Papers, 1866-1915.

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Papers, 1866-1915.

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Consists mainly of letters concerning Williamson's family and personal life, and his work as a Presbyterian missionary to the Sioux Indians. Correspondents include family members, George D. Crocker, Mrs. Fanny H. Pettijohn, Alfred Longley Riggs, and Stephen Return Riggs.

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Riggs, Alfred L. (Alfred Longley), 1837-1916

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Presbyterian missionary. From the description of Notes on Ponca and Dakota languages, 1872 January. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461034 From the guide to the Notes on Ponca and Dakota languages, 1872, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Pettijohn, Mrs. Fanny H.

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Presbyterian Synod of South Dakota.

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Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883

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Stephen Return Riggs, a Presebyterian missionary, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on March 23, 1812, the son of Stephen and Anne (Baird) Riggs. He studied at Jefferson College and the Western Theological Seminary in 1833 and 1834, and he was licensed to preach in 1836. He came to what is now Minnesota under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1837, settling first at Lake Harriet (in what is now Minneapolis). Later he was sent to th...

Crocker, George G. (George Glover), 1843-1913

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Williamson, Thomas Smith family.

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Williamson, John Poage, 1835-1917

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John Poage Williamson (1835-1917); Missionary to the Dakota Indians for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. from 1860 to 1898, preaching in their native language, which he had learned as a child. He worked at many sites, including: the Lower Sioux Agency, Minn., 1860-1862; Fort Snelling, 1862-1863; Crow Creek, S.D., 1863-1866; Santee Agency, Neb., 1866-1869; and the Yankton Agency, S.D., 1869-1898. Williamson also acted as the Special U.S. Agent for the Flandreau Indians, 1873-1878. In 1871, h...