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Title
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Letters of Allen T. Ward, 1842-1852: From the Shawnee and Kaw (Methodist) Missions
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Description
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Biographical article about the letters from 1842 to 1851 of Allen T. Ward, or Allen Ward (1806-1862), with portraits of himself and family members and a picture of the east building of the Shawnee Methodist Mission in Johnson County, Kansas. The letters describe his "impressions" and experiences of the place, Indians, fellow missionaries and other settlers, and the surrounding area's activities including Kansas City and the 1849 cholera epidemic (pages 364-371).
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Date
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1967
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Notes on Records from Early Christian Mission Writers
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Description
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Article describes activities of Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic missionaries in the Kansas City area. Includes details of the life of Watomika, a Delaware Indian who later became a Jesuit priest (then changing his name to Father James Brouchard).
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article