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Collection Reference Number GLC00637
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1880s 
Title James A. Garfield to Samuel J. Kirkwood
Date 18 April 1881
Author Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)  
Recipient Kirkwood, Samuel J.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes to Secretary of the Interior Kirkwood to introduce Dr. Mark Hopkins, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, who "has been appointed by a number of the churches to represent their Indian affairs." Asks that Hopkins be interviewed. Indicates that Hopkins also wants to introduce Kirkwood to "General Alden of Troy, N.Y." Written on White House Stationary.
Subjects American Indian History  Religion  President  Government and Civics  
People Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881)  Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan (1813-1894)  Hopkins, Mark (1802-1887)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Religion; Native Americans; Government & Politics
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