Lot 765
(Indian Territory) Rev. Abel Bingham Correspondence, 1822-34, six folded letters to Rev. Abel Bingham, a Baptist Missionary to the Indians; first 1822 letter to "the Chief (John Littlebeau) of the Tonawanda (N.Y.) Reservation and Mr. Bingham the teacher of the school in that place…all the Chiefs here advise Mr. Bingham" to continue teaching at the reservation and advise the Indians to cooperate, 2nd & 3rd letters (1826 & 1828) datelined "Carey, Mich. Ter. 100 miles N.W. of Fort Wayne, Ind.", latter with manuscript Fort Wayne, Ind. postmark, very interesting letters tell of journey from N.Y., work at Mission, shipwreck, Indian treaties, urge Bingham to come to the proposed Mission & Indian school at Sault de St. Marie, 4th 1832 letter with red "Mackinac" cds and headed "Grand Traverse Bay" to Sault Ste. Marie with writer complaining that local Missionary is more interested in farming than teaching Indians, last two letters (1833 & 1834) personal & humorous in nature, one headed "Fort Brady, M.T."; all but first going through the mails, an interesting chronicle of early Missionary work.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $525