American Philosophical Society
John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder letters and papers, 1789-1796
Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823
Mss.Film.805.2
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1 reel(s)
1789-1796
1 microfilm reel.
There are nine items on this reel, including letters concerning Indian affairs at Detroit, Indian lands and surveys of Moravian Indian lands on the Muskingum (with maps), estimates of settlers north of the Ohio (1793), and a report concerning the conduct of the British respecting the Indian war (1793).
LH-RR-Media Rm-3
English .
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Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Purchased from Massachusetts Historical Society and accessioned, 1958 (1958 1765mf).
Biographical/Historical note
John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary.
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals at the Massachusetts Historical Society and Harvard University.
Early American History Note
This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
Maps.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1790-1794
Indians of North America -- Land tenure
Microfilm Collection