Letter-1854, November 21

Transcribed letter from R. McClelland Secretary of the Interior, Washington concurring with the funding of the Indian Manual Labor School to Geo W. Manypenny, Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated Nov 21, 1854

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Department of the Interior
Washington November 21st, 1854

Sir;

   The Shawnee Indians having expressed a desire that their school fund for the education of their children be disbursed to the Methodist Missionary Manual Labor School under the superintendency of the Revd. Thomas Johnson, you are authorized to pursue that course, but in fixing upon the sum to be allotted per capita it should be made to conform as near as practicable to the rates agreed upon with the Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.

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Very Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servant
R McClelland
Secretary

Hon
Geo W. Manypenny
Comr. of Ind. Affairs

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[Transcribed from National Archives microfilm series M234, roll 787, frame 370 by Roger Berg Jr., Jan. 1993]