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In this letter, Jotham Meeker, a missionary to the Ottawa Indians, provided a description of his work teaching the Ottawa how to read and write in their own language. According to Meeker, the Ottawa were eager for their children to learn English as well. Meeker's mission was located near present-day Ottawa, Kansas. Reverend Lucius Bolles, the recipient of this letter, was Meeker's contact at the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions.
Creator: Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Date: February 13, 1839
This letter illustrates the Ottawa's interest in having their children gain an education. For the purposes of instruction, use only paragraph 4 of the letter.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210066
Call Number: Jotham Meeker Papers (Coll. 439) Box 1, 1836-1839 Correspondence Folder
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210066
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Missionaries
Collections - Manuscript - Meeker, Jotham
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Baptist
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Assimilation
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Mission work and mission schools
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Ottawa
Date - 1800-1819
Education - Primary - Curriculum
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Missions - Ottawa Mission
People - American Indians - Tribes - Ottawa
Places - Cities and towns - Ottawa
Places - Counties - Franklin
Places - Indian reservations - Ottawa
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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