North American Indian missions records, 1803-1883.

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North American Indian missions records, 1803-1883.

Letters and other documents originating in the American Board's missions to North American Indians, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Sioux, Dakota, Mackinaw, Maumee and other tribes.

83 boxes (40.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233079

Houghton Library

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Cherokee Nation

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Although the Treaty of Hopewell (1785) defined the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and the U.S., Congress during the Confederation period was unable to keep white squatters off Cherokee lands. With violence escalating between Cherokees and settlers, particularly those of the "State of Franklin" (now Tennessee), Congress in Sept. of 1788 issued a proclamation forbidding white intrustion on Cherokee land. From the description of A talk from the head men warriers of the Cherokey Natio...

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Choctaw Nation.

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Sioux Nation

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Dakota Mission.

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Oregon Mission.

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Woman's Board of Missions

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