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 from John Lilley to Col. Rutherford, Aug. 25, 1859.
Description:
Letter from John Lilley, Oak Ridge, to Col. Rutherford, in reference to missionary labors among the Seminole people, Aug. 25, 1859.
Creator:
Lilley, John, 1810-1870. (author)
Subject names:
Lilley, John, 1810-1870., Oak Ridge Manual Labor School (Holdenville, Okla.)
Topics:
Seminole Indians--Missions., Missions--Oklahoma--Holdenville.
Geographic subjects:
Holdenville (Okla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346890
Title:
Account with Board list, 1859.
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:
Michigan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89716
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, August 20, 1859.
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.), Leelanau County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89668
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, August 1859.
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:
Michigan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89641
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, June 24, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89329
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, April 15, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89312
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, September 3, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:89260
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, January 4, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88931
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, August 22, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88921
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, July 9, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88862
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, July 16, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88819
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, February 16, 1859.
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:
Leelanau County (Mich.), Grand Traverse County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88787
Title:
Letter to Walter Lowrie from Peter Dougherty, Omena, October 15, 1859.
Creator:
Dougherty, Peter, 1805-1894. (author)
Subject names:
Lowrie, Walter, 1784-1868., 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:
Leelanau County (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:88573

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