Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777
Variant namesConnecticut Mohegan leader.
In 1758 Johnson entered Eleazar Wheelock's school for Indians, then located in Lebanon, Conn., and in 1766 or 7 left to become a teacher among the Iroquois. Condemned as a drunkard by Wheelock in 1769, Johnson spent two years at sea and in Providence, R.I., before his conversion in 1771. Johnson, who then became a minister and missionary, was instrumental in arranging the 1775 emigration of New England Christian Indians to the Brotherton settlement on Oneida lands in New York.
From the description of Letter and petition, 1764-1775. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38133316
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Joseph Johnson diary, 1772-1773 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777. Joseph Johnson diary, 1772-1773. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777. Letter, 6 November 1773, to Tabitha Occom. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| referencedIn | Occom, Samson, 1723-1792. Letter : Mohegan, [Conn.], to Eleazar Wheelock, [Hanover, N.H.], 1774 Mar. 14. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777. Letter and petition, 1764-1775. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Moor's Indian Charity School | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | New York (State). Provincial Congress | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Occom, Samson, 1723-1792. | person |
| associatedWith | Sweetland, Eleazer, 1751?-1787. | person |
| correspondedWith | Wheelock, Eleazar, 1711-1779 | person |
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