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.
Quakers. See Friends, Society of. Quarantine regulations, Spain and Mo-
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, 79; 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,
Rev. Lemuel Covell preaches at, 211-213, describes, 215; visited by Rev. Joseph Avery, 1805, 227. Quinté, 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,
Red Jacket (Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Keeps them awake"), probably at Caneadea, 103; his grand-nephew at last Indian council on the Gene see, 109-111, 120-121, and his son, III-112; his defense of Tommy Jemmy, 112; known by Orlando Allen, 118; attends Mr. Alden's preaching, 130; at Tonnewanda, 131; leader of the Pagan party, 132. 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; 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, 386; invitation to Phelps to meet Indians 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,
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.
York State, Revised statutes. Revolution. American, Iroquois allies of the British, 100.
Rich, G. Barrett, 613, 614, 624. Richardson, Capt. John, friend ot
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),
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, Duc de La.
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. 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; the town in 1779, 58;
"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, 94; 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, 169-170; 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
poem credited, 107, note.
Sears, Tabor. 621.
Seaton, Joel, occupies old council house. Caneadea, 106.
Sedgwick, H. C., 505, note.
Selden, Phebe, 148, 150, 157, 379. Sellstedt, Lars G., reminiscences of James O. Putnam, 633-637. Se-ne-at'-do-wä.
See Parrish, Capt.
Seneca, Mrs. Chas. (Ruth). 380. Seneca, John. See John Seneca. Seneca, Mother, 370.
Seneca, Phebe (Mrs. Jabez Jones), 380.
Seneca, White. See White Seneca. Seneca hymn book, 146-147, 152-153, 160.
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; early
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, 1797. 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 of 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, 498; 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, 5373 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, 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; 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 the
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.
Silverhcels, 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,
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, 431, 432, 465. 489.
Squaw Island, schooner
anchored near, 1761, 23. Squier, Rev. M. P., cited, 379. Stamford, Ont., 210, 211, 213, 215. Stanford. See Stamford, Ont. Stanwix. Fort. Starr, Elijah, 525. Starr, Elizabeth.
See Fort Stanwix.
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 with
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; reëlected 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, 111, 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 last council on the Genesee, 114, 507; Idines 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.
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.
Tonnewanda, 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.
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