Newberry Library - Letter Maryville, Tenn., to Jedediah Morse, Charlestown, Mass., 1808 Dec. 17

Letter Maryville, Tenn., to Jedediah Morse, Charlestown, Mass., 1808 Dec. 17

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Open book Letter Maryville, Tenn., to Jedediah Morse, Charlestown, Mass., 1808 Dec. 17

Title Letter Maryville, Tenn., to Jedediah Morse, Charlestown, Mass., 1808 Dec. 17

Creator Blackburn, Gideon, 1772-1838

Date 1808

Subjects Andover Theological Seminary, Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America, Missionaries

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text on p. [1]-[3]; address on p. [4]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary December 7, 1808, letter from Gideon Blackburn to Jedediah Morse (with whom Blackburn had maintained a correspondence following an 1807 fundraising tour of New England), regarding the "progress of civilization among the Cherokees." Blackburn describes the effects of his school and mission work on the Cherokee Nation -- alterations in laws, substitution of trial by jury for blood revenge, imposition of a tax to support the government, and proliferation of agriculture and stock raising. Also discussed are Blackburn's attempts to sell copies of Morse's journal, The Panoplist, in which many of Blackburn's letters to Morse were published, and his hopes of finding students for the new Andover Theological Seminary, which Morse was instrumental in establishing.

Biographical/Historical Note Presbyterian minister, missionary to the Cherokees, 1804-1810. In 1804, supported by the U.S. and Tennessee governments, and private contributors, Gideon Blackburn opened a mission school for Cherokee children near Tellico. A second school was established in 1808 near Sale Creek. His schools a success, Blackburn was also an influential adviser to the Cherokees, persuading them to alter their laws and government to resemble those of the U.S. In 1810, battling poor health and financial difficulties, Blackburn retired from missionary work.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 70

BibID 135272

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2350px × 2908px 19.58 MB

File Created 09/06/2023

Filename 991352728805867_Ayer_MS_70_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11OL5Q

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