Fellows v. Blacksmith
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Fellows v. Blacksmith, 60 U.S. 366, is a United States Supreme Court decision involving Native American law. John Blacksmith, a Tonawanda Seneca, sued agents of the Ogden Land Company for common law c
The Holland Land Office
Chief Justice Taney skipped the opinion announcement to work on Dred Scott v. Sandford, announced the next day.
Justice Samuel Nelson delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Genesee County Courthouse, a structure built by the Holland Land Company
Ely S. Parker
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Ely Samuel Parker, born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa, was a United States Army general and a commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He was bilingual, speaking both Seneca and English,
Surrender at Appomattox, a portrait depicting Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union Army general Ulysses S. Grant with Parker in the back row (third from right)