American Indian correspondence [microfilm] : the Presbyterian Historical Society collection of missionaries' letters, 1833-1893.

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American Indian correspondence [microfilm] : the Presbyterian Historical Society collection of missionaries' letters, 1833-1893.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702690695

The collection consists of almost 14,000 letters written by nineteenth century Presbyterian missionaries describing their work among native Americans in the United States from 1833-1893.

Manuscripts.

Yale University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8029094

Yale University Library

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Presbyterian Historical Society.

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Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...