Date Original
1820-1835
Description
This collection contains a copy of a list of missionaries sent to Arkansas and Indian Territory between 1820-1835 to teach and minister to the Cherokee Indians. The list gives the names of the missionaries, the year they arrived, and the place where they were stationed.
Biographical/Historical Note
Christian missionaries were sent to Arkansas to teach and minister to the Cherokee in 1818 at the request of Chief Tahlonteskee. Dwight Mission was built on the Illinois Bayou, four miles north of the Arkansas River, near present-day Russellville. It was moved in 1829 to Indian Territory after the Cherokee ceded their lands in Arkansas. The missionaries named this mission, the New Dwight Mission. Other missions were also established in the surrounding area.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.033.006
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Missionaries to the Cherokees list, SMC.033.006
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Missionaries to the Cherokees list, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
