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:
Note confirming receipt of merchandise at Board of Foreign Missions, September 16, 1846.
Description:
Note confirming receipt of one box of merchandise at Board of Foreign Missions, New York, to be sent to Peter Dougherty, Mackinac, Michigan, September 16, 1846.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. (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:
Mackinac County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89800
Title:
Troy and Michigan Lake Boat Line package inventory, September 1846.
Description:
Inventory of package to be sent via Troy and Michigan Lake Boat Line to Peter Dougherty in Mackinac, Michigan, from Board of Foreign Missions in New York, September 1846.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. (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:
Mackinac County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89045

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