Conrad Weiser papers 1741-1783

Conrad Weiser papers

This collection contains the papers of Conrad Weiser (November 2, 1696 – July 13, 1760), a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania and became an Indian affairs agent and lieutenant colonel for the British forces in the French and Indian War. Weiser was responsible for negotiating many treaties...

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Main Author: Weiser, Conrad 1696-1760 (Author (aut))
Other Authors: Weiser, Samuel 1735-1794 (Author (aut))
Collection:Conrad Weiser Papers
Collection Number:0700
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Abercromby, James > 1706-1781.
Allen, William > 1704-1780.
Bouquet, Henry > 1719-1765.
Burd, James > 1726-1793.
Dinwiddie, Robert > 1693-1770.
Gooch, William > Sir > 1681-1751.
Hamilton, James > 1710-1783.
Handschuh, Johann Fridrich > 1714-1764.
Hockley, Richard > d. 1774.
Johnson, William > Sir > 1715-1774.
Lee, Thomas > 1690-1750.
Mercer, Hugh > ca. 1725-1777.
Morris, Robert Hunter > ca. 1700-1764.
Parsons, William > 1701-1757.
Penn, Thomas > 1702-1775.
Peters, Richard > 1704-1776.
Washington, George > 1732-1799.
Berks County (Pa.) > History > 18th century.
Berks County (Pa.) > History.
Iroquois Indians > 18th century.
Iroquois Indians > Early works to 1800.
Iroquois Indians > Government relations > To 1789.
Iroquois Indians > Government relations.
Iroquois Indians > Land tenure > Early works to 1800.
Iroquois Indians > Land tenure.
Iroquois Indians > Treaties.
Mohawk Indians > Early works to 1800.
Mohawk Indians > Government relations.
Mohawk Indians > History > 18th century.
Mohawk Indians > Land tenure.
Native Americans.
New York (State) History French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Pennsylvania > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763 > Registers.
Pennsylvania > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Six Nations.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763 > Campaigns.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763 > Economic aspects.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763 > Registers of dead.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763 > Registers.
Virginia > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States > Politics and government > 1755-1783.
Letters.
Indian agents.
Online Access:Link to finding aid
Physical Description: 1.33 Linear feet 2 boxes, 4 volumes
Access: This collection is open for research, although access to Conrad Weiser's ledger (Volume 3) and journal (Volume 5) are restricted due to their fragility. Researchers should use the photostat copy of the ledger available in this collection or access either digitized volume through our Digital Library.
Summary: This collection contains the papers of Conrad Weiser (November 2, 1696 – July 13, 1760), a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania and became an Indian affairs agent and lieutenant colonel for the British forces in the French and Indian War. Weiser was responsible for negotiating many treaties with the Iroquois which transfered land ownership from the Native Americans to the colony of Pennsylvania and ensured the support of the Iroquois for the British during the war. His papers consist of correspondence, financial records, muster rolls, legal documents, a bound ledger, and a journal of a 1750 trip to Onondaga. The manuscripts in this collection were originally bound into two volumes, and their folders retain their volume and page numbers. The order of items in the volumes was loosely chronological and this arrangement has been kept.

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