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Hinman, Samuel D., 1839-1890 Extract from a letter from the Reverend Samuel D. Hinman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02429.56 Author/Creator: Hinman, Samuel D., 1839-1890 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: circa 1873 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Discusses missionary work with the Indians along the Sioux River who renounced tribal claims and took plots of land in accordance with the Homestead Act.

Hinman, Samuel Dutton, 1839-1890

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