Date Original
1832
Description
This collection holds a first edition "Country for Indians West of the Mississippi: Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting a copy of a report made of Isaac McCoy". This document reports McCoy’s finding from his surveys of the country to the west and north of Arkansas to the suitability of Indian Settlements in that region.
Biographical/Historical Note
Isaac McCoy was born in Pennsylvania in 1784, after which his family moved to Kentucky where his father served as a Baptist minister. His early upbringing led the young McCoy to become a missionary to Native Americans in what is now Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Isaac McCoy was one of the leading voices in Native removal from the "corrupting influences attending association with the frontier people." McCoy conducted extensive surveys of the country to the west and north of Arkansas and reported his finding to the suitability of Indian Settlement in that region of the United States territory.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0174.0015
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"Country for Indians west of the Mississippi" by Isaac McCoy. SMC.0174.0015
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"Country for Indians west of the Mississippi" by Isaac McCoy, 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
