Date Original
1821 December 29-1822 July 1
Description
This journal fragment of Alfred Finney's documents accounts and activities at Dwight Mission for the Cherokee Nation in Arkansas Territory. It discusses the operations of Dwight Mission beginning 2 years prior with a company of sick and feeble and without "tools teams or laborers" and details building specifications and the presence of a schoolhouse, cabins, dwelling houses, carpenters shop, Blacksmith shop, gunners shop, tool house, stable, corrals, and other out buildings. Other topics also include supplies, students, gifts of clothing and books, Christian goals, the work of other religious brothers and friends, correspondence to Natchez, New Orleans, Savannah, Boston, and brief mentions of the Mission at Mayhew for the Choctaw Nation and Shachton Mission.
Physical Description
Document, 32 pages, 8" x 6.5"
Subjects
Cherokee Indians; Missionary settlements; Charity
Contributor
Finney, Alfred (author)
Geographical Area
Dwight Mission, Pope County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000194, Item 1
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Washburn collection, MS.000194
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Journal of Alfred Finney at Dwight Mission, Arkansas, 1821-1822, Washburn collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
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