Records of the Moravian Mission in Labrador (preliminary inventory), 1960.

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Records of the Moravian Mission in Labrador (preliminary inventory), 1960.

Collection consists of Whitley's preliminary inventory of the remaining records of the Moravians in Labrador. Includes Whitley's introduction to the material.

1 box (0.2 ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7119455

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Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...

Whiteley, William H.

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Whitley was a historian and an archivist at Memorial University of Newfoundland. From the description of Records of the Moravian Mission in Labrador (preliminary inventory), 1960. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352327 ...