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In this letter to Robert Simerwell, Jotham Meeker discusses some of the problems at the Thomas Mission that were due to the scarcity of food. In fact, Meeker explains that the lack of corn forced the missionaries at the Thomas Mission to dismiss their students for a time because they could not properly feed them. Included in this letter is a list of expenses incurred at the Thomas Mission during portions of 1828.
Creator: Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Date: April 9, 1829
Item Number: 219139
Call Number: Robert Simerwell Coll. #500, Box 1 Correspondence and records, 1829 March-April
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219139
Collections - Manuscript - Simerwell, Robert W.
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries - Carey Mission
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries - Thomas Mission
Date - 1800-1820 - 1829
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Missions - Carey Mission
People - Notable People - Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
People - Notable People - Simerwell, Robert
Places - Other States - Michigan - Carey Mission
Places - Other States - Michigan - Grand River
Places - Other States - Michigan - Thomas Mission
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920 - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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