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In this letter to Robert Simerwell and the missionaries at the Carney Mission, Isaac McCoy details the difficulties of life among the Ottawas at the Thomas Mission near Grand River in the Michigan Territory (present-day Grand Rapids, Michigan). In particular, McCoy struggles with sickness, the challenges posed by trying to learn the Ottawa language, and the fact that his life is one in which the concerns of others must come first and foremost.
Creator: McCoy, Isaac, 1784-1846
Date: 1827
Item Number: 219076
Call Number: Robert Simerwell Coll. #500, Box 1, Correspondence and reports, 1827
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219076
Collections - Manuscript - Simerwell, Robert W.
Date - 1800-1819
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - McCoy, Issac, 1784-1846
People - Notable People - Simerwell, Robert
Places - Other States - Michigan - Carey Mission
Places - Other States - Michigan - Grand Rapids
Places - Other States - Michigan - Grand River
Places - Other States - Michigan - Thomas Mission
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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