Report-1836, January 1

Jan. 1, 1836. Report in Annual Register of Indian Affairs for the Shawnee Mission.

Under the patronage of the Miss. Soc. Of M. E. Ch.

Originated in 1830.

Missionaries—Rev. William Ketron, Mrs. Ketron, Mrs. Miller, Rev. David G. Gregory, Mrs. Gregory.

School—34 scholars. Instructed in English gratuitously. 19 are supported by the mission, and live in the mission family. The residue receive one meal a day at the mission house, and otherwise are supported by their parents. Five of them are learning the Cabinet business, and two are learning the business of shoemaking.

   The missionaries have instructed some of the Shawanoes to read in their native language; and some of these have become teachers of others. Instruction in Indian is systematically placed under the immediate notice of native Class leaders of the Church.

   A small book in the Shawanoe language, on religious subjects, embracing some hymns, has been published by the missionaries, and introduced among the people of their charge with good effect.

Church—Native Church Members, 105)
)    In all, 110.
White                      ”              “                  5)

   Among these native Church members are some who take active part in the performance of public religious exercises, pray in their families, &c.

[Isaac McCoy, Annual Register of Indian Affairs, v. 2, pp. 24, 25.]