Robert Simerwell papers, 1822-1867.

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Robert Simerwell papers, 1822-1867.

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Letters of application for jobs at the Fort Wayne (Ind.) mission, general rules of the mission, letters received relating to the Carey (Mich.) mission, letters of introduction of missionaries, statistical charts showing status of Carey and Thomas (Mich.) missions, letters received from other missionaries, correspondence relating to treaties, letters describing life at the missions, letters received concerning the purchase of Potawatomi lands in Michigan, accounts of the Rev. Isaac McCoy & correspondence concerning his accounts, accounts of the Chicago Indian Agency, lists of students at Carey Mission, letters relating to Indian removal & emigration, correspondence dealing with McCoy's trip to the West, letters received concerning the removal of the missions to land west of the Mississippi River, accounts of the Carey & Thomas missions, letters received relating to the operation of the missions, expense account of Johnston Lykins, list of articles sold by Carey Mission, correspondence relative to goods purchased for Indians, letters dealing with the purchase of land west of the Missouri River, petitions of the Potawatomi to see the president of the U.S., voucher for payment to Simerwell as blacksmith to the Potawatomi, description of Carey Mission property, accounts of the Potawatomi emigration west, letters written from eastern Kansas after the arrival of the Potawatomi there, report to the Baptist General Convention for Foreign Missions, minutes of mission church meetings, correspondence relating to Simerwell's activities as an appointee of the American Baptist Publication Society, Simerwell's diary, and a calendar & registers of Simerwell's correspondence.

Reference copies: 3 microfilm reels (1 partial) ; 35 mm.Originals: 2 ft. (5 boxes) + 2 oversize folders.

Kansas State Historical Society

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Carter, Elizabeth Simerwell, 1835-1883.

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Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868,

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Blacksmith; Baptist missionary to the Shawnee, Potawatomi; farmer. Of Michigan Territory; present Johnson, Franklin, Shawnee Counties, Kan. From the description of Robert Simerwell papers, 1822-1867. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 53101340 ...

Simerwell, Ann, 1832-1857.

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Ann J. Simerwell was the daughter of Robert and Fanny Simerwell, missionaries to the Pottawatomie in Michigan and Kansas. She was born in 1832 and died in 1857 a cripple. Ann is thought to have attended boarding school in Monticello, Illinois. From the description of Ann Simerwell papers, 1851-1854. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 53072320 ...

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Carey Indian Mission (Niles, Mich.)

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Chicago Indian Agency

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