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This correspondence, which centers around Joab Spencer, concerns the location of the Shawnee Mission near Kansas City, Kansas. In the first letter, dated July 29, 1912, William Johnson asks Spencer to clarify some details regarding Johnson's father, William Johnson. The remaining letters deal with the same subject, and elaborate further on the location and background of the Shawnee Methodist Mission that was founded in 1829.
Creator: Johnson, William McKendree, 1845-1924
Date: July 29, 1912-May 04, 1914
Item Number: 219661
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590, Box 4 Folder: Shawnee
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219661
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1910s - 1912
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 - Missions - Shawnee Methodist Mission
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - Notable Kansans - Johnson, Reverend Thomas, 1802-1865
People - Notable Kansans - Johnson, Reverend William, 1805-1842
People - Notable Kansans - Johnson, William McKendree, 1845-1924
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, George Washington
People - Notable Kansans - Morgan, Pearl W.
People - Notable Kansans - Perkins, Alice
People - Notable Kansans - Perkins, Stephen
People - Notable Kansans - Spencer, Joab
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Turner
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Other States - Missouri - Slater
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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