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In this letter to Reverend Samuel Bolles, Robert Simerwell expresses his thoughts on missionary schools for Native Indians. To begin with, Simerwell explains that schools "should be conducted so as to secure the most possible interest in the parents as well as in the child." In addition, Simerwell argues that schools should be set up in or near villages where the children most often reside. Finally, among many other thoughts on education, Simerwell believes that missionaries should teach Native Indian students in their native language in order to be the most effective in the classroom.
Creator: Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868
Date: March 29, 1831
Item Number: 219208
Call Number: Robert Simerwell Coll. #500, Box 2 Correspondence and reports, 1831 March-April
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219208
Collections - Manuscript - Simerwell, Robert W.
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries - Carey Mission
Date - 1830s - 1830
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Indian Removal Act
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Missions - Carey Mission
People - Notable People - Simerwell, Robert
Places - Other States - Michigan - Carey Mission
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854 - Michigan Territory
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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