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Collection Reference Number GLC02429.08
From Archive Folder Letters from missionaries Daniel and Nancy Hemans, to Rev. and Mrs Shiras 
Title Daniel W. Hemans to Frances B. Shiras discussing a visit by Bishop Clarkson during which he was ordained and many Indians were baptized
Date 25 May 1871
Author Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1872-1881)  
Recipient Shiras, Frances B.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Discusses a visit by Bishop Clarkson during which he was ordained a deacon and many Indians were baptized. Notes his plans to stay at the Yankton mission through the summer because he is needed to translate for Rev. James Cook. This is the first letter in the collection signed "Rev" Hemans.
Subjects American West  American Indian History  Religion  Christianity  Literature and Language Arts  
People Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1871-1881)  Shiras, Frances B. (b. 1814)  Mazakute, Paul (1842-1873)  
Place written South Dakota
Theme Reconstruction; Religion
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Friend  
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