- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1817 July 26, Department of War, [Washington, D.C. to] David B. Mitchell / Geo[rge] Graham
- Creator:
- Graham, George, 1770-1830
- Date of Original:
- 1817-07-26
- Subject:
- Five Civilized Tribes--Missions
- People:
- Cornelius, Elias, 1794-1832
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter dated July 26, 1817 is from acting Secretary of War George Graham (1815-1818), and is directed to David B. Mitchell, agent to the Creek Indians (1817-1821), and Governor of Georgia (1809-1813, 1815-1817). Graham writes to inform Mitchell that Elias Cornelius, head of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, wishes to visit the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations to determine what interest there might be in establishing missionary schools within those nations. Graham indicates that such schools would receive aid from the War Department in the same way it has supported Reverend Cyrus Kingsbury's efforts in the Cherokee nation. The proposed schools would teach pupils to read and write in English, as well as agricultural skills and the "domestic arts."
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- krc090
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc090
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc090#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc090/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 09, folder 49, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Department of War,
26th. July, 1817.
Sir,
The reverend Elias Cornelius, who is the agent of the American board of Commissioners for Foreign missions, proposes to visit the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Chactaw and Creek nations of Indians, with a view of ascertaining how far those tribes would be disposed to encourage and give support to institutions for the instruction of their children in the English language, in agriculture, and in the domestic arts. I have therefore to request, that you will afford to him all the faculties in your power, towards the accomplishment of the objects of his mission. Should the Board, on his representation, determine to make an establishment within your agency, this department will afford to it that aid which has been given to an institution in the Cherokee nation, under the direction of Mr. Kingsbury.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, your Obt. [Obedient] Servant.
[Signed] Geo: [George] Graham
David B. Mitchell, Esqr.} Creek agent.}
Page: [2]
Letter of Secretary of War
26th. July 1817, on the Subject of Schools.
No. 11