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In this letter to Kansas State Historical Society clerk W.W. Cone, Reverend John Thompson Peery discusses his recollections of the Kaw Mission. According to Reverand Peery, he arrived at the Kaw Mission in the spring of 1845 to help establish a "Manual Labor School." In the letter, Peery describes the buildings on the property, as well as the Native Indian groups who lived in the vicinity of the Kaw Mission.
Creator: Peery, John T. (John Thompson), 1817-1890
Date: December 30, 1880
Item Number: 219521
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590, Box 3 Folder Kansa
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219521
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
People - Notable Kansans - Chouteau, Francis
People - Notable Kansans - Chouteau, Frederick
People - Notable Kansans - Cone, W.W.
People - Notable Kansans - Johnston, William Agnew
People - Notable Kansans - Peery, John Thompson, 1817-1890
People - Notable People - Cummins, Richard W.
Places - Historic sites - Kaw Mission
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Places - Rivers - Kaw
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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