Guide to the American Indian Correspondence: the Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters

Descriptive Summary

Title

American Indian Correspondence: the Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters

Inclusive Dates

1833-1893, 1949-1950

Call Number

RG 224

Creator(s)

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.

Western Foreign Missionary Society.

Quantity

12.17 cubic feet (39 boxes)

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Bound letterpress volume in Box 33 restricted for preservation reasons; please use alternative format.

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Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Administrative History

Presbyterian mission work among Native Americans began in the 18th century. New York Presbytery commissioned the first official American Presbyterian missionary in 1741 for work among the Indians of Long Island. The first official commission under the national structure, the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA), was issued in 1803 for mission work among the Cherokee. The PCUSA also joined the mission efforts of the Dutch Reformed and the Associate Reformed Churches in 1817 to form the United Foreign Missionary Society (UFMS), which after a few years was absorbed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM).

While many Presbyterians continued to join the combined efforts of the ABCFM, some others preferred a denominational approach and formed the Western Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) in 1831. By 1837 the WFMS was replaced by the PCUSA's newly created Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) and the new agency quickly moved to establish mission work among the southern Indian nations.

In the next 55 years, the BFM, in addition to the Indian Territory missions, established missions among the Chippewa (Ojibwa), Ottawa, Dakota, and Sioux in the North; among the Iowa, Omaha, Otoe, Sac, and Fox tribes in the Midwest; among the Nez Percé, Sioux, and Spokane in the Northwest; and among the Navajo, Apache, Pueblo, and Pima in the far Southwest. In 1870 the ABCFM transferred its Seneca and Ojibwa missions to the BFM. Beginning in 1884 the BFM began switching its work among Native Americans to the Board of Home Missions, completing the process by 1893.

Collection Overview

The collection consists primarily of the correspondence of missionaries written to the secretaries of the ABCFM and the Presbyterian BFM. Documenting the mission work among Native Americans, letters are presumably official in nature but often contain much personal comment and experiences. A much smaller portion of the collection consists of reports, including school and mission station reports and statistics; financial statements, accounts, and vouchers; agreements/contracts; maps; and other assorted material.

The collection was originally bound in volumes and stored in letter-boxes numbered 1-12; and A-H and J-R. Please note: to avoid confusion with Box 1, the original numbering system excluded Box "I". The letters were removed from the bound volumes, foldered, and filed under the library call number for manuscripts: MS/In25. The original order has been maintained. Both the original filing numbers and the current call numbers are written on the folders: the original box and volume number is located at the top right in pencil (e.g., In25 box number-volume number) and the current box and folder number is located at the top left (e.g., RG 224-box number-folder number).

The bulk of the individual letters themselves are also numbered and some are continuously paginated, beginning again with each volume. The page and letter number are both handwritten on each letter and can be easily confused with one another. Generally, the lower number on the first page of the letter is the correct letter number. The folders indicate which letters are contained inside and the page range those letters encompass. Archives boxes 25, 26, and 33 contain bound letterpress volumes.

Partial chronological, alphabetical, and tribe card file indexes are available at the society in the reading room. There are also author and tribal indexes found in the published User's Guide to the microfilm of the American Indian Correspondence collection. This guide is available in the society's reading room (REF. Z 7817 .P7). While the guide is designed for the microfilm, both it and the card indexes use the same original filing system of box number and volume number as the physical collection. The card file indexes and User’s Guide can be used with this guide's Collection Inventory to locate specific letters by author, tribe, and year within the current physical arrangement. The cards may also contain very brief information on the subject of the letters.

To learn more about the scope and content of the collection and its arrangement, see "Introduction" on pages 5-6 and "Notes to the Reader" on page 7 of the User’s Guide.

Organization and Arrangement

See Collection Overview for more information regarding the arrangement of this collection.

Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1876-1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1886-1887
Box 1, Folders 3-24
Box 1a, Folders 1-6

Major tribes: Chippewa, Dakota, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1880-1887, bulk 1885-1886
Box 1a, Folders 7-23
Box 2, Folders 1-11

Major tribes: Sac & Ioway, Sioux, Wea, 1833-1837, 1850-1864
Box 2, Folders 12-24
Box 3, Folders 1-33

Major tribes: Omaha, Otoe, Sac & Ioway, 1845-1865
Box 4, Folders 1-35
Box 5, Folders 1-7

Major tribes: Kickapoo, Otoe & Omaha, Sac & Ioway, 1846-1859
Box 5, Folders 8-33
Box 6, Folders 1-13

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1864, bulk 1850-1864
Box 6, Folders 14-37
Box 7, Folders 1-39

Major tribes: Chippewa, Ottawa, 1834-1864, bulk 1838-1864
Box 8, Folders 1-33
Box 8a, Folders 1-17
Box 9, Folders 1-19

Major tribes: Dakota, Sac & Ioway, Wea, 1834-1845, 1885-1893
Box 9, Folders 20-31
Box 9a, Folders 1-11

Major tribes: Choctaw, Creek, 1841-1849
Box 10, Folders 1-30
Box 11, Folders 1-5

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, 1849-1863, bulk 1856-1861
Box 11, Folders 6-30
Box 12, Folders 1-15

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1843-1859, 1880-1887
Box 12, Folders 16-34
Box 13, Folders 1-9

Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1859, bulk 1850-1855
Box 13, Folders 10-26
Box 14, Folders 1-22

Major tribes: Blackfeet, Iowa, Omaha, Sioux, 1851-1868
Box 14, Folders 23-27
Box 15, Folders 1-29
Box 16, Folders 1-9

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, Seminole, 1844, 1853-1870, bulk 1867-1870
Box 16, Folders 10-30
Box 17, Folders 1-19

Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1873-1877, bulk 1876-1877
Box 17, Folders 20-28
Box 18, Folders 1-21

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1875-1881, bulk 1878-1880
Box 18, Folders 22-25
Box 19, Folders 1-23

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, Seminole, Seneca, 1878-1880
Box 20, Folders 1-22

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1880-1881, bulk 1881
Box 21, Folders 1-26

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Dakota, Omaha, 1864, 1882-1884, bulk 1883-1884
Box 22, Folders 1-26

Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885
Box 23, Folders 1-20
Box 24, Folders 1-7

Major tribes: Choctaw, Omaha, Winnebago, 1882-1893
Box 25, Folders 1-16

Major tribes: Chippewa, Omaha, Winnebago, 1863-1891
Box 26, Folders 1-4

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Pueblo, 1872
Box 26a, Folders 1-7
Box 27, Folders 1-23

Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, 1873
Box 27, Folders 24-28
Box 28, Folders 1-27

Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1865, 1872-1875
Box 29, Folders 1-27

Major tribes: Apache, Choctaw, Navajo, Otoe & Omaha, Pueblo, 1845-1855, 1871-1875
Box 29a, Folder 1
Box 30, Folders 1-24

Major tribes: Dakota, Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Creek, circa 1885-1893, 1949-1950
Box 31, Folders 1-9
Box 31a, Folders 1-4

Major tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Navajo, Seminole, 1838-1871, bulk 1871
Box 32, Folders 1-29

Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, Ottawa, Seminole, Winnebago, Zuni, 1869-1873
Box 33, Folder 1

Alternative Formats

Related Material

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Catalog Headings

Topical Subject

Indigenous peoples of North America--Missions--19th century. local

Presbyterian Church--Missions--19th century.

Indigenous peoples of North America--History--19th century. local

Choctaw Indians--Missions--19th century.

Creek Indians--Missions--19th century.

Dakota Indians--Missions--19th century.

Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) people--Missions--19th century. local

Ojibwa Indians--Missions--19th century.

Omaha Indians--Missions--19th century.

Seminole Indians--Missions--19th century.

Seneca Indians--Missions--19th century.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Corporate Added Name

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.

Western Foreign Missionary Society.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

		[Note: The information in the Description column is taken from the original filing system, while the information in the Box and Folder columns describes the current physical arrangement and call number. See the Collection Overview for more information regarding the arrangement of this collection.]

		Original Arrangement
1	1	In25 1-1 [Box 1, Volume 1], Unnumbered letter signed by Dr. James E. Rhoads and seven other members of the Executive Committee of the Indian Rights Association (Philadelphia) protesting the requirement that all instruction in the Indian schools conducted by missionary organizations shall be given in the English language, November 10, 1887 [NOT ON MICROFILM] [See also: Box 1, Folder 17, Letter 160 of November 11, 1887, from Herbert Welsh of the Indian Rights Association, referencing this letter.]	Digital
1	2	In25 1-1 [Box 1, Volume 1], Articles of Agreement re an Industrial Boarding-school (blank 1880s U.S. government contract form) [NOT ON MICROFILM]

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1876-1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1886-1887
1	3	In25 1-1, Index to Box 1, Volume 1
1	4-16	In25 1-1, Letters 1-148 (pages 1-346), 1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1887
1	17	In25 1-1, Letters 149-160 (pages 346-378), 1879, 1885-1888, bulk 1887	Digital
1	18	In25 1-2, Index to Box 1, Volume 2
1	19-24	In25 1-2, Letters 1-80 (pages 1-172), 1886

1a	1-6	In25 1-2, Letters 81-140 (pages 173-284), 1876-1878, 1886, bulk 1886

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Dakota, Nez Percé, Seneca, 1880-1887, bulk 1885-1886
1a	7	In25 2-1, Index to Box 2, Volume 1
1a	8-13	In25 2-1, Letters 1-77 (pages 1-148), 1885-1886
1a	14	In25 2-2, Index to Box 2, Volume 2
1a	15-23	In25 2-2, Letters 1-75, (pages 1-194), 1881, 1884-1885, bulk 1885

2	1-11	In25 2-2, Letters 76-225 (pages 195-533), 1880, 1885-1887, bulk 1885-1886

		Major tribes: Sac & Ioway, Sioux, Wea, 1833-1837, 1850-1864
2	12	In25 3-1, Index to Box 3, Volume 1
2	13-24	In25 3-1, Letters 1-99 (pages 1-400), 1833-1837

3	1	In25 3-2(4), Index to Box 3, Volume 2(4)
3	2-20	In25 3-2(4), Letters 1-230, 1850-1859
3	21	In25 3-3, Index to Box 3, Volume 3
3	22-33	In25 3-3, Letters 1-162, 1854-1864, bulk 1860-1864

		Major tribes: Omaha, Otoe, Sac & Ioway, 1845-1865
4	1	In25 4-1, Index to Box 4, Volume 1
4	2-17	In25 4-1, Letters 1-237 (pages 1-224), 1847-1865
4	18	In25 4-2, Index to Box 4, Volume 2
4	19-29	In25 4-2, Letters 1-116, 1856-1859
4	30	In25 4-3, Index to Box 4, Volume 3
4	31-35	In25 4-3, Letters 1-65 (pages 259-375), 1845-1846

5	1-7	In25 4-3, Letters 66-156 (pages 376-666), 1846-1849

		Major tribes: Kickapoo, Otoe & Omaha, Sac & Ioway, 1846-1859
5	8	In25 5-1, Index to Box 5, Volume 1
5	9-19	In25 5-1, Letters 1-139 (pages 1-142), 1852-1855
5	20	In25 5-2, Index to Box 5, Volume 2
5	21-30	In25 5-2, Letters 1-100 (pages 1-101), 1846-1851
5	31	In25 5-3, Index to Box 5, Volume 3
5	32-33	In25 5-3, Letters 1-31, 1856-1857

6	1-13	In25 5-3, Letters 32-180, 1857-1859

		Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1864, bulk 1850-1864
6	14	In25 6-1, Index to Box 6, Volume 1
6	15-31	In25 6-1, Letters 1-237 (pages 1-233), 1855-1859
6	30	Letter from John Lilley to Col. Rutherford, Aug. 25, 1859	Digital
6	32	In25 6-2, Index to Box 6, Volume 2
6	33-37	In25 6-2, Letters 1-47, 1850-1852

7	1-15	In25 6-2, Letters 48-221, 1852-1855, bulk 1852-1854
7	16	In25 6-3, Index to Box 6, Volume 3
7	17-39	In25 6-3, Letters 1-280 (pages 15-255), 1849-1864

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Ottawa, 1834-1864, bulk 1838-1864
8	1	In25 7-1(2), Index to Box 7, Volume 1(2)
8	2-5	In25 7-1(2), Letters 1-47, 1850-1856
8	6	In25 7-1(2), Letters 48-59, 1850-1856	Digital
8	7	In25 7-1(2), Letters 60-71, 1850-1856	Digital
8	8	In25 7-1(2), Letters 72-83, 1850-1856	Digital
8	9	In25 7-1(2), Letters 84-94, 1850-1856	Digital
8	10	In25 7-1(2), Letters 95-104, 1850-1856	Digital
8	11	In25 7-1(2), Letters 105-115, 1850-1856	Digital
8	12	In25 7-1(2), Letters 116-127, 1850-1856	Digital
8	13	In25 7-1(2), Letters 128-138, 1850-1856	Digital
8	14	In25 7-1(2), Letters 139-150, 1850-1856	Digital
8	15	In25 7-1(2), Letters 151-161, 1850-1856	Digital
8	16	In25 7-1(2), Letters 162-173, 1850-1856	Digital
8	17	In25 7-1(2), Letters 174-184, 1850-1856	Digital
8	18	In25 7-1(2), Letters 185-197, 1850-1856	Digital
8	19	In25 7-1(2), Letters 198-211, 1850-1856	Digital
8	20	In25 7-1(2), Letters 212-224, 1850-1856	Digital
8	21	In25 7-2, Index to Box 7, Volume 2
8	22-33	In25-7-2, Letters 1-144, 1850-1859, bulk 1857-1859

8a	1	In25 7-3, Index to Box 7, Volume 3
8a	2	In25 7-3, Letters 1-9 (pages 1-23), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	3	In25 7-3, Letters 10-21 (pages 24-47), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	4	In25 7-3, Letters 22-33 (pages 48-68), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	5	In25 7-3, Letters 34-44 (pages 69-91), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	6	In25 7-3, Letters 45-53 (pages 92-109), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	7	In25 7-3, Letters 54-64 (pages 110-130), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	8	In25 7-3, Letters 65-73 (pages 131-149), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	9	In25 7-3, Letters 74-94 (pages 150-172), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	10	In25 7-3, Letters 95-105 (pages 173-192), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	11	In25 7-3, Letters 106-116 (pages 193-213), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	12	In25 7-3, Letters 117-126 (pages 214-235), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	13	In25 7-3, Letters 127-137 (pages 236-258), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	14	In25 7-3, Letters 138-150 (pages 259-278), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	15	In25 7-3, Letters 151-160 (pages 279-300), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	16	In25 7-3, Letters 161-168 (pages 301-323), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital
8a	17	In25 7-3, Letters 169-177 (pages 324-346), 1834-1849, bulk 1838-1849	Digital

9	1	In25 7-4, Index to Box 7, Volume 4
9	2	In25 7-4, Letters 1-9, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	3	In25 7-4, Letters 10-21, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	4	In25 7-4, Letters 22-33, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864
9	5	In25 7-4, Letters 34-46, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	6	In25 7-4, Letters 47-59, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	7	In25 7-4, Letters 60-71, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	8	In25 7-4, Letters 72-82, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	9	In25 7-4, Letters 83-93, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864
9	10	In25 7-4, Letters 94-104, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	11	In25 7-4, Letters 105-115, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	12	In25 7-4, Letters 116-126, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	13	In25 7-4, Letters 127-138, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	14	In25 7-4, Letters 139-149, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	15	In25 7-4, Letters 150-160, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	16	In25 7-4, Letters 161-171, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	17	In25 7-4, Letters 172-181, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	18	In25 7-4, Letters 182-191, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital
9	19	In25 7-4, Letters 192-200, 1850-1864, bulk 1860-1864	Digital

		Major tribes: Dakota, Sac & Ioway, Wea, 1834-1845, 1885-1893
9	20	In25 8-1, Index to Box 8, Volume 1
9	21-31	In25 8-1, Letters 1-149 (pages 1-367), 1834-1845

9a	1-3	In25 8-1, Letters 150-183 (pages 368-440), 1845
9a	4	In25 8-2, Index to Box 8, Volume 2
9a	5-11	In25 8-2, Letters 1-162 (pages 1-279), 1885-1893

		Major tribes: Choctaw, Creek, 1841-1849
10	1	In25 9-1, Index to Box 9, Volume 1
10	2-14	In25 9-1, Letters 1-188 (pages 389-706), 1841-1849
10	15	In25 9-2, Index to Box 9, Volume 2
10	16-30	In25 9-2, Letters 1-186 (pages 500-927), 1842-1848

11	1-5	In25 9-2, Letters 187-246 (pages 928-1077), 1848-1849

		Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, 1849-1863, bulk 1856-1861
11	6	In25 10-1, Index to Box 10, Volume 1
11	7-21	In25-10-1, Letters 1-335, 1849-1863, bulk 1860-1861
11	22	In25 10-2, Index to Box 10, Volume 2
11	23-30	In25 10-2, Letters 1-113, 1856-1857, bulk 1856

12	1-15	In25 10-2, Letters 114-365.5, 1853-1859, bulk 1857-1859

		Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1843-1859, 1880-1887
12	16	In25 11-1, Index to Box 11, Volume 1 [Note: Fragile, handle with care]
12	17-19	In25 11-1, Letters 1-82 (pages 6-130), 1886-1887
12	20	In25 11-2, Index to Box 11, Volume 2
12	21-29	In25 11-2, Letters 1-130 (pages 671-873, 474-486), 1843-1849
12	30	In25 11-3, Index to Box 11, Volume 3
12	31-34	In25 11-3, Letters 1-83, 1855-1856

13	1-5	In25 11-3, Letters 84-186, 1856-1859
13	6	In25 11-4, Index to Box 11, Volume 4
13	7-9	In25 11-4, Letters 1-46, 1880, 1885-1886

		Major tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, 1849-1859, bulk 1850-1855
13	10	In25 12-1, Index to Box 12, Volume 1
13	11-26	In25 12-1, Letters 1-245 (pages 1-959), 1850-1855

14	1-2	In25 12-1, Letters 246-285 (pages 960-1078), 1855
14	3	In25 12-2, Index to Box 12, Volume 2
14	4-22	In25 12-2, letters 1-340, 1849-1859, bulk 1850-1854

		Major tribes: Blackfeet, Iowa, Omaha, Sioux, 1851-1868
14	23	In25 A, Index to Box A, Volume 1
14	24-27	In25 A, Letters 1-50.1, 1851-1866, bulk 1850s

15	1-29	In25 A, Letters 50.2-485, 1858-1866

16	1	In25 A, Letters 485.5-492, 1856, 1858, 1866-1868
16	2	In25 A, Letters 493-507, 1856, 1858, 1866-1868	Digital
16	3-9	In25 A, Letters 508-572.5, 1856, 1858, 1866-1868

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, Seminole, 1844, 1853-1870, bulk 1867-1870
16	10	In25 B-1, Index to Box B, Volume 1
16	11	In25 B-1, Letters 1-15, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	12	In25 B-1, Letters 16-31, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	13	In25 B-1, Letters 32-46, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	14	In25 B-1, Letters 47-62, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	15	In25 B-1, Letters 63-73, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869
16	16	In25 B-1, Letters 74-86, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	17	In25 B-1, Letters 87-99, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869
16	18	In25 B-1, Letters 100-117, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	19	In25 B-1, Letters 118-131, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	20	In25 B-1, Letters 132-142, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869
16	21	In25 B-1, Letters 143-152, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	22-25	In25 B-1, Letters 153-184, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869
16	26	In25 B-1, Letters 185-200, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	27	In25 B-1, Letters 201-210, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869	Digital
16	28-30	In25 B-1, Letters 211-233, 1844, 1853-1869, bulk 1867-1869

17	1	In25 B-2, Index to Box B, Volume 2
17	2	In25 B-2, Letters 1-12, 1870
17	3	In25 B-2, Letters 13-24, 1870	Digital
17	4-5	In25 B-2, Letters 25-53, 1870
17	6	In25 B-2, Letters 54-70, 1870	Digital
17	7-13	In25 B-2, Letters 71-203, 1870
17	14	In25 B-2, Letters 204-221, 1870	Digital
17	15-19	In25 B-2, Letters 222-287, 1870

		Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1873-1877, bulk 1876-1877
17	20	In25 C, Index to Box C, Volume 1
17	21-28	In25 C, Letters 1-113, 1873-1876, bulk 1876

18	1-21	In25 C, Letters 114-401, 1876-1877

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1875-1881, bulk 1878-1880
18	22	In25 D, Index to Box D, Volume 1
18	23-25	In25 D, Letters 1-51 (pages 1-50), 1875-1879

19	1-23	In25 D, Letters 52-385 (pages 51-374), 1878-1881

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, Seminole, Seneca, 1878-1880
20	1	In 25 E, Index to Box E, Volume 1
20	2-22	In25 E, Letters 1-316, 1878-1880

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Nez Percé, Omaha, 1880-1881, bulk 1881
21	1	In 25 F, Index to Box F, Volume 1
21	2-26	In25 F, Letters 1-373 (pages 1-358), 1880-1881, bulk 1881

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Dakota, Omaha, 1864, 1882-1884, bulk 1883-1884
22	1	In25 G, Index to Box G, Volume 1
22	2-26	In25 G, Letters 1-363 (pages 1-346), 1864, 1882-1884, bulk 1883-1884

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Creek, Omaha, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885
23	1	In25 H, Index to Box H, Volume 1
23	2-13	In25 H, Letters 1-151, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885
23	14	In25 H, Letters 152-165, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885	Digital
23	15-20	In25 H, Letters 166-229, 1876-1885, bulk 1884-1885

24	1-7	In 25 H, Letters 230-315, 1885

		Major tribes: Choctaw, Omaha, Winnebago, 1882-1893
25	1	In25 J, Index to Box J, Volume 1
25	2-15	In25 J-1, Letters 1-226 (pages 1-248), 1882-1889
25	16	In25 J-2 [Box J, Volume 2], Letters 1-62 (bound letterpress volume), 1891-1893

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Omaha, Winnebago, 1863-1891
26	1	In25 K-1 [Box K, Volume 1], Bound letterpress volume [Note: Fragile, handle with care], 1863-1869
26	2	In25 K-2 [Box K, Volume 2], Bound letterpress volume [Note: Fragile, handle with care], 1873-1879
26	3	In25 K-3 [Box K, Volume 3], Letterpress copies [Note: Fragile, handle with care], 1885-1891
26	4	In25 K-4 [Box K, Volume 4] Bound letterpress volume [Note: Fragile, handle with care], 1884-1889

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, Pueblo, 1872
26a	1	In25 L, Index to Box L, Volume 1
26a	2-7	In25 L, Letters 1-90, 1872

27	1	In25 L, Letters 91-101, 1872
27	2	In25 L, Letters 102-119, 1872	Digital
27	3-23	In25 L, Letters 120-372, 1872

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Navajo, Nez Percé, 1873
27	24	In25 M, Index to Box M, Volume 1
27	25-28	In25 M, Letters 1-62, 1873

28	1-27	In25 M, Letters 63-378, 1873

		Major tribes: Chippewa, Nez Percé, Seminole, 1865, 1872-1875
29	1	In25 N, Index to Box N, Volume 1
29	2-27	In25 N, Letters 1-375, 1865, 1872-1875

		Major tribes: Apache, Choctaw, Navajo, Otoe & Omaha, Pueblo, 1845-1855, 1871-1875
29a	1	In25 0-1 [Box O, Volume 1], Bound correspondence volume, 1845-1855

30	1	In25 O-2, Index to Box O, Volume 2
30	2-24	In25 O-2, Letters 1-284, 1871-1875

		Major tribes: Dakota, Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Creek, circa 1885-1893, 1949-1950
31	1-4	In25 P-1 [Box P, Volume 1], Letters 369-440; 1, 2, 1885-1893
31	5	In25 P-2 [Box P, Volume 2], Dakota Mission - Pine Ridge Agency - Letters of C.G. Sterling (1-37), 1887-1888
31	6	In25 P-2 [Box P, Volume 2], Dakota Mission - Pine Ridge Agency - Letters of C.G. Sterling (38-63), 1889-1891, and A.F. Johnson (1-3), 1893
31	7	In25 P-2 [Box P, Volume 2], Letters of B.A.R Stocker (1-3), 1892; letters of J.B. Dickson (337-374), 1885-1893; letters of B.A.R. Stocker (1-6), 1892-1893, and three pictures of Pine Ridge, 1894 and undated; and letters of C.C. McCreight (1-3), 1892
31	8	In25 P-3 [Box P, Volume 3], Dakota Mission, Montana Agency, Poplar Creek and outstations - Letters of G.W. Wood (369-395), 1887-1890, and E.J. Lindsey (1-17), 1890-1893
31	9	In25 P-4 [Box P, Volume 4], Dakota Mission financial estimates, 1887-1893

31a	1	In25 P-5 [Box P, Volume 5], Dakota Mission - Montana and Poplar Creek agencies; school reports, circa 1885-1893
31a	2	In25 P-5 [Box P, Volume 5], Dakota Mission - Yankton Agency and outstations; school reports, 1886-1891
31a	3	In25 P-5 [Box P, Volume 5], Miscellaneous correspondence, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, relative to the Indians served by the Dakota Mission, 1886-1891
31a	4	In25d [Box P, Notes], "Notes and comments by Clifford Merrill Drury on work of missionaries, listed and arranged by tribes, and based on correspondence from the field and Board headquarters." v. 1, A-C, 1949-1950

		Major tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Navajo, Seminole, 1838-1871, bulk 1871
32	1	In25 Q-1 [Box Q, Volume 1], Unnumbered letters, 1849-1850, 1864
32	2	In25 Q-2 [Box Q, Volume 2], Unnumbered letters, 1838-1847, 1853	Digital
32	3	In25 Q-3(1) [Box Q, Volume 3(1)], Unnumbered letters, 1840-1850
32	4	In25 Q-3(2) [Box Q, Volume 3(2)], Unnumbered letters, 1840-1864
32	5	In25 Q-4 [Box Q, Volume 4], Unnumbered letters, 1852, 1854
32	6	In25 Q-5 [Box Q, Volume 5], Unnumbered letters, 1841, 1849
32	7	In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 1871	Digital
32	8-11	In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 187
32	12	In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 187	Digital
32	13	In25 Q-6 [Box Q, Volume 6], Letters 50-130, 187
32	14-17	In25 Q-7 [Box Q, Volume 7], Letters 1-49, 1871
32	18-22	In25 Q-8 [Box Q, Volume 8], Letters 225-283, 1870-1871, bulk 1871
32	23-28	In25 Q-9 [Box Q, Volume 9], Letters 131-224, 1871
32	29	In25 Q-10 [Box Q, Volume 10], Letters 45-47, 49-50, 1850

		Major tribes: Apache, Chippewa, Creek, Navajo, Nez Percé, Omaha, Ottawa, Seminole, Winnebago, Zuni, 1869-1873
33	1	In25d R, [Box R, Volume 1], Bound letterpress volume [Note: Restricted for preservation reasons], 1869-1873

Guide to the American Indian Correspondence: the Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters

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