To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
In this item, from John C. McCoy to Franklin G. Adams of the Kansas State Historical Society, McCoy discusses his early experiences in Kansas. McCoy, who came to Kansas City in 1830 to perform missionary work with his father Isaac McCoy and mother Christiana McCoy, was an active figure throughout Kansas from 1830 until his death in 1889. In this letter to Adams, McCoy relates the details of people he came into contact with, including a number of Native Americans.
Creator: McCoy, John Calvin, 1811-1889
Date: February 09, 1885
Item Number: 219391
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590 Box 1 Folder Lands: McCoy, John Calvin. Field notes. Sept. 20, 1837
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219391
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1880s - 1885
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 - Cherokee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Choctaw
People - American Indians - Tribes - Creek (Muscogee)
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kaskaskia
People - American Indians - Tribes - Osage
People - American Indians - Tribes - Piankeshaw
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, F. G. (Franklin George), 1824-1899
People - Notable Kansans - McCoy, Isaac, 1784-1846
People - Notable Kansans - McCoy, John Calvin, 1811-1889
People - Notable Kansans - McCoy, Rice, Dr.
People - Notable Kansans - Simerwell, Robert W.
People - Notable People - Cummins, Richard W.
People - Notable People - Donelson, Andrew Jackson
People - Notable People - Jackson, Andrew
People - Notable People - Lykins, Johnston, 1800-1876
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Indian reservations - Osage
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Places - Rivers - Neosho
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/219391