Isaac Bonsall journals

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Isaac Bonsall journals

1803-1823

The Isaac Bonsall journals is a four volume collection documenting three missionary journeys of Bonsall in 1803, 1806, and 1823. The journals describe the Society of Friends missionary outreach to the Indians of western and northern New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and document the vast network of Quaker communities that he encountered throughout this region.

4 volumes

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392738

William L. Clements Library

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