Papers that originally appeared in the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser. Prefatory note by H. W. Rogers.
[Y. M. A.] Seventh Annual Report of the Executive Committee of
the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Press of C. F. S. Thomas, No. 146 Main-Street. 1843. 8vo. pp. 15.
1844.
Bush, (Mrs.) Mary A. Hymns original and selected for maternal
meetings. [Quot. 4I.] By Mrs. Mary A. Bush. Buffalo: Press
of A. M. Clapp. 1844. i6mo. pp. 128.
[Directory.] 1844. Walker’s Buffalo City Directory, containing a
list of civil and military officers, religious, benevolent and phil-
anthropic societies, local and miscellaneous statistics. With the
names, residence and occupation, of the business population,
heads of families, &c., in the City of Buffalo. Lat. 420 50'—Lon.
790 22'. [Quot. 3I.] By Horatio N. Walker. Population, Aug.
1st, 1844—26,503. Buffalo: Lee & Thorp’s Press. 1844. i2mo.
pp. 236, [1, advts 14, index 2, calendar 2].
The next Buffalo Directory issued was for 1847.
Haskins, R[oswell] W[illson] (A. M.). The Arts, Sciences, and
Civilization, anterior to Greece and Rome. (Read before the
Young Men’s Association, Buffalo, Feb. 12, 1844.) By R. W.
Haskins, A. M. [Quot. 2I.] Buffalo:	A. W. Wilgus, 1844.
8vo. pp. 32.
Hayes, George E. Organization and Diseases of the Teeth: with
familiar directions for preserving their health and beauty. [Quot.
2I.] By Geo. E. Hayes, dentist, corner of Main and South Di-
vision Streets. Buffalo : Steele’s Press. 1844. i6mo. pp. 80.
H[ulett], T[homas] G. Every Man his Own Guide to the Falls of
Niagara, or the whole story in few words. Enlarged and embel-
lished with engravings. To which is added a chronological table,
containing the principal events of the late war between the United
States and Great Britain. By T. G. H., a resident at the Falls.
Fourth edition. Buffalo: Printed by Faxon & Co. 1844. i6mo.
pp. 128.
[I. O. O. F.J Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of Buffalo Lodge,
No. 37, I. O. of O. F. Chartered, May 6, 1840. By-laws and rules
as amended and adopted Jan. 2, 1844. [Motto and cut, three links
and eye.] Buffalo:	Printed by Lee & Thorp. 1844. i6mo.
pp. 28.
Schools of Buffalo. Second semi-annual exhibition in singing at the
Park Church. Saturday evening, June 22, 1844, at 7 o’clock.592
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Francis Hazelton, Teacher. [Buffalo, 1844. Thos. Newell,
printer, 171 Main-Street.] i6mo. pp. 8.
[Schools.] Seventh Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com-
mon Schools, of the City of Buffalo, for 1843. Filed February 1,
1844. Buffalo: Printed at Zahm’s Press. 1844. 8vo. pp. 16, [2].
[Seneca Mission Press.] Extracts from the Revised Statutes of the
State of New York, volume I, part-1, chapter xx, title viii. Of
the prevention and punishment of immorality and disorderly
practices. [Buffalo: Seneca Mission Press.] 1844. i6mo. pp. 16.
Wholly in English.
Steele’s Almanack for the year 1844 . . . [cut, sheaf of wheat.]
Astronomical calculations by Geo. R. Perkins, Professor of Ma-
thematics, Utica, N. Y. Sold by O. G. Steele, 206 Main Street,
Buffalo. Steele’s Press. i2mo. pp. 24.
Steele’s Niagara Falls Port-folio, containing eight new views of
Niagara Falls taken from the most striking points. Also, a fac-
simile of a view taken by Father Hennepin in 1678. Lithographed
by Hall & Mooney. Buffalo: Steele’s Press. 1844.
No text. The views are 5 by 7 inches in size.
[Trial of Rev. Asa T. Hopkins.] Introduction containing the cor-
respondence between the Sessions of Mr. Hopkins’s and ^ Dr.
Lord’s Churches. Also the letter of Dr. Lord to the Committee
on Investigation. . . . n. p. [1844.] 8vo. pp. 9.
Issued without title-page, as an appendix to some other publi-
cation.
Trial of the Rev. Asa T. Hopkins, Pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Buffalo, before a special meeting of the Buffalo Presby-
tery; Commencing October 22, and ending October 31, 1844.
. . . [Buffalo, 1844.] 8vo. pp. 39.
“First published in the Buffalo Daily Gazette, for which it was
specially reported.”
[Y. M. A.] Eighth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of
the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Press of C. F. S. Thomas. No. 146 Main-st. 1844. 8vo. pp. 16.
5*
[American Bethel Society.] Ninth Annual Report of the American
Bethel Society, presented at the annual meeting held in the City
of Buffalo, Wednesday, June 4, 1845. Buffalo: Press of Charles
E. Young. 1845. 8vo. pp. 28.
Bristol’s Free Almanac for 1845. Astronomical calculations made
expressly for this Almanac, by George R. Perkins, A. M., of
Utica, which are guaranteed to be as perfect and complete as any
published in the United States. Buffalo:	Thomas, General Job
Printer, Exchange Buildings, Main Street. [1845.] 8vo. pp. 32.
Bristol’s Free Almanac for 1843 was published at Batavia by
Lucas Seaver.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
593
Claims of Reuben B. Heacock, on the Government of the United
States, for property destroyed by the enemy, in the Late War.
Buffalo: Printed by Manchester & Brayman. 1845. 8vo. pp. 20.
Clinton, George W. Address, delivered by George W. Clinton,
D. P. C. R., at the dedication of Erie Tent, No. 30, I. O. of R. in
the City of Buffalo, Friday, October 24, 1845. Mercy and Truth
are met together. [Quot. 21.] Buffalo:	Press of C. E. Young
1845. 8vo. pp. 16.
[De Veaux, Samuel.] The Travellers’ Own Book, to Saratoga
Springs, Niagara Falls & Canada . . . By S. De Veaux. [Quot.
21.] Fifth edition. Buffalo: Faxon & Co. 1845. i6mo. pp. 251.
Folding map of Niagara Falls, one of Saratoga, woodcuts.
Das Evangelium St. Matthai, von D. Martin Luther, in das Teutsche
iibersetzt. Nach dem Wittembergischen Druck von 1545 abge-
druckt, als ein christlich Lesebiichlein fur diejenigen kleinen
Schul-kinder, welche die christliche Schul-Fibel durchgelesen
haben, und genug darin geiibt sind. Buffalo, Druck und Verlag
von Georg Zahm, 1845. 24mo. pp. 160.
Only copy seen, in possession of Rev. John N. Grabau of
Buffalo.
Inventory of Assets of the City Bank of Buffalo, to be sold at auc-
tion at the Merchants’ Exchange in the City of Buffalo, on
Wednesday, the 12th Day of November, 1845. . .. . Buffalo.
1845. 8vo. pp. 32-
An interesting reminder of the financial reverses of an early
Buffalo institution. The copy of this publication owned by the
Buffalo Historical Society formerly belonged to Albert S. Merrill,
and it was his hand, no doubt, that added in pencil, throughout
the pamphlet, the amount realized on the various items of assets
at the auction. In the list of discounted notes and bills appears
the following:	“Daniel Webster, acceptance of draft of D. F.
Webster, payable at the Phoenix Bank, N. Y., to his own order;
due and protested 4th August, 1839, $2,000.” This sold to T. M.
Burt for $200. Another Webster draft for $1250 sold to Mr. Burt
for $100.
[Mosher, (Rev.) E.] Awful Disclosure! Murderers exposed;
Death-bed confession; Death-bed confession and renunciation of
the Right Rev. Bishop McMurray, Bishop of St. Mary’s Roman
Catholic Church, Montreal, Canada, who died Aug. nth, 1845.
[Quot. 2I.] . . . Printed for and published by Rev. E. Mosher,
Buffalo, N. Y. 1845. 8vo. pp. 32.
New York Form Book, and Interest Tables; containing complete
forms for the transaction of all the routine of business between
man and man, requiring the execution of papers, together with
the statutory provisions relating thereto; also complete interest
tables, discount tables, scantling and timber measure, cubical con-
tents of square timber, &c., &c. Buffalo: Oliver G. Steele. 1845.
i2mo. pp. 132, 53*
Peck’s Tourist Companion to Niagara Falls, Saratoga Springs, the
Lakes, Canada, etc. Containing, in addition to full directions for594
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
visiting the cataract and vicinity, the springs, etc., full tables of
routes and distances from Niagara Falls to the principal places in
the United States and Canada. Illustrated by numerous engrav-
ings, maps and charts, from original designs and surveys. Buf-
falo : William B. & Charles E. Peck. 1845. i6mo. pp. 194.
Valued for its fine maps, engraved by Carson, Albany.
[Schools.] Eighth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com-
mon Schools, of the City of Buffalo. For 1844. Filed Feb-
ruary 1, 1845. Buffalo:	Printed by Clapp & M’Credie, Ex-
change Buildings, 4th story. 1845. 8vo. PP- [3].
Elias S. Hawley, Superintendent.
[Walker, (Hon.) Jesse.] Fort Niagara, a tale of the Niagara
Frontier. Buffalo. Steele’s Press. 1845. i6mo. pp. 156.
The author, Judge Jesse Walker, speaks in a prefatory note of
a “series of little books proposed to be published under the gen-
eral title of ‘Tales of the Niagara Frontier’.” None were issued
except the “Fort Niagara” and “Queenston,” q. v. Written for
children, they combine fact and fiction in a mildly instructive and
diverting fashion.
[Walker, (Hon.) Jesse.] Queenston, a Tale of the Niagara Fron-
tier. Buffalo: Steele’s Press. 1845. i6mo. pp. 151.
Sometimes bound up with his “Fort Niagara,” the “Queenston”
being Part I, the “Fort Niagara” Part II.
Wheeler, Clark. The Apiarian’s Directory: or, practical remarks
on the economical, advantageous, easy, and profitable manage-
ment of bees: to accompany and explain the New York hive.
By Clark Wheeler, Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, N. Y.
[Cuts, 3 bees.] Buffalo:	Press of Charles E. Young. 1845.
i6mo. pp. 64. Folding sheet of diagrams.
[Y. M. A.] Ninth Annual Report of the Executive Committee, of
the Young Men’s Association, of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Printed by Clapp & M’Credie, Exchange Buildings, 4th story.
1845. 7vo. pp. 12.
1846.
Allyn’s Exchange Tables, designed to furnish . . . calculations for
computing Profit and Loss, Interest and Exchange. ... By
William G. Allyn. . . . Buffalo. Faxon & Co. 1846. Roy. 8vo.
pp. 180.
Identical, except for imprint, with the work as issued in 1841.
Articles of Association of the Buffalo Copper Mine Company, en-
tered into at Buffalo, April 27, 1846. Buffalo. Clapp & M’Credie,
printers; 1846. 8vo. pp. 8.
Barton, James L. Lake Commerce. Letter to the Hon. Robert
M’Clelland, chairman of the Committee on Commerce, in the
United States’ House of Representatives in relation to the value
and importance of the commerce of the Great Western Lakes.
By James L. Barton. Buffalo: Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co.
Commercial Advertiser office. 1846. 8vo. pp. 34. Folding table.EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
595
This reached at least a third edition, “with additional notes,”
in 1846.
Bristol's Free Almanac for 1846. . . . Buffalo. . . . 8vo. pp. 32.
Only copy seen with torn title-page.
[Buffalo Baptist Association.] Minutes of the thirty-first annual
session of the Buffalo Baptist Association, held with the Baptist
Church in Aurora, on the 8th, 9th and 10th of September, 1846.
Buffalo: A. W. Wilgus, printer. 1846. 8vo. pp. 16.
The Minutes for 1847 were printed by Edwin Hough at
Springville.
[Buffalo Orphan Asylum.] Tenth annual report of the Board of
Trustees of the Buffalo Orphan Asylum. Submitted at the an-
nual meeting, June 9, 1846. Buffalo:	Press of C. E. Young.
1846. i2mo. pp. 12.
Clinton, (Hon.) George W. Constitution and By-Laws of the Buf-
falo Horticultural Society together with the Reports of the Ex-
hibitions during the season of 1845. To which is appended, the
address at the Annual Fair Dy Hon. G. W. Clinton. Published
by direction of the Society. Buffalo: Press of Jewett, Thomas &
Co. Commercial Advertiser Office. 1846. 8vo. pp. 16, [1], 13.
Clinton, (Hon.) George W. An Address delivered before the Buf-
falo Horticultural Society at its first annual fair, Wednesday,
September 3, 1845. By George W. Clinton. Published by direc-
tion of the Society. Buffalo:	Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co.
Commercial Advertiser Office. 1846. 8vo. pp. 13.
[Clinton, {Hon.) George W.] Sketches of Niagara Falls and
River. By Cousin George. Illustrated with numerous engrav-
ings and correct maps. Buffalo: Published by Wm. B. & Chas.
E. Peck. Exchange Buildings, Main-Street. 1846. Sq. i2mo.
pp. 142, [1]. Six full-page views of Niagara on tinted paper,
small cuts in text.
Written by George W. Clinton. Though published by the
Pecks, the book was printed by Jewett, Thomas & Co.
Correspondence relative to the necessity and importance of estab-
lishing a Workhouse in the County of Erie. Published by order
of the Board of Supervisors. Buffalo:	Printed by Charles E.
Young. 1846. 8vo. pp. 26.
Haskins, R[oswell] W[illson] (A. M.). An Exposition of a book
published by D. Appleton & Co., called Hazlitt’s Translation of
Guizot's History of Civilization. By R. W. Haskins, A. M.
[Quot. 2I] Buffalo: Steele’s Press. 1846. 8vo. pp. 55.
Houghton, Jacob. The Mineral Region of Lake Superior: com-
prising its early history, those parts of Dr. Douglass Houghton’s
Reports of 1841 and '42, relating to the Mineralogy of the Dis-
trict ; . . . accompanied by the corrected map of the Mineral
Agency Office, and a Chart of Lake Superior. By Jacob Hough-
ton, Jr. Buffalo: Oliver G. Steele. 1846. i6mo. pp. 191- Two
maps on one large folding sheet.5iK)
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. (D. D.). The Progress of Civilization and
Government. A lecture delivered by the Rev. J. C. Lord, D. D.,
before the Young Men's Association of Buffalo, Dec. 14, 1846.
8vo. pp. 8.
A “Commercial Advertiser—Extra .”
McLeod; Donald. History of Wiskonsan, from its first discovery to
the present period. Including a geological and topographical de-
scription of the territory with a correct catalogue of all its plants.
By Donald McLeod, Buffalo. Steele’s Press. 1846. i2mo. pp.
xii-310.
Four plates of ancient mounds and monuments, lithographed
by Hall & Mooney.
Proceedings of the G. C. of M. M. P. of U. S. A. Held at the City
of Buffalo, July 20, 21, 23 & 24, 1846. [Cover title only.] 8vo.
pp. 11.
In this convention of the Grand Council of the Mechanics’
Mutual Protection Society of the United States, we have the fore-
runner of organized labor as at present known.
Reynolds, (Dr.) H. H. Observations on the best means of pre-
serving the health, beauty and durability of the teeth. Also, the
influence of decaying teeth upon the stomach, lungs and nervous
system. By Dr. H. H. Reynolds, surgeon dentist, No. 159 Main-
street, up stairs. Second edition. Buffalo—Faxon & Stevens.
1846. i6mo. pp. 48.
[Schools.] Ninth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common
Schools, of the City Buffalo. For 1845. Filed February 1, 1846.
Buffalo: Printed at Steele’s Press. 1846. 8vo. pp. 16, [3].
O. G. Steele, Superintendent.
Steele’s Book of Niagara Falls, ninth edition, carefully revised and
improved. Illustrated by a new series of maps and plates. Buf-
falo: Oliver G. Steele. 1846. i6mo. pp. 95.
Folding frontispiece with two Niagara maps; four page en-
gravings and one folding view, after Hennepin. The Preface
says:	“The ‘Book’ was prepared in 1834, by a gentleman who
had resided lor many years at the Falls. . . . Eight editions
have been printed and sold, the present one being the ninth, and
has been thoroughly and carefully corrected, and many portions
of it re-written.” Parsons’ book is evidently regarded as the first
edition of this work.
Todd, (Rev.) William. A Sermon on Foreign Missions. By Rev.
Wm. Todd, formerly missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. at Madura,
Southern India. Buffalo:	Robt. D. Foy, printer, Merchants’
Exchange. 1846. 8vo. pp. 24.
[University of Buffalo.] Annual Circular of the Medical Depart-
ment of the University of Buffalo, October, 1846. Buffalo:
Jewett, Thomas & Co. Printers, Office of Buffalo Medical Jour-
nal. 1846. 8vo. pp. [11].
The first publication of the University of Buffalo, which was
granted its charter by the Legislature of 1846. On the cover is aEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
597
cut of the “Medical College of the University of Buffalo,” as it
then was.
[Y. M. A.] Tenth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the
Young Men's Association, of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Clapp & M'Credie, printers. 1846. 8vo. pp. 32.	^
Includes a catalogue of books added to the library, 1845-6, and
list of members.
J847*
Barton, James L. Commerce of the Lakes. A brief sketch of the
Commerce of the great Northern and Western Lakes for a series
of years; to which is added, an account of the business done
through Buffalo on the Erie Canal, for the years 1845 and 1846;
also, remarks as to the True Canal Policy of the State of New
York. By James L. Barton. Buffalo:	Press of Jewett,
Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser office. 1847. 8vo. pp. 80.
Folding table.
Beardsley, Charles E. The Victims of Tyranny. A Tale, by
Chas. E. Beardsley, Esq. [Quot. 5 /.] In two volumes. Buf-
falo: Published by D. June, 275 Main Street. 1847.1 Press of
C. E. Young. i6mo. pp. 250, 235.
This work, says the preface, “though assuming the character
of a fiction, is founded on fact.” It is a highly-wrought romance
of the War of 1812, the scene being laid for the most part on the
Niagara frontier.
[Buffalo Harbor.] Report of the Harbor Committee in relation to
an Increase in Harbor Facilities at the City of Buffalo. Ap-
proved at a general meeting, held Aug. 21, 1847, and adopted by
the Common Council, Aug. 24, 1847. Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas &
Co., printers, Commercial Advertiser Buildings. 1847. 8vo. pp.
54. Map.
The map, which is usually lacking, is of great interest. It
shows Buffalo and Black Rock harbors, and the proposed harbor
and canal improvements which were approved at the public meet-
ing of Aug. 21, 1847, and later by the Common Council. It
shows, as proposed at that date, not only the ship canal running
southerly from Buffalo River, which has since been built, but a
ship canal 300 feet wide, running from the river northerly 9850
feet, intersecting the Erie Canal opposite Fort Porter; it shows
the proposed extension of the Main and Hamburgh Canal, the
shore line of Lake Erie, along the harbor front, as it was in 1816,
and in 1847; and other data seldom to be found.
[Directory.] 1847 . . 1848. The Commercial Advertiser Directory
for the City of Buffalo: containing a sketch of the rise and prog-
ress of the City, a list of the civil and military officers, societies,
. local and miscellaneous statistics, &c. With the names, residence
and occupation of the business population, heads of families, &c.;
appended to which is an advertising directory, containing the
business cards of many of the prominent establishments m the
city. Embellished with a correct map of the city, and a view of598
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
Buffalo Harbor in 1825. Published by Jewett, Thomas & Co. and
T. S. Cutting, Commercial Advertiser Office. 1847. 8vo. pp. iv.,
67, 179, [advts.] 52.
The Duty of the Present Generation to evangelize the World: an
Appeal from the missionaries at the Sandwich Islands to their
friends in the United States. Second edition. Buffalo:	Press
of Charles Faxon. 1847. i2mo. pp. 75.
[Schools.] Tenth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common
Schools of the City of Buffalo, for 1846. Filed February 1, 1847.
Buffalo: Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co., Commercial Advertiser
Office. 1846. [sic, 1847.] 8vo. pp. 17, [2].
Daniel Bowen, Superintendent.
Smith, (Rev.) S. R. The Old Paths. A discourse delivered in the
Universalist Church, in Buffalo, N. Y. Sunday morning, Dec. 6,
1846. By S. R. Smith. Published by request. Buffalo :	An-
drew F. Lee, printer. 1847. 8vo. pp. 23.
Town, Salem (LL.D.). The Fourth Reader: or Exercises in Read-
ing and Speaking. Designed for the higher classes, in our public
and private schools. [Revised edition.] By Salem Town, LL. D.
Buffalo: Phinney & Co. Portland: Sanborn & Carter. [1847.]
i2tno. pp. 408.
Stereotyped at Portland, Me., but either printed in Buffalo or
given a Buffalo imprint on the Portland press, for Phinney & Co.
[Y. M. A.] Eleventh Annual Report of the Executive Committee of
the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Steam press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Office of the Commercial
Advertiser. 1847. 8vo. pp. 15.
ms.
Album of the Table Rock, Niagara Falls and sketches of the Falls
and Scenery Adjacent. Buffalo:	Steam press of Jewett,
Thomas & Co. 1848. i2mo. pp. 85, 22.
The first of these volumes, which were issued, with slight
variations, for several years.
Barton, James L1. Address on the Early Reminiscences of Western
New York and the Lake Region of Country. Delivered before
the Young Men’s Association of Buffalo, February 16, 1848. By
James L. Barton. Buffalo:	Steam press of Jewett, Thomas &
Co. Commercial Advertiser Office. 1848. 8vo. pp. 69. Slip of
errata.
Breed’s Western Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord 1848. . . .
[Cut of globe, shipping, etc.] Calculated for the meridian of
Buffalo. ... By George R. Perkins, A. M., Professor of Ma-
thematics in New York State Normal School. Buffalo:	Pub-
lished by F. W. Breed, 188 Main Street. i2mo. pp. 36.
Bristol’s Sarsaparilla Almanac, for 1848: being bissextile or leap
year:—and the 72nd-73rd year of American Independence. [Cut.]EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
599
Calculations by Horace Martin. Buffalo: printed for gratuitous
circulation by C. C. Bristol, [1848]. i2mo. pp. 64.
Contains an illustrated “sketch of Indian warfare.”
The Buffalo Almanac for the year 1848. Calculated for the meridian
of Buffalo, N. Y. . . . Buffalo: Printed and published by Ansel
Warren, at the Courier office, 190 Washington-st. 1848. i2mo.
PP- 34-
[Buffalo Baptist Association.] Minutes of the thirty-third annual
session of the Buffalo Baptist Association: held with the Baptist
Church in Springville, on the thirteenth and fourteenth days of
September, 1848. Buffalo:	A. M. Clapp & Co.’s steam press.
1848. 8vo. pp. 12.
The Minutes for 1849 were printed by Edwin Hough at
Springville.
[Buffalo Horticultural Society.] Annual Report of the Buffalo Hor-
ticultural Society for the Year 1847: to which is added the ad-
dress of Lewis F. Allen, delivered before the Society September
30th, 1847: together with a list of officers, ladies’ committees, list
of contributors, etc. Published by direction of the society. Buf-
falo:	Steam press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Commercial Ad-
vertiser Buildings. 1848. 8vo. pp. 40.
Burtis, (Rev.) Arthur. “The Death of the Righteous.” A sermon,
preached at Tonawanda, July 29, 1848, at the funeral of Mrs.
Rebecca Vandervoort. By Arthur Burtis. Buffalo:	George
Reese & Co., printers, 165 Main Street. 1848. 8vo. pp. 28.
By-Laws and Ordinances of the City of Buffalo. Published by order
of the Common Council. Buffalo: A. M. Clapp & Co., Printers.
1848. 8vo. pp. 62,
[Directory.] 1848 . . 1849. Buffalo City Directory, containing a
list of the civil and military officers, societies, local and miscel-
laneous statistics, &c., with the names, residence and occupation
of the business population, heads of families, &c. Appended to
which is an advertising department, containing the business cards
of many of the prominent establishments in the city. Population
in 1848, 40,521. By Thomas S. Cutting. Buffalo:	G. Reese &
Co., printers, 165 Main Street. 1848. 8vo. pp. 324, 72.
In this year Buffalo had two Directories by rival publishers.
A feature of Cutting’s was “Early Reminiscences of Buffalo, and
the Navigation of Lake Erie,” pp. 5-13.
[Directory.] 1848 . . 1849. The Commercial Advertiser Directory
for the City of Buffalo: containing, in addition to the usual mat-
ter, a sketch of the Early History of Buffalo, by Hon. George W.
Clinton. Embellished with a new and correct ^ map. Jewett,
Thomas & Co., publishers, Commercial Advertiser Buildings,
1848. 8vo. pp. 266, [2], (advts.) 24.
Judge Clinton’s “Sketch of the History of Buffalo,” pp. 9-35,
graphic and valuable.
Dudley’s Almanac for 1848. ... Calculations by Geo. R. Perkins,
A. M., Professor of Mathematics in the New York State Normal600
EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
School. Eighth edition. Buffalo, N. Y.:	Fublished by T. J.
Dudley, 105 Main Street. i2mo. pp. 30.
Foote, Thomas M. National Characteristics. An address delivered
before the literary societies of Hamilton College, July 24, 1848.
By Thomas M. Foote. Published by request. Buffalo:	Steam
press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser Build-
ings. 1848. 8vo. pp. 38.
Gildersleeve, (Rev.) B. The Mediatorial Probation. A review of a
sermon delivered at the installation of Rev. Charles Rich, as pas-*
tor of the North Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, New York, by
Rev. G. W. Heacock, pastor of La Fayette Street Church, Buf-
falo. ... By the Rev. B. Gildersleeve, of Richmond, Va. Buf-
falo:	Printed by Seaver and Foy, No. 190 Washington Street
at the Courier office, 1848. i6mo. pp. 16.
[Guide.] 1848. The Niagara Falls Guide. With full instructions
to direct the traveller to all the points of interest at the Falls and
vicinity. With a map and engravings. Buffalo:	Published by
A. Burke. 1848. i6mo. pp. 100. Folding map of Niagara Falls,
woodcuts.
Heacock, (Rev.) G. W. The Mediatorial Probation. A sermon de-
livered at the installation of Rev. Charles Rich, as pastor of the
North Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, N. Y. By Rev. G. W.
Heacock, pastor of La Fayette Street Church. Buffalo: Faxon’s
Press. 1848. 8vo. pp. 20.
Hickok, (Rev.) Laurens P. (D. D.). A Wise Self-Reliance secures
Success. An Address delivered before the Young Men’s Associa-
tion of the City of Buffalo, December 27, 1847. By Rev. Laurens
P. Hickok, D. D. Professor of Christian Theology in Auburn
Seminary. Buffalo:	Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co.,
Commercial Advertiser Buildings. 1848. 8vo. pp. 24.
Hosmer, (Rev.) George W. A Discourse on the life and character
of John Quincy Adams delivered in the Unitarian Church, Feb-
ruary 27, 1848. By George W. Hosmer. Buffalo:	Steam press
of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser Buildings.
1848. 8vo. pp. 24.
Hyde, (Rev.) Jabez B[ackus]. God in History: or the accomplish-
ment of His purposes as declared by his servants the Prophets,
exemplified in the Civil and Ecclesiastical History of the World.
By Rev. Jabez B. Hyde, first received missionary among the
Seneca Indians. [Qiiot. 2I.] Buffalo:	Steam press of Jewett,
Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser Buildings. 1848. 8vo.
pp. 96.
Issued in parts of 32 pp. each. Three “series” were projected:
“The first commencing with the first century, and going forward
to A. D. 324, the overthrow of Polytheism. The second, from
A. D. 324, to the close of the 8th century, the full revelation of
the man of sin. The third, from the latter, to the Reformation.”
On the wrappers of the first three numbers the author stated:
“The two first [series] are written. This is an experiment; and
on the success of the first three numbers will determine whetherEARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
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the work will proceed.” No continuation of it is known to the
compiler except the pamphlet containing Mr. Hyde’s “Review of
Professor Stuart’s Commentary on Revelations,” issued in 1849.
The Indian Reservation Sulphur Springs, near Buffalo, N. Y. With
an account of its analysis, medicinal properties, and the diseases
for which it is applicable. Together with directions for its use,
and some remarks on mineral waters in general. Buffalo: An-
drew F. Lee, printer. 1848. 32mo. pp. 30.
This was republished, with some additional matter, by Mur-
ray & Rockwell, Buffalo, i860; 8vo. pp. 19.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. (D. D.). A Funeral Discourse upon the death
of George Sprague. By John C. Lord, D. D. Published by re-
quest. Buffalo:	Steam press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Com-
mercial Advertiser Buildings, 1848. 8vo. pp. 15.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. (D. D.). A Great Man fallen in Israel. A
sermon on the death of Rev. Norris Bull, D. D., at Lewiston,
N. Y., December 9, 1847, by John C. Lord, D. D., Pastor of the
First (Old School) Presbyterian Church of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Printed by R. D. Foy & Co., Courier office. 1848. 8vo. pp. 22.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. (D. D.). “The Valiant Man.’’ A discourse on
the death of the Hon. Samuel Wilkeson of Buffalo. By John C.
Lord, D. D. Pastor of the First Old School Presbyterian Church
of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:	Steam press of Jewett,
Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser Buildings. 1848. 8vo.
pp. 46.
An appendix contains extracts on the subject of negro coloni-
zation, quoted from articles on slavery and the elevation of the
blacks, written by Judge Wilkeson for the Commercial Adver-
tiser.
Marsh, Robert. Seven Years of my Life, or a Narrative of a Pa-
triot Exile. . Who together with eighty-two American Citizens
were illegally tried for rebellion in Upper Canada in 1838, and
transported to. Van Dieman’s |>/c] Land, comprising a true ac-
count of our outrageous treatment. ... By Robert Marsh
[Quot. 2 /.] Buffalo: Faxon & Stevens. 1848. i2mo. pp. 207.
Woodcut, “Burning of the steam boat Caroline,” op. p. 8.
For fac-simile of title-page and note on Robert Marsh, see
“Bibliography of Upper Canada Rebellion,” Buf. Hist. Soc.
Pubs., Vol. V., pp. 469, 471, 472.
Morron, A. (M. D.) An examination of the arguments against the
existence of a Supreme Intelligence, founded upon the laws of
Nature; the eternity of Matter; and the doctrine of Chance. In
two lectures. Addressed to every Saint and Sinner into whose
hands it may fall. By A. Morron, M. D. Buffalo:	A. M.
Clapp & Co.’s power press. 1848. 8vo. pp. 32.
[National Free Soil Convention.] Oliver Dyer’s Phonographic Re-
port of the Proceedings of the National Free Soil Convention at
Buffalo, N. Y. August 9th and 10th, 1848. Copyright secured
according to law. Published by G. H. Derby & Co. 164 Main602
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Street, Buffalo. . . . Steam press of Jewett, Thomas & Co.
. . . [1848.] 8vo. pp. 32.
[National Free Soil Convention.] Buffalo Republic . . . Extra.
Official Proceedings of the National Free Soil Convention, as-
sembled at Buffalo, N. Y., August 9th and 10th, 1848. 8vo. pp. 32.
Includes two pages of Free Soil Songs, “composed and sung
at the Buffalo Convention ... by Messrs. Hutchinson, Jewell,
Bates and Foster, of Massachusetts.” Here is a sample stanza
from the “Salt River Chorus”:
“We’ve all come on to Buffalo,
To ’tend the great Convention,
To join the friends of liberty,
And stop the slave extension.”
Proceedings of the New York State Fair and of the Pomological
Convention, held at Buffalo, Sept. 1848. Reported by Oliver
Dyer, phonographist. Published by Jewett, Thomas & Co. [Buf-
falo. 1848.] 8vo. pp. 48.
Quintus, J. De Hollander in Amerika. Leerwijze der Engelsche
Taal, door H. P.; ten dienste mijner landgenooten ter drukking
overgegeven door J. Quintus, onderwijzer in de Engelsche, Hol-
landsche en Fransche talen. Te Buffalo, N. Y., bij O. G. Steele,
206 Main Straat. 1848. i2mo. pp. 77, [3].
A Dutch-English reading book. Quintus was a teacher of
Dutch and French.
Revised Charter of the City of Buffalo, passed April 17, 1843. Pub-
lished by order of the Common Council:	To which are added
the Laws and Ordinances. Buffalo: A. M. Clapp & Co/s steam
press. 1848. 8vo. pp. 83.
Schoolcraft, Henry R. The Indian in his Wigwam, or Character-
istics of the Red Race of America. From original notes and
manuscripts. By Henry R. Schoolcraft. [12Z.] Buffalo:
Derby & Hewson, Publishers. Auburn—Derby, Miller & Co.
1848. 8vo. pp. 416.
[Schools.] Eleventh Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com-,
mon Schools of the City of Buffalo; for 1847. Filed February 1,
1848. Buffalo: A. M. Clapp & Co. Printers, Morning Express
office. 1848. 8vo. pp. 16.
Elias S. Hawley, Superintendent.
Schuyler, (Rev.) Montgomery. An Appeal to the Congregation of
St. John's Churcn, Buffalo, delivered Sunday Nov. 12, 1848. By
Montgomery Schuyler, rector. Buffalo:	Steam press of Jewett,
Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser Buildings. 1848. 8vo.
PP. 15.
The appeal was for funds to complete payment of the church.
Smith, (Rev.) S. R. Historical Sketches and Incidents, illustrative
of the establishment and progress of Universalism, in the State
of New York. Second series. By S. R. Smith. Buffalo: James
S. Leavitt, publisher. 1848. i6mo. pp. 246, [2].EARLY BUFFALO IMPRINTS.
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Like its predecessor, published in 1843 (q. v.) this little volume
is a valuable collection of facts relating to the growth of Univer-
salism; less doctrinal or sectarian than historical, and with the
earlier volume constitutes a work of decided value.
[Sunderland, Byron.] Prelacy Discussed, or a Book for Batavians.
By B. Sunderland. [Quot. 1 /.] Buffalo: Press of C. Faxon.
1848. 8vo. pp. 184.
[Y. M. A.] Twelfth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of
the Young Men's Association of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
A. M. Clapp & Co. Printers, Morning Express office. 1848. 8vo.
PP- 37-
J849*
An Act to incorporate the Buffalo Water Works Company. Passed
March 15, 1849. [Buffalo, 1849.] 8vo. pp. 8.
Alcott, William A. Familiar Letters to Young Men on various
subjects. Designed as a companion to the Young Man's Guide.
By Wm. A. Alcott. Buffalo: Geo. H. Derby & Co. 1849.
[Almanac.] The Franklin Almanac, for 1849, [Port. Benj. Franklin]
. . . Calculations by Samuel H. Wright. Buffalo:	Publisaed
[sic] by Parmelee & Hadley. No. 119 Main-Street. i2mo. pp.
23, [9].
Parmelee & Hadley kept the “Buffalo Lamp Store," where they
sold solar lamps, camphene lamps, girandoles and “a variety of
patterns for burning Porter's composition burning fluid"; all of
which is reminiscent of the days before kerosene.
Bible against Slaveholders. Slaves bought and sold! Read and ex-
amine. The Slavery question examined. By a Friend of Free-
dom, and the perpetuity of the Union. Buffalo: printed and sold
at the Republic office. 1849. 8vo. pp. 8.
Breed’s Western Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord 1849. . . .
By George R. Perkins, A. M. Professor of Mathematics in New
York State Normal School. Buffalo: Published by F. W. Breed,
188 Main Street. i2mo. pp. 36.
Bryan, George J. Life of George P. Barker, with sketches of some
of his celebrated speeches; the proceedings of the Bar of Erie
County on the occasion of his death: and the funeral sermon of
John C. Lord, D. D. By George J. Bryan. Buffalo: Oliver G.
Steele. 1849. i2mo. pp. viii-215.
The Central Presbyterian Church, of the City of Buffalo: Contain-
ing a register of its officers and members, a brief notice of its
history, the confession of faith, covenant and stated meetings of
the church, etc., etc., together with the Shorter Catechism. Com-
piled by members of the Session. Buffalo:	Press of Charles
Faxon. 1849. i6mo. pp. 72.
In 1852, after the Society took possession of its new church
building, a page descriptive of it was printed and inserted in
copies of the above work, following p. 8.604
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Coventry, C. B. (M. D.) Epidemic Cholera: Its History, Causes,
Pathology and Treatment. By C. B. Coventry, M. D. Buffalo:
Geo. H. Derby & Co., publishers. 1849. i2mo. pp. 119.
Dr. Coventry was professor of physiology and medical juris-
prudence in the University of Buffalo. When the cholera ap-
peared in this country in 1831 he was appointed by the Common
Council of Utica, where* he resided, to visit Albany and New
York to investigate the disease; and in the winter of ’47-48 he
visited Europe with instructions from the medical faculties, of the
University of Buffalo and the college at Geneva, to more fully ac-
quaint himself with its pathology, causes and treatment. The
fruits of his study are embodied in this volume.
Davis, A. Antiquities of America, the first inhabitants of Central
America, and the Discovery of New England by the North-
men, five hundred years before Columbus. ... By A. Davis
. . . 21st edition, with important additions. Buffalo:	Jewett,
Thomas & Co., stereotypers and printers, 1849. 8vo. pp. 32.
It is probable that most, perhaps all of the previous editions
were published elsewhere.
[Directory.] 1849 . . 1850. The Commercial Advertiser Directory
for the City of Buffalo. Embellished with a new and correct
map. Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co. Publishers, Commercial
Advertiser Buildings. 1849. 8vo. pp. xiii-368.
Hyde, (Rev.) Jabez B[ackus]. God in History: or the accomplish-
ment of His purposes, as declared by his servants the Prophets,
exemplified in the civil and ecclesiastical history of the World,
preceded by a review of Professor Stuart’s commentary on Reve-
lations. By Rev. Jabez B. Hyde, First received missionary among
the Seneca Indians. [Quot 2I.] Buffalo:	Printed by George
Reese & Co. 159 Main Street. 1849. 8vo. pp. 104.
For comment on this work, see ante p. 274.
Lord, (Rev.) John C. (D. D.) A Funeral Discourse, delivered on
the occasion of the death of Gen. George P. Barker, at the North
Presbyterian Church, on the 31st day of January, 1848; by John
C. Lord, D. D. Buffalo:	Oliver G. Steele. 1849. i2mo. pp.
215, 1.
Macauley, Thomas Babington. Essays and Reviews; or Scenes
and Characters: Being a selection of the most eloquent passages
from the writings of Thomas Babington Macauley. Author of
“History of England.” New American Edition. Buffalo:
George H. Derby and Co. 1849. i6mo. pp. 214.
[Schools.] Ordinances for the regulation of the Public Schools, of
the City of Buffalo. Enacted April 27, 1839. Re-enacted and
amended, January 23, 1849. Buffalo: A. M. Clapp & Co., print-
ers. 1849. 8vo. ppv 16.
[Schools.] Twelfth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public
Schools of the City of Buffalo, for 1848. Filed February 1, 1849.
8vo. pp. 27, [1].
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may be noted that the annual report for 1849, published in 1850,
is of exceptional historical value, as it contains views of six of
the Public School buildings, as they appeared at that date. The
second illustrated report was issued in 1856, with lithographic
views of the Central School and some twenty of the district
schools.
Turner, 0[rsamus]. Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of
Western New York:	Embracing some account of the ancient
remains; a brief history of our immediate predecessors, the Con-
federated Iroquois, their system of government, wars, etc.—A
synopsis of Colonial History: Some notices of the Border Wars
of the Revolution:	and a history of Pioneer Settlement under
the auspices of the Holland Company; including Reminiscences
of the War of 1812; the origin, progress and completion of the
Erie Canal, etc., etc., etc. By O. Turner. Buffalo:	Published
by Jewett, Thomas & Co.:	Geo. H. Derby & Co. 1849. 8vo.
pp. xvi, 666. Portraits, maps and views.
[University of Buffalo.] Annual Announcement of the Medical De- •
partment of the University of Buffalo, June, 1849. Buffalo:
Steam press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Office of Buffalo Medical
Journal. 1849. 8vo. pp. 16. Front.
The frontispiece is a most interesting “View of the Medical
College, and the Hospital of the Sisters of Charity,” the college
building being that which stood at the southwest corner of Main
and Virginia streets, torn down in 189—. It was built 1848-49.
White, James P. (M. D.) Remarks on the construction of obstetri-
cal forceps, with a description of an instrument employed by
James P. White, M. D. . . . [Buffalo, 1849.] 8vo. pp. 7. Cuts.
Reprint from Buffalo Medical Journal, May, 1849.
[Y. M. A.] Thirteenth Annual Report of the Executive Committee
of the Young Men’s Association of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo:
Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Commercial Advertiser
Buildings. 1849. 8vo. pp. 40.APPENDIX B.
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BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
DEDICATION OF THE BUILDING,
SEPTEMBER 30, 1902.
The new building of the Buffalo Historical Society (described in
the Appendix to Vol. V. of these Publications) was dedicated to its
present uses on Tuesday evening, September 30, 1902. Despite a
heavy rain the attendance was large. President Andrew Langdon
being in Europe, Vice-President George A. Stringer presided and
made the following address of welcome:
Members of the Buffalo Historical Society, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my high privilege and very agreeable duty this evening, to
extend a most cordial welcome to you all on behalf of the Board of
Managers of the Buffalo Historical Society, in this new and beauti-
ful building, and these attractive rooms.
We count your presence here as an augury of good. We read in
it the strong assurance of your sympathy with us in our great work.
We feel that we may depend on your cooperation in our plans for
the future, which will be upon broader lines and with a wider scope
than heretofore. Having thus enlisted your concurrence in our high
endeavors for the common good, we regard it as a gracious earnest
of the years to come.
Early in 1862—just forty years ago—in the second year of the
great Civil War, this Society was founded by a few thoughtful, pub-
lic-spirited, and highly-esteemed men in this community, among
whom were the late Millard Fillmore, Lewis F. Allen, Orsamus H.
Marshall, Rev. Dr. Hosmer, Edward S. Rich, Henry W. Rogers, Dr.
Charles Winne, Dr. James P. White, George W. Clinton, William
Dorsheimer, Albert L. Baker, Rev. Dr. Lord, Oliver G. Steele, Geo.
A. Babcock, and some others, who believed that the records and
relics of our history should be carefully preserved. The first in-
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formal gathering was held at the law office of Marshall & Harvey,
March 25th, and a committee appointed to report a plan of organiza-
tion. On Tuesday evening, April 15, 1862, a second public meeting
was held in the rooms of the Buffalo Medical Association, No. 7
South Division Street, at which time the constitution and by-laws,
presented by the committee, were adopted. The first president of
the Society was Mr. Fillmore, and the records show that the first
meeting at which he was elected and presided as its official head was
on the 20th of May in the year previously mentioned. Immediately
after the organization William Dorsheimer offered the use of his of-
fice, No. 7 Court Street, as a place of meeting for the executive com-
mittee and of deposits for the books and papers of the Society.
From this small and comparatively humble beginning the Buffalo
Historical Society has by slow stages reached its present proud posi-
tion, with its valuable treasures housed in this magnificent building,
the creation of a well-known Buffalo architect, and one of the finest
of its class in the country.
We are the possessors of a library of some 12,000 volumes, which
includes the Lord and Fillmore collections; also several thousand
pamphlets, many of which are of rare value. In 1895 our library was
registered with the University of the State of New York, thus en-
abling us to provide a library and publication fund, and thereby ex-
tending the sphere of our influence.
We have a gallery of portraits, as well as a large collection of
photographs of uncommon interest, inasmuch as they largely repre-
sent many of the builders and makers of this fair city, through whose
united efforts its foundations were laid deep and strong. To this col-
lection additions by gift are constantly being made.
As you pass through our rooms this evening I would especially
direct your attention to the beautiful Lincoln Memorial room which
is in itself an object lesson; also, just outside, the collection of Civil
War relics presented by the Grand Army Posts of Buffalo several
years ago. They are precious mementoes of that fearful struggle
which deluged the land with blood; historic objects for our youth
especially to view and study, valued reminders through the years to
come of the sacrifices which were made by our volunteers for the
common good of our common country.
Our coin and medal collection—for the most part the gift of the
late Dr. James—is of very great and increasing value, and worthy of
all the study one can give to it. Our museum is rich in its countless
treasures of a past time, and the entire evening would be all too short
were I to particularize its features in detail, there is so much of in-
terest on every hand.
It may not be amiss, however, for me to allude in passing to two
widely diverse collections which attract much attention, one being
the fine exhibit of Egyptian antiquities presented by the late Dr. Jo-
seph C. Greene, a member of our Board of Managers at the time of
his death, and an ex-president of the Society, and the other, to our
extremely valuable display of Indian relics, mementoes of a once
powerful people who are now fast fading away.
Another branch of our work which has been quietly carried on
and which may be unknown to many of you is that of vital statistics.
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quarters of a century, every published record of death or of marriage,
has been entered in volumes specially prepared for that purpose. I
need hardly remind the legal fraternity of the immense value such a
record may-be to them as well as to others, and we wish to make its
existence widely known.
This Society will not round its first half-century for a full decade
to come. Meantime we shall strive to push our work along his-
torical, genealogical and educational lines. Our single aim is your
advantage. The sufficient reward for our most zealous efforts will be
your approval. In this connection it gives me pleasure to announce,
that with the concurrence of a majority of the Board of Manage-
ment this building will be opened on Sunday afternoon, October 5th,
and every Sunday afternoon thereafter until further notice, from two
until five o’clock, during which time a short, instructive talk will be
given, which will be an incentive to the young, and full of suggestion
to those of maturer years.
My hearers, we hold as a sacred trust to be zealously guarded the
treasured memories of the Past, a trust to be handed down to those
who shall come after us. The life of a city is in the past and in the
future. The record of her sons and daughters is in our keeping.
The vigorous minds, the skilful hands, the generous hearts; the wis-
dom, the integrity, the self-sacrifice, that have advanced the city’s
interests would be well nigh forgotten were it not for this Historical
Society. We should well nigh forget, indeed, that we had a history;
we should almost lose the sense of our identity. Therefore, it is
that we would plead for a more lively and awakened interest in this
Society; for a far larger membership; for generous gifts, for a
greater civic pride. Thus it will become possible to aid the Buffalo
Historical Society in attaining such an eminence that it shall stand
unrivalled in the State.
My friends, if there be anywhere here below the element of per-
petuity, it is here, and in such a place as this, where the memory of
what past generations have said or accomplished is ever before us;
where the inspiration of their lives and actions is a continual incen-
tive to us who are in the strenuous activities of the present, but who,
ere many years shall have passed, will “be numbered among the silent
host, the great majority.” Enshrined within these walls they will
have enduring fame, a memory perpetual.
I11 closing, permit me again to extend to you all a hearty and most
cordial welcome to this noble building and the objects to which it is
devoted, and to congratulate you, as well as ourselves, upon the
bright prospect of increased usefulness which lies open before this
Society, so that in future days we may look back upon this night
with the utmost pleasure and satisfaction.
Mr. Reuben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the Wisconsin Historical
Society, addressed the audience on “The Functions of an Historical
Society.” It is regretted that his scholarly paper is not available for
publication. The next speaker was the Hon. Daniel N. Lockwood,
chairman of the New York State Board of Managers for the Pan-
American Exposition, whose theme was “The Buffalo Historical So-
ciety and the State of New York.” Mr. Lockwood said:610
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Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your committee having in charge the dedication of this building
to the Buffalo Historical Society, very kindly requested me, as the
President of the Board of Managers of the State of New York to
the Pan-American Exposition and under whose charge and super-
vision this beautiful building was erected, to give a brief history of
its construction and its use during our occupancy.
When it became an assured fact that the citizens of Buffalo, dur-
ing the summer of 1901, would give an exposition of the mechanical,
industrial and educational development of this and the South and
North American countries, the Empire State at once took up the
work, determined to stand second to no other State or country. The
Legislature of the State of New York, by the act of March 1, 1899,
appropriated the sum of $300,000, $50,000 of which was to be used
in the erection of a building for the use of the citizens of New York
during the Pan-American Exposition, also authorizing the Governor
to appoint a board of nine managers to build the building and con-
duct and manage the exhibits on behalf of the State. This act also
contained a clause prohibiting the Board of Managers from contract-
ing or expending any part of said appropriation until there had been
paid into the Treasury of the Pan-American Exposition Company by
its stockholders, the sum of $800,000 in cash. I mention this last
clause that it may be fully understood why this building was not
fully completed upon the opening of the Exposition, May 1, 1901.
During the summer of 1899, the suggestion was made by some of
our citizens that it would be a proper thing to have the building thus
to be erected by the State, a permanent structure, and that after the
close of the Exposition it should be transferred to a permanent own-
ership. The officers and members of the Buffalo Historical Society
desired a permanent home and they at once went to work with
energy and a fixed purpose to bring about such a result and with the
aid of an enlightened public sentiment—largely created by them—
secured from the Legislature the amended act of March 14, igoo, by
which $100,000 instead of $50,000 was to be used in the erection of
the building, and by the same act the City of Buffalo was directed to
pay over to the State Treasurer the sum of $25,000 to be used for
such building; also the Buffalo Historical Society was authorized to
take from its overflowing treasury the sum of $25,000 and pay the
same to the State Treasurer, thus giving to the New York State
Board of Managers the sum of $150,000 with which to erect a per-
manent building upon the park lands adjacent to the Exposition
grounds, which building when erected, should be for the exclusive
use of the State during the Exposition, and upon the close of the
Exposition should be transferred to the Buffalo Historical Society
for its exclusive use and permanent home.
The Board of Managers, as soon as the law had been complied
with by the Pan-American Exposition Company, met at Albany and
perfected their organization. This was on the 7th day of March,
1900. The Board of Park Commissioners thereafter promptly desig-
nated the site upon which the building should be erected. The Board
of Managers at once called upon the leading architects of the State
for plans. These were duly received and then what little trouble we
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Board waited upon us and suggested (to put it mildly)—that as the
building was to stand upon park lands, it was their right to select
the plans for the building. The Board of Managers showed them
all the plans and they made their selection. The Historical Society
politely, but firmly, insisted that as the building would be theirs for
all time as soon as the Exposition was over, that they should select
the plans.* They saw them all and made their selection. The Board
of Managers being required by law to select and approve of a plan
for the building, made their selection, and strange to say, three dif-
ferent plans had been selected. Under these conditions the Board
of Managers decided to select a well-known and distinguished archi-
tect of New York City, send him the three plans selected and without
giving him any information of the selections that had been made or
the names of any of the architects, let him decide which in fact was
the best plan. This course was followed and the plan of one of Buf-
falo's competing architects was selected, that of Mr. George Cary.
It is but just to say that to his architectural genius and skill the citi-
zens of Buffalo in general and the Buffalo Historical Society, are in-
debted for this beautiful building. Grand and substantial in all its
architectural lines and proportions, it will stand here for all time as
a monument to his intelligence and fidelity, as well as a reminder of
the wonderful, beautiful and instructive Pan-American Exposition
of 1901.
As soon as the specifications could be prepared, bids were asked
for for its construction and on the receipt of the bids, it was found,
much to our sorrow and disappointment as well as to yours, that it
could not be built of marble for the sum of $150,000, but to be built
for that sum must be constructed either of brick or limestone. This
was the full amount available in the hands of the State Board of
Managers for the construction of the building. This fact was re-
ported to the Historical Society at once and to the great credit, praise
and honor of its officers and members, they promptly unlocked their
big safe and directed the State Board of Managers to go ahead at
once and build of marble and that the difference between brick and
marble they would assume and pay. The contract was thereupon
and on the 2nd day of July, 1900, made with Messrs. Charles Ber-
rick’s Sons for the construction of the building. Their work was
well done; the material was the best of its kind and the workman-
ship of the highest standard. There were no strikes and no extra
charges. Such is the history of the construction of the building.
The building was substantially completed and opened to the public
in June.
It was formally turned over to the Pan-American Exposition
Company on the 6th day of August, 1901, and from that day to the
close of the Exposition, it was an open house, dispensing hospitality
to all who came within its doors. Thousands came every day to ex-
amine and admire it. Societies and organizations from all over the
country held their meetings in this hall daily. Distinguished men
and women within these walls have been welcomed to the hospitality
* Mr. Lockwood, as his audience no doubt understood at the time, was in-
dulging in a pleasantry. The Historical Society Board were invited to signify
their preference as to the plans, and did so; but insistence was obviously be-
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of the State of New York. Governors, their wives and their friends,
representatives from Canada, South and North America and from
Europe have been within these walls as the guests of the State of
New York, and here on the 5th day of September, 1901, the State
of New York, through its Board of Managers, had the honor and
pleasure of giving a formal luncheon to the President of the United
States, foreign Ambassadors, members of the Cabinet, senators and
many other distinguished men. It was the one function that made
this building thereafter the objective point of every visitor to the
Exposition. It was the last formal luncheon attended by the Presi-
dent of the. United States. The pleasure of that day was forever
blotted out by the awful crime of the tomorrow. It made the build-
ing historical. William McKinley, the honored and beloved Presi-
dent of the United States, in full vigor of his manhood, the man who
had gone step by step from the ranks to the highest and proudest
position in the world, whose life, always pure, honorable and pa-
triotic, full of courage and hope, animated with the single purpose
of his Country’s best welfare, was marked for the bullet of the cow-
ardly assassin. He died as he had lived, full of love, full of kindness,
full of courage and without fear. He was our most honored guest.
Here the name of William McKinley must ever stand first, and of
him, his life and his death, you can always say in the words of the
poet:
“To live with fame the gods allow to many; but to die with equal lustre is
a blessing Heaven selects from all her choicest boons of fate, and with a sparing
hand on few bestows.”
An interesting feature of the evening’s exercises was the unveil-
ing of tlie statue of Abraham Lincoln, a gift to the Society from the
Lincoln Birthday Association.* The audience repaired to the central
court, where the statue stands. Mr. Joseph P. Dudley, president of
the Lincoln Birthday Association, made a brief address of presenta-
tion. The flag which draped the statue was withdrawn by Miss
Florence Francis (a relative of Julius E. Francis, founder of the As-
sociation), to the strains of “America,” by the orchestra. Senator
Henry W. Hill made the address of acceptance in behalf of the His-
torical Society. Mr. Hill said:
Vice-President Stringer, Major Dudley, President of the Lincoln
Birthday Association, Ladies and Gentlemen,:
In behalf of the Buffalo Historical Society, I am authorized to ac-
cept this bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln and the Memorial Col-
lection of the late Julius E. Francis, presented by you, Major Dudley,
in behalf of the Lincoln Birthday Association to this Society for its
custody and preservation. In doing so, I cannot refrain from allud-
ing to the services which Mr. Francis and your Association have
rendered to perpetuate in memory the exemplary life and sublimely
patriotic struggle of Abraham Lincoln to preserve the Union.
Mr. Francis may not have been a disciple of Carlyle, who affirmed
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that hero-worship is the cornerstone of all society; yet, in his devo-
tion, he spared neither time nor treasure to exalt the life and heroic
services of Abraham Lincoln. Of the forty years he was engaged in
pharmacy dn this city, the latter half of that time was largely occu-
pied by him in collecting relics of the Civil War, in securing auto-
graphs of its soldiers and sailors with their military record, in ar-
ranging and holding Lincoln Birthday anniversary exercises, and
building up, inspiring and equipping an association that would con-
tinue his work after him. He visited Gettysburg and other battle-
fields, attended encampments of Civil War veterans and other Na-
tional assemblages, and inspected public and departmental archives
at Washington. In 1873, Mr. Francis and fifty other prominent citi-
zens of Buffalo, representing all the states and territories of the
Union, memorialized the 43rd Congress to make February 12th a
legal holiday. This was supplemented by an alternate memorial,
signed by fifty young men in the public schools of Buffalo, between
the ages of fourteen and nineteen years, also representing the various
states and territories. We are pleased that many of these gentlemen
are present on this occasion and that they have lived to see February
12th made a legal holiday.
At the first Lincoln Birthday celebration held at St. James Hall
in this city on February 12, 1874, Hon. N. K. Hall presided and our
esteemed historian, J. N. Larned, delivered the address, and the ex-
ercises consisted also of readings, poems, patriotic music and the
distribution of sixty thousand beautifully engraved cards to the pu-
pils in the public schools of this city, all at the expense of Mr.
Francis. Twenty thousand dollars were expended by Mr. Francis in
his twenty years’ service of devotion. .
In 1877 he incorporated the Lincoln Birthday Association, and its
first trustees were such well-known men as Pascal P. Pratt, Fred-
erick L. Danforth, J. R. Brownell, Joseph P. Dudley, Orrin P. Rams-
dell, Julius E. Francis, William C. Francis, S. Cary Adams and
George Meacham. The present officers and trustees are Major Jo-
seph P. Dudley, president; G. Barrett Rich, vice-president; Fred-
erick. W. Danforth, secretary and treasurer; Hon. James Ash, Frank
L. Danforth, C. Townsend Wilson, William E. Danforth, George C.
Meacham and Guilford R. Francis. These gentlemen and others,
who from time to time have comprised the Lincoln Birthday Associa-
tion, for a quarter of a century, have freely given their time and at-
tention to its affairs. This involved a supervisory control of the
valuable historic memorial collections, the administration of the trust
funds bequeathed by Mr. Francis and the distribution of memorial
literature, commemorative of the public services of President Lin-
coln.
Before this Society had made plans for its permanent home,
President Andrew Langdon had conferred with your trustees in re-
lation to the assumption on the part of this Society, of the custody
of the Francis Memorial Collection and the execution of the trust
provisions of Mr. Francis’ will. When it was decided to erect this
fire-proof building for the ultimate uses of the Buffalo Historical
Society, your trustees, in accordance with the wishes of Mr. Francis,
expressed in his will, that “a room be constructed in a fire-proof
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that this building be so planned as to provide such a room. President
Andrew Langdon laid the matter before the Board of Managers of
this Society, who were unanimously in favor of the suggestion. Such
a room has been provided on the second floor of the building, and is
to be known as the Lincoln Memorial Room. In addition to this,
your trustees offered the further suggestion, that the main central
hall of this building be so planned as to admit of the placing therein
of a bronze statue of Mr. Lincoln, to be procured out of the trust
funds left by Mr. Francis and the residue of such funds to be given to
the Buffalo Historical Society in consideration of its providing such
memorial room and assuming the custody of the memorial collection
and such bronze statue, in perpetuity.
A committee on the part of your Association, consisting of Major
Dudley, G. Barrett Rich, and Mr. Frederick W. Danforth, was ap-
pointed to confer with a committee on the part of the Buffalo His-
torical Society, consisting of President Langdon, whose esthetic taste
and wide knowledge of the works of art especially fitted him to serve
on such a committee, Mr. Frank H. Severance, secretary of the Buf-
falo Historical Society, and myself. It is but fair to say that Mr.
Danforth and Mr. Langdon performed the largest part of the work
of the joint committee. They secured the services of the well-known
sculptor, Charles H. Niehaus, who had designed the statue of Mr.
Lincoln, at Muskegon, Michigan, of which this statue is a replica,
except in some of its details. It was cast by the Gorham Manufac-
turing Company of Providence, and is regarded by critics as a work
of art. It represents Mr. Lincoln in a sitting posture, with legs
crossed and document in hand, looking directly into the unknown
future, as though he were meditating upon what grounds under the
Constitution to justify the Emancipation Proclamation. It will also
suggest many other trying moments in his eventful life. It is need-
less to say that the memory of his life work could not be more en-
duringly perpetuated. The present and future generations will be up-
lifted, as they reflect upon the noble life, symbolized in this imposing
statue.
The memorial collection, which you have presented and which
may be seen in the Lincoln Memorial Room, is of great historic
value. The elaborately inlaid case is made of pieces of wood taken
from Faneuil Hall, Independence Hall, the Charter oak, the frigate
“Constitution,” the Old South Church and other historic temples,
dedicated to civil and religious liberty. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’
case contains seventy-six battlefield trophies and upwards of ten
thousand autographs of soldiers and sailors who fought in the Civil
War, “with their rank, regiment, date of enlistment and discharge,
including the battles in which they were engaged.” In addition to
these are many other autographs, illustrated envelopes used during
the war, and other historic papers. In presenting these to the Buf-
falo Historical Society, with the assurance that they will be pre-
served in perpetuity, we believe that the trustees of your Associa-
tion have fully executed the trust provisions of Mr. Francis’ will. In
accepting them, the managers of the Buffalo Historical Society un-
dervalue neither their historic worth, nor the lofty patriotism which
their donor intended that they would inculcate.
This marble building, with its stately Doric columns, its spacious
halls and classic outlines, overlooking an inland lake with its en-BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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virons of surpassing beauty, is a fitting repository for such a monu-
ment, as this memorial collection and superb statue constitute, to the
greatest American of his generation. School children in scores and
people of this and other states will come here to read again the thrill-
ing story of the life of their beloved President. What a life that
was! Cradled in a Kentucky cabin, inured to all the deprivations
and hardships of pioneer life, without the advantages of schooling or
money, this child of the prairies, this self-trained lawyer of the
plains, became the matchless champion of human freedom. While
Congresses disputed and Cabinets wrangled, he, in contesting the
senatorship with Douglas, fully realizing the irreconcilability be-
tween the sentiments of the people at the North and at the South on
the slavery question and also realizing the immanence of the con-
flict that might disrupt the Union, declared that “a house divided
against itself cannot stand. I believe this Government cannot en-
dure permanently half slave and half free.” Even though the con-
flict were averted by the recognition of slavery, still that would not
avail, for this Government could not permanently endure on such a
basis. He had a profound conception of the fundamental principles
of the Declaration of Independence. “Life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness” were not only “inalienable rights,” bestowed by the
Creator upon His creatures, but living principles, which the Supreme
Court, the Congress and the President of the United States might
not disregard. These were eternal, while kingdoms, principalities
and powers were temporal. In his application of these principles to
the exigencies of the times, Mr. Lincoln not only completely refuted
the doctrine of the Dred Scott decision, but also exhibited qualities
of the loftiest statesmanship and became the recognized leader of the
people at the North. His power of statement was unsurpassed; his
logical argument was resistless; his comprehension of the mo-
mentous questions at issue was remarkable. His great heart throbbed
in sympathy with the suffering and down-trodden colored race at
the South. He knew their limitations, but he felt that the Creator
had bestowed upon them these inalienable rights, of which they
might not lawfully be deprived. This position he maintained with
unflinching steadfastness. He spoke in many eastern states and was
attended with large, enthusiastic audiences and made a profound im-
pression wherever he appeared.
In commenting on his Cooper Institute speech, the New York
Tribune said:	“Mr. Lincoln is one of nature’s orators, using his
rare powers solely to elucidate and convince, though their inevitable
effect is to delight and electrify as well. We present a very full and
accurate report of this speech, yet the tones, the gestures, the kindling
eye, and the mirth-provoking look, defy the reporter’s skill. The
vast assemblage frequently rang with cheers and- shouts of applause,
which were prolonged and intensified at the close. No man ever
before made such an impression on his first appeal to a New York
audience.”
People at the North were electrified. Mr. Lincoln became the
logical candidate of the Republicans for the Presidency in i860.
Party and sectional strife threatened to disrupt the Union. The
South knew no bounds to their demands for the extension of slavery;
the North was a wall of adamant against such extension. The con-
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which shook the Nation to its foundation, Mr. Lincoln, with the
vision of a seer, in closing his first inaugural address on March 4,
1861, made use of these prophetic words:	“The mystic cords of
memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every
living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell
the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be,
by the better angels of our nature/' He saw beyond the smoke of
battle a reunited nation. He understood the temper of the people
at the North as well as at the South. He knew the genius of our
Republican institutions and had supreme faith in their fitness for
government “of the people, by the people and for the people/'
He spent many sleepless vigils alone in brooding over the out-
come of various battles of the Civil War, still he did not lose faith
in our civil institutions and in the ultimate success of our armies.
He left nothing undone that would tend to restore this country to a
condition of peace. He wielded the extraordinary po>vers vested in
the Executive under the Constitution more freely than they had ever
been exercised before to uphold and strengthen the sovereign pow-
ers of the Nation. He justified his Emancipation Proclamation, as a
war measure that would weaken the enemy and strengthen the Union
forces. His generous and sympathetic nature was proverbial and ex-
pressed itself in many ways and in such words as “with malice
toward none; with charity for all," found in his second inaugural.
He was the revered President. General W. T. Sherman said that
“Lincoln was the purest, the most generous and the most magnani-
mous of men." He loved his country whose freedom was his in-
spiration. His Gettysburg speech, like the funeral oration of Pericles,
is the embodiment of true patriotism.
It has been said that “Abraham Lincoln was the first American to
reach the lonely heights of immortal fame."
“He lives in endless fame
All honor to his patriot name.”
This marble building may crumble, this bronze statue may wear
away, but the name and deeds of Abraham Lincoln will not perish
from the earth.
FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING.
At the annual meeting, January 13, 1903, Mr. Ogden P. Letch-
worth was elected a member of the Board of Managers for the four
years ending January, 1907, to succeed Mr. George S. Hazard, made
honorary life member of the Board. Messrs. Andrew Langdon,
Frank H. Severance, George A. Stringer and James Sweeney were
reelected for the term ending January, 1907. The annual reports of
the officers were presented to the Society at a meeting held on. the
evening of January 17th. President Langdon occupied the chair. A
pleasant feature of the programme was the singing by Miss Langdon,
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cornet selections, with accompaniment by his daughter, Miss Maud
Shongo. The attendance was large. President Langdon delivered
the annual address. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We come together for the forty-first annual meeting of the Buf-
falo Historical Society. This is its first annual meeting in a build-
ing all our own and worthy of the collections here preserved. This
building is not new to most of you; already it is like an old friend,
for we first knew of its beauty during the Pan-American days when
it was the New York State building. Toda}' it stands as the only
permanent memorial saved from the wreck and ruins of the City of
Light.
My first annual address as president of this Society was given at
the thirty-third annual meeting, January 8, 1895, held in the cham-
bers of the Society on the third floor of the Buffalo Library build-
ing, reached only by tiresome climbing of stairs. I referred then to
the day wnen the Buffalo Historical Society would have “a substan-
tial fire-proof home of its own.” Let me quote from that address:
“That such a house is needed today”—that, remember, was eight
years ago—“for the proper display and safekeeping of our valuable
collections is fully attested by their crowded condition and still more
by the treasures that cannot be seen for want of a suitable place for
their display. Such a building should be located not as the present
one is, amid the smoke, dirt and noise, with constant danger of fire,
in the business district; but well out in an easily accessible, quiet
neighborhood, with plenty of light and air.” One of the leading
papers of the city referred to my idea as “Mr. Langdon’s dream”;
another dwelt upon the “icy desolation” of the park site suggested.
Tonight much of. that dream is realized in blocks of solid marble.
Winter is pretty well upon us now, and we have not experienced the
icy desolation except as we find it just over the fence, amid the ruins
of the Exposition. We were never less isolated. Our removal has
brought us new members and made many new friends.
The story of this building you already know; it is told in the
volume recently issued by this Society. In the Grand Hall, open to
the skylights above, we have a suggestion of the beautiful Ariana
Museum at Geneva in Switzerland. Our park surroundings for such
a building have many notable precedents.
Eight years ago Judge James Murdock Smith asked me to come
to see him at his home. There he told me that he wished to do some-
thing for the Historical Society and asked me what use the Society
would make of his proposed gift. I suggested that it be used as the
nucleus of a building fund, principal and interest to be used only for
that purpose. This was done; and the contribution of five thousand
dollars by Judge Smith was the first step toward the realization of
our building project. I11 special recognition of his gift a new class of
membership, called “Patrons,” was created and any one contributing
$2500 is eligible for such membership. The name of the Hon. James
M. Smith stands as that of our first—and as yet our only—“Patron.”
Out of his first gift, supplemented not only with money, but with the
untiring efforts of other friends. of the Society, has come the build-
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take too long to relate in detail the whole story of our building pro-
ject. But the members of this Society, and the community at large,
must see in the present consummation a proof of the wisdom of our
early plans. We desired a park site. A neighboring institution, the
Albright Gallery for the Academy of Fine Arts, now stands on the
site which was the Society’s original choice; and already the com-
munity begins to realize that in this group of public institutions—
for the future home of the Society of Natural Sciences will be near
by—is to be developed the city’s most academic center. When our
plans for a home in the Park were checked, a new opportunity was
offered by the Exposition project. It developed into the proposition
that it would be wiser for the State to contribute towards a per-
manent building than to lavish the public money on a structure that
would vanish when the great fair was over. The merger of state,
city and society funds in this project was stubbornly opposed; and
we owe it to the persistence and tact and logic of many devoted
friends, but especially to the Hon. Henry W. Hill and the Hon. Wil-
son S. Bissell, that this wise and economical plan was adopted. Or-
iginally the Historical Society was to contribute $25,000, but when
later it was found that the building could not be erected according to
the plans decided upon so as to come within the cost limit of
$150,000; when the Board of Commissioners for the State of New
York found themselves pretty well in a corner where it was hard
for them to turn and they found that their plans would have to be
changed entirely; that the erection of the building, for which there
was little enough time as it was, would have to be still further de-
layed;, then an appeal to the Historical Society was made and the
response was immediate and cheerful:	the Society contributed
$20,000 additional, thus enabling the Commissioners to carry forward
the work without delay. The Society had reason to believe that this
additional $20,000 would be made good by the State: the Commis-
sioners turned back into the • State Treasury $127,000 out of the
$300,000 appropriated. Most of the Commissioners were in favor of
reimbursement; one, at least, was not. Ye never obtained the
$20,000. More than this, when we came to take possession of the
building we found that certain changes in the general plan would be
beneficial and suggested that such changes and several matters of re-
pair, due wholly to the use and abuse of the building during the Ex-
position, be cared for out of the State money. It seemed but right
that the building should be put into tenantable shape for the new-
comers. Even this we were not able to secure. So we had to turn
again to our well-nigh depleted treasury and take from it funds
needed for the carrying on of our regular work and apply them to
the work of putting the building into condition for our occupancy.
On the other hand, we have a moderate income from the City of
Buffalo each year for a maintenance fund. Under the act of legis-
lation secured in 1897 it is mandatory upon the City of Buffalo each
year to appropriate for the maintenance of the Society and the care
of its collections at least $5000; in addition we receive the cost of
heating and lighting. Especially pleasant are the words “in per-
petuity” in connection with this annual appropriation, thus providing
a certain measure of the expenses incident to the proper management
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erally for all years to come. This provision of the law has put the
Historical Society on a substantial foundation and guarantees its
permanence. The measure of its growth and increase in usefulness
to the community must continue to depend upon other sources of in-
come. But even if our resources are badly depleted, we have the
comforting consciousness of being out of debt. We begin the new
year owing no man a dollar, as shown by the report of the treasurer.
It is a pleasure to me personally to speak of some of the more
important gifts of the year. It has been a year notable for the num-
ber and value received. This is a natural sequence of our removal to
more ample and better quarters than we had before occupied. Gifts
of any historical character and works of art can now suitably be ex-
hibited and kept with guarantee of safety from fire or pillage. We
can take care of them better than ever before. The building is a de-
pository which should enlist the interest and appeal to the taste and
pride of every family in Buffalo.
First in the list entitled to special acknowledgment is the bronze
statue of Abraham Lincoln, the gift of the Lincoln Birthday Associa-
tion. When Julius C. Francis was alive, he was unusually loyal in
his devotion to the memory of our martyred President, and spent
both money and effort to have Lincoln's birthday made a National
holiday; when Mr. Francis died he left to the Lincoln Birthday As-
sociation, which he himself founded, certain money in trust, giving
instructions in his will for the maintenance of exercises commemora-
tive of this birthday. This money, principal and accumulating in-
terest, lay unused for a number of years. One day, while I was look-
ing into another matter, I came across the provisions of the Francis
will and it occurred to me that a fine statue of Lincoln, dedicated by
the Lincoln Birthday Association, would be entirely in keeping with
the spirit of the will of Mr. Francis. Several of us, members of both
the Lincoln Birthday Association and the Buffalo Historical Society,
talked over the matter informally, later more in detail and to more
serious intent, and still later a joint committee from the two so-
cieties took the whole matter under careful consideration. For some
time there was great doubt of any accomplishment. It took a good
deal of persistence to bring all parties to agreement; but as a result
of continued effort on the part of the members of this joint commit-
tee the Lincoln Birthday Association, under an agreement especially
drawn, has become merged with the Buffalo Historical Society. The
funds accumulated have been put into the magnificent statue that
forms the striking feature of our Grand Hall; this is the conception
of the sculptor Niehaus and the casting in bronze was done at the
foundry of the Gorham Company, a splendid combination of genius
in conception and art in execution. The pedestal of black marble
came as a gift from the Lautz Company, to whom the members alike
of this Society and of the Lincoln Birthday Association are indebted.
Another pedestal that is of note, stands just at the left of the en-
trance to the Grand Hall. Upon it stands an admirable bust of
George Washington, of the finest Carrara marble, done by Pugi, a
celebrated artist in Florence, Italy.* But it is of the pedestal I wish
to speak. It was the gift of William Crawford. Some time ago Mr.
Crawford, who is a life member of this Society, secured the contract
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to erect over the grave of Mary, the mother of Washington, at
Fredericksburg, Va., a new monument. The tomb standing there at
the time was removed and two of its old pillars were brought to Buf-
falo. I suggested to Mr. Crawford the idea of using a portion of one
to form a pedestal for a bust of George Washington. The idea was
pleasing to him and he carried it out.
Having brought before your thought two of the greatest men of
all ages, the two greatest Americans, let me suggest the propriety
of setting apart in this building two rooms, one to be known as the'
Lincoln Room, one as the Washington Room. Already this plan has
been carried out, in part. On the floor above, the northwestern room
has been given over to the Lincoln collections left by Mr. Francis,
with additions by other friends. The northeastern room, now used
for the Lord and the Fillmore libraries, will become the Washington
Room just as soon as we have enough Washington material to make
a fair beginning. We have now a number of portraits, autograph
letters, and other material. Within a few weeks we have received
from Mr. George H. Grosvenor, through the kind offices of his
mother, an old resident of Buffalo, an early and excellent oil por-
trait of Washington. On the platform this evening we have relics
that are most appropriate for such a Washington Room. This gavel
was made from a tree which grew in the ruins of the house in which
Washington was born; it was burned in 1835. This table is one that
once belonged to General Knox, who, you will remember, was pres-
ent at the time of the surrender of General Cornwallis to General
Washington. But even more closely associated with that memorable
event is this chair, known as the Cornwallis chair, and which was
a part of the furniture of the Moore house when the commissioners
for Cornwallis signed the articles of surrender there. For this his-
toric chair we are indebted to Mr. Jesse Peterson of Lockport, who
has generously presented it to the Society. With the chair Mr.
Peterson has sent us the detailed and accepted history of its descent
from the household of Daniel and Mary Moore, who came to Vir-
ginia long before the Revolution and built there the famous Moore
house. Other Washington material, including several very valuable
articles now promised, will enable us soon to set apart the second
room; and we trust that our friends will remember us generously.
Through the generosity of the Messrs. Steinway & Co. of New
York City and the friendly interest in our behalf of Mr. Robert
Denton,* another life member of this Society, we have received as a
permanent possession the piano which you have heard already this
evening. It is of the highest quality of excellence as a musical in-
strument, and in its construction is exceptionally artistic. The case
is of mahogany, carved in classic style, with bronze mountings and
bronze electric light fixtures. On the top cover are the arms of the
State of New York.
Mr. William Cottier has given us his splendid collection of In-
dian articles of every description, the result of many years of collect-
ing. This collection represents most of the Western tribes in their
workmanship, beads, basketry, blankets, pipes, masks, weapons and
utensils. The beadwork is especially choice and valuable. For the
proper display of his collection, Mr. Cottier has provided a hand-
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some oak case. This collection, together with the Scoville collection,
gives this Society splendid facilities for assisting those who are mak-
ing a study of the lndians of the West. Our Six Nations collection,
also, is a good beginning.
I must pass over many recent gifts of interest and value, to speak
of the large painting now temporarily placed in the Grand Hall.*
The scene depicted is one of the most famous in the early history of
this region—the blessing of the cross at Fort Denonville, the site of
the present Fort Niagara, in 1688. It is more than a painstaking
study of historical conditions. The canvas shows us the scene
through the magic of an exalted imagination. The artist—and the
donor—is Mrs. John Clark Glenny, to whose talent and liberality
many a Buffalo institution is indebted. This picture, especially de-
signed for mural decoration, is to be placed permanently in the large
panel at the head of the grand stair. Another gift for like purpose
is the painting in the central lunette of the south gallery. The sub-
ject is the “Muse of Niagara.” It is the work of Tabor Sears, the
gift of Mr. George Cary, the architect of the building, and is of a
high order of merit. These mural panels are the beginning of a
scheme of decoration which shall fill many of our wall spaces and
endow our halls with new attractiveness, by a series of historical and
emblematic paintings in the decorative manner. Here is an alluring
opportunity for some of our generous friends. Permit me to direct
attention to the fact that this great work—for such it truly will be-
come—was begun by a woman; it was a woman, too—Mrs. Alfred
G. Hauenstein—who, on June 7, 1901, made the first public address
that was given in this building. It was an address before the West-
ern Federation of Women’s Clubs, on “The Lessons of the Exposi-
tion.” Thus, both in art and in eloquence, we have had an auspicious
inaugural.
Many opportunities are presented here for noble memorials. The
central hall in the basement, as well as the Grand Hall on this floor,
calls for statues. Here is a suitable place for a statue of DeWitt
Clinton, of whom the Society possesses portraits, autograph letters,
and minor memorials. Here, too, it is becoming to place, and that
soon, a worthy statue or bust of William McKinley. It was in this
building on September 5, 1901, that President McKinley was the
guest of the New York State Commissioners for the Pan-American
Exposition. It was the last public function in which he shared. The
next day, in the Temple of Music, was enacted the great tragedy
which culminated in his death, September 14th.
A pleasant incident of the year occurred at the Board meeting
held on December 4, 1902, the day before Mr. George S. Hazard’s
ninety-third birthday. His fellow-members of the Board, desiring to
express to him the love and esteem in which he is held, by special
and unanimous vote made him an honorary member of the Board of
Managers for life. Mr. Hazard served as president of the Society
in 1890 and in 1892, and for many years has been a member of its
governing board.
During the year past our Society has had the inevitable losses due
to death. The enumeration of the dead of the year belongs to an-
other report than mine, but I crave a word in memory of my long-
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time friend, George W. Townsend. I was intimately associated with
him, both in this Society and in other affairs, and always found him
all that a man should be. For twenty years he shared in the man-
agement of this institution; was twice its vice-president and twice
its treasurer. He served it with fidelity, with sound judgment and
with care. Much of what the Society is and what it bids fair to be-
come, is due to the wise counsels and long-continued devotion of
George W. Townsend.
My friends, with the occupancy of this building and the broader
opportunities which come with the new foundation, we enter upon
an enlarged career of usefulness. We seek to make this edifice
highly artistic in its embellishment, a repository for noble memorials,
as well as for the minor relics and souvenirs that help preserve our
history. We wish to extend our portrait gallery, to increase our
library, and especially to carry on the work of historical publication.
We want new members, and we want renewed interest on the part
of the old members; and we especially want all to share in and en-
joy to the utmost whatever the Society has to offer. We are not a
close corporation, but a public institution, thoroughly democratic in
character and aims.
We are on historic ground. Successors of the race whose meagre
records formed the first chapters in our history, we follow them in
guarding tne Western Gate of the ancient Long House. Other coun-
cil fires were kindled here before ours. Our part is to keep the blaze
bright today. We offer the pipe of peace and extend the hand of
friendship. Share our lodge and the pleasantness of it shall be yours.
The annual reports of the treasurer and the secretary were pre-
sented. The secretary’s report stated that the deed of the building
had been delivered to the President, January 2, 1902. The building
was opened to the public July 1, 1902, and had since been open daily,
10 a. m. to 5 p. m., Sundays 2 to 5 p. m., the Sunday attendance
sometimes exceeding 1500. The growth of the museums and library
was noted in detail. The total membership (January, 1903) was
stated as 502, of which number 145 were corresponding and honorary.
The Society’s losses by death during 1902 were as follows: Life
and resident members:	March	2d, Bronson Case Rumsey; April
26th, Henry H. Otis; June 14th, Dr. Jared Hyde Tilden; in July, at
Saratoga, O. H. Whitford; July 22d, Fred B. Curtiss; October 24th,
George W. Townsend; December 30th, Henry G. White. Honorary
members: March 20th, Hon. Noah Davis, New York City; October
1st, Admiral J. E. Jouett, U. S. N., Port Royal, S. C. Corresponding-
members: March 12th, Hon. B. E. Charlton, Hamilton, Ont.; De-
cember 4th, Hon. Joseph Williamson, Belfast, Me.
The prescribed business of the meeting being finished, Senator
Henry W. Hill stepped forward, and addressing the president, said:
Your associates on the Board of Managers of the Buffalo His-
torical Society take this occasion to express publicly their apprecia-
tion of your long and distinguished services as president of this SoBUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ciety, and of their personal regard for you. At the time of your first
election, in January, 1894, there was very little to encourage, and
much to discourage one in assuming the duties of president of the
Buffalo Historical Society. Its location was not favorable to its
growth, or to the maintenance of public interest in its affairs. Its
limitations were recognized by all.
After the late Dr. Joseph C. Greene and the late Dr. Frederick H.
James had presented their respective collections to this Society, it
was apparent to all that there was not sufficient space on the third
floor of the Library Building adequately to exhibit its historic prop-
erties.
Its archives were not easily accessible to the public. This was
due to the fact that it was necessary to climb two long flights of
stairs to reach the Historical Society rooms, and when reached, they
were found to be in a congested and poorly lighted condition. Con-
sequently the public did not use the Historical Society archives as
freely as they otherwise would. As earlv as 1891, a committee
was appointed by the Board of Managers of this Society to in-
crease its membership, and we found that the difficulty of reaching
the Society’s rooms on the third floor of the Library Building was
one of the principal objections advanced by Buffalonians to becom-
ing members. However, this did not deter such well-known Buf-
falonians as the late Judge James Sheldon, and that ripe classic
scholar, James Frazer Gluck, both now deceased, from taking a deep
interest in the welfare of this Society. Soon after assuming the ex-
ecutive management of this organization, you made a study of its
conditions and needs and presented plans for extending its sphere of
usefulness in this community. These met with the approval of such
well-known members as Edmund W. Granger, George H. Lewis, Dr.
Frederick H. James, Judge James Murdock Smith, Dr. Joseph C.
Greene, Cyrus K. Remington and George W. Townsend, all since
deceased, but who, as occasion occurred, freely gave of their time and
treasure to promote the welfare of the Society. They were its loyal
and devoted friends. We should remember their solicitude for its
success at times when it needed just such support as they were able
to give to it.
After full justice is done to all others, however, we feel that this
Society and the city are under lasting obligation to you for what you
have accomplished. As early as 1897, after the enactment of chapter
310 of the Laws of 1897, authorizing the Society to build on Park
lands, you had prepared for the uses of this Society plans of a build-
ing, resembling the Matthew Laflin Memorial, in Lincoln Park, Chi-
cago, which you presented to your associates and to the Board of
Park Commissioners of this city. You sought to raise funds for the
construction of such a building, which, though far less costly than
this building, had many features of excellence for historical pur-
poses. I need not recount the arguments advanced by those who
favored, and by those who then opposed the movement from a down-
town site to one on Park lands. Your familiarity with the location of
such buildings in the parks of other cities of this and other countries
greatly aided us in reaching a wise conclusion in that matter. People
now recognize the propriety of the location of this Historical Society
building. Had it not been possible to locate on park lands, it were
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You will recall the conference of Judge James M. Smith, Dr. J. C.
Greene, Hon. D. F. Day, Cyrus K. Remington, Dr. Albert H. Briggs,
Frank H. Severance, yourself and myself, in the latter part of Sep-
tember, 1897, at the Delaware Park, to decide upon a site for the
Buffalo Historical Society building, and that such conferees favored
the mound now occupied by the Albright Gallery of Art. Much dis-
cussion ensued. The subsequent location of the Pan-American Ex-
position, north of Delaware Park, necessitated the abandonment of
that site, if the Historical Society were to take advantage of the State
Building plan, as proposed at our monthly meeting on June 1, 1899,
in a resolution, which I presented on that occasion.
The present site was decided upon at a meeting of the managers
of this Society, the Commissioners on the part of the State of New
York at the Pan-American Exposition, members of the Park Board
and President John G. Milburn and some of the directors of the Pan-
American Exposition Company held in December, 1899. The State
Commissioners acceded to the arguments advanced for the location
of the New York State Building on this site, instead of on the site
originally proposed, upon which the Temple of Music was afterwards
erected. That made it possible to aggregate the three funds and se-
cure a better building for the Pan-American Exposition and a per-
manent home for this Society.
I prepared and introduced on January 16, 1900, a bill in the As-
sembly to accomplish that purpose, which became law. As a member
of the Building Committee on the part of this Society, you rendered'
exceedingly valuable services. Fortunate, indeed, was this Society,
at the time, in having one so willing and competent to serve it in that
trying capacity. Week in and week out, you labored to accomplish
the result which now crowns the work. It must not be forgotten that
General Wilson S. Bissell, Hon. Charles W. Goodyear, Mr. G. Bar-
rett Rich, Secretary Frank H. Severance and other members of this
Board of Managers also counselled, advised and supplemented your
efforts and rendered valuable service in this important matter. The
Board of Park Commissioners favored the project and since the Ex-
position have done much to beautify the grounds surrounding this
building.
This Society contributed $45,000, the City of Buffalo $25,000, and
the State $100,000, towards the cost of this building. In addition to
these sums, the most notable gift towards this building was the solid
bronze doors, in its northerly entrance, which you presented to the
Society. As works of art, it may be said, that they are not excelled
by any in this country. They are embellished by female figures,
which represent Ethnology and History, and are emblematic of the
work of the Society. The bronze transom above the doors is adorned
with two reclining figures, emblematic of Science and Art. These
gates will endure long after this marble building has crumbled away.
The munificence of this gift is one of the proofs of your loyalty to
this Society and the quality of it evinces rare esthetic taste, that
adorns and beautifies wherever it exists. These beautiful gates will
refine and promote human happiness, for, as Keats says:
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever/’
The Washington bust of Carrara marble, after the Stuart por-
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presented by you to this Society, is another evidence of your abiding
interest in it. It was largely due to your forethought and efforts that
the Society secured the Francis Memorial collection, and the bronze
statue of Abraham Lincoln, but time does not permit me to enu-
merate all that you have done for this Society during your nine years
service as its president.
During that time the Buffalo Historical Society may be said to
have had a new birth. Its period of transition has passed. It has
ceased to be a tenant and has become the owner of one of the finest
Historical Society buildings in America. This Greek Doric temple
and the Albright Ionic Gallery of Art, near at hand, with their rare
collections and the replica of the gigantic statue of David by Michael
Angelo, through your munificence soon to be placed in this vicinity,
and other works of art and stately buildings that are likely to follow,
whose “architecture,” to adopt the phrase of Schilling, may be lik-
ened unto “frozen music,” will constitute an acropolis of fine arts in
Delaware Park.
As time goes on this Park, which
“. . . didst appear so fair
To fond imagination,”
Will “rival in the light of day
Her delicate creation.”
Henceforth Buffalo, the city of commerce, with its diversified in-
dustries, will have its classic buildings and works of art to awaken
“ideals of beauty,” which Ruskin has well said, “are among the
noblest which can be presented to the human mind invariably exalt-
ing and purifying it according to their degree.” Conspicuous among
these will be the superb building of the Buffalo Historical Society
with its stately portico of Doric columns and beautiful gates, housing
an historic collection of rare value, already widely and favorably
known. This will both elevate and instruct. The Publications of
this Society will become standard authorities and will cover periods
of time not hitherto adequately treated by other historians. The
work of the Society will thus become educational and you will see
fulfilled the highest ideals of historic research and historic exposi-
tion. This is far in advance of the work that was possible to be done
nine years ago.
We feel that you have labored zealously to advance the interests
of the Society and to extend its sphere of usefulness in this com-
munity. You have contributed liberally of your time
and treasure to make this a progressive institution.
The impress you have left upon it is quite as notable
as that of its first president, Millard Fillmore.
In testimony of your faithful services and of the
appreciation of your associates on the Board of Man-
agers and of Mr. Edward D. Strickland, who has
served in the capacity of assistant secretary during
most of your presidency, I am requested to perform
the pleasant duty of presenting to you this key of
gold, bearing the inscription, “Board of Managers
of the Buffalo Historical Society to Andrew Lang-
don, 1901,” to open the massive bronze gates that
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torical Society and perpetuate your name in memory as one of its
most munificent benefactors.
President Langdon, much moved, made a happy response, saying
that he should treasure the key, because of what it expressed, as long
as he lived. He received the congratulations of many friends.
MEMORIAL ON THE DEATH OF
GEORGE STARR HAZARD.
Adopted by a silent rising vote of the Board of Managers,
October i, 1903.
In the death of George Starr Hazard, which occurred August 7,
1903, in his 94th year, the Buffalo Historical Society has lost its most
aged member, who for over forty years had been devoted to its wel-
fare. But one living member of the Society has a longer member-
ship; that is Mr. Pascal P. Pratt, who was one of the original or-
ganizers of the Society in the spring of 1862. Mr. Hazard and the
Hon. William P. Letchworth both joined the Society on January 6,
1863. Mr. Hazard was chosen a councilor in 1888; was elected
president in 1890; was made a life member, February 4, 1890; was
vice-president in 1891; president again in 1892; member of the board
of managers continuously since that date, and. honorary life member
of the Board—the only member ever so designated—since December
4, 1902.
Mr. Hazard’s first term as president was made memorable by the
receipt of Mrs. Martha M. Huyler’s gift of $10,000 for a statue of
Red Jacket; and it was under Mr. Hazard’s presidency that that im-
portant work was entered upon and assured. In his second term the
Society had the good fortune to receive the valuable collection of
Holland Land Company papers and maps which are among its choic-
est possessions. In many other ways the institution was strengthened
while Mr. Hazard was at its head. He secured many new members,
and was devoted, as for many years before and after, to promoting
its welfare.
On January 14, 1890, Mr. Hazard presented to this Society his
manuscript history of the One Hundredth, or Board of Trade Regi-
ment, a collection of data bearing on the fortunes of that organiza-
tion, to the gathering of which he had devoted much time and re-
search. The result amply warranted the effort, for the great volume
is a repository of a vast amount of valuable historical material re-
lating to this distinguished Buffalo regiment, much of which would
have been lost to posterity but for Mr. Hazard’s zeal and forethought.
Mr. Hazard came to Buffalo in 1847, when the town had scarcely
outgrown its village conditions. For many years he was active in
business affairs, and as president of the Board of Trade shared prom-
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His patriotism conspicuously showed itself in his work of organizing
and equipping the One Hundredth New York Volunteers. His pub-
lic spirit never flagged, and even in his old age his counsels—on the
Canal Commission of i899~-were helpful to his city, his State and the
Nation. Many a local institution knew him as a practical friend.
In common with the rest of the community, this Society had long
cherished Mr. Hazard with that respect and affection which are the
natural tribute to ripe experience and high character. He was spared
to his family and friends through an exceptionally long life and
serene old age; and we, his late associates, who offer to his family
our assurances of sympathy, will ever cherish the memory of his long
devotion to the welfare of this Society, the pleasant memory of his
kindliness, his good cheer, and sincerity.
MEMORIAL ON THE DEATH OF
HONORABLE WILSON SHANNON BISSELL.
Adopted by the Board of Managers, October 8, 1903.
The Board of Managers of the Buffalo Historical Society has
learned with deep sorrow of the death, October 6th, of its most dis-
tinguished member, the Honorable Wilson S. Bissell.
Mr. Bissell was a citizen of Buffalo for nearly his whole life. For
many years he was a member of this Society, devoted to its interests,
and the preservation of the records of the community in which he
lived. He was for a long time a member of this Board, and as such
rendered the Society an invaluable and special service which resulted
in the erection of its beautiful building in Delaware Park.
He was a man of the highest integrity, of great ability, the keen-
est sense of public duty, the closest and most enduring friendship,
and the tenderest and most sympathetic affection.
We sincerely mourn what seems to us his untimely taking off.
We hereby adopt this memorial as a part of the permanent rec-
ords of this Society.
JAMES O. PUTNAM MEMORIAL EVENING.
A meeting of the Buffalo Historical Society was held on the even-
ing of November 6, 1903, to pay tribute to the memory of the Hon.
James O. Putnam, who died April 24, 1903. President Langdon
presided, and the attendance was large. The programme included
papers by Mr. J. N. Larned and Mr. L. G. Sellstedt, with a brief ad-
dress by Mr. William E. Foster, in which he dwelt on the scholarly
side of Mr. Putnam’s character, and related numerous anecdotes, il-
lustrating Mr. Putnam’s habits and tastes in his last years. The’
papers of Mr. Larned and Mr. Sellstedt follow.628
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MR. LARNED’S TRIBUTE.
Forty-seven years ago, in the old St. James Hall, which stood at
the corner of Eagle and Washington streets, I listened to a speech,
the very tones of which are distinct in my memory to this day. The
speaker was James O. Putnam ; the occasion was a public meeting,
called to express the indignation in this community excited by the
dastardly assault made on Senator Sumner by Preston Brooks.
There were other speakers, but I remember none of them; there
were other strong words spoken, but they left no mark upon me.
The one speech stamped an impression on my mind that was deeper
and more lasting than any other that belongs to that period of my
life. I think it realized oratory to me as I had not realized it before,
and thrilled me as eloquent speech has thrilled me very seldom in my
experience since. As I think of it now, the scene rises like a picture
before me: the crowded, silent audience; the slender figure on the
stage, all aquiver with the emotion of that impassioned hour; the
mobile, expressive face, and the voice that came throbbing to my ears,
with such words as these:
Sir, what principle is contended for by the justifiers of this outrage?
Simply this, that Northern representatives, upon questions connected with
slavery, must speak what is agreeable to certain Southern ears. . . . A South
Carolina imprimatur must be found on the cover of every Congressional speech,
or the stiletto and the bludgeon will punish the temerity of free men. By this
permission we may live. Under the legs of this Carolina Colossus we may peep
about to find ourselves dishonorable graves. If this is to be the price of union,
it is too great. It cannot be paid. There is not forbearance enough, there is
not fraternal charity enough, and there never ought to be, in the moral ex-
checquer of the North, to pay any such price. . . . The committee of investi-
gation report that the Senate has no power in the premise! . . . The skulking
assassin may burrow under the Speaker’s chair until the opportunity arrives to
rush upon his defenseless victim. He may shed his heart’s blood before their
senatorial eyes—and that, too, for words spoken in debate—and the Senate is
impotent. If this be so, the Alpine passes in the Middle Ages and the Houns-
low Heath of the seventeenth century vrere as secure as the Senate Chamber of
the United States.
In memory, I can listen now to the trumpeting of that last sen-
tence in Mr. Putnam’s vibrating voice, as I listened to it almost half
a century ago, and it stirs me to my finger tips, as it stirred me then.
Almost equally marked in my memory is the second of the early
great speeches of Mr. Putnam on notable public occasions in Buffalo.
It was made in May, 1858, at a union mass meeting, of Americans
and Republicans, held to protest against the attempt in Washington
to fasten the Lecompton Constitution upon Kansas, as the funda-
mental law of a new State. If I could repeat, as his voice gave them,
the opening words of that address, you would understand the won-
derful effect with which they prepared the feeling of his audience for
what he had to say: “On the gates of Busyrane was inscribed, on the
first, ‘Be bold/ on the second, ‘Be bold, be bold, evermore be bold/
and on the third gate, ‘Be not too bold.’ The Democratic party has
adopted all these maxims save the last.”
Those two speeches, of 1856 and 1858, were the first, I think, that
showed the full powers of Mr. Putnam as an orator to audiences in
his own city. He had his fame as a youthful speaker in many poli-
tical campaigns, and had won even national distinction already in the
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in saying that the speech on the Sumner outrage revealed him wholly
to this city for the first time, and gave him an eminence in it which
had not been recognized before.
Mr. Putnam was not a native of Buffalo; his birthplace and early
home were Attica, where he was born on the 4th of July, 1818. His
father, Harvey Putnam, migrating from the East, a young man,
newly married, had taken residence in Attica the previous year, estab-
lishing himself in the practice of the law. As the son grew to man-
hood he saw his father rise to eminence among the lawyers of West-
ern New York, and became conscious that he was heir to a highly
honored name. It was an inheritance that he valued more than
wealth. In the State Senate once, and three times in Congress, Har-
vey Putnam served the public, and his son, writing of him in a me-
morial paper that was prepared for this Society in 1868, could say
with just pride: “The elements of his personal strength in the pub-
lic confidence were character and adequacy. To these, all the public
trusts he held were spontaneous tributes.”
In 1838 Mr. Putnam entered Yale with high ambitions and hopes.
Letters written by him at that time, which have been preserved, are
all aglow with the ardent spirit of the young student, thirsting for
pure knowledge, feasting on great thoughts, living already and joy-
ing in the life of the mind. But the doom of ill-health, destined to
handicap him to the end of his days, fell upon him then and. drove
him from his studies at the end of his junior year. He was never
able to return to them; but Yale, in later years, recognized him as a
son who did honor to her, named him in the list of her graduates,
and gave him his degree.
After some months spent in travel and residence at the South, in
1839, Mr. Putnam began the study of law with his father and was
admitted to the bar in 1842. In that year he married and took up his
residence in this city, entering into partnership with the late George
R. Babcock, with whom he continued in practice for about two years;
but the exacting duties of a laborious profession were beyond his
strength, and once more his ambitions were put grievously in check
by the inadequacy of his bodily health. In 1844 he became connected
officially with the Attica & Buffalo and the Buffalo & Rochester rail-
way companies, first as secretary and treasurer, and later as attorney
and counsellor, and he held those positions until the companies in
question were merged in that of the New York Central. Then he
received from President Fillmore the appointment of Postmaster at
Buffalo, and held the office until the close of Mr. Fillmore’s term.
From his youth Mr. Putnam had been interested warmly in poli-
tics, and had attached himself with ardor to the party of the Whigs.
While scarcely more than a boy he had been a favorite campaign
speaker, and, in that fermenting period of our national history to
which his early manhood belonged, he seemed to be at the threshold
of a career that would carry him high and far in public life. With
more stability of health, it is not to be doubted that he would have
run such a career. As it was, he entered it, with remarkable promise,
in 1853, when elected by his party to the Senate of the State. In that
single term he won a reputation as wide as the nation, by the fame
of a measure that drew attention everywhere, and the power of a
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question, introduced by Mr. Putnam and advocated in an argument
of masterly eloquence and force, was one requiring church property
to be vested in trustees. It was consequent upon an issue that had
arisen between some of the Roman Catholic congregations in this
country and their bishops, on a ruling by the latter that every church
estate should be made the property of the bishop of the diocese,—its
title vested in him. Among the resisting congregations, that of St.
Louis Church in Buffalo took a foremost place, by the firmness with
which it asserted and maintained its rights. The controversy excited
a deep interest in every part of the country, and nowhere more than
here. Mr. Putnam took up the cause of his constituents in the St.
Louis Church and championed it with characteristic vigor and zeal.
He saw a sacred principle of liberty at stake, and he fought a battle
for it which showed once, and once only, what his prowess in the con-
tests of the forum might be. In the splendid speech that bore down
all resistance to his bill he sketched his view of the issue to be settled
by it in a few pregnant words. “I cannot look as a legislator,'” he
said, “nor would I have the State look, with indifference on a con-
troversy like this. On the one side is priesthood, panoplied with all
its power over the pockets and consciences of its people, armed with
the terrible enginery of the Vatican, seeking, in open defiance of the
policy and laws of the State, to wrest every inch of sacred ground
from the control of the laity,—property secured by their sweat and
sacrifices,—and to vest it in the solitary hands of a single bishop, that
he may close the door of the sanctuary, put out the fires upon its
altar, and scourge by his disciplinary lash, from its sacraments, or-
dinances and worship, every communicant who dares think a thought
independent of his spiritual master. On the other hand, we see a
band of men who have lived long enough in their adopted country to
have the gristle of their liberal opinions hardened into bone; men
devoted to the church of their fathers, but who love the State to
which they have sworn allegiance and who respect its institutions;
we see them resisting with a heroism which would honor the age of
heroes, unitedly, unwaveringly, in defiance of bulls of excommunica-
tion from bishop, legate and the Pope, every attempt to override our
laws.”
Here is eloquence, of fine texture in the warp and the woof of
ideas and words; but more than eloquence appears in the graver
passages of the speech, such as that in which the attitude and the
relations of the American Republic to the Roman Church are pro-
nounced. “Being,” he explains, “a government of dissent, and popu-
lar in all its theory, it cannot be moulded to meet more absolute sys-
tems of rule. It admits the transplantation to its soil of every exotic,
spiritual or political, that can find it genial to its nature. Whether
they are so, and can bear the transplantation, or whether they lan-
guish and die, is of no interest to the Genius of American Democ-
racy. Its office is spent when it has taken care that the State suffer
no detriment, and that there spring up in its midst no hostile element
of power.”
Writing of this speech more than twenty years ago, when a
volume of Mr. Putnam’s addresses was published, I said, and I think
correctly, that the effect of it, “not alone in the State of New York,
but from one end of the country to the other, was prodigious. It wasBUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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published everywhere, read everywhere, and its author woke, like
Byron, to find himself famous. The Church Property Bill became
law irresistibly, and the fact that it was repealed some years after-
wards takes nothing from the force and effect of the speech by which
it was carried at the time.
In all of the speeches of Mr. Putnam that touch in any way upon
questions of public policy, movements of public opinion, or incidents
of national history, the current of his thought has always started from
the deep underlying principles of free government and the great pri-
mal facts which shaped this federative nationality of ours. Whether
speaking as a partisan upon his party platform, or standing aside
from party, on historic anniversary occasions, he has always unveiled
the light of past experience to turn it upon present affairs, and to pro-
ject its forecasting rays upon things consequent and future. In that
meaner sense of the word which prevails in our use of it now, Mr.
Putnam was never a “politician”; but throughout his life he was a
political student, and there are few who study politics with equal
subtlety and depth. For this reason there was a philosophy in his
political speeches that gave them lasting value. Those found in the
published volume of his addresses and miscellaneous writings, such
as the speech made in the State Senate, in 1854, against the repealing
of the Missouri Compromise by the Kansas-Nebraska Act; the
speech made in this city on the Lecompton Constitution; a speech at
Cooper Institute, New York, on the principles of the Republican
party; an address at Paris, in 1866, on Washington^birthday; an
oration, here in Buffalo, on the Fourth of July, 1870;—all have their
permanent value and can be read as instructively today as when they
were first made public. They are none of them thoughts of the mo-
ment on questions and excitements of the hour; they are all political
studies, in which general convictions, mature and well determined,
have been brought out and applied to the particular circumstances of
the time.
To these qualities of depth and strength in the thought of his dis-
courses Mr. Putnam added the special gifts of the orator, in a sin-
gular degree. He was born an orator, in the higher sense of that
term, which implies something more than a man of fluent and stirring
speech. It implies- the gift of a sympathetic understanding of the
hearts of men; the gift of an imagination that is winged and plumed
for the upper ether; the gift of a temperament which kindles to
glowing heat in fervent times, and flashes out its warmth on colder
souls. With all these gifts Mr. Putnam was born. Naturally, for
half a century, he was the one man among us whose voice the people
of this city desired most and expected to hear, when deep feelings
were to be expressed or matters of grave moment to be discussed.
Pie was called upon continually for that service of expression on be-
half of his fellow-citizens, when new institutions were hopefully un-
dertaken or were happily opened to use ; when important anniver-
saries were commemorated; when hospitable words were to be
spoken to public guests; when a sorrowing tribute was to be paid
to the city’s nobler dead. How much of his eloquence was spent for
us, willingly and beautifully, on occasions like those, and what dis-
tinction it has given to the memory of them all!
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breaks in our enjoyment of the pleasure and the inspiration which
his presence among us added to our lives. From 1861 to 1867 he was
in public service as the U. S. Consul at Havre, under an appoint-
ment from President Lincoln; and in 1880 he was sent abroad again,
by President Hayes, to represent our Government at the Belgian
Court. In both instances, the best influences that work in American
public affairs were expressed in his selection; for he was not, as I
said before, a politician, in any common sense of the term. To de-
scribe him most truly in his political character I would say that he
was of the type of the faithful citizen, whose political franchises rep-
resent political duty to his mind, and who obeys the command of that
duty when he interests himself in public questions and party strifes.
He had acted with the Whig party until its dissolution, and after
that event he had been carried by his old associations, for a short
time, into the movement which formed the American party; but his
convictions and his feelings were alike anti-slavery, and he soon took
an influential part in bringing the bulk of the “Americans” into union
with the new party of the Republicans. In this part of the country
that union was accomplished at the great meeting, in May, 1858, of
which I have spoken already. In i860, he was named on the Repub-
lican ticket as one of the two presidential electors-at-large, and was
active in the campaign.
Then followed his official residence for six years at Havre, which
he could not enjoy as he might otherwise have done, because it took
him from the country and kept him among strangers through all the
heartache of the Civil War. At that distance and with alien sur-
roundings it was far harder than here at home to bear the dreadful
anxieties of the time. Among our representatives abroad he took
the prominence that was natural to his eminent gifts, writing the ad-
dress of American citizens in France on the death of President Lin-
coln, and being the chosen orator of a celebration of Washington’s
birthday, at Paris, in the year after the close of the war.
While residing as the American Minister at Brussels he was ap-
pointed by his Government to represent it at the International Indus-
trial Property Congress, held at Paris in 1881, to adjust rules and
agreements concerning patents, trade-marks, and the like. He ex-
perienced unusual pleasure in this episode of his public life.
I have sketched but very briefly the official services which Mr.
Putnam performed. They would bear dwelling upon at more length;
for the record of his public life is not only a most honorable one, but
it is astonishingly full, when we think of it as the record of one who
carried a heavy burden of infirmities through all his life. There are
not many with that handicap who reach honors as high; not many
who achieve as much; not many who put their fellows so much in
their debt. For Mr. Putnam, not only in the offices he held, but al-
ways, in the private employments of his thought and his time, was
continually making some or all of us debtors to him, for good service
of some sort, rendered in some manner to others than himself.
There was little of his life or labor spent on objects of personal gain.
W'hen he spoke, it was to advance a cause; when he wrote, it was
to stir a thought or move a feeling in the public mind, or to brighten
the memory of some good citizen who had passed from life; when
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of some public institution that invoked his care. He was rarely
without something to do, and what he did was more rarely for him-
self. And this was so, nearly to the last days of his long life. Al-
most to the last he resisted and overcame the infirmities of health,
when calls for service came to him, because he could not learn to
refuse himself, even when age and weakness required that he should.
The great void made in this community by the ending of such a life
is one that we shall seldom have the pain of knowing.
Thus far, in what I have said of Mr. Putnam, I have looked only
at the public side of his life. It presents him in his most important
character, perhaps, but not in the character that endears him in our
memory most. In the public arena he was impressive, inspiring,
magnificent, and he made a conquest of the homage of our minds;
in the private circle he captivated hearts and minds together, in one
happy surrender to his infinite charm. What other personality have
we known that could radiate in all companies so instant an atmos-
phere of social warmth? What other companion have we found
among our neighbors whose influence was so expansive and so quick-
ening as his ? Who else could so brighten the talk of others by mag-
netic qualities in his own? Who else has seemed so typically the so-
cial man,—organized in all his being for human environments, for
fellowships and friendships, for the intimate commerce of feeling and
thought, for sympathies, for affections, for all the tender and beauti-
ful ties that are woven together in the finer social life of mankind?
In my memory of Mr. Putnam he is figured preeminently in that
type,—the type of the social man. I think he illustrated it to us as
no one else has done. His genius found expression in it, more, even,
than in his oratory, and all his fine gifts were disclosed in it most
finely. He found the food of his spirit in friendships and comradery,
and he languished without them. When alone, he was easily over-
come by depressions incident to the infirmities of his bodily health;
but the lift was instantaneous if he came into any company of con-
genial friends, and he rose with a strength of spirit that bore up his
companions with himself.
These were marvelous and rare powers. The man who possessed
them was a precious gift to the city in which he lived; his death
takes a happy uplifting influence from it which can never be quite
made good; for no other man can ever be to Buffalo, in public serv-
ice, in social life, in private fellowship, all that James O. Putnam has
been.
MR. SELLSTEDT’S OFFERING.
I need not say that I am proud to add my mite to this occasion.
The privilege is, indeed, precious to me, and I esteem it a great
honor.
We are here tonight to hallow the memory of one of our noblest
citizens. His learning, eloquence, patriotism, and other civic virtues
have been the theme of the able and discriminating address to which
we have had the pleasure of listening, and I feel sure that could his
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who he more than, once told me he regarded as Buffalo’s first living
citizen had been chosen “speaker of his living actions.”
My own meagre and imperfect tribute must needs be purely per-
sonal. It is the overflow of a heart full of love which .1 have reason
to believe was to some degree mutual. I often wondered what in me
he found to honor with his friendship. Art it certainly was not;
perhaps for that he cared too little; it may have been our common
devotion to the genius of Shakespeare; or it may have been that
mysterious and subtle something which an old and very intelligent
Shaker I used to know, called my soul-atmosphere.
Although I long had known Mr. Putnam as an able and highly-
respected member of the bar, a trusted officer of Government, a cul-
tivated gentleman, and generally distinguished citizen, it was not till'
my admission to the Shakespeare Club of which he was a star mem-
ber, that we became acquainted. But from that time, some thirty
years ago, our friendship grew apace, until it ripened into an in-
timacy which only Death could sever. But though the memory of
our mutual relations is dear to me, I claim no preference in Mr.
Putnam’s choice of friends, for I am well aware that he had older
and more valuable friends to whom he was closely bound, of some
of whom it will be my pleasure to speak later. Besides his social
nature, high ethical sense, fine tact, and, more than all, generous ap-
preciation of all that was good in others made him the idol of re-
fined society, and must have engendered many strong bonds of
friendship of which I could have no knowledge. But while he was a
favorite, while few social functions among his friends were deemed
complete without his presence, I have reason to believe that his circle
of intimates was choice rather than extensive.
Although deep religious sentiment, seriousness, love of truth,
hatred of hypocrisy and shams were the foundation of his moral •
character there was nothing of bigot in its make-up. Tolerant of the
opinion of others, he was ever ready to admit and acknowledge the
good in all. His natural sweetness of temper and buoyancy of spirits
were ever ready to bring life and animation into the company unless
oppressed with that physical suffering to which he seems to have
been a frequent victim; but even then the stimulus of a witty allu-
sion or a suggestion from a favorite author would cause them to ex-
pand into the natural florescence of their abundant elasticity.
I recall one pleasant instance of his never-failing, ready wit:	A
number of society people had been invited to a house-warming at the
formal opening of the Falconwood Club, Mr. Putnam being one of
the guests. On his way down by the steamer he lost his hat. When
later we were assembled round the festal board he was called on for
a speech; he began to make excuses, alleging total lack of prepara-
tion, unexpectedness, and so forth, to which the irrepressible Joseph
Warren jokingly objected, declaring that this could not be true since
he himself had written the speech for him and that he must have it
in his pocket. Quick as thought Mr. Putnam exclaimed:	“Why, I
lost it; it was in my hat when it blew off.” He then went on to ad-
dress us, and those acquainted with his ready eloquence need not be
told that his witty and entertaining speech in which he did not spare
his friend Warren was greatly enjoyed by that hilarious company.
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Club that our friend displayed one of his brightest sides. Ah, there
be few left of the choice spirits which composed that harmony of
friends. If I mention only those no longer living the list will be
all too long; Putnam, Sprague, Rogers, Gray, Kent, Frothingham,
Hazard, Babcock, Ranney, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. Hazard,
Mrs. Babcock, and Miss Wilkeson.
Mr. Putnam’s familiarity with Shakespeare included nearly all of
his dramatic works, and his quotations were always letter-perfect.
In the Shakespeare Club, though no beauty of the poet was missed
or marred by his interpretation or reading, he was par excellence our
Lear: the appreciating vigor with which he read that part was little
short, if any, of Forrest in his best days. Unlike his friend Rogers,
whose sense of humor could seldom be suppressed, he took Shake-
speare seriously, loving him most in his sublime parts, or those
which indicated the profundity of his insight into human nature.
In later years he was fond of reciting Ulysses’ speech to Achilles,
in “Troilus and Cressida.” Perhaps he fancied in it an adaptation to
his Own life, as I confess it fits mine, and may have meaning to others
of advanced years with unfulfilled ambitions and lofty aims. I quote
the passage because he loved it so:
Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back,
Wherein he puts alms for oblivion,
A great-siz’d monster of ingratitudes.
Those scraps are good deeds past, which are devour’d
As fast as they are made, forgot as soon
As done. Perseverance, dear my lord,
Keeps honour bright; to have done is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery. Take the instant way;
For honour travels in a strait so narrow,
Where one but goes abreast: Keep then the path,
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue. If you give way,
Or hedge aside from the direct forthright,
Like to an enter’d tide, they all rush by
And leave you hindmost;
Or, like a gallant horse fallen in first rank,
Lie there for pavement to the abject rear,
O’errun and trampled on. Then what they do in present,
Though less than yours in past, must o’ertop yours;
For time is like a fashionable host
That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand,
And with his arms outstretch’d, as he would fly,
Grasps in the comer: welcome ever smiles,
And farewell goes out sighing. O, let not virtue seek
Remuneration for the thing it was;
For beauty, wit,
High birth, vigour of bone, desert in service,
Love, friendship, charity, are subjects all
To envious and calumniating time.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin,—
That all with one consent praise new-born gawds,
Though they are made and moulded of things past,
And give to dust that is a little gilt
More laud than gilt o’er-dusted.
Among the friends of Mr. Putnam with whom I was personally
acquainted were Messrs. Fillmore, Haven, Hall, Sprague and Sher-
man Rogers. I will not trust myself to speak of the ladies. The ap-
parent physical delicacy of his slender figure often gave his friends
solicitude. One instance I recall. I think it was at Mr. E. C.
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gathering on the eve of his departure for Havre de Grace, where he
had been appointed consul, that one of his friends (? Haven) re-
marked after he was gone: “Dear Putnam; we shall probably never
see him again/’ Yet the irony of fate willed that he should see them
all in their graves.
He must have had a very marked affection for Mr. Haven; at
least he cherished his memory greatly, and I am sure from the talks
we had in my studio that he had the highest respect for his char-
acter and talents. I had an unfinished portrait of Mr. Haven in my
room which he admired very much, as it was a very good likeness,
though painted from the corpse. This he requested me to let him
have to keep in his study while he lived. As it is no longer wanted
for that purpose I shall be pleased to have it go to this Society.
As one by one of his old friends disappeared into that bourn
whence there is no returning, he naturally clung closer to those that
remained. The unexpected death of his friend Rogers affected him
greatly. “Sellstedt,” said he one day, “if you die before me I shall
never forgive you.” His friendship for Mr. Rogers was almost pa-
thetic, and, indeed, I think it was about evenly returned. After the
death of his wife and the subsequent scattering of his family Mr.
Rogers found his home desolate and often fell back on his few re-
maining intimates to render the evenings at his home less void. He
often invited some of them to dine and spend the evening with him.
Mr. Putnam and Mr. Johnston were frequent guests and even I
was sometimes of the symposia. The last of these memorable occa-
sions was the Monday of the week he left for California never to see
his friends in Buffalo again. It was a cold winter evening when he
sent his carriage for Mr. Putnam and myself to come and dine with
him. Mr. Johnston was there, and a more genial set of old fellows
would be hard to imagine. In the whist, which little deserved its
name, that followed the excellent, but unpretending, repast, I think
Mr. Putnam was the boyiest boy in the party, and even our host for
the nounce forgot his grief, joining his partner in joyous boasting
over their easily won victory. When we left in Mr. Rogers’ carriage
he insisted on accompanying us to our respective homes, and this was
the last time I ever saw him.
I have alluded to Mr. Putnam’s lack of interest in painting. This
I think rose in part from defective vision in his latest years; per-
haps also his absorption in business and kindred studies had pre-
vented his attention being called to it. I remember that while I was
his guest in Brussels, where he had invited me to visit him when I
was staying in Paris with my family, I proposed a visit to the art
galleries. He had not been there before, and was much interested,
regretting that he had neglected to visit them. Especially was he in-
terested in the Wirtz collection, that melange of artistic vagaries so
well calculated to cast their fearful weird over the sensitive beholder.
But though his interest in pictorial art was limited, his love of
poetry and the higher forms of literature was boundless. No touch
of the poet’s fancy was too fine for his exquisite sense, no shade too
elusive to escape his sympathetic nature. As he loved Shakespeare,
so he. revelled in Spenser and Shelley, and no beauty of diction es-
caped his critical acumen.
At -all times a delightful companion, he always brought out theBUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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best that was in me. May not this fine trait be one of the secrets of
the charming conversational powers of which he was a past master?
Mr. Putnam's last visit to my studio was on the afternoon before
the Angel of Death touched him with his wing. He seemed tired
and feeble, but after a slight restorative his spirits rose to their usual
tone, and I had no reason to fear that I should never again hear the
sound of his familiar and ever-welcome footfalls approaching my
studio door.
Though I think Mr. Putnam's orthodoxy would have satisfied
even John Knox himself, at least in essentials, his broad mind could
not be bounded within the ironclad precincts that inclose error as
well as truth. He was a liberal thinker, willing to discuss the dif-
ficulties which science has put in the way of that simplicity of faith
which all regret the loss of, and which will ever trouble the intelli-
gent believer. Immortality seemed to fill him with dread, the idea of
living forever was associated with a never-ceasing activity, and what
he most desired was rest. These were the promptings of a feeble
frame which confined a glorious spirit. None knows anything of a
future life beyond what Christ has told us; but though he has left
us the assurance that in his Father’s house are many mansions we are
left in ignorance of their nature. Of one thing we may be reasonably
sure: the influence of a good life will be felt till time shall be no
more.
Whatever may be the nature of the life he now in glory lives, in
the hearts of his friends his memory is immortal.
Requiescat in Pace.APPENDIX C.
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Hawley, Hon. Joseph R. .
Hill, Hon. David B. .
Howard, Gen. Oliver Otis
‘ Wilson, Gen. J. Grant . .
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Blocher, John
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Box, Henry C.
Brady, Gilbert
Briggs, Horace
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Clarke, Sarah Hazard
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Snow, Mrs. Julia F.
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Spaulding, Samuel S.
Spayth, Henry
Steinway, Charles H.
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Watson, Mrs. S. V. R.
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McEachren, Neil
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revenue.)
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Anthony, Rev., Albert . .
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Bacon, D. R.............
Bancroft, Hubert H. . .
Barker, Hon. George . .
Union Springs, N. Y.
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Brantford, Ont.
Le Roy, N. Y.
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Barton, Oliver G. .........................
Beauchamp, Rev. W. M.......................
Belden, Bauman L.................
Bennett, Joseph............................
Biddle, Hon. Horace P. .’.... ■............
Bigelow, Hon. John.........................
Bradley, Isaac S...........................
Brock, R. A................................
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Burton, C. M...............................
Bush, Hon. John T..........................
Charlton, John.............................
Chester, Prof. Albert H., S. C. D..........
Chester, Augustin..........................
Clark, Gen. John S.........................
Cobb, Lyman, Jr. .... .....................
Coann, Pearl ..............................
Collins, Daniel M..........................
Cooke, Rollin H............................
Coxe, Hon. Alfred C........................
Coyne, James H.............................
Crandall, F. A.............................
Cruikshank, Ernest.........................
Curtis, William E.....................'. .
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Darling, George C. W.......................
Davis, Dr. Charles H. S....................
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Fox, Hon. Benjamin F.......................
Frisbee, Rev. Edward S.....................
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Gay, Julius................................
Gilkison, Col. J. F........................
Gleason, Alfred W..........................
Glynn, George A............................
Green, Hon. Samuel A., M. D................
Griffin, Martin I. J.......................
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Jordon, John W..................... .
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Keppler, Joseph .........
Killebrew, Col. John B. . . . . .
Kirby, William..................... .
Lamasure, Edwin ........
Lewis, Joseph D...................
Love, John L......................
McCord, David R...................
Marr, Robert A....................
Merriam, Hon. Clinton L...........
Merritt, Hon. J. P................
Meux, Lady Virginia A.............
Minard, John S....................
Moore, E. M.......................
Morgan, Henry J...................
Murray, Hon. David................
Nichols, D. A. A..................
Niven, Archibald C................
Olmsted, Rev. L. G................
O’Reilly, Miss Isabel M...........
Osborne, Charles R................
Osgood, Howard L..................
Parker, Mrs. Jane Marsh...........
Pierce, Frederick C...............
Plumb, Rev. A. H..................
Poillon, William, A. M............
Post, Daniel H....................
Prentice, Hon. Amos W.............
Rankin, Rev. J. E., D. D..........
Richmond, James . ................
Ritch, Thomas G...................
Roberts, Hon. Ellis H.............
Rochester, Gen. William B.........
Ross, Hon. G. W., LL.D., M. P. P.
Salford, Prof. James M............
Salisbury, Prof. Edward E.........
Samson, W. H......................
Sanborn, Rev. John W..............
Sellers, Edwin Jaquett............
Sheldon, Hon. George..............
Sheldon, Henry L..................
Sherman, Daniel...................
Skinner, Rev. James A. ..... .
Slafter, Rev. Edmund F., A. M. . .
Smith, Chief Alexander D..........
Smith, Hon. Carroll E..........
Southwick, Edmund.................
Starr, George W. . ...............
Steadman, Stephen.................
Stevens, Alden S..................
Stone, William L..................
Strong, Rev. Augustus H., D. D. .
Suite, Benjamin . ................
Thwaites, Reuben Gold.............
Tillinghast, C, B.................
Trask, William B., A. M...........
Tryon, Amos S.....................
Van Campen, George................
Vandermissen, W. H., M. A. . . .
Waite, Hon. John T................
Waith, Rev. William, Ph.D.........
Watson, Hon. Robert, M. P. . . .
Weed, Monroe......................
Welles, Hon. Samuel R.............
Wheeler, Richard A................
White, Hon. Peter.................
Williams, Hon. A. J...............
Whitehead, A. P...................
. Chicago, 111.
. Philadelphia, Pa.
. Rochester, N. Y.
. New York City.
. Nashville, Tenn.
. Niagara, Ont.
. Washington, D. C.
. Genesee, N. Y.
. San Francisco, Cal.
. Montreal, P. Q.
. Edinburgh, Scotland.
. Locust Grove, N. Y.
. St. Catharines, Ont.
. Theobald’s Park, London.
. Cuba, N. Y.
. Rochester, N. Y.
. Ottawa, Ont.
. New Brunswick, N. J.
. Westfield, N. Y.
. Monticello, N. Y.
. Fort Edward, N. Y.
. Overbrook, Pa.
. Batavia, N. Y.
. Rochester, N. Y.
. Rochester, N. Y.
. Chicago, 111.
. Roxbury, Mass.
. New York City.
. Jamestown, N. Y.
. Norwich, Conn.
. Washington, D. C.
. Toronto, Ont.
. Stamford, Conn.
. Utica, N. Y.
. Washington, D. C.
. Toronto, Ont.
. Nashville, Tenn.
. New Haven, Conn.
. Rochester, N. Y.
. Naples, N. Y.
. Philadelphia, Pa.
. Deerfield, Mass.
. Middlebury, Vt.
. Forestville, N. Y.
. Albany, N. Y.
. Boston, Mass.
. Brantford, Ont.
. Syracuse, N. Y.
. Evans, N. Y.
. Erie, Pa.
. Newport, R. I.
. Attica, N. Y.
. Mount Vernon, N. Y.
. Rochester, N. Y.
. Ottawa, Ont.
. Madison, Wis.
. Boston, Mass.
. Boston, Mass.
. Lewiston, N. Y.
. Olean, N. Y.
. Toronto, Ont.
. Norwich, Conn.
. Lancaster, N. Y.
. Ottawa, Ont.
. Wyoming, N. Y.
. Waterloo, N. Y.
. Stonington, Conn.
. Marquette, Mich.
. Cleveland, O.
. Newark, N. J.646
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP.
Wiltse, L. G.............
Wing, Prof. Charles N. . .
Wood, Lyman..............
Wood, Percy .............
Woodward, Mrs. Ellen E. L.
Worthen, Prof. A. H. . .
Younglove, Timothy M.
Clarence, N. Y.
Ledger, N. C.
Wales Center, N. Y.
London, England.
Chicago, 111.
Springfield, 111.
Hammondsport, N. Y.
Total membership, November, 1903:
Honorary.................................................... 8
Life.......................................................140
Resident ..................................................4°4
Corresponding..............................................154
Total................................................706
Erratum:	In list of life members, for “Eisele, Edward J.,” read “Eisele,
Edward A.”INDEX
(Not including names in the Bibliography or list of members of the Buffalo
Historical Society.)
A. B. C. F. M., see American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, 137.
Abeel (original style ABeel; common
but incorrect form O’Bail), father
of Cornplanter, 416.
Abington, Pa., 521, 522.
“Account of the Seneca Indians and
Mission,” ms., cited, 128.
Adams, S. Cary, 613.
Addison, Rev. Robert, sketch, 214,
note, 215.
Ah-wes-coy, 391.
Aikman family, 440.
Albany, “Humble petition of the prin-
ciple merchants,” protesting against
establishment of trading-post on Ni-
agara portage, 1762, 40-41; Iroquois
conciliated by the Dutch, 98; Rev.
John Ogilvie appointed to mission,
165, note; treaty at, 1802, 536;
treaty of March 6, 1330, 577-
Albright, Col., commands militia at
Frankstown, 388, 389, 394.
Albright Art Gallery, 618.
Alden, Rev. Timothy, “Account of
sundry missions performed among
the Senecas and Munsees,” quoted,
129-132, 134-137; tribute to J. B.
Hyde, 138; letter to, from J. B.
Hyde, 1827, 273, note.
Alexander, James, 38, note.
Alexander, Rev. John, missionary, re-
jected by the Senecas, 126-127, 130.
Alexander, Wm., Lord Sterling, 38,
note, 39> note.
Allan, Chloe, 493-494.
Allan, Ebenezer, Col. Proctor at his
house, 489-490; loss of his Genesee
tract, 493*494-
Allan, Mary, 493*494-
Allegany Co., N. Y., 493.
Alleghany Mts., crossed by Jacob
Lindley, 1797, 170-171, 179.
Alleghany Reservation, delegates to
last Indian council on the Genesee,
107; teachers sent to by Society of
Friends, 127, 167-168, 250; Indians
removed to from Buffalo Creek res-
ervation, 160-161; progress of Chris-
tianity, 267, 269-270; boy sent to
Buffalo mission school, 315-316}
Cornplanter’s mission to, 1791, 487,
490; Col. Proctor’s mission to,
1791, 490-491.
Allegheny River, migration of Senecas
to, 101.
Allen, Benj., 481, 482.
Allen, Lewis F., one of the founders
of the Buffalo Historical Society,
607.
Allen, Hon. Orlando, address at last
Indian council on the Genesee, 117-
120; cited, 128, note; mentioned,
404, note; cited, 408, note; reads
Stephen Parrish’s ms. before Buf-
falo Historical Society, 425', notej
cited, 453; quoted, 459-460; copy
of Parrish ms., 527, note; “Personal
recollections of Captains Jones and
Parrish, and of the payment of In-
dian annuities in Buffalo,” 539-546.
Allins (Allen’s) River, N. Y., 229.
American Bible Society, 274.
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, possession of
Vinton ms., 137, note; United For-
eign Missionary Society merged in,
151; J. C. Crane chosen assistant
secretary, 330, note.
American Foreign Mission [?], 182.
American Historical Review, reprint
from, 47-71.
American Pioneer, cited, 181.
American Tract Society, publication
of Seneca hymn book, 147, 153; of
the Gospel of St. Luke, in Seneca,
Amherst, Gen. Sir Jeffrey, 22; letter
to Col. Bouquet cited, 27, note 29
and note; orders schooners built at
Navy Island, 30; strengthens north-
ern posts and sends Sir Wm. John-
son to conciliate western Indians,
1761, 35-37*» establishment of trad-
ing-post and settlement by Ruther-
ford, Duncan & Co., on Niagara
portage, 36-45; ordered to protect
Indian lands, 42-44.
Ancaster, Ont., 214, note.
Anderson, John, 50.
Andrews, Charles, prize-master, 53.
Andrews, Colin, quoted, 29-30.
Angel, Benjamin F., quoted, 416,
note, 513-514; credited, 514, note;
marries Julia Jones, 525.648
INDEX.
Angel, Mrs. Julia Jones (Mrs. Benja-
min F. Angel), 525.
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland,
617.
Armstrong, Josiah, 380.
Armstrong, Thomas, Indian interpre-
ter, 131; marriage, 137, 280 and
note; displeased with mission at
Buffalo Creek, 290-291.
Armstrong, Mrs. Wm., 380.
Arnold, Alonzo A., 389.
Ash, James, 613.
Ash, Sylvester, 496, note.
Askin, Catherine, Mrs. Robert Hamil-
ton, 77.
Astor, John Jacob, visits Horatio
Jones, 473-474; sketch, 473, note.
Astor, Wm. Waldorf, quoted, 473,
note.
Attica, N. Y., 629.
Attica & Buffalo Railway, 629.
Aurora plank road, 542.
Austin, George, 500, note.
Austinburg, Pa., 181.
Avery, Christopher, 223, note.
Avery, James, 223, note.
Avery, Rev. Joseph, visit to Buffalo
in 1805, 223-230.
Avery Park Memorial Association,
223, note.
Avon, N. Y., 485.
Avon, Geneseo & Mt. Morris Railroad,
485*
Avon Springs, N. Y., Seneca village
near, 101.
Babcock, George A., 607.
Babcock, George R., 629, 635.
Babcock, Mrs. George R., 635.
Bacon, Rev. David, 181; “Visits to
Buffalo in 1800 and 1801,” 183-186.
Badger, Rev. Joseph, 181.
Baker, Albert L., 607.
Bald Eagle Creek, 451, 456.
Baldwin, John, 169.
Baldwin, Joshua, 169.
Baldwin, Capt. Waterman, 489, 491.
Baltimore, Mrs. Esther (Henry), 380.
Baptist Church, mission of Rev. Ros-
well Burrows to Western N. Y.,
231-238; teacher invited to Tonne-
wanda, 296-297; driven away, 312.
Baptist Church, Tuscarora Reserva-
tion, 182.
Barca, Calderon de, 12.
Barge, Dominick de, 491. (Correct
form De Barges, also written De-
bartzch and De Bartych, q. v.), 472,
49i.
Bartle, Capt. Peter, 477, 481.
Barton, Rev. W. E., “Early ecclesias-
tical history of the Western Re-
serve” cited. 181.
Bartych, de, French trader, 472. See
Barge, D. de.
Basket, Elizabeth, 361.
Bassett, Rev. Archibald, 181.
Bassett, Mai. Henry, letter to Gen.
Haldimand, cited, 44, note.
Batavia, N. Y., 208; in 1804, 221;
visited by Rev. Joseph Avery, 1805,
225-226, 228, 229; visited by Rev.
R. Burrows, 1806, 232.
Bates, Rhode, 380.
Bath, N. Y., Lindley’s visits to, 1797,
171, 179; mentioned, 511.
Bear clan, 464.
Beard’s Creek, N. Y., 484, note.
Beauharnois, Marquis de, 17-18.
“Beaver,” vessel, built, 24; at the
siege of Detroit, 1763,	25-27;
wrecked, 27-29.
Bedford, Fort, see Fort Bedford.
Bedford Co., Pa., 118, 388, 459.
Bedford Rangers, 389.
Benjamin, Ira, 227.
Bennet, Mrs. Aurelia W., 380.
Bennet, Jacob, 380.
Bennet, Mrs. Jacob, 380.
Bennet, Mrs. John, 380.
Bennett, Lewis, 465, note.
Bennett, Maj., N. Y. militia, 1813,
„ 5°4’
Bennett, a guide, 510.
Bently, Eli, 523.
Bently, Mrs. Mary Hunter (Mrs. Eli
Bently), 523.
Benton, Dr. Caleb, 481.
Berard, Claude, 60.
Berkshire (Mass.) Missionary Society,
223, note.
Berrick’s Sons, Charles, 611.
Berry, Maj. Jack, (Do-eh-saw) 176,
391 > 392, befriends Horatio Jones,
402-414; goes to Little Beard’s
Town, 418; on committee acting in
sale to Phelps and Gorham, 482.
Bible, portions translated into the
Seneca language, 131-132, 135, 146,
147, 152-153, 159-160.
Big Jacob, 379.
Big Throat. See Parrish, Capt. Jas-
per.
Big Tree (Ga-non-do-wa-nah), 484,
486, 487, 489, death, 507.
Big Tree Treaty, 100, 499.
Big Tree’s Village (the Genesee Castle
of the Senecas), 393, 483, 484 and
note, 485.
Billimer, Michael, 441, 447.
Billy, Captain, Indian chief, 131, 155,
380.
Billy, Mrs. Captain, 380.
Birch, Mrs. Martha (Mrs. John), 175.
Bird, Wm. A., purchase of the Bird
farm, Buffalo, 502,
Bishop, Asenath, 148, 150, 157, 346,
379*
Bissell, Dr. D. P., 475, note.
Bissell, Hon. Wilson Shannon, 618,
624; memorial adopted by the Buf-
falo Historical Society, 627.
Black Chief, 489.
Black Joe, 470.
Black Rock, Rev. David Bacon passed,
1801, 186.
Black Squirrel, Laura, 380.
Blacksnake, “Governor,” 114-115;
known by Orlando Allen, 118;
delegate to Philadelphia, 1790-1,
486-487; annuity, 540.
Blacksnake, Mrs. Jacob, 380.INDEX.
649
Blacksnake, Wm. (Sho-noh-go-waah),
at last Indian council on the Gene-
see, 114.
Blakey, Wm., 169, note.
Blanco del Valle, Don Juan, 7-13.
Blanford, Mass., 181.
Blood, Caleb, missionary tour to head
of Lake Ontario, 208; good results,
215.
Bloomfield, Conn., 181, 223, note.
Board of Correspipndents, in the col-
ony of Connecticut, ^ New England,
appointed and commissioned by the
Honorable Society in Scotland for
propagating Christian Knowledge,
166.
Bolton, Scotland, home of Robert
Hamilton, 74.
Bombary, Capt., Btsh. officer at the
Miami, 1793, 497.
Bomford, Capt. Thomas, 71.
Bomford, Trevor, 71.
Boston Baptist Missionary Society
cited, 236.
“Boston,” schooner, built, 31; fate,
32.
Boughton, Enos, 478, 480.
Boughton Hill, Victor, N. Y., 480.
Boughton, Jared, 478.
Bouquet, Col. Henry, and early boat-
building on Lake Erie, 20-22, 24-25.
Bovier, Asa P., 443, note.
Boyd, Col. John, 389, 393; captured
by the Senecas, 394, 398, 400; runs
the gauntlet, 408-409; sent to Que-
bec, 415; dies, 415, note; men-
tioned, 423, 443, note.
Boyd, Lt. Thomas, 393; tortured to
death, 422, 442, 483 and note.
Boyd, William, 393.
Boyne, battle of the, 523.
Bradley, Mrs. Catharine Wheeler, 150.
Bradley, Hanover, teacher at Seneca
mission, Buffalo Creek, 150; in
charge of mission, 154; 346.
Bradstreet, Gen. John, expedition to
Detroit, 1764, 31.
Bradt, Capt. Andrew, 87.
Brant, Elizabeth, marriage to Col. W.
B. Kerr, 108.
Brant, Capt. Joseph, embassy to Que-
bec, 1791,	89; mentioned, 103;
presence of his grandson, Col. Kerr,
at last Indian council on the Gene-
see, 108, 117; saves James Pember-
ton from torture, 426; expedition
to Pennsylvania, 1780, 442-447, 516;
visits Gen. Haldimand and secures
Grand River tract for Mohawks,
467; notifies Gov. Clinton of repu-
diation of treaty of Feb., 1789, by
the Six Nations, 480; mission to
western Indians, 1791, 491; at Ni-
agara council, 1793,	496; urges
western Indians to make peace with
the U. S., 1793, 497; at Buffalo
Creek council, 1794, 498.
Brant, Mary, Mrs. Wm. Johnson, 93.
Brewer, James (Quaw-wa), 511-512,
5i3.
Briggs, Dr. Albert H., 624.
“British privateer in the American
revolution,” 47*71.
Brock, Gen. Sir Isaac, burial, 214,
■note.
Brooks, Preston, 628.
Bronson, Isaac, 503.
Brothertown, 190.
Brown, Mrs. D. C., “Memoir of the
late Rev. Lemuel Covell” cited, 208,
note'.
Brown, George V., “From Lake Erie
to Morocco,” 1-14.
Brown, Marion (Mrs. Charles Clute),
S25.
Brown, Capt., Cumberland Co. (Pa.)
militia, 388.
Brown’s buildings, Buffalo^ site of,
54i-
Brownell, J. R., 613.
Brussels, 632, 636.
Bryant, Abner, 340.	^
Buchanan, Sir Andrew, 12.
Buck Island. See Carleton Island.
Buell, Mrs. Ann Hunter (Mrs. Thos.
Buell), 523.
Buell, Mrs. Margrate Hunter (Mrs.
William Buell), 523*
Buell, Col. Thomas, 523.
Buell, William, 523.
Buffalo, 1; “Messenger” sails from,
14, note; English railway iron
shipped to, 14, note; Seneca mis-
sion-house and cemetery, 134; Main
St. site of First Universalist Church,
134, 278; visited by Joseph Badger,
1801 and 1802, 181; visited by
Rev. David Bacon, 1800 and 1801,
183-186; visited by Rev. Elkanah
Holmes, 194-196; visited by Rev.
Lemuel Covell, 1803, 209, 214; visit
of Gerard T. Hopkins, 1804, 217-
222; visit of Rev. Joseph Avery,
1805, 228; visit of Rev. Roswell
Burrows, 1806, 231-238; twenty-four
Tonnawanta Senecas remove to, 261,
note; passed by Miss Esther Low,
1819, 278; arrival of Rev. T. S.
Harris, 1821, 281; first picture, a
sketch of Seneca council, 1793, 495>
note; Jones and Parrish tracts, 500-
502; in 1820-30 (?) and payment
of Indian annuities, described by
Orlando Allen, 539-545*
Buffalo Board of Trade Regiment,
626-627.
Buffalo Creek, migration of Senecas
to, 101; anecdote of an annual
council, 120; “The Seneca mission
at Buffalo Creek,” 125-161; “Nar-
ratives of early mission work,” 163-
380; visited by Jacob Lindley, 1797*
173, 176; Joseph Badger’s team the
first to cross, 1802, 181; visits of
Rev. David Bacon, 1800-1, 183-186;
first mention of flood, 1800, 196;
trail followed by Horatio Jones,
1782, 437; council of July, 1788,
Phelps and Gorham Purchase, 476-
477, 493; beginning of Mile Strip,
536.650
INDEX.
Buffalo Creek, Treaty of, 1838-9, 160;
treaty of, 1788, 467, 493.
Buffalo Creek Reservation, 127; land
sold to Ogden Land Co. and In-
dians removed, 161; saw mill built,
temperance movement encouraged,
168; “A teacher among the Sene-
cas : narrative of Jabez Backus Hyde,
1811-1820/’ 239-274; progress of
Christianity, 271; “Journals of Rev.
T. S. Harris, 1821-1828,” 281-378;
council called by Cornplanter, 1791,
490; council to consider Col. Proc-
tor’s mission, 1791, 491-492; treaty
with Senecas at, 1815, 537; council
of Six Nations, 1823, 537; Hon.
Orlando Allen’s account of payment
of Indian annuities, 539-546; see
also Seneca mission at Buffalo
Creek; visit of Gen. Benj. Lincoln,
1793* 495; sketqh of this council by
Col. Pilkington in possession of
Massachusetts Historical Society,
495* note; council of Feb., 1794,
497-498; treaty concerning sale of
Little Beard’s Reservation to Hora-
tion Jones, 503.
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 618.
Buffalo Historical Society, possession
of ms. of Geo. V. Brown, 14; “Pub-
lications” cited, 29, note, 30, note,
607, 612, note; J. B. Hyde’s ms.
cited, 128; possession of only
known copy of first edition of
Young’s Seneca hymn book, 147 and
note; preservation of weather-vane
from Seneca mission church, 153,
note; possession of Burrows ms.,
231, note; possession of Hyde ms.,
239, note; possession of Harris ms.,
281, note; possession of set of the
Gospel Advocate, 379; purchases
ms. of “Life of Horatio Jones,”
383; possession of ms. of Augustus
Porter, 503, note; possession of
Orlando Allen papers, 527, note,
545* note; Hon. Orlando Allen’s
narrative, 539, note; dedication of
the building, Sept. 30, 1902, 607-
616; history and work of the so-
ciety, 607-609; history of the build-
ing, 610-612; unveiling of the sta-
tue of Lincoln, 612-616; proceed-
ings of 41st annual meeting, Jan.
13* 1903* 616-626; President Lang-
don’s report, 617-622; presentation
to Mr. Langdon of a golden key to
doors of society’s building, 622-626;
“Memorial on the death of George
S. Hazard,” 626-627; “Memorial on
the death of Hon. Wilson S. Bis-
sell,” 627; James O. Putnam me-
* morial evening, 627-637.
Buffalo Medical Association, 608.
Buffalo, Park Commissioners, Board
of, 610-611, 624.
Buffalo Patriot, cited, 153, 274, 280,
note.
Buffalo, Presbytery of, trial of Jabez
B. Hyde, 1827, 237, note.
Buffalo & Rochester Railway, 629.
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,
618.
Buffalo Tom. See Jemison, Thomas.
Burch, John, 86, 88-89.
Burford, Ont., 212.
Burril, Adam and Sarah, 174.
Burrows, Rev. Roswell, “Visit to Buf-
falo, in 1806,” 231-238.
Burrows, Roswell L., 231, note.
Burton, Simon, 379.
Butler, Col. John, 76, 390, 427, 447,
458, 462, 492.
Butler’s Rangers, at Newark (Niagara-
on-the-Lake), 84; mentioned 85, 86,
88, 104, 451.
Butterfield, C. W., “History of the
Girtys” quoted, 496, note.
Cadiz, quarantine regulations, 1-4; re-
turn of “Republican” to, 13.
Calderon de la Barca, 12.
Caledonia, N. Y., 230, 461.
Calhoun, John C., Dr. Morse’s rept.
to, 269, note; appealed to in vain
to save the Allan tract at Mt. Mor-
ris, 493; Jasper Parrish’s letters to
concerning lands at Green Bay, 537-
538.
Camp, Caroline (Mrs. William Jones),
524.
Camp, Edward, 524.
Camp, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones (Mrs.
Edward Camp), 524-
Campbell, Lt. Col. Archibald, 53, 57*
Campbell, Capt. Donald, 21-22, 24-25;
warns Fort Niagara of Seneca plot,
1761, 35; with Maj. Rogers takes
possession of Detroit, 1760, 38.
Campbell, Capt. Patrick, visit to Niag-
ara Falls and Queenston, 1791-2, 79-
80, 91; “Travels in the interior in-
habited parts of North America,”
cited, 80, note.
Canada, settlement of Quakers in, 169,
note; missionary visit of Covell
and Warren, 1803, 207-216; Cayuga
Indians in, 250.
Canada, Upper. See Upper Canada.
Canada way, N. Y., 234 and note.
“Canadian archives,” cited, 17-22
notes, 24-27 notes, 33* note, 76,
note, 77, note, 82, note.
Canadian Institute, Transactions, cited,
75* note, 76, note.
Canandaigua, N. Y., visit of Rev.
David Bacon, 1800, 184; passed by
G. T. Hopkins, 1804, 222; visited by
Miss Esther Low, 1819, 276; village
founded, 1788, 478; Joseph Smith
opens tavern, 480; on early trade
route, 480; visit of Horatio Jones
and family, 485; signatures and
marks of Indian chiefs, etc., in On-
tario county clerk’s office, 493, note;
Horatio Jones meets Jemima Wil-
kinson, 494; last general council
between the U. S. Government and
the Six Nations, Oct., 1794, 498,
534; Indian annuity paid at, 537;
death of Jasper Parrish, 538.
Canandarque, N. Y., 534.INDEX.
651
Canaseraga Creek, N. Y., 489.
Can-a-wau-gus, Seneca village, 101.
Caneadea (Ga-6-ya-de-o), N. Y., old
council house, 97-123; Seneca vil-
lage, 102; the last council, 107-123;
in 1779-81, 389*391; running of the
gauntlet, 407-411, 415, note, 456;
mentioned, 490.
Canistiere (Canisteo) River, 171, 179.
Cannidoway Creek Settlement. See
Canadaway, N. Y.
Canniff, Dr. Wm., “History of the
province of Ontario,” cited, 74;
quoted, 83.
Carleton, Gen. Guy, 75, 467.
Carleton Island (Deer or Buck Isl-
and), Lake Ontario, Robert Hamil-
ton’s trading-post, 75-77.
Carlton, Upper Canada, 236.
Cartier, Jacques, 97.
Cartwright, Richard, 75; partnership
with Robert Hamilton, 76-77, 84;
Judge of Mecklenburgh, 82; in the
Legislative Council of Upper Can-
ada, 83.
Carver, Capt. Jonathan, “Travels
through the interior parts of North
America” cited, 19 and note, quoted,
32-33 and notes.
Cary, George, 611, 621.
Cashong, 472.
Caswell, H. S., “Our life among the
Iroquois” cited, 157> note.
Cat Fish Creek, wreck of the “Bea-
ver,” 29.
Cataraqui. See Kingston.
Catawissa, Pa., 170, 180.
Cattaraugus Creek, migration of Sene-
cas to, 101; passed by Horatio
Jones, 1782, 437; by Col. Proctor,
1791, 491.	.
Cattaraugus Reservation, delegates to
last Indian council on the Genesee,
107; teachers sent to by Society of
Friends in Philadelphia, 127, 150-
151, 250; home of Mrs. Martha E.
Parker, 128, note, 155; preaching
by J. B. Hyde, 135; under charge
of Rev. T. S. Harris, 150; placed
under control of Am. Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, 151; printing-press estab-
lished, 1846, 158-160; removal to of
Indians and mission family from
Buffalo Creek reservation, 161; re-
quest aid from Quakers, 167-168;
visited by Rev. Roswell Burrows,
1806,	235-236; introduction of
Christianity, 267-269; “Journals of
Rev. Thompson S. Harris: his mis-
sionary labors, 1821-28,” 281-378;
Chester C. Lay, U. S. interpreter
for, 386; former ownership of part
of land, 504.
Cayantha, Peter, 489, 491.
Cayuga, Judy, 416, note, 505.
Cayuga, Tom, 416, note, 505.
Cayuga Indians, 98, 114; those at
Buffalo Creek Reservation agree to
receive missionary teachers, 133;
consent to receive a settled minister
at Buffalo Creek, 137; remnants
scattered, 250; consent to receive
missionary teachers, 262; clans, 415;
lands ceded to the state, 479; treaty
repudiated by the Six Nations, 480;
confirmed in their reservation, 1794,
498; receive annuity from N. Y.
State, 539-544; part settle at Grand
River, Canada, 540, note.
Cayuga Lake, 222.
Cazenovia Creek, Indian settlements,
127-128.
Cemetery, Indian, at Buffalo, 134.
Chalmers, Rev. Thos., invited to Can-
ada, 83.
Champlain, Samuel de, C7-98.
Chapin, Rev. Calvin, 181.
Chapin, Gen. Israel, 495, note, 497 and
note, 534-
Chapman, Charles, 180.
Charles, Isaac, 193.
Charlotte, Queen, Queenston named in
honor of, 78.
“Charlotte,” sloop. See “Royal Char-
lotte.”
Charlton, Hon. B. E., 622.
Charter Oak, 614.
Chegouamigon Bay, 17.
Chemung Narrows, 530.
Chemung, N. Y., 528, 530.
Cherry Creek, Indian massacre, 100.
Chester, Rev. Alfred, 338.
Chester Co., Pa., 515.
Chew, Wm., 361.
Chickasaw Indians, mission to, 187.
Childs, Patty, 276.
Chimney, stone, at Niagara, surmised
uses, 40.
Chippewa, supplants Fort Schlosser on
old trade route, 78; Robert Hamil-
ton’s buildings, 81-82; visited by
Rev. L. Covell in 1803, 214-215;
visited by Rev. Joseph Avery, 1805,
227.
Chippewa, Fort. See Fort Chippewa.
“Chippewa,” ship, 497.
Chippewa Indians, adoption of John
Rutherford, 27; mentioned, 497.
Choctaw Indians, Rev. David and
Mrs. Remington missionaries to,
275, note.
“Christ’s Sermon on the Mountain,”
Seneca version, 147, 152-153.
“Church Covenant, A,” by Elkanah
Holmes, fac-simile of page, 205.
Church property bill, N. Y. State, 629-
631.
Clark, Gilman, missionary at Seneca
mission, Buffalo Creek, 150, 351.
Clark, Col. John, 80.
Clayton, Thomas, 440.
Cleveland, O., sailing of the “Massil-
lon” and “Valeria” from, 14, note.
Clinton, DeWitt, 621.
Clinton, Gov. George, 478-482.
Clinton, Hon. George W., 607.
Clute, Alexander, 524, 525.
Clute, Mrs. Almira Glines (Mrs. Jas.
H. Clute), 525.
Clute, Charles, 525.
Clute, Charles Benjamin, 525.652
INDEX.
Clute, Charles O. S., 525.
Clute, Elizabeth, 525.
Clute, Ella, 525.
Clute, Fayette, 524.
Clute, Frederick, 525.
Clute, George, 524.
Clute, Grace, 525.
Clute, Mrs. Harriet Jones, 526.
Clute, James, 525.
Clute, James H., 525.
Clute, Jellis, 511, 524.
Clute, Mrs. Marion Brown (Mrs.
Charles O. S. Clute), 525.
Clute, Myrtle, 525.
Clute, Mrs. Nancy Jones (Mrs. Jellis
Clute), 524.
Clute, Mrs. Sarah E. (Mrs. Alexander
Clute), 524, 525.
Clute, Sarah J. E. (Mrs. Chester B.
Gunn), 525.
Clute, William, 525.
Coates, Isaac, 169.
Cobb, Ebenezer S., 538.
Cochrane, Capt. Gavin, rescue of the
“Beaver’s” shipwrecked crew, 29.
Cockspur Island, Ga., 58.
Cohocton River, 171, 179.
Colden, Lt. Gov. Cadwallader, corre-
spondence with the Lords of Trade
regarding encroachments on Indian
lands, 42.
Coleman, Michael, 393.
Coleman, Thomas, 393.
Colt, James F., 483, note.
Commerce, trans-Atlantic, from the
Great Lakes, 14, note; early ship-
building on the Great Lakes, 17-33.
Commerce, over the Niagara portage,
1779-1796, 75-78; Canadian trans-
fer business controlled by Robert
Hamilton, 81.
Comstock, Jared, 172.
Comstock, Mary, 172.
Comstock, Nathan, 172.
Comstock, Otis, 172.
Connecticut, Missionary Society of.
See Missionary Society of Connec-
ticut.
Connewago, 489.
Conover, Hon. George S., 386.
Constellation, Toronto, quoted, 80.
“Constitution,” frigate, 614.
Cook, Lt. John, 393, 394; captured
by the Senecas, 395, 398; tortured,
400; sent to Quebec, 415; dies,
415, note.
Cook, Col. William, 393, 441.
Cook House, near Deposit, N. Y.,
425 and note, 426, 527, 528.
Cooper, Re%>. D. M., “Rev. David
Bacon’s visits to Buffalo 1800 and
1801; from memoranda by the Rev.
D. M. Cooper, of Detroit,” 183-186.
Copper mines on Lake Superior, early
exploration, 18.
Cornelius Creek, Buffalo, 502.
Cornplanter (Ga-yant-hwah-geh, John
O’Bail), mentioned, 103; his grand-
son at last council on the Genesee,
115-117; known by Orlando Allen,
118,	120; proposes education of
Seneca boys by Quakers, 166-167;
firsts advocates, then opposes Chris-
tianity, 270; family and influence,
416; sent as delegate to Philadel-
phia, 1790, 486-487; goes to the
Allegheny, 1791, 487; calls council
at Buffalo, 1791, 490; trouble with
militia on the Allegheny and nego-
tiations with Col. Proctor, 490-491;
mentioned, 510; annuity, 540.
Cornwallis, Lord, entry into Philadel-
phia, 1777, 48.
Cornwallis chair, Buffalo Historical
Society, 620.
Cottier, Wm., 620-621.
Couagne, Jean Baptiste de, 22, 36, and
notet 37.
Council house, Caneadea, N. Y., 97-
123.
Coveil, Rev. Lemuel, “Visit of Rev.
Lemuel Coveil to Western New
York and Canada in the fall of
1803,” 207-216; “Narrative of a
missionary tour” cited, 208, note;
Mission to Upper Canada, 232;
death, 236.
Coville, Capt. Stephen, 1-14.
Cownesky River, 171, 179.
“Cradles” used in hoisting goods at
Lewiston, 78.
Cram, Rev. Mr., missionary, rejected
by the Senecas, 127, 130, 250, note.
Crane, Rev. James C., teacher and
missionary to the Tuscaroras, 126,
182, 250, note, 265, 277, sketch of,
330, note; death, 355, 363; mission
chapel begun, 377.
Crane, Mary Ann Davenport, 340.
Crawford, Wm., 619-020.
Crooked Lake, in 1797, 171.
Crouse, George, 380.
Crouse, Mrs. George, 380.
Crouse, Rachel, 380.
Crow, Captain, Indian chief, 303 and
note.
Crow, Franklin, 380.
Crow, Thomas, 380.
Crow St., Buffalo, now Exchange St.,
54i-
Crusan, Katharine (Mrs. Benjamin
Jones), 522.
Cuillierie, Angelique, marriage to
James Sterling, 44. See Cuillierier;
both forms given in original mss.
Cuillierier, Antoine, purchase of John
Rutherford from the Indians, 27.
Culbertson, James, 491.
Cummings, Arthur, 483, note.
Cummings, Sarah E. (Mrs. Charles
Jones), 525.
Curtiss, Fred B., 622.
Cusick, Dennis, 278.
Cusick, David, 182.
Cusick, Tames, 181-182.
Cusick, Nicholas, 182.
Cutler, John, 174.
Cutler, John, Jr., 176.
Da-ha-ya-dah-woh-goh. See Jones, Hor-
atio, 465, note.INDEX.
653
Dah-yah-daoh-woh-koh. See Jones, Hor-
atio.
Danbury, N. Y., 178.
Da-ne-ne-ta-quen-deh, 404 and note.
Danforth, Frank L., 613.
Danforth, Frederick L., 613.
Danforth, Frederick W., 613, 614!,
Danforth, Wm. E., 613.
David, Michael Angelo’s statue of,
Delaware Park, Buffalo, 625.
Davidson, Mrs. F., 616.
Davis, Hon. Noah, 622.
Day, Hon. D. F., 624.
Da-yo-it-ga-o, on Genesee River, 101,
431-
Deamhout, 470.
Dean, Capt. George, master of the
“Vengeance,” 48-49; letter Feb.
1779, 50-51; chased by the “Uni-
corn,” 52; letter from Savannah,
Mch. 1779, 53-55; letter, May 1779,
59-61; wounded, 66; last cruise,
69-71.
Dean, James, 476, 478.
“Deane,” frigate, “Unicorn” mistaken
for, 52.
Dearborn, H., 535, note.
De Bartych. See Barge, D. de.
DeCouagne, J. B. See Couagne, Jean
Baptiste.
Deer Island. See Carleton Island.
Deh-he-wa-mis. See Jemison, Mary.
Delaware Indians, conquered by the
Senecas, 264, note; several mur-
dered near Fort Pitt, 1791, 490; at
conference with U. S. commission-
ers, 1793, 496, note, 497; Jasper
Parrish’s life with, 529-532.
Dember, George, his map of Niagara
River described, 40.
Dennis, Martha, 380.
Dennis, Obadiah, 174.
Dennis, Philip, 217, note.
Dennison, Polly, 380.
Denonville, Marquis de, destruction
of Seneca villages, 99.
Denonville, Fort. See Fort Denon-
ville.
Denton, Robert, 620 and note.
Deonundagao, 391.
De Rochemont, Josephine (Mrs. Homer
Jones), 524.
Destroy Town, 118, 155, 380, 540.
Destroy Town, Mrs., 380. ^
Detroit, vessels engaged in defense,
1763, 25; Court of Inquiry, 1763,
26; romantic episode of Pontiac’s
siege, 44; stores sent by way of
Niagara portage, 78; visited by Rev.
David Bacon, 1800-1801,	184-186;
Elmwood cemetery, 385.
Devil’s Hole, massacre, 29, 423-424;
Horatio Jones at, 449*
DeWitt, Benjamin, 537.
“Diary of the siege of Detroit” cited,
26, quoted, 31-32.
“Diana,” brig, 64, 67.
Dickson, Thomas, marriage to Mrs.
Taylor, 80; mentioned, 94.
Dickson, William, 94.
Dies, John, 23-24.
“Documentary history of the state of
N. Y.” See O’Callaghan, E. B.,
comp.
“Documents relative to the colonial
history of the state of N. Y.” See
O’Callaghan, E. B., ed.
Do-eh-saw. See Berry, Jack.
Dog, white, annual sacrifice of the
Senecas, 99-100, 197.
Dolson’s, on Mud Creek, N. Y., 171,
179.
Don Quixote of the Jerseys.” See
Livingston, Wm.
Don-e-ho-ga-wa, door-keeper, chief
sachem of the Senecas, 114, 390,
464.
“Door _ of the long-house,” western
location, 389. See also Seneca In-
dians.
Dorchester, Lord, divides Upper Can-
ada into .four districts, 82; is vis-
ited by Capt. Brant, 1791, 89-90;
aggravates Indian troubles, 1794, 91.
Dorsheimer, Wm., 607, 608.
Doty, L. L., “History of Livingston
Co., N. Y.,” cited, 508, note, 511,
note, 512, note.
Dow, Mrs. H. B., 223.
Downington, Pa., 521, 523.
Doxtater, Mrs. Aleck, 380.
Draper, Mrs. Carrie Cobb, 425, note,
527, note.
Dudley, Maj. Joseph P., 612-614.
Duncan, Lt. John, 38. See also Ruth-
erford, Duncan & Co.
Duncan & Sterling, successors to
Rutherford, Duncan & Co., 44.
Duncan, Sterling & Porteous, 47, note.
Dun-e-wan-gua, Pa., 490.
Dunkers, near Niagara, Ont., 227.
Dunlap, Capt., 393; captured by the
Senecas, 395; killed, 398.
Duquesne, Fort. See Fort Duquesne.
Dutch, conciliation of Iroquois, 98.
Dutton, Mrs. Mary Smith, 475, note.
Dyce, Forsyth &, Detroit, 76.
Eagle Tavern, Niagara Falls, 277 and
note.
East Bloomfield, N. Y., 99, 185.
Eaton, Rev. S., 153.
Ebenezer, Lower. See Lower Ebene-
zer.
Eden, N. Y., home of J. B. Hyde,
274.
Egerton, Martha. See Wright, Mrs.
Martha Egerton.
Eighteen Mile Creek, wreck of the
“Beaver,” 29; boundary in land
sale, 504.
Eighteen Mile Creek settlement, 234
and note, 236.
Eighteen Mile Woods, near Batavia,
208.
“Elegante,” ship, rechristened “Ven-
geance,” 48-49.
Ellice, Alexander, 47, note, 84.
Ellicott, George, mission to Indians
at Fort Wayne, 217, note.
Ellicott, Joseph, 503-504, 537«654
INDEX.
Elliot, John, missionary to the Tus-
caroras, 182, 376.
Elliot, John, Quaker, 497, note.
Ellis, Mercy, 170.
Ellis, Wm., 170, 180.
Elmira, N. Y. See Newtown, N. Y.
Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, 385.
English, Indian chief, 442; killed,
443; mentioned, 444, 445*
Erie, Pa. (Presqu’ Isle), early boat-
building, 20-21; taken by the In-
dians, 1763, 26; Maj. Rogers joined
by Capt. Campbell, to take posses-
sion of Detroit, 1760, 38; in 1804,
217.
Erie, Fort. See Fort Erie.
Erie, Lake, “From Lake Erie to Mo-
rocco,” 1-14; early ship-building,
19-33; described by G. T. Hopkins,
in 1804, 218.
“Erie,” steamboat, 538.
Erie Indians, exterminated by the
Iroquois, 98.
Erwin, N. Y. See Painted Post.
Espana, Don Carlos de, 6-7.
Etherington, Capt. George, 25.
Evangelical Magazine, cited, 183, note.
Evans, Mrs. Ann Jones (Mrs. David
Evans), 521, 522.
Evans, Rev. David, 522.
Evans, N. Y., 234.
Eves, John, 180.
Ewing, Kate (Mrs. John H. Jones),
526.
Ewing, Wm., 514, note.
Exchange St., Buffalo, formerly Crow
St., 541.
Exodus, ch. 19-20 translated into Sen-
eca, 159.
“Experiment,” privateer, 50, 55.
Fairbanks Tavern, Queenston, 79.
Fairchilds, John, 277, note.
Fairfield, N. Y., 231-232.
Falconwood Club, Buffalo, 634.
Fall Brook, N. Y., 484, note, 499, 505.
Faneuil Hall, 614.
“Fannie,” schooner, captured by the
“Vengeance,” 59, 63; as the “Lan-
golee” becomes tender for the “Ven-
geance,” 67; probable fate, 68.
Farmer’s Brother, Jacob Lindley’s in-
terview with, 176; visited by Rev.
David Bacqn, 184 and note; assem-
bles council to hear Rev. Elkanah
Holmes, 194; thinks learning use-
less to Indians, 200; entrusts his
grandson to Mr. Holmes to be edu-
cated, 201-204; met by G. T. Hop-
kins, 221; as delegate requests Hor-
atio Jones to return to the Genesee,
478-479; unfriendliness toward the
government, 1791,	487; receives
Col. Proctor, 1791, 491; his mark,
493> note; urges acceptance of U. S.
peace proposal, 1793, 497; at the
Canandaigua council, 1794,	498;
speech on presentation of Niagara
River tract to Horatio Jones and
Jasper Parrish, 500-501; name on
treaty, Buffalo, 1815, 537.
Fayal, Azores, schooner “Republican”
at, 13.
Fetler’s Fort, 388, 393, 394, 398.
Fillmore, Hon. Millard, at the last
Seneca council at Caneadea, 107,
120; mentioned, 539; one of the
founders of the Buffalo Historical
Society, 607; its first president,
608; appoints James O. Putnam
postmaster at Buffalo, 629; men-
tioned, 635.
Fillmore collection, Buffalo Historical
Society, 608, 620.
Finley, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones (Mrs.
William Finley), 525.
Finley, William, 525.
“First book for Indian schools,” print-
ed at Cattaraugus Reservation, 160.
First Universalist Church, Buffalo, site
of, 278 and note.
Fish Carrier, 540 and note.
Fishing Creek, Pa., 180; Indian ex-
peditions to, 440, 447.
Fitzgerald, John, 49.
Fitzhugh, Charles Carroll, 525.
Fitzhugh, Mrs. Charles Carroll Jones,
quoted, 513-
Fitzhugh, Mrs. Jane Jones (Mrs.
Charles Fitzhugh), 525.
Fitzhugh, Mrs. Mary Ann Jones (Mrs.
Richard Fitzhugh), 525.
Fitzhugh, Richard, 525.
Five Mile Meadows, below Lewiston,
N. Y., 504.
Five Nations. See Iroquois Indians.
Fleming, George, 481.
Flint, Mrs. Hester (Mrs. Robert
Flint), 525.
Flint, Judge Robert, 525.
Flint & Kent, Buffalo, site of store,
278 and note.
Flint Creek, 485.
Forsyth, George, quoted, 75-76.
Forsyth & Dyce, Detroit, 76.
Fort Bedford, 388.
Fort Chippewa founded, 78.
Fort Denonville, blessing of the cross
at, painting, 621.
Fort Duquesne, capture of remem-
bered by “Governor” Blacksnake,
114-115; mentioned, 393.
Fort Erie, visited by the Duke de la
Rochefoucault Liancourt, i795> 73 >
81; Robert Hamilton’s business, Si-
82; visited by Rev. Lemuel Coveil,
1803,	210, 214; visit of George El-
licott, G. T. Hopkins and P. Dennis,
1804,	217-218, 220; influence of
British officers over Senecas after
the Revolution, 491; visited by Gen.
Benj. Lincoln, 1793, 495-496.
Fort Franklin, 491.
Fort George, burial of Gen. Sir Isaac
Brock and Col. John McDonald,
214, note.
Fort Haldimand, 75.
Fort Hill farm, 415, note.
Fort Niagara, Capt. Pouchot com-
mandant, 1759, 19; - tradition con-
cerning fate of chapel, 39-40; in
i779> 75~76; in 1785, 77; lettersINDEX.
655
from Robert Hamilton, 1789-91, 85.
90; news of St. Clair’s defeat re-
ceived, 91; delivered to the U. S.
1796, 94; receives homeless Sene-
cas after Sullivan’s raid, 1799, 100,
125; Moses Van Campen taken to,
104, 456, 458; burial service of
Prideaux, 165, note; Jungman and
Senseman at, 1785, 181; letters of
Rev. Elkanah Holmes, 1800, 187-
204; mentioned, 390, 401; Indian
firearms repaired at, 420; food sent
to the Indians, 423; visited by
Horatio Jones, 424, 436-440, 449;
prisoners brought by Brant, 447;
visited by Horatio Jones, 462-463;
officers thwart Col. Proctor’s mis-
sion, 1791, 491-492; visit of Gen.
Benj. Lincoln and party, 1793, 495 5
influence of British officers over In-
dians of western N. Y., 497-498;
Jasper Parrish taken to, 528; Six
Nations encamp around, 531; coun-
cil of Six Nations with the British,
1780, S33; painting of the blessing
of the cross at Fort Denonville, site
of Fort Niagara, 1688, 621.
Fort Orange. See Albany.
Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh), threatened by
Indian conspiracy, 1761, 35; In-
dians killed near, 1791, 490.
Fort Schlosser, Stedman’s right to im-
proved adjacent land, 1763, 44; El-
kanah Holmes’ missionary labors,
181, 209; supplanted by Chippewa
on old trade route, 78; visited by
Horatio Jones, 438, 439, 462; end
of Mile Strip, 536.
Fort Schuyler (formerly Fort Stan-
wix), Iroquois council sells Onon-
daga and Oneida lands to New
York State, 477-478.
Fort Slusher (incorrect spelling). See
Fort Schlosser.
Fort Stanwix, peace negotiations and
treaty with Six Nations, end of
Revolution, 108-109, 468-469, 474,
533-534- See Fort Schuyler.
Fort Washington, Indian treaty at,
proposed, 489.
Fort Wayne, Quaker mission to, 1804,
217-222.
Fort Wheeler, built, 441.
Foster, Wm. E., 627.
Four Mile Creek, 215.
“Fowey,” ship, 59.
Fox, George, 341.
Fox, Mrs. George, 380.
Francis, Florence, 612.
Francis, Guilford R., 613.
Francis, Julius E., 612-614, 619, 620.
Francis, Wm. C., 613.
Francis memorial collection, Buffalo
Historical Society, 619, 620, 625.
Franklin, Fort. See Fort Franklin.
Frankstown, Pa., 388, 392.
Fraser, John, 49.
French Creek, Pa., 490.
Frey, Capt. Bernard (“Barent”), 85-
87.
Frey, Col. Hendrick, 86.
Frey, Maj. John, 86.
Frey, Philip R., 86.
Friends, Society of, sends teachers to
Indians on Cattaraugus reservation,
and on the Allegheny, 127, 150-151,
250; protects Indians in sale of
lands to Ogden Land Co., 160;
“Quakers among the Senecas,” by
F. H. Severance, 165-168; a com-
mittee appointed by Yearly Meeting
of Friends of Pennsylvania, N. J.,
etc., for promoting the improvement
and gradual civilization of the In-
dian natives,” 167 and note, 168,
note; “Meeting for sufferings”
sends delegation to treaty at San-
dusky, 168; deputations to Friends
in Canada, 169, note; Jacob Lind-
ley’s journal of visit to Friends in
Canada, 1797, 169-180; desire to
educate Indian boys, 201; mission
of Ellicott, Hopkins and Dennis to
Indians at Fort Wayne, 1804, 217,
note; Hopkins’ visit to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls, 217-222; at Indian
councils, 497, note, 499; their
method of civilizing Indians, 250,
254* 376; a Quaker’s idea of the
work of the Spirit, 373.
Frobisher, Benj., 19.
“From Lake Erie to Morocco,” 1-14.
Frontenac, Comte de, urges need of
sailing vessels on Lake Erie, 19.
Frothingham, Rev. Frederick, 635.
Fur trade, Sir William Johnson sent
to regulate, 1761, 36; northwestern
trade opened to British by occupa-
tion of Detroit, 1760, 38; injured
by Indian hostility after the Revo-
lution, 89-91.
Gage, Gen. Thomas, letter to, from
Sir Wm. Johnson, 32; condemns
the “Gladwin” and the “Royal
Charlotte,” 33.
Gah-an-o-deo, 390.
Gah-ne-ya-de-o. See Caneadea.
Gah-nee-songo. See Shongo, Col.
Gan-da-chi-o-ra-gou, Seneca village, 99.
Gan-da-ga-ro, Seneca village, 99.
Gan-dou-ga-rae, N. Y., Seneca village,
99-
Ga-ne-o-di-go, 464.
Ga-no-gi-e, 464.
Ga-no-go-e-da-we, 464.
Ga-non-do-wa-nah. See Big Tree.
Ganson’s Settlement. See Le Roy,
N. Y.
Ga-o-do-wa-neh. See Jones, George.
Ga-o'-wah-ge-waah. See Navy Island.
Gar6-ya-da-o. See Caneadea.
Gardeau flats, home of Mary Jemison,
101.
Gardeau Reservation sold, 509.
Gaskin, Capt., 441.
Gath-se-o-wa-lo-ha-re, 431.
Gauntlet, running of, at Caneadea,
103-104, 119, 407-411, 456; at Che-
mung, 529.
Ga-yant-hwah-geh. See Cornplanter.656
INDEX.
Ga-yeh-twa-geh. See Parker, Nichol-
son H.
“Gazette,” York, quoted, 84.
“General Mathew/’ privateer, 50, 55.
Genesee Castle. See Big Tree’s vil-
lage.
Genesee County, N. Y., 526.
Genesee River, crossed by Jacob Lind-
ley’s party, 1797,	172-173*	178;
crossed by Rev. David Bacon, 1801,
185-186; crossed by Covell and
Warren, 1803,208; the river course,
431; crossed by Horatio Jones, 485,
487.
Geneseo, N. Y., Livingston County
Historical Society, 459* note; men-
tioned, 485; treaty of Big Tree and
Morris Purchase, 1797, 499; trial
of James Brewer, 511-512; grave of
Horatio Jones, 512 and note; the
Jones family, 525.
Genesis, in part translated into Sen-
eca, 159.
Genet, E. C., 91.
Geneva, N. Y., meeting of presbytery,
1805, 225; Horatio Jones the first
white settler on site, 472; first
called Kanadesaga, 477-478; early
trade route, 480.
Genisha, N. Y., 484 and note.
Gen-nis-he'-o. See Genesee River.
George III., protects Indian lands
from encroachment, at Niagara port-
age, 42-44.
George, Colonel Sam, 544.
George, Chief, 361.
George, son-in-law of White Chief,
305.
George, Fort. See Fort George.
“George Washington,” ship, 51, 53,
56.
Gibbins, Lt., of the Queen’s Rangers,
at the Miami, 1793, 497, note.
Gibson, Henry B., 509.
Girty, Simon, 496 and note.
Givin, Hannah (Mrs. Joshua Jones),
522.
Gladwin, Maj. Henry, 23, 27, 36.
“Gladwin,” schooner, at siege of De-
troit, 1763, identified with the “Hu-
ron,” 25-26; real “Gladwin” built
in 1764, 26; sailed for Detroit and
Michillimackinac, 31; fate, 32-33.
Gladwin mss., cited, 26 and note.
Glen Iris, 102.
Glenny, Mrs. John Clark, 621.
Glines, Almira (Mrs. James H. Clute),
525.
Gluck, James Fraser, 623.
Goat Island, in 1819, 277.
Goodyear, Charles W., 624.
Gordon, Col., commandant at Ft. Ni-
. agara, 492.
Gordon, Samuel, 340.
Gordon, Mrs. Samuel, 380.
Gorham, Nathaniel, 476-482, 493, 538.
Gorham, Mrs. Wm., 527, note.
Gorham, William W., 538.
Gorham Manufacturing Co., Provi-
dence, 614, 619.
Goring, Francis, 75-76.
Goshen, N. Y., 534.
Gospel Advocate cited, 379.
‘ ‘Go'-wana-gwa'-he'-sat-hah Y on-de'-yas-
dah'-gwah: a spelling book in the
Seneca language,” published at Buf-
falo Creek Reservation, 159.
Gowanda, N. Y., Seneca mission press,
160.
Grand Army of the Republic, Buffalo
posts, gifts to Buffalo Historical So-
ciety, 608.
Grand Island annuity, 539.
Grand River, Canada, home of the
Mohawks, 107-108,	115-117,	190;
visited by Covell, 212; condition of
Mohawks, 247; tract secured at
Brant’s request, 467; settlement of
Cayugas, 540, note.
Granger, Edmund W., 623.
Granger, Erastus, 218 and note; 275,
note.
Gray, Rev. Andrew, missionary to the
Tuscaroras, 1809, 126.
Gray, David, “The last Indian council
on the Genesee,” 121-123, credited,
107, note; 635.
Great Abico, wreck of the “Republi-
can,” 14.
Great Britain, Lords, commissioners
of trade and plantations, petitioned
by the merchants of Albany, 40-42.
Great Lakes, visit of lake schooner
“Republican” to Mediterranean
ports, 1-14; trans-Atlantic trade in
vessels from the Great Lakes, 14,
note.
Greeley, Horace, 526.
Green, James, letter from R. Hamil-
ton, 81-82.
Green, Thomas, 193.
Green Bay, Wis., 385; land pur-
chased by Six Nations, 537.
Greene, Dr. Joseph C., 608, 623, 624.
Greig, John, 509.
Greybeard, Charles, 380.
Greybeard, Mrs. Charles, 380.
Gridley, S. H., collections of Water-
loo Historical Society cited, 420,
note, 434, note.
Griffith, Sally, 485, 519, 520.
“Griffon,” its first successors on the
Great Lakes, 17-33.
Grimsby, Ont., 214, note.
Gross, Thomas, 379.
Grosvenor, George H., 620.
Groton, Ct., the “Hive of the Averys,”
223, note.
Groton (Ct.) Union Conference, ex-
tract from report to, 1807, 231-238.
Gunn, Chester B., 525.
Gunn, Mrs. Sarah J. E. Clute (Mrs.
Chester B. Gunn), 441, note, 515,
note; “Sarah Whitmore’s captiv-
ity,” 515-S20; credited, 521, note;
family, 525.
Guy-an-gwa-ta. See Cornplanter.
Gy-ant-wa-chia. See Cornplanter.
Ha-ah-ta-o. See Sharp Shins.
Haddock, Lorenzo K., 231, note.
Ha-dya-no-doh. See Pierce, Maris B.INDEX.
657
Ha-go-go-ant. See Shongo, “Dr.”
James.
Hah-do-wes-go-wah, adopts Horatio
Jones, 416; mentioned, 421; expe-
dition to Grand River, 461; declines
to sell Horatio Jones, 463; visits
Horatio Jones, and his family, 513.
Hah-ney-wee, 414 and note.
Hah-yen-de-seli, 390, 391, 395.
Haines, Jesse, 170.
“Halcyon,” Queenston, residence of
R. K. Noye, 79.
Haldimand, Gen. Sir Frederick, 33,
39> 467-
Haldimand, Fort. See Fort Haldi-
mand.
“Haldimand papers,” quoted, 76. See
also “Canadian archives.”
Halftown, 103, 486.
Hall, Hon. Nathan K., 613, 635. #
Hamburg, N. Y., home of Benj. C.
Van Duzee, 128, note.
Hamilton, Catherine Askin (Mrs.
John), 77.
Hamilton, Rev. John, 74.
“Hamilton, Robert, the founder of
Queenston,” 73-95; emigration to
America, 75; partnership with Rich-
ard Cartwright, 76-77; business
transferred to Fort Niagara and
Kingston, 77; marriage to Catherine
Askin, 77; home at Queenston, 79-
80; control of Canadian transfer
business on the Niagara, 81; ap-
pointed Judge of Nassau, 82; in the
Legislative Council of Upper Can-
ada, 83; marriage to Mary Herki-
mer McLean, and death, 84; letters
to John Porteous, 1789-1798, 84-94;
entertains Gen. Benj. Lincoln, 1793,
495-
Hammond, Libbeus, capture and es-
cape from Indians, 442-443.
Ha-non'-da-a'-suh, “Keeper of the
Hill,” vi. See also Shongo, Moses.
“Harcourt” (“Renown”), ship, 64.
Hardenbergh, Maj. Abraham, 480-482.
Harper, Capt. Alexander, captured,
445-446.
Harrington, Nancy (Mrs. William W.
Jones), 524.	.	„	,
Harris, Daniel, settles m Rochester,
384-
Harris, Daniel Ely, 384.
Harris, George H., “The life of Hora-
tio Jones,” 381-492; biographical
sketch, 384-386; “The aboriginal oc-
cupation of the Lower Genesee coun-
try” mentioned, 386; data for
Jones genealogy, 521, note.
Harris, John, 69.
Harris, Louisa La Tourrette, 340.
Harris, Mrs. Marianne La. T., 138-
154, 323, 351, 361.
Harris, T. S., Jr. (Indian), 379.
Harris, Rev. Thompson S., missionary,
Buffalo Creek Reservation, 138-154;
his character and success, 138-139;
report to U. S. War dept., 1821,
143-145; with James Young trans-
lates the “Sermon on the Moun-
tain,” 147, 152-153, 273, note, mis-
sion broken up in 1824; return in
1825, 150; missions at Cattaraugus
and the Tuscarora village added to
his charge, 150; translation of Gos-
pel of St. Luke into Seneca, 153,
155 ; resigns his charge, 154; charges
against J. B. Hyde, 273, note;
“Journals, 1821-1828,” 281-378; his
life and work, 378-379, note.
Harris, Mrs. Thompson S., 378, 379.
See also Harris, Rev. T. S.
Hart & Hickox (formerly Hart & Lay,
then Hart & Cunningham), 544.
Hartford, Conn., 183-184.
Hart’s Log, 392, 394.
Hartshorne, Wm., 168, 497, note.
Harvey, Joel, settlement at Eighteen
Mile Creek, 234.
Haton’s (?), N. Y., 226.
Hauenstein, Mrs. Alfred G., 621.
Haven, Joseph, 174.
Haven, Solomon G., 635, 636.
Havre de Grace, 632, 636.
Ha-wes-do-ne. See Jones, Horatio.
Hawk clan, 464.
Hawley’s settlement, near Tuscarora
village, 352.
Hay, Lt. Jehu, 25-26.
Hay, Sir John Drummond, 12.
Hay-en-de-seh, 390, 391, 395.
Hayhurst, Bezaleel, 180.
Hazard, George Starr, 616, 621; me-
morial, 626;	635.
Hazard, Mrs. George S., 635.
Health regulations, ports of Spain and
Morocco, 1-13.
Heap-of-Dogs, 476.
Heckewelder, John, 168, 497, note.
Hempferman, Rebecca, marries Thos.
Armstrong, 137, 280 and note.
Henderson, Nancy, 150.
Hendrick, sachem, 193; his men, 497.
Henry, Alexander, “Travels,” cited,
19-
Henry Twoguns. See Twoguns, Henry.
Henvey, Patrick, 49.
Herkimer, Mary, Mrs. McLean, mar-
riage to Robert Hamilton, 84.
Hermitage, Genesee valley, 513.
Herringdon, Nathan, 172.
Herrit, John and Mary, 174.
Hesse, Upper Canada, 82.
Hewitt, Elijah, 525.
Hewitt, Horatio Jones, 526.
Hewitt, Mrs. Margaret Lovett (Mrs.
H. J. Hewitt), 526.
Hewitt, Mrs. Rebecca Jones (Mrs.
Elijah Hewitt); 525.
Hey-en-de-seh, 390, 391, 395.
Hi-e-wah-doo-gis-tah. See Jones, Hor-
atio.
Hill, Benjamin, 174.
Hill, C. F., “History of Columbus
Co., Pa.,” cited, 440, note.
Hill, Capt. Daniel (or David?), buys
Jasper Parrish, 427-428; mentioned,
463; adopts him, 532-533-
Hill, Hon. Henry W., address in ac-
ceptance of Lincoln statue by Buf-
falo Historical Society, 612-616;658
INDEX.
services in securing society building,
618; address to Andrew Langdon,
presenting gold key to doors of new
building, 622-626.
Hill, John, 174.
Hill, Mrs. Mary Hunter (Mrs. Wil-
liam Hill), 523.
Hill, William, 523.
Hi-u-do-nis. See Jones, Horatio.
Hillyard, Lt., 462.
“Hive of the Averys, The,” 223, note.
Hoc-sa-go-wah. See Jones, Horatio.
Ho-de'-no-sau-nee (People of the Long
House). See Iroquois Indians.
Holland Land Co., negotiations for
purchase of land from, by Tuscaro-
ras, 221.
Holland Land Co., papers and maps
presented to Buffalo Historical So-
ciety, 626.
Holliday, Adam, 393.
Holliday, William, 393.
Holliday’s Fort, 393.
Holmes, Dr. Albert, letter to from
Rev. Timothy Alden, 134-137.
Holmes, Rev. Elkanah, missionary to
Tuscaroras and Senecas, 125-126,
181; “Letters from Fort Niagara in
1800:	his work among the Tusca-
roras, the Senecas, and in Buffalo,”
187-204; “A church covenant,”
quoted, 204, note; fac-simile of title
page of same, 205; with Rev.
Lemuel Covell among Indians of
Niagara frontier, 209-215; Mr. Co-
vell’s account of his work, 215-216;
assembles Indians to hear Rev. Jo-
seph Avery, 226-227; missed by
Elder Burrows, 233; visited by El-
der Burrows, 236, 238.
Ho-nan-ne-ho'-ont (Keepers of the
door). See Seneca Indians.
Honeoye Falls, Indian village near,
98-99-
Honeoye Lake, 510.
Hopkins, Gerard T., “Visit of Gerard
T. Hopkins, a Quaker ^ ambassador
to the Indians, who visited Buffalo
in 1804,” 217-222.
Hosmer, Rev. Dr. George W., 607.
Hosmer, Timothy, 508.
Hosmer, Wm. H. C., 505-506.
Ho-tar-shan-nyooh. See Harris, Geo. H.
Houdin, Capt. M. G., 489.
Hough, F. B., translation of Pouchot’s
“Memoirs of the late war” cited, 20,
note; “Proceedings of the commis-
sioners of Indian affairs” cited, 479>
note, 481, note.
Houser, Smith, 450, 452-455.
Howard, Mrs. Hannah, 380.
Ho-way-no-ah. See O’Bail, Solomon.
Howe, Mary M., 380.
Howe, Sir Wm., 48.
Howland, Mrs. Anna Jones Pretty-
man, 521, note.
Howland, Henry R., “Historical pa-
pers”:	“Navy Island and the first
successors to the Griffon,” 17-33;
“The Niagara portage and its first
attempted settlement under British
rule,” 35-45; “A British privateer
in the American revolution,” 47-71;
“Robert Hamilton, the founder of
Queenston,” 73-95; “Old Caneadea
council house and its last council
fire,” 97-123; “The Seneca mission
at Buffalo Creek,” 125-161.
Howland, Job, 172.
Howland, John, 172.
Hoyt, Martha. See Parker, Mrs.
Martha E.
Hoyt, Tirza Ann, 380.
Hubbard, J. N., “Life of Moses Van
Campen” cited, 440, note, quoted,
443, 452.
Hudson (or Hutson), Captain, 103,
390-393, 4i4, 451-
Hudson, David, “History of Jemima
Wilkinson” quoted, 494.
Hudson, George, 525.
Hudson, Mrs. Grace Jones (Mrs.
George Hudson), 525.
Hughes, Julia E. (Mrs. George H.
Harris), 385.
Hughett, Elijah, 525.
“Humble petition of the principle mer-
chants living in Albany,” to the
Lords of Trade, 1762, 40-41.
Hunt, Elisha, 452, 456.
Hunter, Ann, 523.
Hunter, Mrs. Ann, 523.
Hunter, Ann (Mrs. Thomas Buell),
523-
Hunter, Elizabeth, 523.
Hunter, Elizabeth (Mrs. William
Jones), 523.
Hunter, George, 523.
Hunter, Hannah (Mrs. Malachi Jones),
524-
Hunter, Mrs. Hannah Woodward
(Mrs. William Hunter), 523.
Hunter, James, son of John, Sr., 523.
Hunter, James, son of John, Jr., 523.
Hunter, John, Sr., 523.
Hunter, John, Jr., 523.
Hunter, Margrate, 523.
Hunter, Margrate (Mrs. William
Buell), 523.
Hunter, Mrs. Margrate (Mrs. John
Hunter), 523.
Hunter, Martha (Mrs. John Ratlen),
524-
Hunter, Mary (Mrs. Eli Bently), 523.
Hunter, Mary (Mrs. William Hill),
523-
Hunter, Peter, 523.
Hunter, William, 523.
“Hunter,” sloop, 61.
Hunt’s Hollow, N. Y., 406.
Huron, O., schooner “Republican”
sailed from, 1.	♦
Huron, Lake. The “Royal Charlotte”
built 'for its navigation, 31.
“Huron,” schooner, built at Navy Isl-
and, 22-25; at siege of Detroit,
1763, 25-27; probable fate, 30.
Hutton, Emma (Mrs. George W.
Jones), 524, 525.
Huyler, Mrs. Martha M., 626.
Hyde, Jabez Backus, teacher of Sen-
eca school at Buffalo Creek, 127-INDEX.
659
138; result of his work, 139; his
ms. “Account of the Seneca In-
dians and mission” cited, 128; trib-
ute to by Rev. Timothy Alden, 138;
trial and suspension, and publica-
tions, 273-274, note; discussion con-
cerning Ogden land purchase, 291-
293*
“Hymns in the Seneca tongue, by
James Young,” 147, 159-160, 273,
note.
Independence Hall, 614.
Indian Church road, 153.
Indians, trade at Fort Niagara, 1779,
75-76; border warfare after the
Revolution, 89-91; Quaker mission
to at Fort Wayne, 1804, 217, note.
See also names of tribes.
“Invermay,” ship, 54, 56.
International Hotel, Niagara Falls, on
site of Eagle Tavern, 277 and note.
International Industrial Property Con-
gress, Paris, 1881, 632.
Iroquois Indians, wrath against Brit-
ish aggression, conciliation by Sir
Wm. Johnson, 1761, 35-38; treaty
of 1726 violated by the British, 36-
42;	97-123; in the Am. Revolu-
tion, 100; in the War of 1812, 108-
109; their supremacy commemor-
ated at the last council on the
Genesee, 110-123; mound found
near Batavia, 1805 (?), 225; gen-
eral council, Buffalo Creek, 1822,
317-318; clans, 415; ceremony of
adoption, 415-416; peace negotia-
tions and release of prisoners at end
of Revolution, 467-470; extensive
sale of lands, 1788-1789, 474-483;
Col. Proctor’s mission to, 1791, 488-
492; last general council with the
U. S. Government, Canandaigua,
1794, 498; encamp around Fort Ni-
agara, 531; general council with
British at Fort Niagara, 1780, 533;
treaty of peace with the United
States, 533-534; treaty at Newtown
Point, 1791, 534; treaty at Canan-
daigua, 1794, 534-535; council at
Buffalo, 1823, 537; account of the
manner of paying annuities to, in
Buffalo, by Orlando Allen, 539-546.
Irvine, Callender, 535, note.
Isaac, Indian chief, 193.
Isaac, Charles, 193*
Isaac, Joseph, 380.
Isaac, Mrs. Nancy (Deacon), 380.
Isle de la Ronde, 18.
Isle-la-Marine. See Navy Island.
Jack Berry’s town. See Jackstown.
Jacket, John, 380.
Jacket, Mrs. John, 380.
Jacket, Jonathan, marries Yeck-ah-
Wak, 280, note; joins mission table,
uninvited, 291; illness, 324-327.
Jacket, Mary (Mrs. Wm. Jones), 380.
acket, William, 305, 306, 324.
ackstown, or Jack Berry’s town, In-
dian village in Western N. Y., 128,
157, 288, 294.
Jacob, John, 380.
James, Dr. Frederick H., 608, 623.
ames, Reuben, 380.
ames, St., Epistle General translated
into Seneca, 159.
“Jamestown,” sloop-of-war, 5-7.
Jamieson, Da-an-di, 380.
Jamieson, Isaac, 380.
Jamieson, Jacob. See Jemison, Jacob.
Jay, John, treaty with Gt. Britain, 92,
94-
Jemison, George, 136.
Jemison, Jacob, Seneca interpreter,
130, 149, 282, 343-344; Red Jacket
plans to have him supplant mission-
aries at Buffalo Creek, 345-346.
Jemison, Mary (Deh-he-wa-mis), home
at the Gardeau flats, 101; story of
her life, 105; her grandsons at the
last council on the Genesee, 112-
114; her removal to Buffalo in
1831, 113; her death, 156; first
burial-place, 161; mentioned, 470;
her home on the Genesee, 484; her
title thereto confirmed, 500.
Jemison, Thomas (Shoh-son-do-want,
or “Buffalo Tom”), at the last In-
dian council on the Genesee, 113-
114, 120; mentioned, 507.
Jemmy, Tommy, 112.
Jeneshadago, 167.
Jennings, Clark, 477, 481.
Jesuits, Ottawa mission of La Point
du Saint Esprit, 18; in the Iroquois
country, 99.
Jewett, Thomas & Co., 274.
Jimerson, Mrs. George, 380.
Jimeson, Mother, 379.
Jimeson, Mrs. George, 379.
Jimeson, Jacob. See Jemison, Jacob.
Jimeson, John, 416, note.
John, St., Gospel of, translated into
Seneca, 131-132, 274.
John Jacket. See Jacket, John.
John Jacob, 380.
ohn Mohawk, 104.
ohn Seneca, 140, 148, 156, 286-287,
379*
John Shanks, 115.
Johnson, Lt., Guy, 22, 36, and note,
420, 431, 442.
Johnson, Hank, Indian interpreter,
131*
Johnson, Deacon Jacob, 380.
Johnson, Sir John, 22, 36, and note.
Johnson, Jonathan, 380.
Johnson, Little. See Little Johnson.
Johnson, Mrs. Polly (1st), 380.
Johnson, Mrs. Polly (2nd), 380.
Johnson, Wm. See Johnson, Capt.
Wm.
Johnson, Sir Wm., at Navy Island,
1761, 22-24; informs Gen. Gage of
burning of vessel at Navy Island,
1766, 32; adjustment of difficulties
with Indians in regard to encroach-
ments on their lands, 35*45; his
grandson marries daughter of Capt.660
INDEX.
Brant, 108; mentioned, 165, note,
420.
Johnson, Sir Wm., mss. in N. Y.
State library cited, 29, note, 37,
note, 41 and note.
Johnston, James N., 636.
Johnston, Capt. Wm., 184, 201, 203;
interpreter from Buffalo Creek
(name misspelled), 476; regarded
as British spy, 498.
Johnstown, N. Y., 503.
Joncaire, Philippe Thomas, sieur de
Chabert (incorrectly written Shabear
Jean Coeur), son of Louis Thomas
de J., 23, 36, 40.
Jones, Abenego, 523.
Jones, Alma, 524.
Jones, Ann, daughter of Benjamin,
522.
Jones, Ann, daughter of Malachi, 521.
Jones, Ann, sister of Horatio, 523.
Jones, Ann (Mrs. David Evans), 521,
522.
Jones, Ann (Mrs. William Lyman),
525-
Jones, Benjamin, son of Malachi, 521,
522.
Jones, Benjamin 2d, 522.
Jones, Mrs. Caroline Camp (Mrs.
William Jones), 524.
Jones, Charles, son of Horatio, 459,
note, 520, note, 525.
Jones, Delia, 524.
Jones, Edward, son of George W.,
525.
Jones, Edward, son of John H., 524.
Jones, Mrs. Eliza Lemen (Mrs. Wil-
liam W. Jones), 524.
Jones, Mrs. Eliza Richmond (Mrs.
Charles Jones), 525.
Jones, Elizabeth, daughter of Benja-
min, 522.
Jones, Elizabeth, daughter of Malachi,
521.
Jones, Elizabeth (Mrs. David Parry),
521, 522.
Jones, Elizabeth (Mrs. Edward Camp),
524-
Jones, Elizabeth (Mrs. William Fin-
ley), 525.
Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, 526.
Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter (Mrs.
William Jones), mother of Horatio,
387, 523, 524.
Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth L. (Mrs. James
W. Jones), 524.
Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth Starr (Mrs.
Horatio Jones), 512, 525, 526.
Jones, Mrs. Emma Hutton (Mrs. Geo.
W. Jones), 524, 525.
Jones, Esther, daughter of Malachi 2d,
523-
rones, Esther, sister of Horatio, 523.
rones, Mrs. Fannie Wicker (Mrs.
Homer Jones), 524.
rones, Fayette, 526.
rones, Flora, 524.
'ones, George (Ga-o-do-wa-neh), grand-
son of Tommy Jemmy, at the last
Indian council on the Genesee, 112.
Jones, George, brother of Horatio,
478, 481, 483-484, 523.
Jones, George H., 526.
Jones, George W., son of Hiram W.,
524,	525.
Jones, George W., son of Horatio,
484-485, 519, 504, 524.
Jones, George W., son of William W.,
524-
Jones, Grace (Mrs. George Hudson),
525.
Jones, Mrs. Hannah Givin (Mrs. Jos-
hua Jones), 522.
Jones, Mrs. Hannah Hunter (Mrs.
Malachi Jones), 524.
Jones, Harriet (Mrs. Clute), 526.
Jones, Mrs. Harriet W., 380.
Jones, Henry, son of Benjamin, 522.
Jones, Hester (Mrs. Robert Flint),
525-
Jones, Hiram, son of Hiram W., 524.
Jones, Hiram, son of John H., 526.
Jones, Hiram W., 484-485, 519, 520,
Jones, Homer, 524.
Jones, Capt. Horatio, runs gauntlet
and is adopted by Senecas at Canea-
dea, 118-119; mentioned, 197, note,
318; “Life of,” 381-514; captured
by the Senecas, 384, 386, 395-397;
runs the gauntlet, 408-411; adopted
by the Senecas, 415-417; expedition
to the Susquehanna, 459-460; ex-
pedition to the Niagara, 461-463;
elected a chief, 464; marries Sarah
Whitmore, 466; released from cap-
tivity, 469-470; becomes purchasing
agent for John Jacob Astor, 474;
interpreter in Indian land sales, 475-
483; returns to the Genesee, 478-
479, 481-486; adventure near Tona-
wanda Creek, 487-488; first employ-
ment by the U. S. Government, 487-
488; interpreter for Col. Proctor,
489-492; accompanies Gen. Lin-
coln’s expedition, 1793,	495-497;
probable portrait, 495, note; service
as government interpreter, 498-499;
moves to Williamsburg, then to
Sweet Briar farm, near Geneseo,
499-500; receives tract of land on
Niagara River as gift from the Sen-
ecas, 500-502; purchase with Phelps
and Bronson of Little Beard’s Res-
ervation, 503; death of his sons,
504; anecdotes, 504-514; death,
512, epitaph, 512, note; sketch of
his wife, Sarah Whitmore, 515-520;
genealogy, 521-526; marriage to
Elizabeth Starr, 525; associated
with Jasper Parrish, 536; signs
treaty with Senecas, 537; personal
recollections of, by Orlando Allen,
539-545-
Jones, Horatio, son of John H., 526.
Jones, Horatio, son of Malachi 2d,
523.
Jones, Horatio, Jr., 525.
Jones, Mrs. Jabez, 380.INDEX.
661
Jones, James M., 526.
Jones, James W., son of Hiram W.,
524-
Jones, James Wv son of Horatio, 483
and note, 504, 519, 524.
Jones, James W., son of William W.,
524-
Jones, Jane, daughter of John H., Jr.,
524-
Jones, Jane (Mrs. Charles Carroll
Fitzhugh), 525.
Jones, John, son of Benjamin, 522.
Jones, John, son of Horatio, 525.
Jones, John H., Jr., 524, 526.
Jones, John Hunter, 472, note; 478,
480-481,	483-484,	523,	524; first
Judge of Genesee county, 526.
Jones, Mrs. Josephine De Rochemont
(Mrs. Homer Jones), 524.
Jones, Joshua, son of Benjamin, 522.
Jones, Joshua, son of Malachi, 521,
522.
Jones, Julia (Mrs. Benjamin F. Angel),
S25.
Jones, Mrs. Julia (Mrs. John H.
Jones), 520, note, 524.
Jones, Mrs. Julia Wilmerding (Mrs.
Horatio Jones), 525.
Jones, Mrs. Kate Ewing (Mrs. John
H. Jones), 526.
Jones, Mrs. Katharine Crusan (Mrs.
Benjamin Jones), 522.
Jones, Katherine, 522.
Jones, Lucien B., 526.
Jones, Lucien M., 484, note.
Jones, Mrs. Lucy Tromley (Mrs. John
Jones), 525.
Jones, Lynand, 523.
Jones, Rev. Malachi, 387, 521-522.
Jones, Malachi 2d, 521, 522.
Jones, Malachi 3d, 523, 524.
Jones, Malachi, son of Benjamin, 522.
Jones, Mrs. Marietta, 526.
Jones, Martha, daughter of Malachi
2d, 523.
Jones, Martha (Mrs. John Parry),
521,	522.
Jones, Mary, daughter of Benjamin,
522.
Jones, Mary, daughter of George W.,
525.
Jones, Mary, daughter of Malachi,
521.
Jones, Mary, sister of Horatio, 523.
Jones, Mary (Mrs. Abenego Thomas),
521, 522.
Jones, Mary (Mrs. Albert Phillips),
524-
Jones, Mrs. Mary (Mrs. Malachi
Jones), 521, 522.
Jones, Mary Ann (Mrs. Richard Fitz-
hugh), 525.
Jones, Mrs. Mary Parry (Mrs. Mala-
chi Jones), 522, 523.
Jones, Nancy (Mrs. Jellis Clute), 524.
Jones, Mrs. Nancy Harrington (Mrs.
William W. Jones), 524.
Jones, Napoleon B., 526.
Jones, Rebecca (Mrs. Elijah Hewitt),
525.
Jones, Ruth, daughter of Malachi 2d,
523.
Jones, Samuel, son of Benjamin, 522.
Jones, Sarah (Mrs. Henry Perkins),
525.
Jones, Sarah E. (Mrs. Alexander
Clute), 524, 525.
Jones, Mrs. Sarah E. Cummings (Mrs.
Charles Jones), 525.
Jones, Mrs. Sarah Whitmore (or
Whitmoyer), captured by Indians,
383, 441, note, 448-449, 465; mar-
riage to Horatio Jones and subse-
quent life, 464-477, 483-486; “Sarah
Whitmore’s captivity,” her marriage
to Horatio Jones, and subsequent
history, 515-520; descendants, 524.
Jones, Seneca, 525.
Jones, Stephen, 523.
Jones, Thomas J.} 526.
Jones, Mrs. Verona Shepherd (Mrs.
Hiram W. Jones), 524.
Jones, William, father of Horatio,
380, 387, 523.
Jones, William, brother of Horatio,
523-
Jones, William, son of John H., 526.
Jones, William, son of William W.,
524.
Jones, Col. Wm. Whitmoyer, 459,
note, 472 and note, 484 and note,
485, 519, descendants, 524; death,
525-
Jones, Mrs. Wm., 380.
Jones tract, Buffalo, 384, 500-502.
Jordan, Ont., 214, note.
Joseph Isaac, 380.
Jouett, Admiral J. E., 622.
Judd, Ruth (Mrs. Jabez Stevenson),
380.
Jungman (Jungmann), Christian Da-
vid, Moravian missionary, 181.
Juniata river, 392.
Juniata valley, 405.
Juvenile Charitable Society, Lenox,
Mass., 261, note.
Kaasontaw Sagoghwiheagh, 193.
Kah-Kwas, conquered by the Iroquois,
98.
Kanadesaga (the Old Castle of the
Senecas), N. Y., Rev. Samuel Kirk-
land missionary to the Senecas, 166;
easternmost town of the Senecas,
471; De Bartych at, 472; council
of the Six Nations and New York
Land Co., 1787, 475; name given
to new white settlement, later Ge-
neva, 477-478.
Kansas-Nebraska act, 631.
Kataraugus. See Cattaraugus.
“Keepers of the door,” 97-101. See
also Seneca Indians.
Ke-je-jen-ha-nik. See Osborne, Mrs.
Kate.
Kent, Duke of, visit to Niagara Falls
and Queenston, 1792, 80.
Kent, H. M., 635.
Kent, James, 536.
Kerr, Dr. Robert, 93.662
INDEX.
Kerr, Mrs. Robert (Elizabeth John-
son), 93.
Kerr, Col. W. J. Simcoe (Te-ka-re-ho-
ge-a), at the last Indian council on
the Genesee, 108, 115, 117.
Kerr, Col. Walter Butler, marriage to
Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Brant,
108.
Kersey, Jesse, 169.
Kersey, Wm., 171.
Ketchum, Wm., “Buffalo and the Sen-
ecas,” cited, 76, note, 77, note.
King, Indian chief. See Young King.
King, Catharine V., 380.
King, Mrs. Lucy, 380.
King, Mary, 380.
King, William, 379.
King, Mrs. William, 379.
Kingston (Cataraqui), settlement, 77.
Kirkland, Rev. Samuel, visit to the
Indians of Buffalo Creek and the
Niagara, 1788,	165-166; labors
among Oneidas, 247, 250; marries
Horatio Jones to Sarah Whitmore,
466, 470, 519; connection with In-
dian land sales, 476-479.
Knowles, Lt. Charles, 49, 62.
Knowles, Lt. (afterward Copt.) George,
49> 52; praise of the “vengeance,”
56; transferred to captured schoon-
er “Fannie,” 59; anxiety about
Capt. Dean, 71.
Knox, Gen. Henry, 620.
Krouse, Mrs. Lucy (Wm.), 380.
Krouse, Lydia Giddings, 380.
Krouse, Wm., 380.
La-de-a-no-wus, 464.
La-geh-jo-wa, 464.
La Hontan, A. L. de D., describes
canoes of voyageurs, 19.
Lancaster Co., Pa., 515.
Land question, Indian ownership, 474-
483, 486-487, 493.
“Landing of Niagara.” See Queens-
ton.
Landon, Joseph, 541.
Lane, Rev. B., 182.
Lane, Rev. Joseph, 154.
Langdon, Andrew, possession of rec-
ords of John Porteous, 47, note; in
Europe when Buffalo Historical So-
ciety building dedicated, 607; ar-
ranges for transfer of Francis col-
lection of Lincoln memorials to
Buffalo Historical Society building,
and for statue to Lincoln, 613-614,
619; annual address, Buffalo His-
torical Society, Jan. 1903, 617-622;
gift of bust of Washington to His-
torical Society, 619 and note; is
presented with gold key to doors
of Historical Society in token of ap-
preciation of his services, 622-626;
presides at James O. Putnam me-
morial evening, Buffalo Historical
Society, 627.
Langdon, Miss Ellen, 616.
“Langolee,” formerly the “Fannie,”
67-68.
Langstaff, James, 170, 180.
Lapham, Abraham, 172.
Lapham, Mrs. Esther, 172.
Larned, J. N., delivers address on
Lincoln’s birthday, 1874, 613; trib-
ute to James O. Putnam, Buffalo
Historical Society, 628-633.
La Rochefoucault Liancourt, Due de,
visit to Niagara and Queenston,
1795> 73-74; “Travels through the
U. S. of North America,” quoted,
73-74 and note.
La Ronde Denis, Sieur de, 17-19.
La Ronde, Denis de, ensign, 18.
La Salle, Robert Cavelier de, 17.
“Last Indian council on the Genesee,”
poem by David Gray, 121-123.
La Tournette (Tourrette), Marianne.
See Harris, Mrs. Marianne La T.
Lautz Co., 619.
Lay, Chester C., 386, 465, note.
Lay, Sylvester Cowles, 380.
League of the Iroquois. See Iroquois
Indians.
Lebanon Co., Pa., 5x5.
Lecompton constitution, 628, 631.
Lee, Nathan, 180.
Lee, Samuel, 170.
Lee, Thomas, 171.
“Le Hardy,” ship, 60, 62, 63.
Leicester, N. Y., 472, note, 483, 525.
Lemen, Eliza (Mrs. William W.
Jones), 524.
Lenox, Mass., Juvenile Charitable So-
ciety, 261, note.
Le Roy, N. Y., formerly Ganson’s Set-
tlement, 208, 225, 229.
Letch worth, Ogden P., 616.
Letchworth, Hon. Wm. P., home at
Glen Iris, 102; old Caneadea coun-
cil house rescued and last council
summoned, 106; medals presented
to the councillors, 120; joined Buf-
falo Historical Society, 626; his In-
dian museum, 459, note.
“Letters and conversations on the In-
dian missions at Seneca, Tuscarora,
Cattaraugus, in the State of New
York, and Maumee in the State of
Ohio,” cited, 378, note.
Lewis, George H., 623.
Lewiston, Cusick’s pamphlet published
at, 182; visited by Rev. Joseph
Avery, 1805, 227, in 1819, 276;
passed by Horatio Jones, 1782, 439;
sons of Horatio Jones killed at,
504, 524; Mohawk Indians settle at,
533*
Liancourt, Due de la Rochefoucault.
See La Rochefoucault Liancourt,
Due de.
Lightfoot, Thomas, 169.
“Lily of Kingston,” vessel, 14, note.
Lima, N. Y., 99, 485.
Lincoln, Abraham, memorial room,
Buffalo Historical Society, 608, 613-
614, 620; statue unveiled at dedi-
cation of building, 612-616, 619,
625; address of American citizens
in France on his death, written by
James O. Putnam, 632.INDEX.
663
Lincoln, Gen. Benjamin, 495-497, 495,
note.
Lincoln Birthday Association, 612-616,
619.
Lindley, Jacob, on the Niagara in
1793, 168; his “Journal,” an ac-
count of his “religious visit” to the
Friends in Canada, and to Indians
on Buffalo Creek, in 1797, 169-180;
at Indian conference with U. S.
commissioners, 1793, 497, note.
Little Beard, 103, 105; appeals for
teacher for his people, 141, 290;
summoned to council by Proctor,
1791, 489; his mark, 493, note.
Little Beard’s Creek, 483.
Little Beard’s Reservation, bought by
Jones, Phelps and Bronson, 503.
Little Beard’s Town, 105, 389, 418,
422, 447, 456, 461, 465; council of
1784, 468; council of 1789, 481;
mentioned, 484, note, 519.
“Little Ben,” ship, 50, 54, 56.
Little Billy, 118, 476, 537, 540.
Little Falls, N. Y., home of John Por-
teous, 47, note, 84.
Little Johnson, 139, 283.
Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough,
385.
Little Niagara, trading-post established
by Stirling, 36-38; Stedman house
on site of old French barracks, 44.
Livingston, John, 475T478, 486.
Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 39 and
note. See also Rutherford, Dun-
can & Co.
Livingston, Philip, 39, note.
Livingston, William, Gov. of N. J.,
39 and note.
Livingston, Rutherford & Syme, De-
troit, 27, 44.
Livingston Co., N. Y., 493.
Livingston County Historical Society,
459, note, 499» note.
Livingston Republican quoted, 512.
Lockwood, Hon. Daniel N., address at
dedication of Buffalo Historical So-
ciety building, 609-612.
Lockwood, Mrs. Sally, 380.
Logan, Mrs., mother of Saul Logan,
380.
Logan, Mrs. Saul, 380.
London, Canada, visited by Rev. Da-
vid Bacon, 1801, 186.
Long Board, 193.
“Long House.” See Iroquois Indians.
Long Point, Ont., 212.
Lord, Rev. Dr. John C., 607.
Lord collection, Buffalo Historical So-
ciety, 608, 620.
Lord’s Prayer translated into Seneca
by J. B. Hyde, 131; in Tuscarora
verse, 159.
Lothrop, Samuel K., “Life of Samuel
Kirkland,” quoted, 165, 166.
Lovett, Margaret (Mrs. H. J. Hewitt),
526.
Low, Esther Rutgers. See Reming-
ton, Mrs. Esther R. L.
Low, John, 275, note.
Lower Ebenezer, N. Y., Onondaga
village near, 128.
Loyalsock River, 180.
Lucena, Leopold O’Donnell, Count, 7,
note.
Luke, St., Gospel of, translated into
Seneca, 153, 155.
Lundy, Wm., 174.
Lunenburgh, Upper Canada, 82.
Lycoming, Penn., 170.
Lycoming Creek, 180.
Lyman, Mrs. Ann Jones (Mrs. Wil-
liam Lyman), 525.
Lyman, William, 525.
McClure, James, 440.
McCoskry, Dr., at the Miami, 1793,
497, note.
McDonald, John, 393; captured by
the Senecas, 395, 398.
McDonald, Col. John, burial, 214,
note.
McDonald, William, 393 ; captured by
the Senecas, 395, 398J runs the
gauntlet, 408-409; killed, 412-413.
McHenry family, 440.
McKenney, T. L., “History of the
Indian tribes of North America,
with biographical sketches,” cited,
379-
Mackinac, 22, 25, 31, 32, 78.
McKinley, Wm., 612, 621.
McKinstry, John, 481.
Mackumber, Caleb, 172.
McLane, S. W., 380.
McLane, Mrs. S. W., 380.
McLaughlin, Prof. A. C., 47, note.
McLean, Dond., 63.
McLean, Mrs. Mary Herkimer, mar-
riage to Robert Hamilton, 84.
McMaster, G. H., “History of the
settlement of Steuben Co.” cited,
511, note.
Macmillan Co., courtesy acknowl-
edged, 47, note.
Madelaine Island, Lake Superior, Ot-
tawa mission, 18.
Mahoning Creek, 180.
Maiden Creek meeting of Friends,
1797, 169.
Mansfield, Conn., 184.
Mansion House, Buffalo, 541.
Mark, St., Gospel of, translated into
Seneca, 160.
Markham, Wm., 478.
Marriage among the Senecas, without
ceremony, 189-190; Christian cere-
mony, 137, 280 and note, 327-330.
“Mars,” privateer, 59.
Marsh, Joseph and Anna, 174.
Marshall, O. H., “The Niagara fron-
tier” cited, 23, note; identifies lo-
cation of wreck of the “Beaver,”
29*3o; “Historical writings” cited,
423, note; one of the founders of
the Buffalo Historical Society, 607.
Marshall & Harvey, Buffalo, 608.
Mason, Rev. J. M., letter to, as secre-
tary to the directors of the Mission-
ary Soc., 191-193; letter to, from
Rev. Elkanah Holmes, 194-197.664
INDEX.
Massachusetts, claim to Iroquois ter-
ritory, 475, 477.
Massachusetts Historical Society. “Col-
lections” cited, 495, note; posses-
sion of sketch of Buffalo Creek con-
ference with Gen. Lincoln, 1793,
495 > note; Pickering papers cred-
ited, 514, note.
“Massillon,” vessel, 14, note.
Mathews, James, 482.
Matthew Laflin Memorial, Chicago,
623.
Matthew, St., Gospel of, translated
into Seneca, 160.
Maude, John, visit to Queenston, 1800,
79; “Visit to the Falls of Niagara
in 1800,” quoted, 79 and note.
Maurepas, Marquis de, 18.
Meacham, George, 613.
Meacham, George C., 613.
Mecklenburgh, Upper Canada, 82.
Meginness, J. F., “History of the
West Branch of the Susquehanna,”
cited, 400, note.
Melick, Peter, 440.
Mendenhall, Moses, 169.
Mennonists, near Niagara, Ont., 227.
Menomonee Indians, 537.
Mental Elevator, periodical printed at
Seneca Mission, Buffalo Creek, 158-
159-
Mercer, Thomas, 174.
Meshoppen Creek, Pa., 442, 444.
“Messenger,” vessel, 14, note.
Meyer, Capt. Elias, 24.
Miami Indians, Col. Proctor’s official
mission to, 1791, 488-492; at con-
ference with tJ. S. commissioners,
1793, 497-
Miami River, Council of the Western
Indians, 1791, 89; council, 1793,
497-
Michelangelo Buonarroti’s statue of
David, 625.
Michillimackinac. See Mackinac.
Middleton, Thomas, 49, 61, 62.
Milan, O., “Pierson” sailed from, 14,
note.
Milburn, John G., 624.
Mile Strip, state reserve, 502, 536.
Milligan, Edward, 393.
Minard, John S., 440, note.
Minnesota Historical Society. “Col-
lections” cited, 18, note.
Missionary Herald cited, 150, note,
153 and notes, 155, note, 379-
Missionary Society of Connecticut,
181; Rev. David Bacon sent to visit
Indian tribes on Lake Erie, 183-186.
Missions to the Indians, “Seneca mis-
sion at Buffalo Creek,” 125-161;
“Narratives of early mission work
on the Niagara frontier and Buf-
falo Creek,” 163-380; note on
earliest missionaries, 181-182.
Mississaga Point. See Newark.
“Mississippi,” steamship, 5.
Mitchell, J. [I.?], 51.
Mitchell, Robert, 481.
Mobile, schooner “Republican” at, 14,
Mohawk, John, 104; expedition to
Pennsylvania, 442-447; futile pur-
suit of Van Campen, 456-458; his
tomahawk, 458-459 and note.
Mohawk Indians, remonstrate against
encroachment by whites, 41; guar-
dians of eastern door of the Long
House, 98, 114, 121; at last Indian
council on the Genesee, 107-121;
emigration to Grand River, Canada,
108, 116; enmity toward Senecas,
108-109; effect of education upon
them, 200; visited at Grand River
by Covell and Warren, 1803, 212;
progress, 246-247; clans, 415; re-
ceive Grand River tract, 467; mur-
der of sons of Horatio Jones and
bitrning of Buffalo, 1813, 504; life
of Jasper Parrish with, 532-533.
Mohawk River, mill for valley trade
built by John Porteous, 93; journey
of G. T. Hopkins, 1804, 222.
Mohawk Valley, records possessed by
Andrew Langdon, 47, note.
Mohegan (Muhheconnuk) Indians,
195, 198; effect of education upon
them, 200.
“Molly,” ship, 57.
Monckton, Brig.-Gen. Robert, 20-22,
37-
Monroe Co., N. Y., 493.
Monsie Indians. See Munsey Indians.
Montresor, James, mentioned, 23.
Montresor, Capt. John, 27; rescue of
crew of the “Beaver,” 28-29; or*
dered to construct defensive works,
Niagara portage and Navy Island,
1764, 30; his journal quoted, 31;
use of “cradles” for hoisting goods
• at Lewiston, 78.
Moore, Daniel, 620.
Moore, Jeremy, 174, 175.
Moore, Joseph, 168, 497, note.
Moore, Lydia, 380.
Moore, Mary, 620.
Moravian missions, 181.
Morgan, H. M., printer at Cattarau-
gus Reservation, 160.
Morgan, Dr. Lewis H., cited, 404,
note; his Indian name, 464, note;
cited, 465, note.
“Morocco, From Lake Erie to,” 1-14.
Morris, Robert, Ebenezer Allan’s tract
included in his purchase, 493-494;
purchase of Indian lands west of
the Genesee, 499.
Morris Purchase. See Morris, Robert.
Morse, Rev. Jedidiah, 269, note; “Re-
port to the Secretary of War . . .
on Indians affairs,” cited, 270, note.
Moscow, N. Y., 509.
Mosher’s Tavern, 180.
Mounsh, Captain, 425, 426, 528, 529.
Mount Morris, N. Y., 101, 489; loss
of Ebenezer Allen’s tract, 493-494.
Mountpleasant, John, 427, note.
Muhheconnuk. See Mohegan.
Munsey Indians, 497; capture Jasper
Parrish, 527.
Murderers’ Spring, near the Ridge
Road, N. Y., 488.INDEX.
665
Murray, Hon. Charles Augustus,
quoted, 506-507 and note.
Murray, Col., Btsh., lands at Five
Mile Meadows, 1813, 504.
Murray Hill, near Mt. Morris, home
of Tall Chief, 114.
“Muse of Niagara,” painting by Tabor
Sears, 621.
Music, fondness of Indians for, 261-
262 and note, 270, 278, 304, 32$.
Muskegon, Mich., Lincoln statue, 614.
“Narratives of early mission work on
the Niagara and Buffalo Creek,”
165-378.
Nassau, Upper Canada, 82.
“Navy Island and the first successors
to the Griffon,” 17-33.
Navy Island, called Isle-la-Marine by
the French and Ga-o'-wah-ge-waah
by the Senecas, 23; navy-yard, 30-
31; ship burnt, 1766, 32; shipyard
visited by Sir Wm. Johnson, 1761,
36.
“Ne Jaguhnigoagesgwathah,” “The
mental elevator,” 158.
Neilson, John, 69.
Nelles, Lt. Robert, 390; commands
expedition to Pennsylvania, 391-415;
captures Moses Van Campen, 451-
456; aids captives, 462.
Nelles, Capt., 390, 391.
Neutral Nation. See Kah-Kwas.
New Arrow, mission to Philadelphia,
1790, 486-4.87; trouble , with Penn-
sylvania militia, capture and release,
490-491.
New Stoclcbridge, 190.
New York Baptist Association recom-
mends Rev. Elkanah Holmes for
western mission, 187-188.
New York City, schooner “Republi-
can” at, 13-14.
New York Committee of One Hun-
dred, 1775, 39, note.
New York Genesee Land Co., 475-481.
New York Missionary Society, mis-
sionaries and teachers sent to Tus-
caroras and Senecas, 125-137, 182,
250-251; Seneca mission transferred
to United Foreign Missionary So-
ciety, 138; Rev. Elkanah Holmes
sent on mission to western Indians,
187-204; address of the Tuscarora
chiefs to, 1800, 191-193; commis-
sioners sent to investigate mission
at Buffalo Creek, 262; James C.
Crane appointed to Tuscarora mis-
sion, 330, note; Rev. T. S. Harris
sent to Buffalo Creek Reservation,
378, note; his journals, 281-378.
New York State, acquirement of title
of Indian lands, 468-470, 474-483,
493 5 payment of Indian annuities
at Buffalo, 539-546; revised Sta-
tutes, extracts from v. i., pt. 1, ch.
20, title 8, published at Buffalo
Creek Reservation, 159.
New York State building at Pan-
American Exposition, history of,
610-612.
New York State Library, Bradstreet
and Amherst mss. cited, 30, note;
Sir Wm. Johnson mss. cited, 29,
note, 37, note, 41 and note.
New York State Volunteers, 100th
regiment, G. S. Hazard’s ms. his-
tory, 626, 627.
New York Tribune, cited, 615.
Newark (West Niagara, now Niagara-
on-the-Lake), visited by the Duke
de la Roche foucault Liancourt, 1795,
73; death of Capt. Bernard Frey,
1813, 86; visited in 1803 by Rev.
Lemuel Covell, 211-214.
Newbery, Pa., 170.
Newhall, Rebecca, 150, 157.
Newtown (Elmira), N. Y., 494, 503;
battle near, 531.
Newtown Point, N. Y., treaty at, 534.
Niagara, Presbytery of, employment
of J. B. Hyde, 274.
Niagara Falls, visited by English ar-
tist, John Maude, 1800, 79; visited
by Capt. Patrick Campbell, 1791,
79-80; visited by the Duke of Kent,
1792, 80; passed by Jacob Lindley,
174-175; visited by Rev. David
Bacon, 1801, 186; visit of Gerard
T. Hopkins, 1804, 219-220; visited
by Rev. Joseph Avery, 1805, 227;
visit of Miss Esther Low, 1819, 276-
277; first house and taverns, 277,
note; visited by Gen. Benj. Lin-
coln, 1793, 495.
Niagara, Fort. See Fort Niagara.
Niagara frontier, “Narratives of early
mission work,” 163-380.
Niagara Genesee Land Co., 475-481.
Niagara, Ont., residence of Rev. Rob-
ert Addison, 214; Gen. Benj. Lin-
coln at Indian council, 1793, 496.
Niagara-on-the-Lake. See Newark.
Niagara portage, Montresor ordered
to construct defensive works, 30;
“The Niagara portage and its first
attempted settlement under British
rule,” 35-45; trade, 1779-1796, 75-
78; Canadian portage, 78, 79, 81.
Niagara River, early sailing vessels,
17-33; beginning of fruit orchards,
94; first Protestant service on its
banks, 165, note; visited by Qua-
kers in 1793, 168; river and whirl-
pool visited by Jacob Lindley, 1797,
, 174-176; settlements described by
Rev. Lemuel Covell in 1803, 214-
215; four-mile- strip from Fort
Schlosser to Buffalo Creek granted
by Senecas to government for a
road, 1794, 498; Jones and Par-
rish tracts, Buffalo, 501, 502.
Niagara River, the Mile Strip, 502,
536; islands sold to New York
State by the Senecas, 537, 539.
Niagara River, “West Landing.” See
Queenston.
Niehaus, Charles H., 614, 619.
Nis-ha-ne-a-nent, 464.
Noh-Sahl. See Shanks, John.
Norris’ Landing, Seneca Lake, 494.666
INDEX.
Northern Missionary Society in the
State of New York, 269, note.
Northumberland, Pa., 451, 454.
“Notre Dame,” brig, 60.
Noye, Richard IC., summer residence,
“Halcyon,” at Queenston, 79.
Nunda, N. Y., 490.
O’Bail, John. See Cornplanter.
O’Bail, Solomon (Ho-way-no-ah),
speech at last Indian council on the
Genesee, 115-117.
O’Callaghan, E. B., comp. “Docu-
mentary history of the State of
N. Y.” cited, 32, 40.
O’Callaghan, E. B., ed. “Documents
relative to the colonial history of
the State of N. Y.” cited, 19, 41
and note, 42 and note; 44, note.
Ocracock harbour, 60, 62.
O’Donnell, Leopold, 7, note.
O’Friel’s Ridge, 395.
Ogden, W. D., 292.
Ogden Land Co., purchase of the
Buffalo Creek and Tonawanda res-
ervations, 160-161, 291-293.
“Official return July 30, 1778, of all
vessels built on the lakes since the
year 1759” cited, 26, 30-33*
Ogilvie, Rev. John, sketch, 165, note.
Ohio River, proposed by northwestern
Indians as boundary of their pos-
sessions, 1793, 496, note, 497.
Oil Creek, Pa., 490.
“Old Caneadea council house and its
last council fire,” 97-123.'
Old Castle, Seneca Lake. See Kane-
desaga, N. Y.
Old Smoke, 471.
Old South Church, 614.
Olmsted, Mrs. Frederick Law, 521,
note, 526.
One Hundredth Regiment, N. Y. S.
V., G. S. Hazard’s ms. history, 626-
627.
Oneida Indians, 98, 114; neutral dur-
ing American Revolution, 100; Rev.
Samuel Kirkland missionary to, 166;
effect of education upon them, 200;
religion and civilization, 247-248;
clans, 415; lease of lands, 475; sale
of lands to New York State, 478;
at conference with U. S. commis-
sioners, 1793, 497, note; confirmed
in their lands, 1794, 498; friendly ^
disposition, 535; receive annuities"
from N. Y. State, 539-544.
Onondaga Indians, in the Iroquois
confederacy, 98-114; village near
Lower Ebenezer, 128; those at Buf-
falo Creek Reservation agree to re-
ceive missionary teachers, 132-133;
consent to receive settled minister at
Buffalo Creek, 137; life at the mis-
sion, 157; seen at Buffalo Creek
by Jacob Lindley, 1797, 176; re-
pulse missionaries, 247; consent to
receive missionary teachers, 262;
clans, 415; sale of lands to New
York State, 478; confirmed in their I
lands, 1794, 498; receive annuities
from N. Y. State, 539-544.
Ontario Co., N. Y., 493.
Oswego, N. Y., Moravian missionaries,
181.
Orange, Fort. See Albany.
Osborne, Mrs. Kate (Ke-je-jen-ha-nik),
at last Indian council on the Gene-
see, 108.
Otis, Henry H., 622.
Ottawa mission, La Pointe du Saint
Esprit, 18.
Pagan party, Seneca Indians, 133, 140,
262-268,	284-369; at Tonewanta,
284; Tuscarora Indians, 249.
Paine, Gen. Edward, 538.
Painesville, Ohio, 538.'
Painted Post (now Erwin), N. Y.,
179, 404, note, 489* 531*
Palmer, John, 201.
Palmer, Joseph R. (?), teacher at
Buffalo Creek, 1801, 126.
Palmyra, N. Y., 502.
Pan-American Exposition, New York
State building, history of, 610-612,
617-618, 624.
Paris, N. Y., 232.
Parish tract, Buffalo. See Parrish
tract, Buffalo.
Parker, Commodore Sir Hyde, 53.
Parker, Gen. Ely S., brother of Nich-
olson H. Parker, 109.
Parker, Sergt., tortured by Indians;
422, 483.
Parker, Mrs. Martha E. Hoyt, in-
formation credited to, 128, note,
155; early life at the mission, 157;
member of Seneca mission church,
380.
Parker, Nicholson H. (Ga-yeh-twa-
geh), at last Indian council on the
Genesee, 109-111, 120-121.
Parkman, Francis, “Conspiracy of
Pontiac” cited, 25, note.
Parrish, Mr. (father of Jasper), 425.
Parrish, Edward, 545.
Parrish, Copt. Jasper, 118; interviews
with Missionary Harris and Red
Jacket, 140, 141, 289; mentioned,
269, note, 317, 318, 384; captured
by the Delawares, 425-426; men-
tioned, 445, 463, 493, 494; at Can-
andaigua council, 1794, 498; in ne-
gotiations for Morris Purchase,
i797> 499; receives tract of land on
Niagara River as gift from the Sen-
ecas, 500-502; witnesses instance of
frontier justice, 502-503; interprets
for Horatio Jones, 503; at sale of
Gardeau Reservation, 509; death,
512; his letters among Pickering
papers, 514, note; “Story of,” 527-
538.
Parrish, John, 168, 497, note.
Parrish, Stephen, 425^ note; “Sketch
of the captivity of the late Captain
Jasper Parrish” cited, 5 27, note,
quoted, 529, note, 532, note; per-
sonal recollections of, by Orlando
Allen, 539-546.INDEX.
667
Parrish tract, Buffalo, 384, 500*502,
536.
Parry, Mrs. Ann (Mrs. James Parry),
522.
Parry, David, 522.
Parry, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones (Mrs.
David Parry), 521, 522.
Parry, James, 522.
Parry, John, 522. -
Parry, Mrs. Martha Jones (Mrs. John
Parry), 521, 522.
Parry, Mary (Mrs. Malachi Jones),
5 22.
Parsons, Mrs. Patty Childs, 276.
Patriot. See Buffalo Patriot.
Patterson, guide, 510, 511, note.
Paxson, Oliver, 170, 180.
Pemberton, James, captured by the
Delawares, 425-427; prefers Indian
life, 470.
Pence, Peter, capture and escape from
Indians, 443-445, 447.
Penman, James, 51, sketch, 58, note.
Penny, Rev. Joseph, 340.
People of the Long House. See Iro-
quois Indians.
Perkins, Dr. Henry, 525, 526.
Perkins, John, 484 and note.
Perkins, Mrs. Sarah Jones (Mrs.
Henry Perkins), 525, 526.
Perth, Scotland, former home of John
'Porteous, 47, note.
Peter, Olive, 380.
Peter, Tall. See Tall Peter.
Peter Cayantha. See Cayantha, Peter.
Peterborough, Canada, 385.
Peterson, Jesse, 620.
Phelps, Oliver, 476-482, 486-487, 493,
503-.
Phelps, N. Y., first crop of corn, 480.
Phelps and Gorham Purchase, 476-482,
493-
Philadelphia, partnership of John Por-
teous and John Richardson, 48;
Seneca delegation visits President
Washington, 1790-1, 486-487.
Phillips, Albert, 524.
Phillips, Mrs. Mary Jones (Mrs. Al-
bert Philips), 524.
“Phoenix,” ship, 57.
Phoenix Coffee House, Buffalo, 541.
Phyn, James, 47, note, 84.
Phyn & Ellice, Schenectady, 47, note,
84, 85.
Pickering, Col. Timothy, 494-497, 495,
note, 498, 514, note, 534 and note.
Pickering papers, Massachusetts His-
torical Soc., credited, 514, note.
Pickering treaty, 494.
Pierce, Chas. Fisher, 380.
Pierce, Mr*. Isaac, 380.
Pierce, Julia, 380.
Pierce, Maris B. (Ha-dya-no-doh), 115.
Pierce. Mrs. Robert, 379.
Pierce’s Military Academy, 385.
“Pierson,” vessel, 14, note.
“Pigeon Roost,” 449-451, 517-518.
Pike, Abraham, capture and escape
from Indians, 443-445.
Pilkington, Col. C. A., 495, note.
Piper, Col. John, 388, 389.
Piquet, Abbe, 168.
Pitt, Fort. See Fort Pitt.
Pitts, Capt. Peter, 510.
Pittsburgh, 487, 490. See also Fort
Pitt.
Plain Wood Co., O., 181.
Point aux Pins, probable site of first
ship-building on Lake Superior, 18;
fortification urged, 19.
Pointe du Saint Esprit, La., Ottawa
mission, 18.
Pollard, Captain, probably at Canea-
dea, 103; known by Orlando Allen,
118; sanctions Mr. A1 den’s preach-
ing to Senecas, 130-131; an influ-
ential Christian, 136, 139; joins the
church, 148; first burial-place, 161;
advocates Christianity, 270, note:
welcome to Missionary Harris, 283-
284; conversion of his wife, 341-
342; religious meeting at his house,
351; late meeting with Horatio
Jones, 507; signs treaty at Buffalo,
537; annuity, 540.
Pollard, Edward, 75-76, 90.
Pollard, Col. John, 379.
Pollard, Mrs. John, 379.
Pomeroy, Ralph, 541.
Pontiac, siege of Detroit, 25-27, 44.
Porteous, James, 48.
Porteous, John, sketch, 47, note, 84;
engages in privateering, 48-49; ca-
reer of the “Vengeance,” 49-71; let-
ters from Robert Hamilton, 85-94;
mill for Mohawk valley trade, 93;
death, 95.
Porteous, John, & Co. 48.
Porter, Albert H., “Historical sketch
of Niagara from 1678 to 1876,”
quoted, 39-40, cited 44, note.
Porter, Augustus, first house at Ni-
agara Falls, 277, note; quoted, 502-
503 and note.
Porter, Gen. Peter B., signs treaty
with Senecas, 537.
Potter, Herman B., 150, 318, 348-349.
Poudry, captive by the Senecas, 470,
472.
Pound, Daniel and Patience, 174.
Powell, Capt., 462-463, 491.
Pratt, Pascal P., 613, 626.
“Preemptive line,” 475-478.
Prentup, Billa, 193.
Prentup, George, 193.
Prentup, Win., 193.
Presbyterian Church, first Protestant
missionary in Western N. Y., 207;
three preachers on Niagara frontier
in 1803, 215.
Presqu’ Isle. See Erie, Penn.
Preston, Gen. Wm., 12-13.
Prevost, Gen. Augustine, 58, note.
Prideaux, Gen. John, burial service
undoubtedly conducted by Rev.
John Ogilvie, 165, note.
Privateer, British, in the American
revolution, 47-71.
Proctor, Col. Thomas, visit to Onon-
daga village on Cazenovia Creek,
1791, 128; official mission to west-
ern Indians, 1791, 488-492.668
INDEX,
Pugi, F., 619, 624.
Putnam, Harvey, 629.
Putnam, Hon. James O., Buffalo His-
torical Society’s memorial evening,
627; address by J. N. Larned, 628-
633; Mr. Sellstedt’s offering, 633-
637*
Putnam, Mrs, James O., 635.
Pye, Capt. at Fort Niagara, 462.
“Quakers among the Senecas,” 165-
168.
uakers. See Friends, Society of.
uarantine regulations, Spain and Mo-
rocco, 1-13.
Quaw-wa. See Brewer, James.
Quebec, Brant’s mission to, 467; pris-
oners sent to, 415.
Queenston (Queenstown),Robert Ham-
ilton, founder, 73-95; visited and
described by the Duke de la Rouche-
foucault Liancourt, 1795, 73-74, 795
begun as “West Landing,” 1789, 81,
78; named, 78; commercial import-
ance, 78-79; . described by John
Maude in 1800, 79; letters from
Robert Hamilton, 1791-4, 87-88, 91-
93; first use of present name, 1792,
92; Rev. Lemuel Coveil preaches
at, 211-213, describes, 215; visited
by Rev. Joseph Avery, 1805, 227.
Quinte, Bay of, 467.
Ramsdell, Orrin P., 613.
Randolph, Beverly, 495-497, 495, note.
Ranney, Orville W., 635.
Ransom, Capt. Elias, 134, 228, 278
and note.
Ratlen, Mrs. Martha Hunter (Mrs.
John Ratlen), 524.
Reade, Gen. Sir Thomas, mentioned,
10.
Recorder cited, 265.
Red -Jacket (Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, “He
Keeps them awake”), probably at
Caneadea, 103; his grand-nephew
at last Indian council on the Gene-
see, 109-m, 120-121, and his son,
m-112; his defense of Tommy
Jemmy, 112; known by Orlando
Allen, 118; attends Mr. A1 den’s
preaching, 130; at Tonnewanda,
131; leader of the Pagan party,
13?. 140, 264-266, 270, 273, note,
303; succeeds in breaking up mis-
sion at Buffalo Creek, 149-150, 348-
349; repudiates his wife upon her
conversion to Christianity, but re-
turns to her eventually, 152, 367-
369; first burial-place, 161; inter-
view with Missionary Harris and
Capt. Parrish, 140, 141, 289; re-
ceives Rev. David Bacon, 1800, 184;
invites Rev. Elkanah Holmes to
preach at Buffalo Creek, 195-196;
address to Mr. Holmes, 1800, 197-
200; notifies Mr. Holmes that Sen-
ecas will build mission house, 1803,
210; his advocacy of the project,
216, note; met by G. T. Hopkins,
221; discomfited by Christians, 1822,
319; interview with Missionary
Harris, 342-343; plan for the over-
throw of the mission, 344-346;
death, 378-379* note; mentioned,
86; invitation to Phelps to meet
ndians at Buffalo Creek, 476; dele-
gate to Philadelphia, 1790-1, 486-
487; inclined to thwart U. S. In-
dian policy, 1791, 487; renders Col.
Proctor’s mission futile, 491-492;
his mark, 493, note; at Buffalo
Creek council, 1794, 498; at Can-
andaigua council, 1794,	498-499;
anecdotes of, 508-509; mentioned,
513; opposed to civilization, 535-
536; signs treaty at Buffalo, 1815,
537; statue undertaken, 626.
Red Jacket, Mrs., 379.
Reed, Col. Seth, 479-483.
Reese, George, & Co. 274.
Remington, Cyrus K., 133, 275, note,
623, 624.
Remington, Rev. David, 133, 275, note.
Remington, Elizabeth H., 133-134, 275,
note.
Remington, Mrs. Esther Rutgers Low,
teacher at Seneca mission, Buffalo
Creek, 133-136; marries Rev. David
Remington, 133, 275, note; cited,
137 and note; sketch, 275, note;
“Narrative of Esther Rutgers Low,
her sojourn at the Tuscarora and
Seneca missions, 1819-20,” 275-280.
Remsen, Henry, 48.
“Renown” (“Harcourt”), ship, 64-67.
“Republican,” schooner, 1-14.
Reuben James, 380.
“Revenge,” privateer, 68.
Revised statutes, N. Y. See New
York State, Revised statutes.
Revolution, American, Iroquois allies
of the British, 100.
Rich, G. Barrett, 613, 614, 624.
Richardson, Capt. John, friend of
John Porteous, 48; sails on the
“Vengeance,” 49-50; letter, Feb.
1779, 51-53; letter from Savannah
River, Mch., 1779, 56-59; letter,
May, 1779, 61-63; account of at-
tack on the “Vengeance” by the
“Renown,” 64-67; anxiety _ about
Capt. Dean, 70; at Fort Niagara,
1789, 85.
Richmond, Eliza (Mrs. Charles Jones),
525-
Ridge Road, murder of John Street,
488.
Rivardi, Maj. T. I. Ulrich, 188, 191;
letter from, 194; removed from
Fort Niagara, 197.
Roanoke River, 537.
Roaring Creek, Penn., 180.
Robbins, Rev. Thomas, 181.
Roberts, Jacob G., 511.
Roberts, John, 511.
Roberts, Peter, 511.
Robertson, Mrs. John, afterward Mrs.
Robert Hamilton, 77.
Robinson, Capt. Thomas, 451.
Robison, Capt. Thomas, quoted, 75-
Rochefoucault Liancourt, Due de La.INDEX.
See La Rochefoucault Liancourt,
Duke de.
Rochester, in 1801, 185-186.
Rockwood, Gilbert, 182.
Rogers, Henry W., 607.
Rogers, Jonah, captured by Indians,
_ 443-
Rogers, Maj. Robert, takes possession
of Detroit, 1760, 20, 38.
Rogers, Hon. Sherman S., 635, 636.
Rogers, Mrs. Sherman S., 635.
Rome, N. Y. See Fort Stanwix.
Root, Emily, 150.
Rosencrantz, Nicholas, 482.
Ross, Thomas, mentioned, 180.
Ross, Pa. soldier, 393; captured by
the Senecas, 395, 398; tortured to
death, 400 and note.
“Royal Charlotte,” sloop, built, 31;
carries back furs to Niagara, 31-32;
long service, 33.
Rumsey, Bronson Case, 622.
Rutherford, Sir John, 38, note.
Rutherford, John, adventures during
Pontiac’s war, 27-29, cited, 29, note.
Rutherford, Duncan & Co., trading-
post at Niagara portage, 36-45.
Ryckman, Peter, 478, 479-483.
Sacarese (Sagareesa, etc., or Sword-
carrier), asks , Friends to send
teachers to the Tuscaroras, 166; be-
gins to reform, 190; signs address
to N. Y. Missionary Society, 193;
negotiates purchase of land from
Holland Land Co. for Tuscaroras,
221; address to Secretary of War,
537-
Sa-da-ga-o-yase, 464.
Sagareesa. See Sacarese.
Sa-go-ye-wat-ha. See Red Jacket.
St. Augustine, papers of the “George
Washington” sent to, 53.
St. Catharine’s, Ont., 214, note.
St. Catharine’s, Island of, the “Ven-
geance” ashore, 69.
St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, news of his
defeat received at Fort Niagara, 91.
St. James Hall, Buffalo, 628.
St. Lawrence River, its part in trans-
Atlantic trade, 14, note.
St. Louis Church, Buffalo, 630.
St. Mark’s, Niagara, Ont., 214, note.
St. Regis, Canada, 247.
St. Simons, Island of, letter from
Capt. Dean, 69.
Salisbury, H. A., 273, note, 379.
Salisbury, N. Y., 179.
Salmon, Joseph, 440.
Sam George, Colonel. See George,
Colonel Sam.
Samson, W. H., “History of the
treaty of Big Tree,” 499, note.
Sandusky, O., delegation of Friends
attend treaty. 168; preaching by
Rev. Joseph Badger, 181; Cayugas
at, 250.
Sangerfield Monitor cited, 265.
Savannah, captured by the British,
1778, 53 5 the town in 1779, 58; I
“Vengeance” stops on last cruise,
69-70.
Savannah River, letters from the
“Vengeance,” 1779, 53-59, 69-70.
Savery, Wm., his journal quoted, 166-
167, cited, 168; attends a treaty at
Sandusky, 168; at council with U.
S. commissioners, 1793, 497, note;
quoted, 499-
Sawyer, John, 59.
Scajaquada Creek, 501-502.
Scarlet, John, 169.
Schenectady, N. Y., business of John
Duncan, 38, 40; mentioned, 84, 88,
93, 94J Whitmore children reunited,
470; marriage of Horatio Jones and
Sarah Whitmore, 519.
Schlosser, Fort. See Fort Schlosser.
Schoolcraft, Henry R., 181; “Notes
on the Iroquois” mentioned, 182.
Schooley, Asa, 173-176.
Schools for the Tuscarora and Seneca
Indians, 125-161, 191-194, 251.
Schuyler, Maj. Peter, 478.
Schuyler Co., N. Y., 493.
Schuylkill River, Jacob Lindley’s ride
up the valley, 1797, 1^69-170; his
return, 180.
Scott, Wm., commissary with Gen.
Lincoln, 1793, 497, note.
Scott, Wm., member Seneca mission
church, 380.
Scott, Mrs. Wm., 380.
“Scott,” vessel, 14, note.
Scoville collection, Buffalo Historical
Society, 621.
Scoy-gu-quoy-des Creek. See Scaja-
quada Creek.
Scribner’s magazine, David Gray’s
poem credited, 107, note.
Sears, Tabor, 621.
Seaton, Joel, occupies old council
house, Caneadea, 106.
Sedgwick. H. C., 505, note.
Selden, Phoebe, id.8, 150, .157, 379.
Sellstedt, Lars G., reminiscences of
James O. Putnam, 633-637.
Se-ne-at'-do-wa. See Parrish, Capt.
Jasper.
Seneca, Mrs. Chas. (Ruth), 380.
Seneca, John. See John Seneca.
Seneca, Mother, 379.
Seneca, Phebe (Mrs. Jabez Jones),
380.
Seneca, White. See White Seneca.
Seneca hymn book, 146-147, 152-153,
160.	7
Seneca Indians, wrath against < British
aggression, conciliation by Sir Wm.
Johnson, 1761, 35-38; the “Keepers
of the door,” 97-101; settlement in
Genesee valley, 99; villages de-
stroyed by Gen. Sullivan, 100; de-
parture from the Genesee valley,
105-106:	loyalty to Americans in
War of 1812,	108-109; the last
council at Caneadea, 107-123; set-
tlement at Fort Niagara and Buffalo
Creek after expulsion from Genesee
valley, 125; “The Seneca mission
at Buffalo Creek,” 125-161; early670
INDEX.
missions to, 163-380, 181-182; visit
of Rev. Samuel Kirkland to Buffalo
Creek, 1788,	165-166; “Quakers
among the Senecas,” 165-168; early
temperance movements, 168; Jacob
Lindley’s visit to Buffalo Creek,
I797> 176-177; work of Rev. El-
' kanah Holmes among Tuscaroras
and Senecas, 187-204; visit of Rev.
Lemuel Covell to western N. Y.,
1803,	207-216; council considers
building house for public worship
and school, 1803, 209-210, 216, note;
“A teacher among the Senecas: nar-
rative of Jabez Backus Hyde, 1811-
1820,” 239-274; Seneca character
and customs, 240-242; religion, 242-
246; progress of the Gospel and
civilization, 256-273; “Life of Hor-
atio Jones,” 381-000; organization
of council, 464; peace negotiations
and release of prisoners at end ot
Revolution, 467-470; extensive sale
of lands, 1788-9, 474-483; 'delega-
tion sent to President Washington,
1790-1; asking for justice, 486-487;
Col. Proctor’s effort to obtain their
aid in securing peace with western
tribes, 1791, 488-492; boundaries of
their lands established, 1794, 49.8;
Dr. Hosmer’s poems of Seneca life
and legends, 505-506; treaty at
Tioga Point, 1790, 534; treaty at
Albany, 1802, 536; treaty at Buf-
falo, 1815, 537; payment of an-
nuities at Buffalo described by Or-
lando Allen, 539-546.
Seneca Lake, first settlers, 471-478.
Seneca language, portions of the Bible
translated into, 131-132,	135;
hymns by J. B. Hyde, 138; hymn-
book	with	translation	from	the
Bible prepared by James Young and
Rev. T. S. Harris, 146-147, 152-153,
273, note, 333; first book printed
in, 158; the “Mental elevator,”
Seneca spelling book, and other pub-
lications of the Mission Press, Buf-
falo	Creek	and Cattaraugus,	158-
160; usefulness of translations, 271-
272; translations of Hyde and Har-
ris, 273-274, note.
“Seneca mission at Buffalo Creek,”
125-161; conducted by J. B. Hyde,
128-	138; described by Mr. Alden,
129-	132, 134-137; transferred by the
New	York	Missionary	Society to
the United Foreign Missionary So-
ciety, 138;	conducted	by	Rev.
Thompson S. Harris, 138-154; first
rept. to U. S. War dept. 1821, 143-
145; first church organized, 145,
147-148; mission broken up, 1824,
150* 348-349; work resumed, 1825,
150; under control of Am. Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, 151; new church built, 1829,
153; reservation abandoned, 1843-4,
158, 161; old mission house, built
in 1833, still standing, in 1903, 134,
155, 161; life at, 157; first peri-
odical, “The mental elevator,” print-
ed, 158; reservation sold to Ogden
Land Co. and mission family moved
to Cattaraugus Reservation, 160-161;
“A teacher among the Indians: nar-
rative of Jabez Backus Hyde, 1811-
1820,” 239-274; “Narrative of Es-
ther Rutgers Low, 1819-20,” 275-
280; “Journals of Rev. Thompson
S.	Harris, 1821-28,” 281-378; work
of Mr. Harris, 378-379, note; “Reg-
ister of the Seneca Mission Church
organized Aug. 10th, 1823,” 379-
380.
Seneca Mission Church, Register,
1823-50, 379-380.
Seneca village, Buffalo Creek, 127-
128; visited by Rev. Samuel Kirk-
land, 1788, 165-166; visited by G.
T.	Hopkins, 1804, 221. See also
Seneca mission.
Seneca White, 127, 136, 139-140; joins
the church, 148; mentioned, 156,
279, 286; disapproves hunting, 291;
supports missionaries in question of
resident children, 336-337; discloses
Red Jacket’s plan for overthrow of
the mission, 344; meetings at his
house, 354,	358-361; in mission
church register, 379.
Seneca White, Mrs., 379.
Senseman (Sensemann), Gottlobb, Mo-
ravian missionary, 181.
“Sermon on the mountain,” Seneca
version, 147, 152-153-
Severance, Frank H., “Old trails on
the Niagara frontier” cited, 166,
note; “Quakers among the Sene-
cas,” 165-168; continuation of Har-
ris’ “Life of Horatio Jones,” 493-
514; “Bibliography of the Niagara
Region:	Pamphlets and Books
printed in Buffalo prior to 1850,”
547-606; on Lincoln statue commit-
tee of Buffalo Historical Society,
614; reelected to Board of Histor-
ical Society, 1903* 616; services in
securing building for Historical So-
ciety, 625.
Seymour, Hon. Norman, “Sketch of
Horatio Jones” quoted, 436.
“Shabear Jean Coeur.” See Joncaire,
Chabert.
Shaftsbury Baptist Association, Rev.
Lemuel Covell and Elder Obed
Warren sent to western N. Y. and
Canada, 207-216; Covell and Irish
sent to Upper Canada, 232.
Shakespeare Club, Buffalo, 634.
Shanks, John (Noh-Sahl), 115.
Sharp Shins, 401, 402; attempts to
kill Horatio Jones, 409-410; men-
tioned, 414; his encounters with
Horatio Jones, 432-435; later friend-
ly meeting, 505; signs treaty at
Buffalo, 1815, 537.
Sharpe, W., letter to, from Gen. Am-
herst, 1762, 42-44.
Sharpless, Joshua, 169.
Shawnee Flats, Pa., 443*
Shawnee Indians, conquered by theINDEX.
671
Senecas, 264, note; unwilling to
make peace with the U. S., 1793,
497 and note.
Sheldon, Henry, 380.
Sheldon, Hon. James, 623.
Sheldon, Laura M. See Wright, Mrs.
Laura M. Sheldon.
Shepherd, Verona (Mrs. Hiram W.
Jones), 524.
Sherman, Gen. Wm. T., quoted, 616.
Ship-building on the Great Lakes, 14,
note; first successors to the Griffon,
17-33*
Sho-gyo-a-ja-ach. See Jacket, John.
Shoh-son-do-want. See Jemison, Thos.
Shongo," Captain, signs treaty at Buf-
falo, 1815, 537.
Shongo, Col., 390, 391, 392; advo-
cates adoption of Horatio Jones by
Senecas, 414; mentioned, 451.
Shongo, Jacob, 379.
Shongo, Mrs. James, 380.
Shongo, Maud, 616.
Shongo, Moses, “Fore-word,” v-vi;
616.
Sho-noh-go-waah. See Blacksnake,
Wm.
Short Hills, Ont., 174.
Silverheels, Abagail, 380.
Silverheels, George, 380.
Silverheels, Mrs. Joseph, 380.
Silverheels, Robert, 380.
Simcoe, Mrs., at Queenston, 1792, 80.
Simcoe, Col. John Graves, Lt. Gov.
of Upper Canada, 83, 89; building
of fort in Miami county, 91; visited
by Gen. Benj. Lincoln, 1793, 495;
mentioned, 497, note.
Simmerton, John, 470.
Simms, Jephtha R., “History of Scho-
harie Co.” cited, 440, note, quoted,
444-445.
Simpcoe, Col. See Simcoe, Col. J. G.
Singing. See music.
Sinnemahoning Creek, 399, 400, 404,
415-
Six Nations. See Iroquois Indians.
“Sketch of the captivity of the late
Captain James Parrish,” ms., ac-
count of, 527, note.
Skoi-yase, 471.
Slaton’s (?), N. Y., 226.
Slocum, Frances, 470, 489, 491.
Slocum, George, 489, 491.
Smith, George, 379.
Smith, Mrs. George, 379.
Smith, Rev. Hiram, 153, 154.
Smith, Jacob, 172.
Smith, Hon. James Murdock, 617,
623, 624.
Smith, Jeremiah, 172.
Smith, Capt. John, sees Iroquois on
the Chesapeake, 97.
Smith, Joseph, first meets Horatio
Jones, 422-423; moves to Seneca
Lake, 474; daughter and grand-
daughter, 475, note; interpreter in
Indian land> sales, 475-483 ; moves
to Canandaigua, 480; visited by
Horatio Jones and family, 485; with
Horatio Jones conducts Iroquois
chiefs to Philadelphia, 507.
Smith, Mary (Mrs. Dutton), 475, note.
Smith, Ransom, 478.
Snipe Clan of the Senecas, totem in
Caneadea council house, 103; 464.
Snow, John, Seneca chief, 290, 294,
379*
Snow, Mrs. John, 379.
“Snow,” a vessel, described, 49.
Society for Propagating Christian
Knowledge, missionary from rejected
by the Senecas, 127; work among
Indians of western N. Y., 166.
Society for Propagating the Gospel,
missionary licensed by, 129.
Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts, first mis-
sionary in Niagara district, 214,
note.
Society in Scotland for Propagating
Christian Knowledge, 250, 269, note.
Society of Friends. See Friends, So-
ciety of.
Sogweewautan. See Red Jacket.
Southard, Samuel Lewis, visits Seneca
mission, Buffalo Creek, 151, 364 and
note.
Spain, diplomatic controversy with the
U. S. concerning schooner “Repub-
lican,” 1-14.
“Spelling book in the Seneca lan-
guage,” published, 1842, 159.
Sprague, E. C., 635.
Sprague, J. W., and Co., Huron, O.,
Spring, Betsy, 225.
Spring, Mrs. James, 380.
Squ-agh-kie, or Squakie, Indians, cap-
tured by the Iroquois, 431.
Squakie Hill, N. Y., 101, 113, 43D
432, 465, 489-
Squaw Island, schooner “Huron’
anchored near, 1761, 23.
Squier, Rev. M. P., cited, 379.
Stamford, Ont., 210, 211, 213, 215.
Stanford. See Stamford, Ont.
Stanwix, Fort. See Fort Stanwix.
Starr, Elijah, 525.
Starr, Elizabeth. See Jones, Mrs.
Elizabeth Starr.
Starr, Eunice, 170.
Starr, John, 170.
Starr, Mrs. Rebecca (Hewitt), 525.
Steadman (Stedman), John and Philip,
tradition concerning house at Ni-
agara, 39*40-
Stedman, John, house and rights on
Niagara portage, 44; his farm at
Fort Schlosser the end of the Mile
Strip, 536.
Stedman, Philip, 86, 94.
Steele, Oliver G., 607.
Steinway & Co., 620.
Stephen, A., 63.
Stephenson, Alexander Semple, 340.
Stephenson, James, 148, 379.
Sterling, James, Niagara representa-
tive of Livingston, Rutherford &
Syme, 27; trading-post at Niagara
portage, 36-45; partnership with672
INDEX.
Duncan and Porteous, 47, note, 47-
48, 84*
Sterling, Wm. Alexander, Lord, 38,
note, 39> note.
Steuben Co., N. Y., 493.
Stevens, Joseph and Anna, 174.
Stevenson, Mrs. Jabez, 380.
Stevenson, Mrs. James, 379.
Stiles, Mrs. Philinda, 380.
Stillson, Mr., 385.
Stirling, James. See Sterling, James.
Stone, Wm. L., “Life and times of
Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, or Red Jacket”
cited, 499, note; quoted; 508-509;
“Life of Joseph Brant,” cited, 86,
379, 440, note, 443» note; quoted,
446.
Stony Creek, 176.
Storer, Charles, 497, note.
Street, John, 488.
Street, Samuel, 486.
Street & Butler, 86.
Strickland, Agnes, 384.
Strickland, Edward D., 625.
Strickland, Gen. Silas A., 384.
Stringer, George A., address at dedi-
cation of Buffalo Historical Society
building, 607-609; reelected to
board, 1903, 616.
Strong, Indian chief, 540.
Strong, Rev. Henry P., 137 and note.
Strong, Rev. Paschal H., 137, note,
279, 280, note.
Stuart, Rev. John, 83.
Stumpfoot, 489.
Suicide among the Senecas, 245.
Sullivan, Gen. John, destruction of
Indian villages on the Genesee, 100,
102, hi, 125, 483; expedition men-
tioned, 422, 441, 471; battle near
Newtown, N. Y., 530-531.
Summerville, James, 393, 395.
Sumner, Charles, 628.
Sundown, Mrs. Nancy, 380.
Superior, Lake, first ship built, 18-19.
“Surprize,” privateer, 59.
Sweeney, James, 616.
Sweet Briar farm, home of Horatio
Jones, near Geneseo, N. Y., 499,
^ 500, note, 504-505, 512, 513, 520.
Sweezy, Mr., 211, 213.
Swift, John, 502.
Sword-carrier. See Sacarese.
Table Rock, in 1804, 220.
Tall Chief. See Tallchief.
Tall Peter, 136, 148, 279, 379.
Tall Peter, Mrs.. 379-
Tallchief, 103; his grandsons at Iasi
council on the Genesee, 114, 507;
dines with President Washington,
507; mentioned, 509.
Tallchief, Jesse, 114.
Tallchief, Lucy, 380.
Tallchief, Nancy, 370.
Tallchief, William, 114.
Tanawantae Creek. See Tonawanda
Creek.
Tangier, quarantine regulations, 5-12.
Tantawanta. See Tonnewanda.
Ta-ya-da-o-woh-koh. See Jones, Hora-
tio.
Taylor, John, 174.
“Teacher among the Senecas, A,” 239-
274.
Te-ka-re-ho-ge-a. See Kerr, Col. W. J.
Simcoe.
Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N. Y.,
512.
Temperance and intemperance among
Indians, 168, 176-177, 216, 245, 479.
Tetuan, Leopold O’Donnell, duke of,
7, note.
Thacksburgh, Rd. Letter to Sir Wm.
Johnson, 1762, quoted, 41.
Thames, River, Canada, 186.
Thay-en-da-na-ge-a (Thay-en-dan-ega-
ga-onh). See Brant, Joseph.
Thayer, Mr., school at Cattaraugus,
340, 363, 372.
Thirty-Mile Creek, Ont., 212.
Thomas, Abenego, 522.
Thomas, John, 380.
Thomas, Mrs. Mary Jones (Mrs. Abe-
nego Thomas), 521, 522.
Thomas Asylum, copy of Seneca hymn
book found in cornerstone, 147.
Thompson, Archibald, 210, 213.
Thompson, John, 86.
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, delivers ad-
dress at dedication of Buffalo His-
torical Society building, 609.
Tilden, Dr. Jared Hyde, 622.
Tioga Point, 442, 489; treaty at, 534.
Tioga River, 171, 179, 404, 529 and
note.
Titus, John, 541.
To-an-do-qua, 391, 392, 417.
Tobacco, at Detroit, 1779, 76.
Todd & McGill, 90.
Tomahawk owned by Chief Mohawk,
Maj. Van Campen, and Horatio
Jones, 457*459 and note.
Tommy Jemmy, 112.
Tompkins, Gov. Daniel D., signs treaty
with Senecas, 537.
Tonawanda Creek, migration of Sen-
eca Indians to, 101; crossed by Ja-
cob Lindley, 1797, 177-178; by G.
T. Hopkins, 1804, 222; by Horatio
Jones, 1782, 438; Horatio Jones
braves the witches, 461-462; Hora-
tio Jones’ adventure near, 487-488.
Tonawanda Reservation, school-master
wanted, 141; land sold to Ogden
Land Co., and afterward repur-
chased, 160.
Tonne wanda, Indian religious coun-
cils, 257-259; first converts to Chris-
tianity, 261, note, 269; opposition,
267; request for a teacher, 283-290,
296-297; Baptist school teacher
driven out, 311-312; passed by Hor-
atio Jones, 461.
Tonnewanto Creek. See Tonawanda
Creek.
Tonnewanda (Tonewanto, Tonnewan-
ta, etc., old Indian village), preach-
ing by Mr. Hyde, 135; temperance
movement, 168; Jacob Lindley at,
177-178, 190.INDEX.
673
Toronto, Rev. Robert Addison at, 214,
note.
Toronto Constellation, quoted, 80.
To-ti-ac-ton, Seneca village, 98.
Townsend, George W., 622, 623.
To-yah-daoh-wok-go. See Jones, Hora-
tio.
Treat, Mrs. Mary Thomas, 522.
Treat, Rev. Richard, 522.
Tromley, Lucy (Mrs. John Jones),
525-
Trout Run, 180.
“Tryon,” brig, 64-67.
Tunno, John, 51, 53, 54, 70-
Turkey, Aaron, 380.
Turkey, Belsey W., 380.
Turkey, George, 380.
Turkey, Mrs. George, 380.
Turkey, James, 380.
Turkey, Mrs. James, 380.
Turkey, John, 380.
Turkey, Mrs. John, 380.
Turkey, Joseph, 380.
Turkey, Laura, 380.
Turkeytown, Indian village near Sen-
eca, N. Y., 128.
Turner, Orsamus, “Pioneer history of
the Holland Purchase” cited, 488,
note, 504, note.
Turtle clan, 464.
Tuscarora Indians, admitted to Iro-
quois confederacy, 98, note, 114^ in
part neutral during Am. Revolution,
100; missionaries and teachers sent
to, 125-126; Tuscaroras visit Seneca
mission, Buffalo Creek, 1818, 132,
260; James Young and party at
Tuscarora village, near Buffalo, 133-
134; mission put in charge of Rev.
T. S. Harris, 150, under control of
A. B. C. F. M., 151; Quakers asked
to send teachers to, 166-167; early
missions to, 181-182; missionary
work of Rev. Elkanah Holmes, 187-
204; condition in 1800,	189-190;
address of chiefs to N. Y. Mis-
sionary Society, asking for a school,
1800, 191-193; message to Senecas,
1800,	195,	198; visited by Mr.
Holmes and Rev. Lemuel Covell,
1803, 211-213; visited by Rev. Jo-
seph Avery, 1805, 226-227; religion
and civilization, 248-250; “Narra-
tive of Esther R. Low, 1819-20,”
275-280; children sent to Buffalo
mission school, 320, 330-331; Jour-
nals of Rev. T. S. Harris: his mis-
sionary labors, 1821-28,	281-378;
clans, 415; friendly disposition,
535; claim lands on the Roanoke,
537-
Tuscarora language, translation of the
Lord’s Prayer, in verse, 159.
Twelve-Mile Creek, 177.
Twenty Canoes, hears Mr. Alden
preach at Buffalo Creek, 1818, 131.
Twenty Canoes, Mrs. Eliza, 380.
Twoguns, Daniel, 379.
Twoguns, Henry, 148, 279, 379.
Twoguns, Mrs. Henry, 380.
Twoguns, Lewis, 312, 379.
Twoguns, Mrs. Sally, 380.
Two-guns, Young, 327-328.
Tybee Island, Ga., 57-58.
Tyson, Mrs. Martha £., 217, note.
“Unicorn,” ship, 52, 57.
“Union,” privateer, 59.
United Foreign Missionary Society,
organized, 137, 378, note; Seneca
mission transferred to, 138; men-
tioned, 143; merged in the Ameri-
can Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, 151; dismissal oi
J. B. Hyde, 273-274, note; J. C.
Crane, general agent of Board of
Managers, 330, note.
United Foreign Missionary Society,
commissioners sent to Buffalo and
Cattaraugus, 339-340.
United States, Consuls. Diplomatic
controversy concerning schooner
“Republican,” 1-14.
United States, Indian commissioners,
conference with Indians at Buf-
falo Creek, 1819, 266-268; nego-
tiations with the Six Nations, 1784,
468-470; conference of 1793 with
western tribes, 494-497; councils
and treaties, 1794-1797,	497-499;
payment of annuities at Buffalo,
539-546.
United States, Navy, Secretary of (S.
L. Southard), visit to Seneca Mis-
sion, Buffalo Creek, 151.
United States, War department, letter
to Senecas commending mission at
Buffalo Creek, 140; report of Sen-
eca mission at Buffalo Creek, by T.
S. Harris and Jas. Young, 1821,
143-145; appropriation to support
teachers among Indians, 1821, 285-
286; Col. Proctor’s mission to west-
ern tribes, 1791, 488-492; aid in
behalf of Ebenezer Allan’s heir in-
voked in vain, 493.
“Universal Friend, The.” See Wil-
kinson, Jemima.
Upper Canada, divided into four dis-
tricts, 1788, 82; government organ-
ized, 1792, 83.
Upper Canada Gazette cited, 81.
Upson, Asa, killed, 443-
Valentine, George, 169.
“Valeria,” vessel, 14, note.
“Valiente.” See Blanco del Valle,
Don Juan.
Van Buren, Martin, proclaims the
treaty of Buffalo, 160.
Van Campen, Moses, adventures, 103-
104; mentioned, 393; “Life” by J.
N. Hubbard cited, 44° > note; cap-
ture and escape from Indians, 440-
445, 447; second capture and ex-
change, 451-459; friendship with
Horatio Jones, 505 and note.
Van Deventer, Mr., 208.
Van Duzee, Benj. C., information
credited to, note; printer at Seneca
mission, Buffalo Creek, 158; re-674
INDEX.
moves with the press to Cattarau-
gus Reservation, 160.
Vaudreuil, Marquis de, 38.
Vaughan patent, 47, note.
Venango, Pa., 490.
“Vengeance," British privateer, 47-71;
formerly the “Elegante,” 48-49;
sails from New York, Jan., 1779,
50; adventures and prizes, 50-63;
attacked by the “Renown” (“Har-
court”), 64-67; repaired, 67; last
cruise* 68-71.
Verona, N. Y., 224.
Victor, N. Y., Indian village site, 99;
Boughton’s purchase, 480.
“Victory,” schooner, built, 30; fate,
32.
Vigo, Spain, schooner “Republican”
sent to, 12-13.
Vinton, Rev. Francis A., ms. record
cited, 137 and note.
Vroom, Catalina, 332.
Wabash Indians, Big Tree goes to,
1791, 487; Col. Proctor’s mission
to, 1791, 487-492.
Wadsworth, James, 499, 505, 506.
Wadsworth, Col. James of Durham,
Conn., 505.
Walker, Wm., 477-480.
Wallace, Samuel, 180.
Wallack, Michael, 393, 395.
Walters, Maj. Wm., 22; ship-build-
ing on Lake Erie; warned of In-
dian plot to surprise Fort Niagara,
1761, 35; complaint of Stirling’s
trading post at Little Niagara, 37-38.
War of 1812, loyalty of Senecas to
Americans, 108-109; invasion of
Dec., 1813, and death of James and
George Jones near Lewiston, 504.
Warren, Rider Obed, visit to western
N. Y. and Canada, 1803, 207-216.
Warren, Joseph, 634.
Washington, Gen. Geo., receives dele-
gation of Seneca Indians, 1790-1,
486-487; Gen. Sullivan sent against
the Iroquois, 100; Tall Chief en-
tertained, 114; Blacksnake called
“Governor,” 114; the Senecas al-
lowed to repossess their old terri-
tory, 116; Friends’ delegation to
Sandusky, 1793, approved, 168; ad-
vice to Tuscaroras as to investment,
221; mentioned, 489; Col. Proctor
sent with messages to the Six Na-
tions, 491-492; commission to the
Indians northwest of the Ohio, 1793,
494-495; probable entertainment of
Horatio Jones and Iroquois chiefs,
507; appointment of Jasper Parrish
interpreter for Six Nations, 534;
bust by Pugi presented to Buffalo
Historical Society, 619 and note,
620, 621; the Washington room,
same society, 620.
Washington, Mrs. Mary, 620.
Washington, Fort. See Fort Wash-
ington.
“Washington,” ship. See “George
Washington.”
Watertown Historical Society “Col-
lections” cited, 420, note; 434, note.
Watson, James, 180.
Watts, Rev. Isaac, “Go preach my
gospel,” translated into Seneca, 159.
Wayne, Gen. Anthony, 91-92.
Wayne, Anthony, 523.
Wayne Co., N. Y., 493.
Webster, Abram, 174.
Welland Canal, passage of schooner
“Republican,” 1; its part in trans-
Atlantic trade of the Great Lakes,
14, note.
Weliiner, Daniel, 441, 447.
Wells, William H., 340.
Wemp, interpreter, 479, 482.
West Greece, Monroe county, 385.
West Niagara. See Newark.
Western Federation of Women’s Clubs,
621.
Western Recorder cited, 379.
Western Reserve, early missionaries
at, 181.
Wheelbarrow, John, 279.
Wheeler, Catharine. See Bradley,
Mrs. Catharine Wheeler.
Wheeler, Joseph, 440.
Wheeler, Fort. See Fort Wheeler.
“Where the Heavens rest upon the
earth.” See Caneadea.
Whitby, Ont., grant to Capt. Bernard
Frey, 86.
White, Hannah, 380.
White, Henry G., 622.
White, Dr. James P., 607.
White, Seneca. See Seneca White.
White, Susan, 380.
White Chief (“Father White”), 136,
148-149; his story and death, 156-
157; mentioned, 279; his Christian
faith, 360; in mission church regis-
ter, 379.
White Seneca, 136, 148, 156, 279, 379.
White Seneca, Mrs., 380.
“White woman of the. Genesee.” See
Jemison, Mary.
Whitford, O. H., 622.
Whitmore, Sarah. See Jones, Mrs.
Sarah Whitmore.
Whitmoyer, Ann, 447-448, 516.
Whitmoyer, Catharine, 447-448, 516.
Whitmoyer, George, 441; killed, 447.
Whitmoyer, George, Jr., captured by
Indians, 448-449, 516-517; released,
470.
Whitmoyer, John, captured by In-
dians, 448-449, 516-517; released,
470.
Whitmoyer, Mary, captured by In-
dians, 448-449, 516-517; released,
470.
Whitmoyer, Peter, captured by In-
dians, 448-449, 516-517; released,
470.
Whitmoyer, Philip, killed, 447.
Whitmoyer, Sarah. See Jones, Mrs.
Sarah Whitmore.
Whitney, Gen. Parkhurst, Eagle Tav-
ern, Niagara Falls, 277 and note\
“Who would have thought it,” priva-
teer, 59.INDEX.
675
Wick, Rev. Wm., 181.
Wicker, Fannie (Mrs. Homer Jones),
524-
Widener, Leonard, 477.
Wilkeson, Miss Louise, 635.
Wilkinson, J. B., “Annals of Bing-
hamton” cited, 443, note.
Wilkinson, Jemima, “the Universal
Friend,” 171, 494.
Williams, Mrs. Nancy (Levi), 380.
Williamsburg, N. Y., 465, 499, 500,
note, 510.
Williamson, Judge, 171.
Williamson, Hon. Joseph, 622.
Willink, Wilhelm, 503-504.
Wilmerding, Julia (Mrs. Horatio
Jones), 525.
Wilson, C. Townsend, 613.
Wilson, James, “religious visit” to
Friends in Canada, 169-180.
Wilson, Mrs. Jenette, 379.
Wilson, Nancy, 380.
Wilson, Samuel, 379.
Wilson, Mrs. Samuel, 379.
Wilson, Wm., 496, note.
Winne, Dr. Charles, 607.
Witchcraft, an execution for among
the Senecas in 1821, 112; belief in,
244-245.
Witches of the Tonawanda, 461-462.
Witmer (Whitmore), Peter, 515.
Wolf, The, Indian, 409.
Wolf clan, 386, 464.
Wood, Joel, 182.
Woods, George, 393.
Woods, Lt. Harry, 393, 395.
Woodward, Hannah (Mrs. William
Hunter), 523.
Wright, Rev. Asher, missionary to the
Senecas at Buffalo Creek, 154-161;
his character and life-work, 154;
publishes extracts from the Revised
Statutes of N. Y., 159; removes to
Cattaraugus Reservation, 161.
Wright, Mrs. Laura M. Sheldon, 128,
note, 154-161.
Wright, Mrs. Martha Egerton, 154.
Wyandot Indians, conquered by the
Senecas, 264, note; at conference
with U. S. commissioners, 1793,
496-497, 496, note.
Wyllie, Hugh, 69.
Wyoming massacre, 100, 103, 113.
Yates Co., N. Y., 493.
Yeck-ah-Wak, 137, 280, note.
York. See Toronto.
York Gazette quoted, 84.
Yorke, Capt. Edward, 68.
Young, James, teacher at Seneca mis-
sion, Buffalo Creek, 133-150; rept.
to War dept, by T. S. Harris and
James Young, 1821, 143-145; Sen-
eca translation of hymns, 146-147,
i53> 159"160; mission broken up,
150; Miss Low’s account of mis-
sion, 275-280; on register of Seneca
mission church, 379.
Young, James (Indian), 155.
Young, Mrs. (James), 133-150, 275,
379-
Young King, 103; known by Orlando
Allen, 118; sanctions Mr. Alden’s
preaching to Senecas, IJ30-131; at-
tends service at mission, 136; pleased
with work of the mission, 141, 290;
joins the church, 155; first burial-
place, 161; death of child, 306;
aids missionaries to secure chil-
dren’s obedience, 347; in mission
church register, 380; signs treaty
at Buffalo, 537; annuity, 540.
Young King, Mrs. Lydia, 379.
Young Two-guns, 327-328.
Youngstown, O., 181.