Papers, 1824-1889.

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Papers, 1824-1889.

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Papers, 1824-1889 of Pitezel, include: Biographical Materials, Correspondence, Journals, and Writings, including essays and poems. Item-level index cards are also included. The collection details his religious beliefs, visits with Indian chiefs, council, medicine men, and stories told to him by Indians, his anti-Catholic sentiments, and missionary efforts among the Ojibwa Indians and miners in Sault Saint Marie, the Lake Superior region, and L'Anse (Mich.), the Cliff Mines, and Eagle Mission in the Upper Peninsula, his training and experience in Norwalk Seminary (Ohio), and family news. His journals also detail his work in Adrian and Marshall (Mich.).

.5 cubic ft. (in 1 box) : ill.

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