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Jotham Meeker, a missionary to the Ottawa Indians, wrote this letter to his contact on the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, Reverend Lucius Bolles. From this letter, it appears that the Ottawa had become more interested in Christianity. Furthermore, Meeker wanted an assistant to help in printing evangelical materials; this would allow him to devote more time to religious instruction and language education.
Creator: Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Date: October 30, 1834
This source can be used to discuss how white missionaries were involved in "civilizing" native tribes in Kansas. This source also works in tandem with the November 29, 1833 letter in the Jotham Meeker Papers to show change over time.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210054
Call Number: Jotham Meeker Papers Coll. #439, Box 1, 1833-1834
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210054
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Printing and publishing
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) - 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 - Teachers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Missions - Ottawa Mission
People - American Indians - Tribes - Ottawa
Places - Indian reservations - Ottawa
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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