United States, 39.76, -98.5Worcester, Samuel, 1770-18211815-11-15Letter dated November 15, 1815 from Samuel Worcester to Rev. William Jenks regarding plans for Christian missionary work with the Indians and the decision of the committee responsible for reviewing this proposal. Part of the issue under consideration is whether to teach the Indians the gospel in their own languages or teach them English.Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegswl003engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Samuel Worcester Letters, box MS697, folder N/A, document 03.Indians of North America--EducationIndians of North America--Missions[Letter], 1815 Nov. 15, Salem [to] Rev. William Jenks, Bath, M[ain]e / S[amuel] WorcesterText