Isaac McCoy papers, 1808-1874.

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Isaac McCoy papers, 1808-1874.

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This collection is almost entirely concerned with Indian missions, Indian removal, and related matters. A major part of this collection deals with its main theme: American Indians and Isaac McCoy's continuous efforts to establish a better life for them in the West. The collection consists substantially of correspondence and journals written by McCoy while serving as a Baptist missionary among various Indian tribes in the 1st half of the 19th century. McCoy was one of the principal architects of the American policy to move the Indians westward in order to make room for the growing Euro-American population in the East. This is reflected in his correspondence, his journals and his reports to the commissioner of Indian affairs. Also, his journals reveal the nature and condition of his work as a missionary among several tribes of American Indians. Early missions detailed include the station on the Wabash River at Fort Wayne, Ind., and missions for the Potawatomi, Ottawa, & other nations on the St. Joseph & Grand rivers in Michigan Territory. The correspondence covers these topics: elementary & higher education; the physical condition of the tribes; relationships with non-Indians & the War Dept.; petty controversies with head men; mission personnel including Johnston Lykins, Jotham Meeker, & Robert Simerwell; the Baptist mission board; Muscogee Baptist Church; and relations with the federal government, particularly over appropriations of funds. Included is information on McCoy's American Indian Mission Association and surveys of Indian lands in Kansas. In addition to these series, some of which exist in typescript as well as the original form, are a variety of essays concerning Native Americans and Christian theology. Correspondents include C.A. Harris, Johnston Lykins, Jotham Meeker, Robert Simerwell, and John Tipton.

Originals: 11 ft. (23 boxes)Reproductions (partial): 13 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7946091

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Muscogee Baptist Church.

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McCoy, Rice, 1807-1833.

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs

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United States bureau with responsibility for Indian relations. From the description of Letter, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699812 Develops and implements, in cooperation with tribal governments, Native American organizations, other federal agencies, state & local governments, and other interested groups, economic, social, educational, and other programs for the benefit and advancement of Indian and Alaska native people. Established in 1824 within the War Dept...

Lykins, Johnston, 1800?-1876

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Tipton, John C., 1835-

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McCoy, Isaac, 1784-1846

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Baptist missionary to Native Americans, surveyor, author; of Michigan, Indiana, Kansas. From the description of Isaac McCoy papers, 1808-1874. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 655829527 Founder of Carey Mission (a school for Native Americans) near Niles, Mich. From the description of Isaac McCoy correspondence, 1800-1821. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 368120827 ...

Harris, C. A.

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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 ...

American Indian Mission Association

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Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855

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McCoy, Sarah.

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