Byington, Cyrus, 1793-1868
Person
Biography
Cyrus Byington was a White Christian missionary from Massachusetts who began working with the Choctaw in Mississippi in 1821.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Cyrus Byington Papers, 1819-1868
Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-28
Scope and Contents
Over 300 letters, mostly concerned with Cyrus Byington's family matters, contain news of weather, missions, and missionaries. In addition to the originals, there are transcripts made by Grant Foreman. These documents include a manuscript draft of Byington's Choctaw grammar, an 1870 published edition of the grammar and an 1852 edition of the English and Choctaw Definer.There is a sixty-page transcript of an 1862-63 diary (original at Smithsonian), notes of Peter Hudson (Choctaw)...
Dates:
1819 - 1868