Letters, July-December 1915

(ca. 64 items: letters) Letters addressed to Edward M. Wistar. Correspondents include: S.J. Allen; Harlan P. Beach; Clark Brown; Esther Cook; Morris W. Ehnes; Charles H. Fahs; Myra E. Frye; George N. Hartley; Frank and Allie Hatcher; C.F. Hauke; C.W. Kenworthy; Rachel Kirk; Joseph E. McAfee; J.J. Mills; Thomas C. Moffett; Arthur C. Parker; R.H. Pratt; G.B. St. John; Jonathan M. Steere; M.F. Swafford; M.M. Welch

Topics discussed include: in general, news of the various missions and the people running them, especially in the letters of Clark Brown; selling Modoc Nation mission property; Kansas Yearly Meeting not in favor of a transfer of Modoc Nation and Ottawa Tribe mission stations to them; John L. Mayo resigning position at mission to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, Frank and Allie Hatcher to take Otoe-Missouria Tribe mission; Otoe-Missouria Tribe (Harry Bock and Baptists wishing to take over the mission); Exhibit of National Religious Forces at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; letters from the Home Missions Council; Lina Lunt's return to mission to the Kickapoo Tribe and possible problems resulting from same also letters addressed to: S.J. Allen, from: Board of Indian Commissioners re: info. on Comm. on Friends on Indian Affairs' work Rev. Harry Bock, from: [Clark Brown] re: Otoe-Missouria people Clark Brown, from: L.C. Hinshaw (Kansas Yearly Mtg.); Rev. Harry Bock re: mission to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe; H.L. Jones re: opening at mission (3 letters); D.A. and Hattie E. Williams re: request for more financial support; G. Lee Phelps re: possibility of purchasing mission to the Modoc Nation property for Baptist Church; Philander and Carrie Blackledge re: buying Friends church at mission to the Modoc Nation; Charles L. Wooten re: selling Iowa Tribe (Bah Kho-je) mission property; M.H. Lowrey re: dispute over selling mission to the Iowa Tribe (Bah Kho-je) George N. Hartley, from: Philander and Carrie M. Blackledge re: buying mission to the Modoc Nation John L. Mayo, from: Clark Brown re: Baptists (typed copy) Joseph J. Mills, from: E.M. Wistar re: mission statistics Mr. St. John, from: William T. Demerest re: Panama-Pacific Exposition Jonathan M. Steere, from: Rayner W. Kelsey re: possible candidate for work with Native Americans