A.M85 Lewis Henry Morgan Papers
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A.M85 Lewis Henry Morgan Papers
Items in the A.M85 Lewis Henry Morgan Papers Collection
Meeting minutes from the Barleywood Female University
Handwritten meeting minutes from the board of trustees document the business of the Barleywood Female University, along with newspaper clippings about the university.
![Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:2: "An account of the discovery of a system of relationship..."](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7b5ffedfe94d06354734df70f63587e7.jpg "Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:2: "An account of the discovery of a system of relationship..."")
![Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:2a: "In addition to the ..."](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3336425402f723a9f879759e899af456.jpg "Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:2a: "In addition to the ..."")
![Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:3: "I take the liberty to sent you the enclosed, a printed schedule..."](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ce6e2b36bbf0675b9c6ea48d015309d6.jpg "Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:3: "I take the liberty to sent you the enclosed, a printed schedule..."")
Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:4: Degrees of Relationship in the Language of the Seneca-Iroquois
![Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:20: Circular sent "To the Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of the United States in foreign countries"](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/square_thumbnails/19c222868c573168a588c5d607f248ac.jpg "Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:20: Circular sent "To the Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of the United States in foreign countries"")
![Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:42: Letter from [David Wilson?]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fb57fc8d6d325466368c01da6bccf612.jpg "Record of Indian Letters, Volume 1:42: Letter from [David Wilson?]")
Manuscript Volume 1:22. Members of the New Confederacy of the Iroquois (total 241)
Pages 391-394 (8"x 12 1/2")
Manuscript Volume 1:21. Letter from Ely S. Parker to Lewis H. Morgan, Ellicottville, describing various Indian ceremonies, February 12, 1850.
Pages 385-390 (8"x 12 1/2")
Manuscript Volume 1:20. Notes of an expedition to the old fortifications near Geneva and to several other places in western New York, November, 1845.
Pages 379-384 (8"x 12 1/2")
Manuscript Volume 1:18. Notes of an expedition to Tonawanda, Genesee county, New York, to attend a great council of the Six Nations of Indians which was held on the, 1, 2, and 3 days of October, 1845.
The Oneidas, Onondagas, Tuscaroras, Cayugas, and Senecas were represented. Some 500 at the council of Indians.
Manuscript Volume 1:19. Notes of a conversation with Ely Samuel Parker upon the Iroquois
pages 373-378. 2 leaves (8"x 12"); 1 leaf (8"x 8 3/4")
Manuscript Volume 1:17. Notes on the Iroquois, their government and institutions. Rochester, L. H. Morgan
Pages 313-334 (8"x 12")
Manuscript Volume 1:16. A translation of the speech made by Jimmy Johnson (69th year) at the Grand Council of the Confederacy of Iroquois, held at the Indian village of Tonawanda, October 12 and 13, 1845
Pages 299-312 (8"x 12")
Manuscript Volume 1:15. Notes of an expedition to Tonawanda, Genesee county, New York, to attend a great council of the Six Nations which was held on the, 1, 2, and 3 days of October, 1845.
Pages 281-298 (8"x 13")
Manuscript Volume 1:14. An address on the Indian trails of New York, with some observations on the joint occupation of the country of the white race and the red; by Skenandoah (L. H. Morgan),
Pages 241-280 (8"x 10")
Manuscript Volume 1:13. Observations upon the institutions of the Iroquois, August, 1845
Pages 225-240 (8"x 12")
Manuscript Volume 1:12. Description of an Indian council at Tonawanda by George Riley, October 1, 2, and 3, 1845
Clipping from the Daily American, Rochester, v. 1 #249, (October 7, 1845).
Manuscript Volume 1:11. Notes of a conversation with John Morgan of Lima, 84 years of age, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at my room. Rochester, May 26 and 27, 1846.
Pages 209-222 (5"x 8")
Manuscript Volume 1:10. Record of a council of adoption at which Thomas Darling, Charles T. Porter, and L. H. Morgan were received by adoption into the Seneca nation.
Pages 195-208 (8"x 10")
Manuscript Volume 1:9. Letter to Lewis Henry Morgan from Ely S. Parker, dated Washington, transmitting report of Morgan's initiation into the Senecas.
Page 194 (5"x 8")
Manuscript Volume 1:8. Notes of an expedition to Washington (D.C.) to aid the Seneca nation in their efforts to procure relief against the treaties, January 15, 1838; May 20, 1842; April 3 to May 4, 1846.
Pages 157-191 (5"x 8")
Manuscript Volume 1:7. Notes of a trip up the Genesee valley to Dansville, also to Tonawanda and Buffalo, February and March, 1846.
Pages 117-156 (5"x 8")
Manuscript Volume 1:6. Notes of an expedition to Onondaga castle, December 16, 1845 ... and also of an excursion up the valley of the Genesee, January 18 to 24, 1846
Pages 97-116. 5"x8"
Manuscript Volume 1:5. Notes of a visit to the Buffalo Creek and Tonawandeh reservations, etc., January, 1846. Red Jacket, Mary Jemison, et al.
Pages 65-96 (5"x 8")
Manuscript Volume 1:2a. Council of the Six Nations at Tonawanda LaForts Speech. Medicine Men, October 1847
Also a newspaper clipping (October 1847?) titled, "Indian Council of the Six Nations at Tonawanda."
4 pages
4 pages
Manuscript Volume 1:1 Speeches at a council of the Iroquois held at Tonawanda, for the purpose of raising life sachems. Ely S. Parker, reporter (On the New Religion), October 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1848
Pages 1-46 (8"x 12 1/2"). 23 leaves written on both sides.
Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881)
"Section F, mausoleum on Lot 65, was Rochester's great intellectual leader of the 19th century."
Manuscript Volume 1:3. Record of a council held upon the Tonawanda reservation January 1 and 2, 1846, and a letter from the chiefs and also from John Blacksmith to Lewis H. Morgan.
Cover:Record of the Council held upon the Tonewanda Reservation January 1 & 2, 1846 and a letter from the Chiefs and also from John Blacksmith to L.H. Morgan Annual Councils were held at Onondaga in the fall prior to Sullivan's? ?? & the…
Morgan, Lewis Henry. Letter to Ely Samuel Parker, January 29, 1850
Rochester January 29, 1850D[ea]r Ely,I wish to trouble you now for a favor which will require a little of your timeand patience. I am now writing an article upon the Religious System of the IroquoisStill there are some things about it I do not…
Parker, Ely Samuel. Letter to Caroline Parker Mount Pleasant, December 27, 1854
Rochester Dec 27th 1854 Dear Sis, I received your letter yesterday & was very happy to learn that you were all well. My uncle & his son have probably gone home ere this. My uncle said he won't visit again at Tonawanda next summer. I send you…
![Manuscript Volume 4:5. Notes and extracts from "Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent ... 1804-1806," by Captains Lewis and Clarke. London, Longmans, 1814](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4090493175a6e5ceff52edfd774890a6.jpg "Manuscript Volume 4:5. Notes and extracts from "Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent ... 1804-1806," by Captains Lewis and Clarke. London, Longmans, 1814")
Manuscript Volume 2:1: Notes of a visit to Tonawanda to attend the Corn harvest feast of the Senecas, October 28, 1846. 31 of October, 1846.
pages 1-64 (8"x 6")
Manuscript Volume 2:4: Tonawanda, at William Parker's, November 30, 1849
L. H. Morgan. Moccasins--tanning deer skins, etc.
pages 107-160 (7 ½"x 6")
pages 107-160 (7 ½"x 6")
Manuscript volume 2:6 Expedition to Grand River, Canada, for Indian relics, October 28, 1850.
pages 177-189 (8"x 6")
Manuscript volume 2:10: Chippewa vocabulary and notes of a trip to Marquette, 1858
pages 309-356 (7 3/4"x 6 1/4")
Manuscript volume 2:12: Notes of a visit to Washington and a Winnebagoe delegation, April, 1859.
pages 421-446 (8"x 6 1/4")
