Dwight Mission
Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Subjects
Scope Note: Authorities\Attributes\Objects\Subjects\
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Journal of Committee by John Drew, October 1827
Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 187.21]
Identifier: 3626.409-.11
Description
Journal recorded claims admitted. Sheets of paper bound with string. 21 pages handwritten in ink. Front and back covers handwritten text in ink. Folder 21
Dates:
October 1827
Manuscript Collection: James Orr
Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.161
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: James and Minerva Washburn Orr were missionaries to the Cherokees, stationed at Dwight Mission. Four of these letters were written when Dwight was located in Arkansas Territory, the others from the later location of the mission in Indian Territory. The letters refer to life at Dwight, but mostly are concerned with family and health problems. They are written by the Washburn sisters, Lavinia and Lydia, other members of the...
Dates:
1822-1960
Report to Cherokee Agent James McKissick from Superintendent James M. Payne concerning public schools in Cherokee Nation, August 7, 1847
Item — Folder 103: [Barcode: 61.103]
Identifier: 4026.1647
Description
Report to Cherokee Agent James McKissick from James M. Payne. James M. Payne is the Superintendent of Public Schools in Cherokee Nation. Folder 103
Dates:
August 7, 1847