Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1872-1881) to Frances B. Shiras
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02429.26 Author/Creator: Hemans, Daniel W. (fl. 1872-1881) Place Written: South Dakota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 July 1872 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy
Reports than his family will leave the Yankton Mission for the Santee Mission. Explains that the Yanktons are sorry to see him leave, but he must go because of health problems related to his work on Sunday and the opportunity to make a prayer book in Santee.
Quotes
"I am sorry that I will leave the Yanktons, because I have so many good friends here now: Yesterday two chiefs & some of our Christian Indians came to me, & they told me, there are very sad because I will leave them. They said, they understood me well my preaching, because I have good speak Yankton now. David Mad Bull said to me, we have you two Holy men here, but you are going to leave us now, so we are just like a man has only one leg & could not walk well with only one leg. I told him he must pray God, He will give them another leg perhaps that leg will be more strong than the first one"
leaves b/c "my health is not strong. I always used it up on Sundays. I have preaching twice on Sundays & I interpreting all the Mr Cook's preaching, & also I have read the Services & play the organ, that make me tired on every Sunday."
"The Santees want me to stay at Santee now & also Mr Hinman & I we will make one nice Santee Prayer book, at Santee Agency. So I oblige to leave this mission. Then Mr. Luke Walker will come up & help Mr Cook"
"Sister Lizzie will go back to Phila next Monday…then she will come out here again"
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