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Hargett, Jay L. Manuscript Collection

Coverage: 
1792–1935
Source: 
Papers, .66 foot

Description
Collector. Typescripts of correspondence (1816–1870), mostly regarding missionary work among the Choctaw and Cherokee Indians; diaries (1914) recounting travel in the eastern United States and in the Galena, Kansas, area; a student’s notebook (n.d.) containing class notes, poetry, and miscellaneous notes; an account book (1860s–1890s) recording purchases and daily expenses; and personal correspondence (1894–1902) between Edwin Ludlow, writing from Mexico as superintendent of the Mexican Coal and Coke Company, and his wife, who was residing in Hartshorne, Indian Territory. Correspondents writing about missionary activities include Cyrus Byington, Israel Folsom, David Folsom, Nathaniel Folsom, Peter Pitchlynn, Stand Watie, and Cyrus Kingsbury.