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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02429.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from missionaries Daniel and Nancy Hemans, to Rev. and Mrs Shiras |
| Title | Daniel and Nancy Hemans to Frances B. Shiras discussing money, cultivation on the reservation and Nancy's conversion from Presbyterian to Episcopalian |
| Date | 8 June 1871 |
| Author | Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1872-1881) |
| Additional authors | Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) |
| Recipient | Shiras, Frances B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses money Shiras sent. Comments on the cultivation being done by Yanktons on the reservation and their reception of annuity money. Discusses his wife, including her conversion from Presbyterian to Episcopalian. Comments on their garden. Includes a short note from Nancy about her interest in Shiras's last letter. |
| Subjects | Religion American West Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Christianity Women's History American Indian History |
| People | Shiras, Frances B. (b. 1814) Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1871-1881) Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) |
| 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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