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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02429.29 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from missionaries Daniel and Nancy Hemans, to Rev. and Mrs Shiras |
| Title | Daniel W. Hemans to Frances B. Shiras mentioning that Christian Taopi has died and discussing a recent visit by bishops Whipple and Clarkson |
| Date | 17 October 1872 |
| Author | Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1872-1881) |
| Recipient | Shiras, Frances B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Indicates he has not written because he was sick. Informs Shiras that Christian Taopi has died. Discusses a recent visit by bishops Whipple and Clarkson, and William Welsh to all the Indian missions, their ordinations and assignations of missionaries. Indicates Reverend Hinman gave him charge of the Santee Mission that month. Comments on other Indian clergy, Paul Mazakute and Luke Walker. Indicates his wife might write about their son. |
| Subjects | American West American Indian History Religion Health and Medical Death Children and Family Tuberculosis Disease |
| People | Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1871-1881) Shiras, Frances B. (b. 1814) Whipple, Henry Benjamin (1822-1901) Taopi, Christian (d. 1872) Mazakute, Paul (1842-1873) |
| Place written | Nebraska |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Religion; Children & Family |
| 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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