Newberry Library - Letter Shawonee Mission, Ind. Ter., to Rev. Francis Barker, South Hanson, Mass., 1852 June 17

Letter Shawonee Mission, Ind. Ter., to Rev. Francis Barker, South Hanson, Mass., 1852 June 17

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Title Letter Shawonee Mission, Ind. Ter., to Rev. Francis Barker, South Hanson, Mass., 1852 June 17

Creator Barker, Elizabeth F., 1809-1881

Date 1852

Place Kansas--Shawnee Mission, United States

Subjects Baptists, Families, Frontier and pioneer life, Missions, Shawnee Indians

Description Formerly known as Ayer MS 48a.

Summary June 17, 1852, letter from Elizabeth F. Barker at the Baptist Shawnee Mission in Indian Territory (now Kansas) to her husband, Rev. Francis Barker, a missionary to the Shawnee Indians then visiting family in South Hanson, Mass. Included are discussions of serious illness, religious services, the threat of an onslaught of white settlers from the East, and a visit by a Mr. "Southerland," who was obtaining statistics for an account of missionary schools in the Indian Territory. There are also reminders to discuss the poor condition of mission housing and grounds with the "Committee," and remarks about and to her children at home (Sophronia, b. 1846) and in Massachusetts (Mary Francis, b. 1840, and William Bowen, b. 1842)

Extent 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 cm

Format Correspondence

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 3012

BibID 127604

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991276048805867_Ayer_MS_3012

Unique Identifier NL11KO71

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