Conrad Weiser papers 0700 Finding aid prepared by Sarah Newhouse and Anna Baechtold Georgi. Last updated on November 09, 2018. Historical Society of Pennsylvania November 2011 Conrad Weiser papers Table of Contents Summary Information....................................................................................................................................3 Administrative Information........................................................................................................................... 4 Related Materials........................................................................................................................................... 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6 Bibliography...................................................................................................................................................8 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 9 - Page 2 - Conrad Weiser papers Summary Information Repository Historical Society of Pennsylvania Creator Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760. Creator Weiser, Samuel, 1735-1794. Title Conrad Weiser papers Call number 0700 Date [inclusive] 1741-1783 Extent 1.33 linear feet (2 boxes, 4 volumes) Language English Language of Materials note Materials are in English and German. Mixed materials (00006990)1 [Volume] Mixed materials (00006992)1 [Box] Mixed materials (00006993)2 [Box] Abstract 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 - Page 3 - Conrad Weiser papers 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. Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Conrad Weiser papers (Collection 0700), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Administrative Information Historical Society of Pennsylvania November 2011 Finding aid prepared by Sarah Newhouse and Anna Baechtold Georgi. Sponsor This collection was processed during the Digital Center for Americana Project Phase II, which was funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation. Access Restrictions 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. - Page 4 - Conrad Weiser papers Immediate Source of Acquisition note Gift of Heister H. Muhlenberg, 1838; Mr. Paul T. Anderson, 1961; Thomas F. Gordon, n.d.; portion purchased by Gratz Fund, 1936. Related Materials Related Archival Materials note At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: DuSimitiere's collection (LCP2) Pennsylvania, Provincial Council minutes (Am .20195) Berks and Montgomery counties miscellaneous papers (0044) Berks County (Pa.) colonial papers (Am .1293) Lancaster County papers (0352) Maria Dickinson Logan collection (0382) Northampton County papers (0456) Penn family papers (0485A) Jonah Thompson collection of colonial Pennsylvania documents (0655) John Christopher Frederick Cammerhoff letters (Am .245) Abraham H. Cassel description of the Indians Iroquois and Delaware (Am .541) Easton Council minutes (Am .545) The account book of Conrad Weiser, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1746-1760. Translation. (UPA Vg .1811 v.60) Narrative of a journey from Tulpehocken, in Pennsylvania, to Onondago, the headquarters of the Six nations of Indians, made in 1737 by Conrad Weiser. Translation. (Va .64) At other institutions: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] at the National Archives (various locations). http:// www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Timothy Horsfield Papers (974.8 H78) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http:// www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.974.8.H78-ead.xml - Page 5 - Conrad Weiser papers James Logan Papers (B L82) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http:// www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L82-ead.xml Burd-Shippen Papers at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http:// www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B892-ead.xml;query=;brand=default Edward Shippen Papers (B Sh62) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http:// www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.Sh62-ead.xml Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania (974.8 P19) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.974.8.P19-ead.xml Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Misc. Manuscripts) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.200-ead.xml Benjamin Franklin Papers (B F85) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http:// www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml Minutes of Indian treaties and conferences, 1721-1760, [n.d.].at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.970.5.P26-ead.xml Manuscripts on Indian affairs (970.4 M415) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.970.4.M415-ead.xml George Washington Papers in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html French and Indian War Orderly Books (1758-1760) at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, MA. http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0050&hi=on&tag=archdesc&query=french %20and%20indian%20war French and Indian War collection at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA. http:// www.americanantiquarian.org/Findingaids/french_indian_war.pdf Controlled Access Headings Form/Genre(s) • Letters. Geographic Name(s) - Page 6 - Conrad Weiser papers • United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763. • United States--Politics and government--1755-1783. Occupation(s) • Indian agents. Personal Name(s) • 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. Subject(s) • 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. - Page 7 - Conrad Weiser papers • 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. Bibliography Conrad Weiser Homestead. n.d. Web. 10 November 2011. http://conradweiserhomestead.org Graeff, Arthur D. Conrad Weiser -- Pennsylvania Peacemaker. Kutztown, Pa.: The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1945. Merrell, James H. Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999. Washington, Ida H. "Conrad Weiser in fact and fiction." Monatshefte, 68.2 (Summer 1976). Walton, Joseph Solomon. Conrad Weiser and the Indian Policy of Colonial Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa.: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1900. - Page 8 - Conrad Weiser papers Collection Inventory Volume Page Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756. 1 3 Thomas Cookton, 1741 September 12. 1 6 Thomas Cookton, 1741 September 12. 1 7 Conrad Weiser: "Serious Advice to