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New Mexico letters and journal : typescript, 1849-1852.
BANC MSS P-E 226
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Title:
New Mexico letters and journal : typescript, 1849-1852Creator/Contributor:
Read, Hiram Walker, 1819-1895, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Hayne, Coe, 1875-1961Creator/Contributor:
Read, Alzina A. J., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
American Baptist Home Mission SocietyAbstract:
Typescript compiled by Coe Hayne from the American Baptist Home Mission Society's Home Mission Record, December, 1849-January,
1852.
Read was the first Baptist missionary to New Mexico, going out in 1849 and returning late in 1851. Letters (including some
by his wife, Alzina A.J. Read) and journal excerpts describe the state of society and the economy of New Mexico, his educational
labors in Santa Fe, and missionary tours in 1851.
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
Education -- New Mexico -- Santa FeMissions -- New Mexico
Baptists -- New Mexico
New Mexico -- Economic conditions
Santa Fe (N.M.)
Type:
Diaries.Physical Description:
33 leaves ; 28 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-E 226