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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Porter , Peter Buel 1773 -1844 (search)
Porter, Peter Buel 1773-1844
Military officer; born in Salisbury, Conn., Aug. 4, 1773; studied law, and began practice at Canandaigua, N. Y., in 1795; was a member of Congress from 1809 to 1813, and again in 1815-16.
He settled at Black Rock, near
General Porter's medal. Buffalo, where he and his brothers made large purchases of land along the Niagara River.
A leader of volunteers on the Niagara frontier, he became distinguished for his skill and bravery, and received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal.
President Madison offered him the position
Peter Buel, Porter. of commander-in-chief of the army in 1815, which he declined.
He was secretary of state of New York (1815-16), and was Secretary of War, under President John Quincy Adams, in 1828. General Porter was one of the early projectors of the Erie Canal, and one of the first board of commissioners.
He died at Niagara Falls, March 20, 1844.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Roebling , John Augustus 1806 -1869 (search)
Seneca Indians,
The fifth nation of the Iroquois Confederacy (q. v. ), which inhabited the country in New York west of Sodus Bay and Seneca Lake to the Niagara River.
They called themselves Tsonnundawaono, or dwellers in the open country.
Tradition says that at the formation of the great confederacy Hiawatha said to them, You, Senecas, a people who live in the open country, and possess much wisdom, shall be the fifth nation, because you understand better the art of raising corn and beans Door of the Long House—the confederacy.
They were divided into five clans—viz., the Turtle, Snipe, Hawk, Bear, and Wolf, and were represented in the great council or congress by seven sachems.
There was a small family on the borders of the Niagara River, called Neuters, whose domain formed the western boundary of the Seneca territory; also the Erikes, or Eries, south of Lake Erie.
On the east they joined the Senecas.
By the conquest of the Hurons, most of the Neuters, the Series, and Anda
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)