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This diary was written by Samuel M. Irvin, and it contains a great number of details surrounding his activities during the period from January 1841 through June 1848. During the period covered in the diary, Irvin worked as the principal missionary at the Iowa Presbyterian Mission near Highland, Kansas. As a result, Irvin's diary discusses his duties in that capacity, as well as his day-to-day activities on the frontier.
Creator: Irvin, S. M. (Samuel Mcleary), b. 1812
Date: January 1, 1841-June 23, 1848
Item Number: 220185
Call Number: MS Collection 403, Samuel M. Irvin papers, 1841-1849, Box: 1, Folder: Diary
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220185
Collections - Manuscript - Irvin, Samuel McLeary
Date - 1840s
Education
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - American Indians - Missions - Iowa Presbyterian Mission
People - American Indians - Tribes - Iowa
People - Notable Kansans - Irvin, Samuel McLeary, 1815-1887
People - Notable Kansans - Richardson, William P., 1802-1857
People - Notable Kansans - Robitaille, Robert
People - Notable People - White Cloud, 1784-1834
Places - Cities and towns - Highland
Places - Cities and towns - Liberty
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Places - Indian reservations - Iowa
Places - Indian reservations - Sac and Fox
Places - Rivers - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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