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Edwards, John, 1828-1903

 Person

Biography

Missionary, school superintendent, and pastor to the Choctaws at Wheelock, Indian Territory.

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John Edwards Manuscript, 1861

 Item
Identifier: MC-1954-61
Scope and Contents

John Edwards, missionary to the Choctaw Indians at Spencer and Wheelock Missions, wrote the story of his "Escape from the South in 1861" (34 pp). His "escape" was made when the missions had to close at the outbreak of the Civil War.

Dates: 1861