Isaac Hitchcock Papers, 1847-1863

Isaac Hitchcock, son of Jacob Hitchcock, missionary at Dwight Mission, Indian Territory, kept a diary somewhat spasmodically. The first part of his notebook which he entitles "Isaac B. Hitchcock's Composition and Memorandum Book," has very little of his diary, but rather is a series of nine short essay-like writings on various subjects dealing with his philosophy. These were written while he was at the Fort Smith Academy in 1847-48. The latter part of the book is devoted to his diary while he was in the vicinity of Van Buren, Arkansas. He also mentions trips to Dwight Mission. At the end of his journal, he has penciled "This is a miserable Journal, written during the Great Struggle - 'The Rebellion.'"

The other item is a letter of recommendation written to the District Court for the Tahlequah District stating that Hitchcock would "make a respectable and useful citizen of the Nation." It is signed by Will P. Ross, Stephen Foreman, John Ross, and others, and is dated February 7, 1857.