American Indian Correspondence

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Missionary correspondence written to the secretaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions documenting the mission work among Native Americans. Letters are official in nature but often contain personal comment and experiences. A smaller portion of the collection consists of reports, including school and mission station reports and statistics; financial statements, accounts, and vouchers; agreements/contracts; and maps. View the collection guide to learn more. Featured image: Letter to F.F. Ellenwood from Herbert Welsh, November 11, 1887. Letter to F.F. Ellenwood from Herbert Welsh, November 11, 1887.

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Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Edmund McKinney, April 22, 1845.
Description:
Edmund McKinney, missionary in charge of Spencer Academy, describes an ongoing conflict over his hiring of a “free man of color,” Oliver Ingles. McKinney complained that Ingles “had made no preparations to go, and was using as he had been for sometime, very threatening language towards me.” The situation dragged on for several months, until Ingles finally relented and left Spencer Academy, but only after “he and his wife received full compensation.”
Creator:
McKinney, Edmund. (author)
Subject names:
Lowrie, Walter, 1784-1868., Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, 1806-1881., Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States., Choctaw Indians--Missions--19th century.
Geographic subjects:
Indian Territory.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:111085
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Grand Traverse, February 25, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe., Lowrie, Walter, 1784-1868.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89792
Title:
Letter to Daniel Wells from Peter Dougherty, Grand Traverse, June 24, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89618
Title:
Letter to Daniel Wells from Peter Dougherty, November 4, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89403
Title:
Letter to Daniel Wells from Peter Dougherty, August 14, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89346
Title:
Letter to Daniel Wells from Peter Dougherty, Grand Traverse, September 27, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89200
Title:
Letter to Daniel Wells from Peter Dougherty, Grand Traverse, August 25, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89171
Title:
Letter to Daniel Wells from Peter Dougherty, May 22, 1845.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Chippewa Tribe.
Topics:
Ottawa Indians--Missions--19th century., Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88953

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