Letterbook, 1821-1834.

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Letterbook, 1821-1834.

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Letterbook containing copies of Harriet's letters to her mother and siblings. Harriet writes of the journey to Missouri and describes daily life at the mission. She writes of teaching Indian children in the schoolroom and in the home and of efforts to convert the Osage to Christianity. She also describes the illnesses and diseases that plague their community, details her religious convictions, and informs relatives and friends from home of the impact their contributions have on the missionary effort. The last letter in the volume is a copy of a letter from Abraham Redfield informing Harriet's sister of her death. Several manuscript poems with religious themes follow the letters.

1 v. (116 p.) ; 20 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8016096

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Redfield, Abraham.

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Woolley, Harriet, d. 1834.

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Harriet Woolley was chosen to serve as a missionary for the United Foreign Missionary Society's mission to the Osage Indians in Missouri in 1821. The party left from Philadelphia in March 1821 and reached the Osage River in June. Wooley married a fellow missionary, the Rev. Mr. Montgomery, and served the mission until she died of cholera in 1834, only days after the death of her husband. From the description of Letterbook, 1821-1834. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702137367 ...

Montgomery, Rev. Mr., d. 1834.

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United Foreign Missionary Society

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The society was composed of the Presbyterian, Reformed Dutch, and Associate Reformed Churches. Its object was to spread the gospel among the Indians of North America, the inhabitants of Mexico and South America, and in other portions of the non-Christian world. The missions of the United Foreign Missionary Society were transferred to the care of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1826-27. From the description of Records of the United Foreign Missionary Societ...